Fordham men’s and women’s soccer made strides this weekend in order to advance themselves within conference play.

The top eight teams in the league earn a place in the Atlantic 10 (A10) Championship playoffs. With just two league games left in the men’s season, both teams will appear in the A10 Championship for the first time since 2019 if they maintain their fourth place standing.

Women’s Soccer

The women’s team secured a spot in the A10 Championship for the first time in five years. They were in third place standing on Sunday afternoon with a clean sheet. The Rams defeated the St. Bonaventure Bonnies 4-0 on the road. 

The victory increased the team’s record to 10-4-3 in total season play and 5-2-2 in conference play.

Just three minutes later, Borchers found the ball again and connected it with Julia Acosta, FCRH ’28, who upped the score to 2-0. 

Abby Borchers, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences ’26, was named A10 Offensive Player of the Week, thanks to her two goals and assist in the game. Borchers started the scoring streak on Sunday with a header into the net from a free kick by Lena Johnsen, Fordham College at Rose Hill (FCRH) ’27. 

Just three minutes later, Borchers found the ball again and connected it with Julia Acosta, FCRH ’28, who upped the score to 2-0. 

Borchers’ final show of stardom came in the second half when she stole the ball from the Bonnies’ goalkeeper and scored into an empty net.

The ultimate goal of the game came from Liina Tervo, FCRH ’28, for her 10th of the season, team leader in goals. With the successful shot, Tervo tied the Rams’ first-year goals record set in 2003.

The women’s team will wrap up their regular season play against Dayton at Moglia Stadium on Thursday at 7:00 p.m.

Men’s Soccer

The men’s team saw a similar fate on saturday night and extended their unbeaten streak to four games with a 3-1 win against the George Washington (GW) Revolutionaries at Moglia Stadium

The season record improved to 6-3-4, with 3-1-2 in the A10 Conference. 

The Rams held the game with strength from the start, but no goals were tallied until the second half. The Revolutionaries’ Dan Dorbin, GW ’27, was sent off the field on a red card, and momentum in favor of the Rams almost immediately followed. 

Lukas Hackaa, Gabelli Graduate School of Business ’25, led the team with two bookend goals, the first of which was a free kick from 21 yards out after Dorbin walked off the field.

Despite the disadvantage of only 10 players on the field, the Revolutionaries connected the ball with the net to even the score. 

With just 10 minutes of play to spare, star player Daniel D’Ippolito, FCRH ’26, knocked one in on a rebound shot after his penalty kick was denied by the Revolutionaries’ goalkeeper. The goal was D’Ippolito’s ninth of the season, tied for most goals by a Ram since 2002. 

According to Fordham Sports, the last Fordham player to score this many goals in a season was in 2017 with nine goals in 23 games. The Rams made it to the NCAA quarterfinals that year.

In the final two minutes, Hackaa provided an extra cushion for the team. He took the ball and drove it into the net to secure the match. 

Thanks to this win, the men’s team moved into the top four in the A10 standings.