Pioneers fall to Fordham in season opener

Thursday, August 24

Bronx, N.Y. / Coffey Field

7:00 p.m.

Sacred Heart

0-1-0, 0-0-0

Fordham

1-0-0, 0-0-0

Team	1	2	Final F
Sacred Heart	0	0	0
Fordham	1	2	3

Photo by: Greg Vasil

Pioneers fall to Fordham in season opener

8/24/2023 10:31:00 PM | Men's Soccer

Box Score

David Garcia Gallego with three shots on goal for SHU

By: Brenna White

Bronx, N.Y. – The Sacred Heart University men's soccer team fell 3-0 on the road at Fordham in a non-conference season opener on Thursday evening. David Garcia Gallego led the Pioneers with four shots and three shots on goal.

Records:
Sacred Heart: 0-1
Fordham: 1-0

Top Performers:
David Garcia Gallego: 4 shots, 3 shots on goal
Alex Almuzara: 3 shots
Olliver Persson: 1 shot, 1 shot on goal
Asa Moskowitz: 1 shot

Of Note:
The Pioneers battled through Thursday night's the rainy conditions, falling short to the Rams. Graduate keeper Andrew Hammersley secured four saves between the pipes despite the setback.

Fordham's Timo Hummrich scored at the 27:04 mark on a penalty kick after Hammersley's touch on the ball was not enough for the save.

The Pioneers would keep Fordham off the scoresheet until the 67th minute, where Kai Griese scored off a give-and-go down the right side to extend the lead to 2-0. Florian Deletioglu sealed the game in the 83rd minute with a header off of a corner kick from Griese.

Fordham finished the match with an 18-10 advantage on shots and a 7-4 edge on shots on goal.

Up Next:
Sacred Heart travels to Siena College in a non-conference matchup on Tuesday, August 29th, at 5:00 p.m.