Men's Soccer | September 29, 2015
PHILADELPHIA – The La Salle men's soccer team concludes nonconference play when they host Villanova on Wednesday before opening the A-10 schedule at Fordham on Saturday afternoon.
Scouting the Explorers-La Salle is 2-0 at McCarthy Stadium this season and 2-4-1 on the road.
-La Salle leads the Atlantic 10 with four shutouts in 2015.
-Freshman GK
Cameron Keys made his first collegiate start between the pipes on Saturday at LIU Brooklyn, registering four saves to keep the Blackbirds scoreless for 110 minutes.
-Sophomore
Mike Liska is tied for third in the A-10 with three assists this season.
-Redshirt freshman
Tony Daniele is also in the top ten in the league with two assists this season.
-Junior
Conor Nichols tallied his first career goal on Wednesday at Temple, corralling the ball from a scramble in the box and sending it into the net in the 85
th minute.
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Villanova Wildcats (4-3) at La Salle Explorers (4-4-1)
Wednesday, September 30 | 7 PM | McCarthy Stadium
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Scouting the Wildcats-Villanova opened Big East play this past Saturday with a 3-0 loss at Butler.
-After starting the season 3-0 with wins over Albany, Drexel and Delaware, Villanova has lost three of their last four games. The lone win during that stretch came in the form of a 2-1 decision at home over Stony Brook (9/20).
- Junior Padraic McCullaugh is tied for fourth in the Big East with four goals this season. The Sacramento, California native also has three assists to lead the Wildcats with 11 points.
-Villanova goalkeeper Will Steiner is tied for second in the Big East with 25 saves through seven games this year.
-Senior backs Colton Bryant and Chris Hill returned to the lineup on Saturday evening at Butler after spending most of the previous three weeks sidelined with injuries.
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La Salle Explorers (4-4-1) at Fordham Rams (2-3-3)
Saturday, October 3 | 1 PM | Jack Coffey Field
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Scouting the Rams-Fordham wraps up their nonconference slate on the road at Lehigh on Tuesday night.
-Freshman Rashid Nuhu (Accra, Ghana) was named A-10 Rookie of the Week, recording the first two shutouts of his career this week as the Rams went 1-0-1. The goalkeeper made four saves on the week to help Fordham to an upset over #21 Columbia on Wednesday and a scoreless draw against NJIT on Saturday.
-After a loss to DePaul on September 6 left the Rams 0-3 to start the season, Fordham is unbeaten over their last five games.
-Fordham's wins came in back-to-back games against Fairfield (9/19) and No. 21 Columbia (9/23).
-Fordham is 1-1-2 at Jack Coffey Field in 2015.
