RICHMOND, Va. – The second-seeded Saint Louis Billikens dropped a 2-1 decision to sixth-seeded Fordham Friday in a semifinal matchup at the Atlantic 10 Conference Championship. Fordham advances to face top-seeded Rhode Island in the A-10 title match on Sunday.

Even with the loss, the Billikens (13-4-2) are in a good position to earn an at-large bid into the NCAA Tournament. Saint Louis entered the week with an RPI of 14 and has been nationally ranked throughout the year. The 48-team field for the NCAA Men's Soccer Championship will be announced at noon (CT) Monday during the Selection Show that will air live on NCAA.com.  

SLU had the better of play against Fordham, outshooting the Rams 25-8 and holding a 13-2 advantage in corner kicks. But Fordham scored at opportune times to end the Billikens' bid of bringing home their second A-10 title in the last three years.

Ryan Cupolo scored for Fordham in the 29th minute to make it 1-0. The Rams scored again in the second half when Jannik Loebe put one home at the 76:31 mark.

SLU cut its deficit in half when David Graydon scored in the 81st minute. He took a pass from Kingsley Bryce, carried it to the top of the box, and rifled a shot in the upper-right side netting to make it a 2-1 game.

That ended up as the final, but not before a dramatic last second shot by SLU that was tipped over the crossbar by Fordham keeper Sean Brailey.