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Saint Louis Men's Soccer // Match Information
Match No. 11 Saint Louis (5-5-1, 2-1-1 A-10) at Fordham (3-1-7, 1-0-3 A-10)
Date // Time Saturday, Oct. 8 // 5 p.m. (CT)
Location Bronx, N.Y. (Jack Coffey Field)
Stream ESPN+
Live Stats FordhamSports.com
Series History SLU leads 8-6-1

Saint Louis continues Atlantic 10 Conference play on the road on Saturday evening when it takes on the Fordham Rams at Jack Coffey Field in the Bronx, N.Y. Game time is 5 p.m. (CT), and it will be streamed live on ESPN+.
 
The Billikens (5-4-1, 2-1-1 A-10) are coming off a wild affair at Rhode Island on Wednesday night. SLU benefited from an own goal in the 90th minute to tie the score at 2-2, but URI responded with a goal with 10 seconds left to win 3-2. Fordham is 3-1-7 overall and 1-0-3 in A-10 play. The Rams, who lead the NCAA in total ties, have played to draws in six of its last seven matches.
 
John Klein leads the Billikens with 11 points (5G, 1A), while CJ Coppola follows with six points on three goals. Seth Anderson (1G, 3A) and Christian Buendia (2G, 1A) have five points apiece. Anderson's three assists leads the team. Carlos Tofern has started the last six matches in goal and is 4-2-1 with one shutout and a 1.29 goals against average.
 
For Fordham, Nathan Simes leads the team with 11 points (5G, 1A). Four other Rams have scored multiple goals this year for Fordham. Demetri Skoumbakis has played the majority of time in goal. He was the Goalkeeper of the Year in the Northeastern Conference last year playing for LIU and was in the net when the Blackbirds played the Billikens in the NCAA Tournament last season at Hermann Stadium.
 
Here are five additional facts in advance of Saturday's matchup against Fordham.
 
1 // John Klein continues to lead the team in scoring with 11 points (5G, 1A). His 77 career points (27G, 23A) is tied for seventh among all active NCAA Division I players. With two more assists, he would join Xavier's Alejandro Steinwascher as the only active players in Division I with at least 25 goals and 25 assists.
 
2 // Saint Louis enters the weekend tied for third in the A-10 standings with seven points. Dayton and Duquesne are a point ahead in first with eight points apiece. Fordham is tied for fifth in the league standings.
 
3 // The top eight teams advance to the A-10 Men's Soccer Championship. The tournament will be played all on campus sites this year. If SLU hosts a quarterfinal match, it will be played Friday, Nov. 4, at 7 p.m. If SLU hosts a semifinal match at Hermann Stadium, the game will take place Wednesday, Nov. 9, at 7 p.m. The A-10 Championship final will be played Sunday, Nov. 13.
 
4 // The Billikens lead the all-time series against the Rams 8-6-1, though Fordham owns a 5-4-1 advantage over the last 10 matchups. The teams met in the semifinals of the A-10 Championship last season, with SLU advancing in penalty kicks following a scoreless draw in game play.
 
5 // Next up, the Billikens host Blackburn College at Hermann Stadium on Tuesday, Oct. 11. Game time is 7 p.m.
 

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