UMass Travels to Fordham for Saturday Night Contest

University of Massachusetts Men's Soccer Notes & Information
Matchup	Massachusetts at Fordham
Date \| Time	Saturday, Sep. 28 \| 7 p.m. ET
Location	Amherst, Mass.
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AMHERST, Mass. – Massachusetts (4-2-2, 0-1-0 A10) looks to bounce back after Saturday's loss with a road trip to Bronx, N.Y., facing off against Fordham (3-2-3, 0-1-0 A10) on Saturday night. Kickoff is set for 7:00 p.m. with action streaming live on ESPN+.

Last Time Out
The Minutemen are coming off a 2:1 loss against George Mason in last week's Homecoming weekend fixture. Johan Feilscher scored UMass' first conference goal, rebounding a header attempt from Matt Fordham.

Hughes Chasing Records
Alec Hughes currently stands second among All-Time goal scorers in program history (45), trailing only Jeff Deren '03 (48). Hughes leads the NCAA top goal scorer chart with 10 goals on the season 21 points respectively. He is currently trailing recent Massachusetts Athletics Hall of Famer Jeff Deren on most goals scored (48) and total points in program history (113), with Hughes having 45 goals and 98 points.
Deren ('99-'03) was inducted into the Hall of Fame this past August, helping the Minutemen to Atlantic 10 regular season championships in 2000 and 2002 while also leading UMass to the 2001 Atlantic 10 Tournament championship and an appearance in the second round of the NCAA tournament. Deren was twice named an All-American (2001, 2002), Atlantic 10 Offensive Player of the Year (2001, 2002) and an All-New England honoree (2001, 2002).

A Look at the Squad
UMass returns 16 players from last year's roster including Hughes and fellow graduate student Mike Willis.

Additionally, the Minutemen welcome nine newcomers featuring Dean Linden (Fr.), Sean Fernandez-Davila (Fr.), Joseph Bianco (Jr.), Johan Feilscher (Gr.), Kyle Stenzel (Gr.), Bilal Hersi (Gr.), Chris Giglio (Gr.), Layton Purchase (Gr.), and Oliver Akintade (Gr.).

Scouting George Mason
UMass meets with Fordham after a 2023 matchup that saw the Minutemen battle to a 1:1 draw at Rudd Field against the Rams. The Minutemen have tied Fordham in the last three matchups. UMass has a (13-7-3) total record against the Rams.

Fordham posted an 6-4-7 record last season, going 3-3-2 in A10 play. The Rams come into the match (3-2-3), tying the game against St. Bonaventure 1:1 prior to their canceled game against Columbia.

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Players Mentioned

Oliver Akintade

Joseph Bianco

Johan Feilscher

Sean Fernandez-Davila

Matt Fordham

Chris Giglio

Alec Hughes

Dean Linden

Layton Purchase

Kyle Stenzel

Mike Willis

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