Demetri Skoumbakis made three saves to register the clean sheet. (Photo courtesy of Fordham)

After waiting out the poor weather from Monday, the Fordham University men finally met Loyola n Tuesday morning as the teams played to a scoreless draw at the Ridley Sports Complex in Baltimore, Md.

The Rams (2-1-3) tested Loyola goalkeeper Alex Bobocea on multiple occasions in the first half, as he recorded four saves during that span.

The Greyhounds (2-1-2) returned the favor in the second half, as Fordham’s Demetri Skoumbakis was called upon to stop three shots on goal.

The match had a physical flavor to it with 27 fouls and seven cautions.

Loyola ended the match with an 18-9 shot advantage.

Fordham hosts the University of Rhode Island to begin Atlantic 10 play at Jack Coffey Field on Saturday at 7 p.m.

Front Row Soccer editor Michael Lewis has covered 13 World Cups (eight men, five women), seven Olympics and 25 MLS Cups. He has written about New York City FC, New York Cosmos, the New York Red Bulls and both U.S. national teams for Newsday and has penned a soccer history column for the Guardian.com. Lewis, who has been honored by the Press Club of Long Island and National Soccer Coaches Association of America, is the former editor of BigAppleSoccer.com. He has written seven books about the beautiful game and has published ALIVE AND KICKING The incredible but true story of the Rochester Lancers. It is available at Amazon.com at https://tinyurl.com/nfhdk4e5.

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