2008 Woodie Awards
Foxes fall at Fordham, preparing for rival Duquesne
Brian Loew
Issue date: 10/19/06 Section: Sports
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After a scoreless fourth quarter, the Fordham Rams held on to a four point lead to hand the Red Foxes their fifth loss of the season in a nail-biter on Saturday at Coffey Field in the Bronx.
In a contest that could have, and should have, come out favorably for the Red Foxes, it became a battle of the defenses. The Rams' 12th nationally-ranked rush defense held the Red Foxes (2-5) to three field goals to grab their second win as they improved to 2-4 overall.
The first score came from Marist's kicker, junior Bradley Rowe, as he split the uprights for a 33-yard field goal to cap off a 60-yard drive and put Marist on top 3-0. The field goal, which came with 4:20 left in the first quarter, was Rowe's first of the season.
Rowe would strike again with 9:01 left in the second quarter nailing a 34-yard field goal to make it a 6-0 Marist lead.
After a strong first half, it appeared that Marist would make it to halftime unscathed. With no time left on the clock, however, the Rams' quarterback John Skelton, the Patriot League Rookie of the Week, launched a 36-yard bomb to junior wide receiver Sylvester Clarke for the touchdown. Fordham went ahead at the half 7-6.
Marist came back fighting in the second half, and pieced together a 4:02 drive that went 53 yards down the field. Unfortunately, Marist's junior quarterback Steve McGrath and the Red Fox offense were unable to finish their effort with a touchdown. Therefore, with 8:38 left in the third quarter, Rowe tacked on his third score of the game with his second 33-yard field goal, pulling Marist in front 9-7. McGrath completed 17 of 24 passes for 237 yards and one interception and rushed 14 times for 50 of Marist's 74 rushing yards
The final blow from the Rams would come with 10 seconds left in the third quarter. The Rams charged down the field and finished off their drive with a 1-yard diving touchdown by Skelton.
After a failed two-point conversion, Skelton's touchdown put the Rams in the lead with a score of 13-9.
In a contest that could have, and should have, come out favorably for the Red Foxes, it became a battle of the defenses. The Rams' 12th nationally-ranked rush defense held the Red Foxes (2-5) to three field goals to grab their second win as they improved to 2-4 overall.
The first score came from Marist's kicker, junior Bradley Rowe, as he split the uprights for a 33-yard field goal to cap off a 60-yard drive and put Marist on top 3-0. The field goal, which came with 4:20 left in the first quarter, was Rowe's first of the season.
Rowe would strike again with 9:01 left in the second quarter nailing a 34-yard field goal to make it a 6-0 Marist lead.
After a strong first half, it appeared that Marist would make it to halftime unscathed. With no time left on the clock, however, the Rams' quarterback John Skelton, the Patriot League Rookie of the Week, launched a 36-yard bomb to junior wide receiver Sylvester Clarke for the touchdown. Fordham went ahead at the half 7-6.
Marist came back fighting in the second half, and pieced together a 4:02 drive that went 53 yards down the field. Unfortunately, Marist's junior quarterback Steve McGrath and the Red Fox offense were unable to finish their effort with a touchdown. Therefore, with 8:38 left in the third quarter, Rowe tacked on his third score of the game with his second 33-yard field goal, pulling Marist in front 9-7. McGrath completed 17 of 24 passes for 237 yards and one interception and rushed 14 times for 50 of Marist's 74 rushing yards
The final blow from the Rams would come with 10 seconds left in the third quarter. The Rams charged down the field and finished off their drive with a 1-yard diving touchdown by Skelton.
After a failed two-point conversion, Skelton's touchdown put the Rams in the lead with a score of 13-9.
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