Soccer Fan Blog

All Patriot League Football eyes will shift to Hamilton on Saturday night, when the past two League champions match up when Fordham visits Colgate at 6 p.m. at Andy Kerr Stadium. The winner has gone on to claim the League title in each of the past two years, so this League opener for both squads obviously has major implications. It’s really the first “swing” game in the standings so far, and if preseason predictions hold it might be the only such game until Oct. 24. Colgate comes in red hot with a 3-0 record and the fifth-ranked rushing attack in the country, while Fordham will have to get its defense together after starting 0-2 and allowing 40.5 points per game in the first two contests. The matchup was close in each of the past two years, with Fordham winning, 34-31, in 2007 and Colgate scoring in the final seconds for a 31-24 victory in 2008.

The other four teams in action on Saturday all host non-League games, with Lafayette taking on Penn, Lehigh playing Princeton, Bucknell facing Marist and Georgetown going up against Howard. It’s a big game for the Mountain Hawks and Hoyas, who like Fordham are trying to capture their first win of the year.

For full preview coverage of all of Saturday’s Patriot League games, read the Patriot League preview. The preview includes game notes, live stat, audio and video links that are available for all contests. The links can also be found at the Patriot League Composite Schedule. Also, don’t forget to check out the new Interactive scoreboard that will provide in-game updates for any contests with Gametracker coverage.

I’m headed off to Colgate this weekend, so hopefully we’ll have blog and Twitter updates from Hamilton. As always, enjoy the games and Go Patriot League !

Patriot League Media Relations Director Matt Dougherty