Atlantic 10 ReleaseRICHMOND, Va. -- The Fordham women's basketball team has been selected to finish fourth in the annual Atlantic 10 Conference women's basketball preseason poll, it was announced Wednesday by the league at its annual Media Day, held at the Richmond Marriott.
For the second year in a row, senior
Samantha Clark was selected to the Preseason All-Conference Third Team. The Neptune, N.J. native is coming off a season where she averaged 8.6 points, 7.6 rebounds and 1.1 blocks per game. The rebounding average ranked seventh in the conference while the rejection rate ranked 12th overall.
Defending league champion George Washington garnered 12 out of 14 first-place votes to be tabbed as the preseason favorite. Right behind was 2015 runner up and Elite Eight finalist Dayton, who earned two first-place nods. Rounding out the top four was Duquesne and the Rams.
Saint Louis, Richmond and Saint Joseph's were selected five-through-seven, respectively, to round out out top half, while Rhode Island, St. Bonaventure and VCU completed the top 10 in slots eight, nine and 10. Rounding out the order of finish in spots 11-14 was George Mason, La Salle, Massachusetts and Davidson.
Fordham, who finished fourth in the league standings a season ago coupled with a semifinal appearance in the Atlantic 10 Championship, tips off its season Sunday, Nov. 15 when it travels to University Park, Pa. to take on Penn State at 2 p.m.
