Senior Day Sunday for Women's Basketball

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BRONX, N.Y. -- The fourth-place Fordham women's basketball team (18-10, 10-5 A10) concludes the regular season Sunday with Senior Day against last-place Davidson (5-23, 1-14 A10). Seniors Emily Tapio, Taryn Durant and Liz Milner along with graduate student Tiffany Ruffin will be recognized with a ceremony prior to the 2 p.m. contest. Senior manager Tom Mahoney will also be recognized as well.

Last Time Out
The Rams produced its best offensive game of the season Wednesday night (2/25) and defeated George Mason, 79-55, in Atlantic 10 play inside the Patriot Center. The 79 points is a season high for Fordham, who shot a ridiculous 70.4 percent (19-of-27) in the second half. Overall, the Rams connected on 52.3 percent of their shots and knocked down a season-high 34 field goals (on 65 attempts). The defense also stepped up in the second half to limit George Mason to 37.3 percent (22-of-59) shooting for the contest, after the home team shot 44.0 percent (11-of-25) in the first half, including 5-of-9 from distance. The home team finished 8-of-21 from three-point range, while Fordham made just 6-of-23.

The Rams pounded the ball inside and outscored the Patriots, 44-14 (20-0 in the first half), which proved to be a big difference in the game. Fordham also forced George Mason into 16 turnovers, resulting in a 20-9 advantage in points-off-turnovers. The Rams, meanwhile, took care of the ball and gave it up just nine times, one short of season low.

Five ties and four lead changes occurred over the first 9:31 of the game. With Fordham trailing 18-14 at the 14:03 mark, Ruffin scored on a layup to start a string of seven unanswered points, and her three-pointer gave the Rams the lead for good at 21-18. The layup triggered a 19-3 run, with sophomore Hannah Missry's triple producing the visitors' largest lead of the half, 33-21, with 5:17 to go before halftime, where they eventually lead, 37-28.

The Patriots whittled the Fordham lead down to five over the first 2:39 of the second half, before the Rams worked their advantage back out to 12 at 51-39 with 14:03 remaining in the game. George Mason got to within nine a little over two minutes later, but Fordham took complete control of the contest over the next six minutes, increased the lead out to 70-53 with 5:40 left, and never looked back.

Junior Samantha Clark led Fordham with a career-high 20 points on 9-of-14 shooting from the field and corralled six boards. Freshman G'mrice Davis, who started her second game of the season, netted a season-high 19 points on 8-of-11 shooting, also grabbed six rebounds, and recorded a season-best four steals. Missry added 12 points, while Ruffin shot 5-of-6 to finish with 11 points, four boards, a game-high five assists and two steals. Tapio chipped in eight points and a team-high nine rebounds.

Davidson
2014-15 Season: 5-23 (1-14 A10)
When: Sunday, March 1 - 2 p.m.
Where: Bronx, N.Y. (Rose Hill Gym)
Series History: Fordham leads 1-0 (since Jan 28, 2015)
Last Meeting: Jan. 28, 2015 - Fordham 66 Davidson 45 (in Davidson, N.C.)
What You Need To Know: The Wildcats, who were picked to finish 12th in their first season in the Atlantic 10, currently sit in last place and have lost 10 in a row, with their only win in the conference coming at Saint Louis, 53-50, on Jan. 18. Hannah Early paces Davidson with 14.5 points per game, 27 blocks and 69 made three's. She also is second on the team in rebounding (6.5 rpg) and steals (29) while shooting free throws at an 83.7 percent clip (36-of-43). Mackenzie Latt adds 11.8 points and a team-high 8.4 rebounds per game while leading the team in steals (49) to go along with the second-most assists (67) and blocks (25). Dakota Dukes chips in 9.1 points and 5.6 rebounds per game, while Alex Long leads the squad with 73 assists.

Up Next
The Rams start the Atlantic 10 Conference Tournament this Friday, March 6 as the #4 seed against an opponent still to be determined. The quarterfinal contest is slated for 2 p.m. inside the Richmond Coliseum in Richmond, Va. Check back to FordhamSports.com for more information.