Box Score Jan. 7, 2012
Final Stats
Washington, D.C. -
The road trip to Washington, D.C. was memorable for the Rams when they ran into Vice President Biden at a team building event on Friday night. However it quickly became forgettable on Saturday with a 54-43 loss to George Washington from the Charles Smith Center. With the loss, Fordham is 9-7 overall, 0-1 in the A-10 while the Colonials improved to 8-7 and 1-0.
Fordham jumped out a quick 5-0 lead as Becky Peters hit a pull up jumper in the lane and three-pointer on consecutive trips at 17:57 and 17:19, respectively.
The Rams extended their advantage to 15-12 with some torrid shooting (6-of-11) until Danni Jackson buried a three-pointer and made the foul shot for a four-point-play for George Washington at 11:17.
The game went back and forth from that point as Fordham maintained a small lead into the media timeout at 7:35
The Colonials would even the score at 21-21 when a block by Tara Booker led to a Jackson layup at 4:21. Fordham would regain the lead, 26-23, courtesy of a Cody Sims three-pointer off the glass at 2:22.
The final two minutes of the first half saw the Rams add a point to their lead to hold the edge, 28-25, at the break.
The second half began with George Washington tying the score at 28-28 on a three-pointer by Tiana Myers. Fordham answered with a jumper from Arielle Collins and on the next possession, she drove and found a cutting Abigail Corning for a layup to make the score 32-28 at 18:11.
Collins had the hot hand for the Rams early on in the half as she hit all three of her field goal attempts to open the half. Despite her torrid shooting, Fordham suffered through a 4:07 scoring drought, from 15:19 to 11:01. During that stretch, George Washington chipped away at the Fordham lead, eventually knotting the game at 39 on a Jackson three at 11:41.
George Washington grabbed a 44-42 lead out of the 7:58 media timeout on a Tara Booker three. Fordham immediately answered with a Corning free throw to pull the team to within one, 44-43, at 6:14. But the Rams wouldn't score for the remainder of the game.
Fordham had a chance to tie the game with 2:28 left when they were down by three but missed a three-point attempt from the corner. The Colonials then pulled away for the 54-43 win.
Arielle Collins led the Rams with 15 points, playing all 40 minutes, while Peters chipped in with ten points.
Fordham continues its conference play with a trip to Philadelphia for a matchup with La Salle on Wednesday, January 11 at noon.
Game Notes: The Rams doubled up the Colonials 16-8 on second chance points...Fordham outrebounded its opponent for the 11th time this season, grabbing 41 boards to 28 for the Colonials...Becky Peters passed Mary Ann Bilotti for 9th place on the all-time scoring list...Fordham is 0-10 all time in the Charles E. Smith Center.
