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After hanging with the number 13 ranked team in the nation this past weekened in State College, Pa., the Fordham women's basketball team head to Long Island on Friday night, taking on Hofstra at 7 PM in the Mack Sports Complex.
SERIES HISTORY: Friday night will be the 22nd meeting all time between the local opponents, with the Rams holding the historical advantage 13-8. The two teams have not played each other in eight years, when the Rams topped the Pride by ten on November 18th, 2005, in Hempstead. Lisa Carrol led Fordham with 24 points that night, including a 5-7 performance from behind the three-point arc.
SCOUTING HOFSTRA: Hofstra comes into Friday night's matchup with the same record as the Rams, having defeated Robert Morris on the road and falling to Boston College at home. Â Senior guard Annie Payton leads the Pride offensively, pouring in 13.5 points per game and pulling in 3.5 boards per outing. The offense first runs through junior guard Andreana Thomas, who leads the squad with 5.5 helpers per game. Â The Pride has struggled to put the ball is the basket its first two games, shooting just 31 percent as a team from the floor and converting on just 23.6 percent of their tries from beyond the arc.
ROONEY NAMED A-10 PLAYER OF THE WEEK: After two standout performances in Fordham's opening games this past weekend, redshirt senior guard
Erin Rooney has been named the Atlantic 10 Player of the Week.
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The honor marks the first weekly award for Rooney in her Fordham career, but that is not to say she has not brought home her fair share of hardware. Last season she was named First Team All-Atlantic 10 and First Team All-Metropolitan, in addition to earning a spot on the Atlantic 10 All-Tournament Team. Rooney also found a place on the Preseason All-Conference First Team prior to this season.
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The Christchurch, New Zealand, native registered two complete performances for the Rams, filling up the stat sheet in their win over San Francisco and their loss to 13th ranked Penn State. Against the Dons on Friday night, Rooney tallied 19 points, ten rebounds, and five assists, notching the second double-double of her Fordham career. The redshirt senior also went 4-5 from beyond the arc in the opener. Facing off against the nationally acclaimed Lady Lions on Sunday, Rooney finished the contest with a team-high 20 points, pulling down six boards and dishing out three assists in the process. Â Rooney played all but one minute in the Rams' first two games and went 11-14 from the charity stripe.
