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Twitter Updates @FordhamWBBBRONX, N.Y. -- The Fordham women's basketball team (4-3) looks to rebound from its first loss in two weeks, as the Rams return home to host Seton Hall (6-1) Friday night inside the Rose Hill Gym, with tipoff slated for 7:05 p.m. A free webcast will take place on Atlantic10.com, while an audio broadcast will take place on WFUVSports.org.
Last Time OutFordham saw its four-game win streak come to an abrupt end when the Rams lost to Drake, 62-56, in the de facto championship game of the UTSA Thanksgiving Classic inside the Convocation Center last Sunday (Nov. 30) in San Antonio, Texas.
Fordham, who led 29-28 at the break, found itself down by seven when the Bulldogs went on a 7-0 spurt to take a 45-38 lead. However, a three pointer from sophomore
Hannah Missry started a stretch of eight unanswered for the Rams, which eventually became a 12-2 run with senior
Emily Tapio's layup giving Fordham a 50-47 lead with 5:37 to go.
But the Rams would go cold from the field, and the Bulldogs took advantage by scoring the next 12 points to take a nine-point lead at 59-50 with 1:08 remaining and never looked back.
Missry led the way with a season-high with 17 points while establishing season bests in made three's (5) and rebounds (5). Graduate student
Tiffany Ruffin and junior
Samantha Clark each netted 10 points and grabbed eight boards, with Clark dishing out a career-high six assists. Tapio added 10 points, seven boards and four assists for Fordham. Both Missry and Clark were named to the five-person All-Tournament Team.
Seton Hall2014 Season: 6-1
When: Friday, Dec. 5 - 7 p.m.
Where: Bronx, N.Y. (Rose Hill Gym)
Series History: Seton Hall leads 5-4 (since Jan. 19, 1977)
Last Meeting: Dec. 6, 2003 - Fordham 74 Seton Hall 63 (Metro Challenge in Jamaica, N.Y. at St. John's)
What You Need To Know: The Pirates are off to a hot start having won five in a row after suffering an 89-87 loss at now #24 West Virginia. Seton Hall, who is receiving votes in this week's
USA Today Coaches Poll, opened BIG EAST play Wednesday night with a 79-74 victory at Creighton. Graduate students have helped second-year head coach Anthony Bozella's squad achieve their start, which also includes victories over Rider (66-47), at Penn State (75-70), Kennesaw State (77-74), Saint Peter's (75-45) and Atlantic 10 foe Saint Joseph's (77-60). Ka-Deidre Simmons, a First Team All-BIG EAST selection a year ago as a senior, leads Seton Hall in scoring (18.7 ppg), assists (5.6 apg), field goals made (45-of-99, .445) and free throws made (35-of-46, .761) while recording 2.2 steals per game. Daisha Simmons, who transferred from Alabama to play her final year for the Pirates, adds 17.3 points, 5.4 rebounds, 4.9 assists and a team-best 2.9 steals per game. Second Team All-BIG EAST selection Tabatha Richardson-Smith currently ranks #5 in the nation in three-point makes per game (3.60), as she leads Seton Hall in three-point shooting (18-of-42, .429) to go along with 16.8 points, 4.8 rebounds and 2.2 steals per game while knocking down nearly 48 percent of her shots (35-of-73) and a team-best 81.3 percent (13-of-16) of her free throws. Fellow junior Bra'Shey Ali chips in 10.0 points and a team-high 9.0 rebounds per game while shooting a team-best 51.9 percent (27-of-52) from the field.
Up NextThe Rams return to the road this Sunday, Dec. 7 to face Temple for a 2 p.m. start in Philadelphia, Pa., before heading to New Britain, Conn. two days later to take on Central Connecticut at 7 p.m.
