Women's Basketball at Princeton Monday Night

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PRINCETON, N.J. -- The Fordham women's basketball team (3-6) looks to snap a mini two-game skid when it returns to the Garden State to take on Princeton (8-1) Monday night at 7 p.m. inside Jadwin Gymnasium. Fans can watch the game online for free on the Ivy League Digital Network or listen for free online on WFUV.
 
SCOUTING PRINCETON: The Tigers, who are picked to win the Ivy League and are receiving votes in both the Associated Press Poll and the USA Today Coaches Poll, are off to a hot start, with their only loss coming at Seton Hall, 71-64, Nov. 19. Princeton has won six straight, including three straight at home over Michigan, Monmouth and Pittsburgh. The Tigers also has a 94-66 home win over Atlantic 10 foe Duquesne, who is currently 9-1.

Princeton has four players averaging double-figures in scoring, with Annie Tarakchian leading the way with 14.0 points and a team-best 9.3 rebounds per game while shooting nearly 44 percent (21-of-52) from three-point range. Michelle Miller adds 13.8 points per game and is shooting a team best 46.9 percent (21-of-50) from distance, while Alex Wheatley leads the team in field goal shooting (54.7 percent, 41-of-75) and chips in 11.8 points per game. Amanda Berntsen paces the Tigers in assists (32), steals (15) and scores 10.4 points per game.
 
SERIES HISTORY: Monday's meeting will be the 10th in the all-time series, which dates back to the 1979-80 season. The Tigers took a 5-4 lead last season after defeating the Rams, 67-53, to claim the Fordham Holiday Classic.
 
LAST TIME OUT: The Rams were defeated by Temple, 57-44, Saturday inside the Rose Hill Gym. Seventeen first-half turnovers doomed Fordham, who turned it over 11 times alone in the first quarter, which allowed Temple to lead 21-8 after 10 minutes of play. With the score tied at 6-6, the Owls used a 15-2 run to end the stanza. The visitors eventually increased their lead to 30-14 at the half. The Rams trailed by 22 at one point in the early stages of the fourth quarter and cut the deficit to 11 three different times, but the early hole they dug themselves into did not allow them to get any closer.

Senior Samantha Clark collected her fourth double-double of the season, as she led all scorers with 17 points to go along with a game-high 11 rebounds. Clark also dished out a game-high four assists, recorded a career-best four steals and a game-high two blocks. Sophomore G'mrice Davis added 11 points and seven boards for Fordham.

The Rams shot only 35.4 percent (17-of-48), including only 2-of-12 from distance. Temple finished at 41.1 percent (23-of-56) from the field and just 4-of-16 from three-point range. Fordham eventually finished with 22 turnovers, and the Owls used a 26-11 advantage in points-off-turnovers. Both sides recorded 34 rebounds.
 
PADOVANO NOMINATED FOR 2016 ALLSTATE WBCA GOOD WORKS TEAM®: Junior Danielle Padovano was selected as one of 257 total nominees (an all-time high) for the 2016 Allstate WBCA and NABC Good Works Team®, it was announced Wednesday, Dec. 1 by the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA), the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) and Allstate Insurance Company. This distinguished award shines a spotlight on a select group of student-athletes who have shown dedication to community service and altruism in their communities.Padovano is the president of the Student-Athlete Advisory Council (SAAC). The student-athlete is recognized to be at the heart of the athletics program. The mission of SAAC is to assist in the creation of an environment where all athletes have the opportunity to maximize their academic, personal, and social growth and provide them with tools for a productive and satisfying life during and after college.
 
550: Head Coach Stephanie Gaitley recorded her 550th career victory in the win over Lafayette Nov. 24.
 
1,000-POINT WATCH: Senior Samantha Clark needs10 points to become the 18th player in program history to record 1,000 points in their career. Clark also recently grabbed her 700th career rebound and now has 728 for her career, which ranks fifth all-time at Fordham.
 
CLARK COLLECTS FOURTH DOUBLE-DOUBLE: Senior Samantha Clark collected her fourth double-double of the season when she scored 17 points and grabbed 11 rebounds. She also led the Rams with four assists, a career-high four steals and two blocks.
 
MISSRY GOES OFF: Junior Hannah Missry poured in a career-high 30 points, connected on a career-best 10 field goals, and drilled a career-high eight three-pointers in the win over Delaware State. The 30 points scored were the most by a Ram since Marah Strickland tallied 31 against Saint Joseph's Feb. 24, 2013; the 10 made field goals were the most since Emily Tapio finished with 10 at Davidson Jan. 28, 2015; and the eight triples, which fell one short of the program record, were the most since Daniela Roark hit seven at Morgan State Jan. 5, 2007.
 
MISSRY AT FOURTH: Junior Hannah Missry now has 189 career three's, which contines to rank fourth on the all-time list at Fordham. She now needs 45 more to become the program's all-time leader.
 
MISSRY IN NATIONAL RANKINGS: Junior Hannah Missry ranks sixth in the country in 3-PT FG's made per game (3.50) sixth in total made 3's (28) & 28th in 3-PT FG % (.475).
 
THIRD DOUBLE-DOUBLES: Senior Samantha Clark recorded her third double-double of the season with 14 points and 10 rebounds against Delaware, which gave her 10 for her career. Sophomor G'mrice Davis then collected her third double-double of the season with 12 points and 10 rebounds versus Delaware State.
 
74: The Rams scored a season-high 74 points in the win over Delaware State.
 
24-OF-25: The Rams assisted on 24 of their 25 buckets in the win over Delaware State. The 24 assists were the most in a game since registering 21 against George Washington Feb. 8, 2014.
 
47.7 %: The Rams shot a season-high 47.7 percent (21-of-44) from the field in the loss to #23/RV Syracuse.
 
BACK-TO-BACK DOUBLE-DOUBLES: Senior Samantha Clark and sophomore G'mrice Davis each collected double-doubles for the second game in a row after the victory over Lafayette. Clark netted a season-high 15 points and grabbed 10 boards to go along with a season-best three rejections, while Davis added 11 points, 10 boards (to tie a career high) and three steals, giving her eight thefts over the last two contests.
 
DEFENSE DOMINATING: Since the beginning of the 2013-14 season, Fordham has held its opponents to less than 50 points 24 times resulting in 24 victories. The Rams are 35-4 in such instances under Coach Gaitley and have won 26 straight. This occurred 12 times last season already twice season with the victories over Manhattan and Lafayette.
 
CAREER GAME: Sophomore G'mrice Davis produced the best game of her young career in the win over Manhattan. She tied career highs in points (19), rebounds (10) and field goals made (8) while establishing new career bests in steals (5), assists (3) and minutes played (34). The double-double was the first of her career.
 
 SITTING OUT: Fordham has 16 members on its roster this season, but only 12 will see action, as four student-athletes will not suit up. Senior Khadijah Gibson and freshman Kate Kreslina are out for the year with an injury, while junior Tiffany Suarez and sophomore Nicole Floyd transferred in from Virginia and Wake Forest, respectively, and must sit out because of NCAA transfer rules.
 
REUNITED AND IT FEELS SO GOOD: Junior Danielle Burns and sophomore Asnate Fomina have teamed up with old friends this year and beyond. Burns is joined by former high school teammate Nicole Floyd, as the duo played at Stonewall Jackson high school in northern Virginia, while Kate Kreslina played with Fomina in Riga, Latvia.
 
POSTSEASON FOR THIRD STRAIGHT SEASON: The Rams participated in the postseason for the third straight year and in the WNIT for the second time in school history. Fordham finished 2-1 in the 2013 WNIT when they defeated both Army (55-46) and Boston University (58-44) at home, before falling at James Madison (77-61) in the round of 16 to conclude the season at 26-9. In 2014, the Rams played in their second-ever NCAA Tournament and lost in the first round to California, 64-63, in Waco, Texas. Last season marked Fordham's fourth postseason appearance (lost in 1994 NCAA Tournament to Penn State).
 
CLASS OF 2015: Last year's senior class cemented its mark in Rose Hill history. The 84 wins over the last four years were the third-most in program history, trailing only the Class of 1980 (91 wins) and the Class of 1979 (85 wins). This year's senior class needs 20 wins to become the all-time winningest class in program history.
 
20 WINS: For the third straight season, the Rams won at least 20 games to give them eight in the program's history. The last and only time a Fordham group won at least 20 games in three straight seasons was 1977-78 (25-8), 1978-79 (27-7) and 1979-80 (20-14).
 
ATLANTIC 10 PRESEASON POLL: 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, Oct. 28 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 the 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.
 
SEASON TICKETS: The Fordham women's basketball team's season tickets for the 2015-2016 season are now on sale. Order yours by calling the Fordham Ticket Office at 855-RAM-TIXX (855-726-8497) or order online at FordhamSports.com. Season tickets include admission to all 15 home games at the Rose Hill Gym, and ticket holders would receive priority access to any postseason games.
 
UP NEXT: The Rams will have nearly a week off because of finals and will return to action Sunday, Dec. 20 when they return to the Rose Hill Gym to host Central Connecticut at 2 p.m.