Missry's Career Day Leads Women's Basketball Over Delaware State, 74-58

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BRONX, N.Y. -- Junior Hannah Missry poured in a career-high 30 points while drilling a career-best 10 field goals on 18 attempts and a career-high eight triples on 16 tries to lead the Fordham women's basketball team to a 74-58 victory Saturday over Delaware State inside the Rose Hill Gym. With the victory, the Rams snap a three-game losing streak and improve to 3-4 on the season, while the Hornets fall to 1-7 overall.

Senior Samantha Clark tied her season high in points with 15 on 7-of-8 shooting and added a season-best five assists and two steals. Sophomore G'mrice Davis chipped in 12 points, 10 rebounds to tie a career best, a career-high four assists and a game-high four steals, while junior Danielle Burns tallied seven points, six boards and a career-best six assists.

Fordham, who shot 41.0 percent (25-of-61) from the field, assisted on 24 of its 25 buckets. The Rams also swished a season-high 12 three's on 32 attempts and made 12-of-16 free throws. Delaware State finished at 43.2 percent (19-of-44) from the floor, including 5-of-10 from distance, and connected on 15-of-17 from the charity stripe.
 

Fordham forced 22 Hornet turnovers, which included a season-high 10 steals. The Rams also dominated on the glass, 40-24, and on the offensive boards, 18-4, leading to a 14-8 advantage in second-chance points.

Clark scored nine points in the opening stanza to help Fordham jump out to a 19-9 lead after the first 10 minutes of play. Missry then took over in the second quarter, scoring 15 of her 20 first-half points in the frame to give the Rams a 39-23 lead at the half.

But the third quarter was all Delaware State, as the visitors cut their deficit to 51-50 with a 27-12 run the first 10 minutes after halftime.

A Clark layup to start the fourth triggered a 12-2 spurt, which moved Fordham back in front by 10 at 62-52. After the Hornets crept back to within six, Missry nailed her seventh trifecta of the game to break her old record while starting a game-ending 14-2 run. She finished with 10 points in the final quarter.

Mikah Aldridge paced the Hornets with 24 points, while Amber Bogard and Aliah Stinnett added 11 and 10 points, respectively.

The Rams return to action Wednesday, Dec. 9 when they travel to South Orange, N.J. to take on Seton Hall at 7 p.m.