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Follow on Twitter Bronx, N.Y. - The Fordham University Rams continue their 2015-2016 season, the 113th season of varsity basketball at Rose Hill, by hosting the LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds in the historic Rose Hill Gym on Tuesday, December 8, at 7:00 p.m.
The game will be streamed live on the Atlantic 10 Digital Network with Mike Watts (p-b-p) and Andrew Bogusch (color) announcing and can also be heard live on WFUV (90.7 FM) and on www.wfuvsports.org with Drew Casey (p-b-p) and Matt Moro (color) announcing. Follow the links above.
Tuesday night's contest will be the 14th meeting between Fordham and LIU Brooklyn on the hardwood with the Rams leading the all-time series, which started in 1938, 9-4. The Blackbirds took the most recent meeting, 82-70, on November 30, 2010 in the Rose Hill Gym, snapping six-game Fordham winning streak in the series. Fordham is 5-2 all-time against LIU in the Rose Hill Gym and 57-27 all-time against schools currently in the Northeast Conference, including wins over FDU and Central Connecticut this year.
Notes• The Rams are off to a 6-1 start in 2015-2016, the best start for a Fordham team since 2000 when the Rams also opened the season 6-1. The last time the Rams opened a season 7-1 was in 1971-1972.
• The current six-game Fordham winning streak is the longest since 2000-2001. The last seven-game winning streak for the Rams was in the 1990-1991 season.
• Senior guard
Mandell Thomas enters the game with 1,178 career points, tying him with Jermaine Anderson (2002-2006) for 21st on the Fordham all-time scoring list. He is four points behind Steve Samuels (1980-1985) for 20th on the list.
• With his four rebounds in the Central Connecticut game, forward
Ryan Rhoomes brought his career total to 688, good for 13th place on the Fordham career rebounding list. He is two behind Charlie Yelverton (1968-71) for 12th on the all-time list.
• The 2015-2016 Rams have scored 80 or more points in a game in four of the past five games after surpassing the 80-point mark just twice all of last season. The last time Fordham scored 80 or more points in a game in four of five games was at the beginning of the 2000-2001 season.
• The 2015-2016 Rams have held opponents to less than 60 points in four of the past six games after accomplishing the feat just four times all of last season. The last time Fordham held opponents to under 60 points in four of six games was in 1985-1986.
