PHILADELPHIA -- The Fordham women's basketball team saw its three-game win streak come to an end Wednesday night when it fell to Saint Joseph's, 61-51, in Atlantic 10 action inside Hagan Arena. With the loss, the Rams fall to 11-13 (6-5 A10) on the season, while the Hawks improve to 11-12 (5-6 A10).
Fordham trailed 17-15 after the first 10 minutes and 28-25 at the break, as sophomore
Danielle Burns scored 10 points in the first half. The Rams shot only 32.1 percent (9-of-28) and just 1-of-7 from distance, while Saint Joseph's connected at a 46.4-percent (13-of-28) clip and made 1-of-3 from behind the arc.
Sophomore
G'mrice Davis, who managed only eight minutes in the first half because of foul trouble, came out smoking to start the third quarter and scored 13 of Fordham's 18 points in the stanza to bring the Rams to within two, 45-43, heading into the final 10 minutes.
Fordham continued to trail by two at 47-45 when Davis knocked down a one-handed jumper off the glass at the 8:07 mark, but it was the closest the Rams would come, as the Hawks scored the next four en route to finishing the game on a 14-6 run.
Fordham climbed to within five with at 54-49 with 3:41 to play, but Saint Joseph's responded with five straight to put the game away.
Davis paced the Rams with 19 points (17 in the second half) and seven rebounds, while Burns added 12 points and six boards. Senior
Samantha Clark added seven rebounds and six points but failed to score after the first quarter, and junior
Hannah Missry netted eight points and made two more triples to move within five of the all-time record at Fordham.
The Rams finished the contest shooting 35.1 percent (20-of-57) and only 2-of-11 from three, but did win the battle on the glass, 35-32. The Hawks, meanwhile, finished at 45.5 percent (25-of-55) and turned the ball only six times while forcing 12 miscues.
Ciara Andrews led Saint Joseph's with 16 points, while Sarah Fairbanks added 15 points and seven boards. Chelsea Woods tallied 11 points and six boards, and Amanda Fioravanti chipped in eight points and three blocks.
Fordham looks to return to the win column this Saturday, Feb. 13 when the Rams welcome La Salle inside the Rose Hill Gym for a 2 p.m. contest. Saturday mark's the annual "Play4Kay" game, and Fordham will don its pink uniforms to help support the
fight for breast cancer.
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