Women's Basketball Welcomes Bonnies to Rose Hill on Thursday Night

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Bronx, N.Y. – The Fordham women's basketball team's (15-5, 6-1 A-10) saw a seven-game winning streak snapped by Dayton last Wednesday but got back to its winning ways with a five-point win at Richmond on Sunday, 43-38. Fordham returns to the Bronx to host St. Bonaventure (7-13, 2-5 A-10) on Thursday night, January 25, at 7 p.m.
 
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Upcoming Promotions
Super Bowl Sunday Meet and Greet - 2/4/18 @ 2pm – Student athletes of some of Fordham's men's teams will be at the game to run stations to teach kids about their respective sports, and help with games and activities. All giveaways will be Super Bowl themed!
 
National Girls and Women in Sports Day/Girl Scout Day/Breast Cancer Awareness Day - 2/13/18 @ 7pm – Join us for our annual Breast Cancer Awareness contest, which is also National Girls and Women in Sports Day and Girl Scout Day. Several student-athletes of the women's sports at Fordham will be in attendance to run stations next to the court, teaching kids about their respective sports, playing games and activities, and helping kids make their own posters.
 
All Girl Scouts in attendance will receive a Fordham Women's Basketball Patch. Discount tickets can be purchased online with promo code gscout18.
 
Senior Day - 2/24/18 @ 2PM - Please join us as we celebrate our seniors for all they have done the past four years!
 
Harry's Hustlers Youth Groups – Coach Gaitley established Harry's Hustlers in honor of her late father, Harry Vanderslice, which allows a different youth group to be the team's special guests for a game. Guests will attend the contest for free, will get special seating directly behind the Fordham bench, and get to participate in the high-five tunnel during player introductions. All those in attendance will receive a Harry's Hustlers t-shirt. Must be 8^th grade or younger. For more information on participating, please contact Clare Berenato at cberenato@fordham.edu.
 
Last Time Out at Richmond
While last week's 63-62 game against Dayton was tense and exciting for its back-and-forth action and all-around performances on both sides, Sunday's contest at Richmond was tense and exciting due to a low-scoring back-and-forth defense-driven affair. Neither team could really get going on offense, as Richmond finished below 50 points for the first time all season and the Rams scored a season-low 43 aside from the 30 points they scored against #11/12 UCLA earlier this year. The Spiders stuck with Fordham's semi-stagnant offense, although G'mrice Davis got going, scoring 14 of her 20 points in the second half, and eventually took the lead thanks to baskets by Micaela Parson and, later, a Kailyn Free three, putting the hosts up by three, their largest lead of the afternoon. Fordham didn't take long to answer, with Davis hitting a jumper then driving to the basket to retake the lead, 31-30. Richmond called a timeout down, 36-32, midway through the fourth quarter and used a 6-0 run to take the lead over the next two minutes. Fordham remained composed, though, and again through Davis, retook the lead, this time for good, on a free throw and turnaround jumper in the lane. Fordham shot 38.6% from the floor but held Richmond to just 30.2% shooting and 27 rebounds, the 11th time this year an opponent has been held below 30 boards. Davis tallied her ninth straight double-double with 20 points and 10 rebounds, while Mary Goulding, returning to the starting lineup for the first time since the UCLA game on December 20, hauled in a career-high 13 rebounds, the first time a non-Davis player has led the team in boards with her active, to go with her seven points. Bre Cavanaugh, fresh off a 34-point explosion, shot just 1-of-9 and finished with four points but matched a season-high with eight rebounds.
 
Series History vs. St. Bonaventure
The Bonnies hold a 22-16 all-time series lead since 1996, the first year Fordham participated in the Atlantic 10. The Rams were victorious in that first meeting, on January 6, defeating the Bonnies, 86-65, in Olean, but St. Bonaventure returned the favor a little over a month later at the Rose Hill Gym, 68-47, avenging a 21-point loss with a 21-point win. The Bonnies enjoyed the majority of succes over the course of the all-time series, aside from when Fordham won five of seven contests between 2003 and 2006. Up until 2013, the Rams had won just nine games. Since, Fordham has won seven of the last nine meetings, including both match-ups last year, home and away. Over those two games, G'mrice Davis averaged 14.0 points (on 58.8% shooting) and 9.0 rebounds, while Lauren Holden chipped in 10.5 points and a team-high six assists.
 
Davis Becomes Second Ram to Reach 1,000 Career Points and Rebounds
G'mrice Davis scored her 1,000th point with her first basket at Albany on November 19, the 20th Ram to ever reach the feat. She has steadily risen up the all-time scoring list and recently joined the all-time top-10. The Philadelphia native sits on 1,285 career points, having just passed former teammate and current Director of Player Development Samantha Clark ('16) for eighth all-time. Meanwhile, with Davis' 14th and final rebound at VCU last Sunday, she reached the 1,000 rebound milestone, becoming the second Ram to reach both milestones, alongside Fordham Hall of Famer Anne Gregory O'Connell.
 
Seventh-Ranked Defense
Stephanie Gaitley's Rams have spent the majority of this season in the top-10 nationally in scoring defense, as high as fourth and as low as 21st after the UCLA loss, and currently sit seventh in Division I with 54.3 points allowed per game. The Rams have allowed seven 60-point games this season but hold a 4-3 record in said games. All other opponents this season have scored between 33 and 59 points, with just nine of its 20 opponents reaching the 55-point barrier. Opponents are shooting 39.4% from the field but just 28.1% from behind the arc, ranked 36th in the country. Under Gaitley, the Rams have been a top-50 defense in all six of her previous seasons and have finished within the top-20 in half of them.
 
Rams Third in A-10 in RPI
The Rams entered Wednesday's contest against Dayton 61st in the NCAA RPI, tops in the Atlantic 10, but the one-point loss sent Fordham down to 72nd. Fordham, despite a win at Richmond, finds itself 75th now, behind Duquesne (59th) and Dayton (60th). Since the first RPI came out at the beginning of December, the Rams had hovered between 59th and 65th. This year, Fordham has wins over St. John's (38th),  Northern Colorado (40th), and UC Davis (50th), and George Washington (91st) played both Albany (63rd) and Penn State (78th) tight, and held UCLA (8th) to its fourth-lowest scoring output on the year. St. John's was ranked 12th at the time of their meeting.
 
One of the Nation's Top Rebounders
G'mrice Davis, the nation's returning leading rebounder, hasn't missed a beat, ranked second in all of Division I with 10.4 defensive boards per contest, second with 13.3 rebounds per game, and sixth with 252 total boards. The senior's 16 double-doubles ranks third in the country, as well. Davis has tallied at least 13 points, 12 rebounds, and one steal in all but six contests this year. Her 13.3 rebounds per game currently ranks third in a single season at Fordham, behind Anne Gregory O'Connell's two best single-campaign rates and ahead of her third-best, 13.1. Last year, Davis' final clip of 12.8 boards per game ended up fourth-highest, ahead of Gregory O'Connell's worst mark of 12.4. Among active Division I players, Davis is third with 1,022 career rebounds, behind Stephanie Mavunga of Ohio State (1,098) and Rebekah VanDijk of Texas-Arlington (1,027). Davis' 47 career double-doubles, as well, are tied with Mavunga for most among active players. Iowa's Megan Gustafson is just behind, with 46.
 
National Ranks
Davis is once again doing her thing on the glass and the Rams are, as usual under Coach Gaitley, a top defensive squad, but this year's team is also minimizing fouls and turnovers and sinking free throws at solid rates. Fordham ranks 14th in Division I with just 13.9 personal fouls per game, and 32nd with 278 total fouls. Both marks rank first in the conference. At the free throw line, the Rams convert on 75.3% of their attempts, ranked first in the A-10 and 34th in the country. Part of the team's success on defense comes from limiting opposing rebounds and three-point shooting. Fordham grabs just 37.3 rebounds per contest (208th) but has a rebounding margin of +7.1, which ranks 39th in the country, thanks to holding opponents to just 30.2 boards per game. Foes are also shooting just 28.1% from behind the arc, which ranks 36th in the country, as well, which is down from 22nd before Saint Louis shot 50.0% from deep two weeks ago. The Rams have done better at taking care of the ball, too, with just 14.2 turnovers per game, ranked 64th overall.
 
Lauren Holden ranks second in Division I in minutes played per game, at 39.2, and fourth in total minutes at 784. The junior guard played all 50 minutes at St. John's and has gone the distance in 13 of 20 games this season. Aside from outings of 29 and 33 minutes, the junior has played at least 36 minutes in every game. Bre Cavanaugh and G'mrice Davis have also been asked to log heavy minutes this year, ranked 10th and 30th, respectively, at 38.3 and 37.1 minutes.
 
Defense, Defense, Defense
A staple of the Gaitley-led Rams is defense, and no stat better represents that than Fordham's 54-5 record when holding opponents under 50 points during her tenure. Last January, Saint Joseph's defeated the Rams, 47-44, at Hagan Arena in Philadelphia, ending a streak of 38 consecutive contests with such victories. The last time before that loss, coincidentally, was also against the Hawks, in the 2013 A-10 Championship game at the Barclays Center, 47-46. Fordham was 10-1 last year when holding opponents under 50 points and are 6-0 this season, just missing out on two more against the Colonials and Minutewomen, who scored late baskets in the final seconds, with Richmond's 38 points being the latest.
 
Since Gaitley took over before the 2011-12 season, the Rams' defense have ranked within the top-50 in every season, and within the top-20 at the conclusion of half of them. The highest a Gaitley-coached defense has finished was 12th during the conference championship-winning 2013-14 campaign, holding opponents at 56.3 points per game, while the 2012-13 squad held opponents to just 52.4 points per game, ranked 16th nationally. Last year, Fordham held opponents to 56.2 points per game and was ranked 19th in the country at season's end. This season, the Rams are holding opponents at 54.2 points per game, which ranks 7th in the country.
 
Stellar Start to League Play
The Rams suffered their first loss in league action to Dayton last Wednesday, falling just short of matching the program's best-ever start to conference play, but still sit within the top-four. With the return of Mary Goulding, Coach Gaitley now has an eight-player rotation, which includes five freshmen. Across the Rams' seven games, Bre Cavanaugh leads the way with an average of 19.4 points per contest, which ranks third in the league, while playing all but three minutes in league action thus far. G'mrice Davis is next with 18.3 points per game on 43.2% shooting, 13.1 rebounds, 15 assists, three blocks, and seven steals, but has also racked up 25 turnovers in seven games, although just three over her last two contests. Lauren Holden is averaging 9.7 points and is shooting very well (42.5%) from long range and is second with 21 assists. Zara Jillings is tops in that category, with 23 dimes, and is shooting 48.1% from the floor and 45.5% from behind the arc, chipping in 4.7 points and 3.4 boards per game. Johanna Klug has been very efficient with her limited looks, converting on 61.9% of them (13-of-21), and has a team-high four blocks. Freshmen Kendell Heremaia and Halei Gillis are also contributing in limited roles, averaging 1.4 and 1.3 points, respectively, but combining for nine assists, three blocks, and eight steals. Gillis is averaging 3.4 boards, as well, with 12 coming on each end of the floor. The Rams have one fewer assist (89) than turnovers (90), are shooting 40.9% from the floor as a team, including 32.2% from long range, and have a combined 43 blocks and steals. They have scored over 60 points in all but one contest, averaging 60.6 and a +6.7 scoring margin, while holding opponents to 53.9 points and just 28.4 rebounds.
 
This Is Our House
Fordham finished its 2016-17 campaign with a 16-3 at home, as opposed to a 5-7 record on the road and 1-2 at neutral sites. They were also 7-1 during home conference contests for the second year in a row. This year, they are 10-2 thus far in the Bronx, including a 3-1 mark in conference play. Since Gaitley took over before the 2011-12 season, the Rams hold a 81-26 (75.7%) record at home across 107 contests. On the flip side, including this year's 5-3 mark, Gaitley's Rams are 54-55 (49.5%) on the road or on neutral ground during her tenure.
 
Cavanaugh's Wednesday Night
Redshirt freshman Bre Cavanaugh had herself a career night last Wednesday against the visiting Dayton Flyers, pouring in 34 points on 10-of-19 shooting, 4-of-11 from behind the arc, and 10-of-11 from the free throw line, all season-highs aside from long-range attempts, in the Rams' one-point loss, their first of conference play thus far. Cavanaugh scored 19 in the first half, 13 coming in the first quarter, on 8-of-14 shooting. In the second half, she took just five shots, hitting two, but did most of her damage from the charity stripe. The 34 points were the second-most ever by a Ram rookie in a single game, behind Anne Gregory O'Connell's 36 against Cordlandt State in 1976, just the sixth 30-point game by a freshman ever, and the seventh-highest total by any player.
 
G's Double-Doubles
G'mrice Davis is tied with Ohio State's Stephanie Mavunga among active players with 47 career double-doubles. The senior forward has 17 this season out of 19 games after 24 (out of 34 games) a year ago. After failing to record one as a freshman, she tallied six as a sophomore. In her career, Davis has recorded 10 or more rebounds in 51 of 112 contests and has scored at least 10 points in 67. In her senior campaign, thus far, Davis has failed to record double-digit rebounds twice (nine vs. Bucknell, eight vs. UCLA), and failed to reach double figure points just once (seven vs. UCLA). Since, she has fired off nine straight double-doubles.
 
Davis, Cavanaugh Sweep Weekly A-10 Awards
G'mrice Davis and Bre Cavanaugh were named last week's Atlantic 10 Co-Player and Rookie of the Week, respectively. Davis, who became Fordham's first-ever back-to-back weekly award winner, averaged 24.5 points and 14.5 rebounds per game, while Cavanaugh averaged 21.5 points and 4.0 boards as the duo proved instrumental in two A-10 victories. This was Cavanaugh's third award of the season, second-most in a single season in program history, along with Megan Mahoney (2007-08), but two back of Samantha Clark (2012-13).
 
Got a Minute?
Junior tri-captain Lauren Holden ranks second in the country with 39.3 minutes played per contest, and is second with 746 total minutes played. She has gone the distance on 13 separate occasions this season. Aside from 29 minutes in a blowout win over Iona and 33 against Northern Colorado due to foul trouble Holden has played at least 36 minutes every game and at least 39 in 14. A starter since midway through her freshman season, Holden just passed the 2,500-minute mark against Davidson and just entered the all-time top-20. Bre Cavanaugh and G'mrice Davis are also inside the top-35 nationally in minutes played, with 38.4 and 37.0, ranked ninth and 34th, respectively. Davis' 3,041 career minutes ranks 14th all-time.
 
Holden From Downtown and At the Line
Lauren Holden jumped ahead of Annie Zopf ('09) with the last of her three three-pointers against UC Davis on December 29 to enter the all-time top-10 in career triples. She's since moved up to ninth, with 126, passing Monica Mack ('05). She is eight away from passing Arielle Collins ('13). Holden's 82.4% conversion rate at the charity stripe, as well, ranks sixth-best in Fordham history.
 
Crashing the Offensive Glass
Fordham grabbed an astounding 23 offensive rebounds at Penn State, compared to 16 on the defensive end, which was 20 more than the Lady Lions' three by night's end, and hauled in another 19 (compared to 20 defensive) at VCU last Sunday. For the season, of the Rams' 746 rebounds, 239 have come on the offensive glass, or just under one third of the time (32.0%). For the season, Davis has 55, Goulding has 36, Klug has 35, Jillings has 24, and Cavanaugh has 18. Goulding has one fewer offensive board than defensive, Klug's has just four fewer, and more than one-third of Jillings' boards come on the offensive end (24-of-60 - 40%). Three others have between nine and 14. Fordham outrebounds its opponents on the offensive glass, 239-167.
 
Gaitley Makes History
Stephanie Gaitley reached 100 wins with the Fordham program against Little Rock on November 19, 2016, and later won her 116th contest at home against Massachusetts, 74-43, in February, passing Kathy Mosolino ('74-'80) for the most wins in program history. Gaitley tied and passed the milestone with two typical Gaitley-inspired performances, with three-pointers and excellent defense, holding both opponents below 50 points. Entering the 2017-18 season, Gaitley had 120 wins across six seasons in the Bronx, an average of over 20 per campaign. Her 134 total wins are the second-most of any of Gaitley's stops in her 32-year career as a head coach, ahead of her 116 wins at Richmond (1985-91) but a ways away from her 10-year stint at Saint Joseph's (1991-2001), in which she racked up 196 wins. Gaitley has a career 599-351 record and has the second-most overall wins among active A-10 coaches, behind Saint Louis' Lisa Stone, who has 603, and has the second-most wins by any Atlantic 10 coach, with 171 between Fordham and Saint Joseph's, but is 69 behind Joe McKeown's record of 240 that he accumulated during his 17 years with George Washington from 1989 to 2008.
 
Counting on Cavanaugh
The redshirt freshman waited two years to grace a collegiate basketball court in an official capacity and her hardwork and perseverence has paid off in a big way. Now a three-time Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Week, plus Metropolitan Basketball Writers' Association and CollegeSportsMadness.com's Player of the Week, twice each, Cavanaugh has scored in double figures in all but three games (a team-high nine against UCLA, eight points vs. Bucknell in the next game, and a season-low four at Richmond on Sunday), including seven 20-point efforts and one 34-point explosion. The Allamuchy, N.J. native ranks 10th in the country with 38.3 minutes played per game and has gone the distance nine times, including a stretch of seven straight between UC Davis and Dayton, playing at least 37 minutes in all but three games this year. Cavanugh has hit at least one three-pointer in all but one game (Sunday at Richmond), two in 11 games, once with three, and a season-best four against Dayton last Wednesday. She is averaging 19.3 points per conference contest, third-most in the league, and had been the only player to have played every minute of every league game until her 37 minutes at Richmond. She's doing that on 38.9% shooting overall and 87.2% from the line (34-of-39), with a 17/11 assist/turnover ratio.
 
Cavanaugh Among Fordham Rookies
Cavanaugh's current 16.3 points per game pace is the second-highest among freshman (Anne Gregory O'Connell's 22.0 in 1976-77), her 325 overall points already ranks ninth, and her 82 free throws made is already second-most behind Liz Kane's mark of 117 in 1986-87. Her 766 minutes played and 104 field goals each rank just outside the top-10. Overall, her 16.3 points per game average ranks 16th just ahead of Jeanine Radice (1985-86).
 
Jillings Dishing It Out
Zara Jillings has appeared in all 20 games this season but had played sporadically, between three and 31 minutes, over her first 12 contests. After playing 34 minutes against UC Davis, Jillings was inserted into the starting lineup to begin conference action, her first career start coming against George Washington, and the freshman spent a season-high 37 minutes on the court and tallied a season-best nine points on 4-of-7 shooting with seven rebounds, three assists, and a steal. She has since started four of the last five contests, including an eight-assist game against Davidson on January 10, a new season-high for the Rams, and the most since Tiffany Ruffin notched nine at Rhode Island on February 15, 2015. The eight assists are also the most by a freshman in the last 25 years. She is third on the team this season with 32 assists.
 
Klug Gaining Confidence
The freshman forward from Germany started her Fordham career with a bang, dropping 13 points on 3-of-6 shooting and 7-of-9 shooting from the line, with seven rebounds, three assists, a block and a steal across 30 minutes. However, Klug, a starter in all but one contest this season, fell into a slump over her next seven games. During that span, Klug averaged just 3.4 points and 2.7 rebounds over 20.4 minutes per game, with 35.7% shooting and just six free-throw attempts, plus an assist/turnover ratio of 3/18. Since then, the freshman has grown in confidence and it has shown, with Fordham recording a 10-2 record as Klug has averaged 6.8 points on a blistering 65.5% from the floor (36-of-55), 4.0 rebounds per game (including 22 offensive to 26 defensive). Klug has also blocked nine shots and is averaging 28.1 minutes per game over that span. In Fordham's 15 wins this year, Klug is scoring 7.1points on 62.9% shooting across 26.7 minutes per game. The German international's 55.1% field goal shooting this season would rank first in the Atlantic 10 if she met the minimum requirements (3.0 field goals made per game).
 
Seven-Game Winning Streak
Fordham's seven-game winning streak was snapped against Dayton last Wednesday. During the team's streak, Fordham was averaging 65.4 points per game compared to opponents' 54.6. G'mrice Davis led the way with 18.9 points (on 47.1% shooting), 13.7 rebounds, and chipped in 16 assists. Bre Cavanaugh was right behind her with 18.6 points on 38.6% shooting and 11 steals, while Lauren Holden shot the ball at a 41.3% clip from behind the arc for 12.3 points per contest. Johanna Klug was super efficient, converting 24-of-34 looks for a 70.6% field goal percentage, and added 4.6 rebounds and seven blocks. Zara Jillings also stepped up and was fantastic in efficiency and as another ball-handler, shooting 50.0% from the field (12-of-24) with 3.9 boards and a team-high 22 assists, plus three blocks and two steals.
 
60 is the Magic Number?
The Rams were 15-0 when scoring 60 or more points last season. Fordham was also 11-1 when holding opponents under 50 points (and 13-1 when holding them at 52 or under). After scoring at or under 55 points across their first six contests this year, the Rams have scored 60 or more in 12 of the last 14 contests, and have an 10-2 record when hitting the 60-point mark.
 
Career Milestone Watch
- Bre Cavanaugh is 25 points away from 350
- Bre Cavanaugh is 21 field goals away from 125
- Bre Cavanaugh is 15 three-pointers away from 50
- Bre Cavanaugh is 18 free throws away from 100
- Bre Cavanaugh is 14 assists away from 50
- Bre Cavanaugh is 25 steals away from 50
- Bre Cavanaugh is 34 minutes away from 400
- G'mrice Davis is 15 points away from 1,300
- G'mrice Davis is five offensive rebounds away from 250
- G'mrice Davis is 39 field goals away from 550
- G'mrice Davis is 37 free throws away from 300
- G'mrice Davis is 10 blocks away from 50
- G'mrice Davis is 20 minutes away from 3,100
- Mary Goulding is 53 points away from 250
- Mary Goulding is 25 rebounds away from 200
- Mary Goulding is seven appearances away from 50
- Mary Goulding is six starts away from 50
- Lauren Holden is 21 points away from 700
- Lauren Holden is 25 field goals away from 250
- Lauren Holden is 68 minutes away from 2,700
- Lauren Holden is one start away from 70
- Lauren Holden is one appearance away from 85
 
Flourishing in the Middle Periods
This season, the Rams are outscoring opponents 272-248 (13.6-12.4) in the 10 minutes before halftime and 329-256 (16.5-12.8) in the 10 minutes after. Fordham has started relatively slow this season, only outscoring foes 269-259 (13.5-13.0) in opening frames but turn it on thereafter. Although they have scored 298 points (14.9) in the final 10 minutes of games, second-most among the four quarters, opponents are right there with 298 points of their own.
 
Opponents Scoring Under 40
The Rams, all-time, since the move from the AIAW to the NCAA in 1983, have held opponents under 40 points 19 times, all coming in 1990 and beyond. Under Stephanie Gaitley, that number is eight, including two this season and Richmond's 38 points being the latest. Northern Colorado and Richmond each came into their respective contests averaging 69 points per game. The Bears' 33 points were the third-lowest by a Fordham opponent all-time.
 
Davis Racks Up Preseason Honors
As mentioned, Davis' breakout junior season saw her earn First Team All-Conference and All-Defensive honors, and it was announced at A-10 Media Day that the league's coaches have predicted her to do so again as a senior. Davis was also recently selected as one of 20 players in Division I women's basketball for the inaugural Katrina McClain Award watch list, to be given out to the country's top power forward, starting this season.
 
Fordham Picked to Finish Fifth in Preseason Poll
Likewise, the league's coaches also predicted an identical fifth-place finish for Fordham in the preseason poll. Dayton, last year's champions, garnered eight first-place votes for a total of 182 points, just ahead of Saint Louis, who tallied 174 points and three first-place votes, and Saint Joseph's, with 170 points and the final three first-place votes. Duquesne, with 160 points, rounds out the top five in a predicted fourth-place finish. George Washington (116), La Salle (114), George Mason (79), Richmond (78), and Massachusetts (73) filled out spots 6-10, followed by VCU (56), St. Bonaventure (50), Rhode Island (46), and Davidson (22).
 
Five Fordham Debuts
Five freshmen made their debuts against UMBC, the most since 2011. Three of those freshmen started the contest, the most in the last 15 years. Joey Klug's 13 points were the most by a freshman in her debut since Hannah Missry scored 14 in 2013. Klug became the first freshman to record both a block and a steal in her debut over the last 15 years, as well, and the first to record at least one block since Samantha Clark had two in her 2012 debut. Cavanaugh's 39 minutes were the most by a freshman making her debut since Megan Mahoney played all 40 minutes in 2007.
 
Fordham on the International Scene
The Rams boast one of the larger international contingents, between players and coaching staff, in the country. Seven different countries are represented: Barbados (Sonia Burke), Fiji (Valerie Nainima, Vilisi Tavui), Germany (Johanna Klug), Latvia (Asnate Fomina), Poland (Angelika Szumilo), and New Zealand (Mary Goulding, Kendell Heremaia, Zara Jillings), and 13 from the USA. Jillings and Klug each participated with their respective national teams over the summer, with the former playing sporadically for the New Zealand senior national team and Klug helped lead Germany to the European U20 B championship. 
 
20 Wins
The 66-61 double overtime win at La Salle last February was Fordham's 20th win of the season. It is the fourth time under Stephanie Gaitley that the Rams have amassed 20 or more wins, and it is the 16th season that Gaitley has personally won 20 or more, out of 31 seasons. Previously, there had been just five 20-win seasons in program history -- three with Kathy Mosolino (1977-80), one under Christina Wielgus (1991-92), and one under Kevin Morris (1993-94).
 
Four Sign NLIs in 2017-18 Recruiting Class
Coach Gaitley announced a four-player class earlier this week, made up of two guards and two forwards, locally from New York and Pennsylvania: Chloe Chaffin, Kaitlyn Downey, Megan Jonassen, and Catherine Polisano. Read more about them HERE.
 
Up Next
The Rams have a short turnaround and travel to George Mason this weekend for a Sunday 2 p.m. clash.