Bronx, N.Y. – It has been a long time since Fordham and CCNY paired up in a men's basketball game but the Rams made up for lost time tonight, opening the 2018-2019 season with a 106-58 win over the Beavers in the Rose Hill Gym.
The Fordham freshman had a big part in the win, combining to score 68 of the 106 points, led by 22 from guard
Ty Perry, who shot 8-for-13 from the field and 6-for-11 from behind the arc, and 18 from guard
Nick Honor.
The Rams took advantage of the CCNY zone defense by setting school records for most three-pointers in a game (16) and most three-point attempts (44).
The game started slowly until the Rams used a 10-0 streak to turn a seven-point lead into a 17-point advantage, 26-9, with 11:11 left in the half on a
David Pekarek three-pointer.
Fordham increased the lead to 20 at the break, 45-25, but the Beavers managed to trim their deficit to 13, 46-33, early in the second half before Fordham used a 19-5 run to take a commanding 65-38 lead on a
Ty Perry three with 11:44 remaining.
Takeaways
• The last time Fordham and CCNY met on the hardwood was on February 2, 1977 when the Rams defeated the Beavers, 68-53, in the Rose Hill Gym.
• The Rams snapped a three-game losing streak in season-openers and are now 75-35 (.682) in season openers since 1908, 80-19 (.808) in home openers.
• The game was the earliest season opener in Fordham history (previous earliest start was on November 8, 2013 vs. Saint Francis (Pa.).
• Over the past four years, Fordham is 20-5 in non-conference home games (9-0 in 2015-2016, 5-2 in 2016-2017, 5-3 last year, and 1-0 this year).
• The game was played as part of the Johnny Bach Classic that will continue from November 16-18 as Fordham hosts FIU, Columbia and Youngstown State in the Rose Hill Gym.
By the Numbers
8 – Assists by freshman guard
Jalen Cobb, a game-high.
9 – Steals recorded by the Rams.
12 – Number of Rams to score at least one point tonight (out of 15 that dressed).
16 – Three-pointers made by Fordham, a school record (previous mark was 15 set at La Salle in 2005 and matched versus Coppin State in 2015).
44 - Three-pointers attempted by the Rams, a school record (previous mark was 36 against UT Arlington in 2015)
48 – Winning margin for the Rams, tied for the fifth largest winning margin in school history.
106 – Total points scored by Fordham, the most in a season opener for the Rams and the most scored by Fordham since a 110-73 win over Quinnipiac in 1999.
What's Next?
• The Rams will travel to Houston, Texas, to face the Houston Baptist University Huskies on Saturday night, November 10, at 8:00 p.m. (EST)
• It will be the first meeting between Fordham and Houston Baptist and Fordham's first game in Texas since a game at UT Arlington in 2015.
• The Rams are 0-5 all-time when playing in the state of Texas (0-1 at Houston, 0-1 at Rice, 0-1 at Texas A&M, 0-1 at Texas State, and 0-1 at UT Arlington).
