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Rochester, N.Y. - The Fordham University Rams continue the 2018-2019 season, Fordham's 116th varsity season, and continue their 2019 Atlantic 10 schedule by traveling to Rochester, N.Y., to face the St. Bonaventure University Bonnies in the Blue Cross Arena on Saturday, January 12, at 4:30 p.m.
The game will be streamed live on ESPN+ and broadcast live on WFUV (90.7 FM) and on
www.wfuvsports.org.
Fordham enters the game with a 9-6 overall record, 0-2 in the Atlantic 10, and is coming off a 66-61 A-10 loss at Duquesne on Wednesday night while St. Bonaventure is also 5-10 on the season, 1-1 in the conference, after a 73-47 home conference win over Saint Joseph's on Wednesday night.
Saturday afternoon's contest will be the 41st meeting between Fordham and St. Bonaventure on the hardwood with the Bonnies leading the all-time series, which started in the 1955-56 season, 25-15 (two St. Bonaventure wins in 2002-03 were later forfeited for use of an ineligible player). The Bonnies have won five straight, including last year's match-up, a 77-61 win at St. Bonaventure on January 10 as LaDarien Griffin scored a game-high 21 points and added 14 rebounds while
David Pekarek led the Rams with 16 points.
Notes
• Saturday afternoon's contest will be the sixth game that the Rams have played in the Flour (or Flower) City where Fordham is 4-1.
• Freshman
Nick Honor is eighth in the Atlantic 10 and 14th among all NCAA Div. I freshmen, averaging 16.0 ppg.
• Honor has scored in double figures in 14 of the 15 games this year.
• Fordham is averaging 69.7 ppg this year after averaging 62.3 ppg last year.
• The Rams are third in the Atlantic 10 in scoring margin at +5.9 ppg.
• Fordham is third in the Atlantic 10 in scoring defense, allowing just 63.8 ppg after giving up 70.3 ppg last year.
• The Rams are second in the Atlantic 10 with 9.1 three-pointers made/game.
• The Rams will be led by two captains in 2018-2019, senior forward
David Pekarek and senior guard
Antwon Portley.
• Besides eight new freshmen, the Rams also welcome two transfers to the lineup in 2018-2019, Portley (Saint Peter's) and senior
Erten Gazi (DePaul). Both sat out last year after transferring to Fordham and each will have another year of eligibility remaining.
• Fordham is one of the youngest teams in the NCAA Div. I this year with eight freshmen and two sophomores on the 17-man roster.
• The Rams are an international team with five players from foreign countries.
