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Washington, D.C. - The Fordham University Rams continue the 2018-2019 season, Fordham's 116th varsity season, and continue their 2019 Atlantic 10 schedule by traveling to the nation's capital to face the George Washington University Colonials in the Smith Center on Wednesday, January 30, at 7:00 p.m.
The game will be televised live by Stadium and broadcast live on WFUV (90.7 FM) and on
www.wfuvsports.org.
Fordham enters the game with a 9-11 overall record, 0-7 in the Atlantic 10, and is coming off a 75-52 A-10 loss to Dayton in the Rose Hill Gym on Saturday afternoon while George Washington is 6-14 overall on the season, 2-5 in the conference, after a 62-55 A-10 loss at George Mason on Saturday.
Wednesday night's contest will be the 34th meeting between Fordham and Dayton on the hardwood with the Colonials leading the all-time series, which started in the 1914-15 season, 27-6, and have taken the past eight matchups. The Colonials won both of last year's meetings, 72-56 in the Smith Center on February 28, and 78-72, in the first round of the Atlantic 10 Championship at the Capital One Center.
Notes
• Freshman
Nick Honor is tied for tenth in the Atlantic 10 and 14th among all NCAA Div. I freshmen, averaging 15.8 ppg.
• Honor has scored in double figures in 18 of the 20 games this year.
• The Rams lead the Atlantic 10, and are 35th in the NCAA, in turnover margin at +3.5.
• Fordham is averaging 68.1 ppg this year after averaging 62.3 ppg last year.
• The Rams are eighth in the Atlantic 10 in scoring margin at +2.6 ppg after recording a -8.0 ppg margin last year.
• Fordham is third in the Atlantic 10, and 38th in the NCAA, in scoring defense, allowing just 65.5 ppg after giving up 70.3 ppg last year.
• The Rams are second in the Atlantic 10 with 8.9 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.
