Women's Basketball at Quinnipiac Saturday

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Bronx, N.Y. – The Rams (1-0) head back to the road to continue the 2020-21 campaign after a four-point win at Stony Brook last Wednesday. Fordham will now turn its attention to Quinnipiac (1-1) on Saturday. Tip-off is set for 2 p.m. on ESPN+ and WFUV.
 
50^th Anniversary
This campaign is the 50^th varsity season for the Fordham women's basketball program and Fordham Athletics will be celebrating all five decades throughout the year! See this release for more information, and check out the influential 1970's All-Decade Team!
 
Fordham WBB Virtual Gameday Experience
With the unfortunate reality that our RAMily won't be allowed to be there live in the Rose Hill Gym or supporting us on the road for the foreseeable future, Fordham Athletics is proud to announce virtual gameday experiences for nine select contests, home and away! Read all about it and register HERE.
 
Last Time Out
It was a tale of two halves at Stony Brook last Wednesday; Fordham held a 16-point lead at the third quarter media timeout and staved off a furious Seawolves comeback that cut the deficit to just one before several clutch baskets down the stretch by the Rams. Read all about it HERE.
 
Series History vs. Quinnipiac
Surprisingly, given the short distance, this will be the first-ever meeting between the two schools.
 
Downey Named Atlantic 10 Player of the Week
Though DeWolfe also had a fair shout, it was Downey who claimed her first-ever Atlantic 10 award, deservedly so after a 16-point, 20-rebound double-double at Stony Brook. The 20 boards were tied for the seventh-most in a road or neutral contest and joint-11th in any game, while she became just the seventh Ram to ever reach 20 rebounds in a game.
 
Hungry Like DeWolfe
Sophomore captain Anna DeWolfe has now enjoyed two standout season-opening performances in her brief Fordham career. After bursting onto the collegiate scene by nearly triple-doubling against #16 Notre Dame last year (10 points, 9 rebounds, 9 assists) in front of a record sold out Rose Hill Gym, she one-upped herself with 25 points on an efficient 47.6% shooting on the road last week. The Cumberland, Maine native is the team's returning leading scorer, averaging 12.6 points per game on 42.4% shooting overall, highest among starters, 31.5% from deep, with 3.7 rebounds, 74 assists, and 31 steals over 36.0 minutes per contest. DeWolfe earned three A-10 Rookie of the Week honors and was named to the All-Rookie team at years' end. She led all freshmen nationally with 1,152 minutes played, ranked 13th overall, and just played her ninth full 40 minutes at Stony Brook.
 
Chairwoman of the Boards
Downey became the seventh Ram to ever reach 20 rebounds in a single contest and she finds herself second in the nation, behind Eastern Illinois' Abby Wahl by just one rebound, though Downey does lead Division I currently with 15.0 defensive rebounds per game! The Hastings-on-Hudson, N.Y. native upped her rebounding average between her freshman and sophomore years from 3.7 to 5.7. A starter in 61 of a possibly 67 games, never missing a contest, Downey is now 21 boards away from 350 for her career.
 
Atlantic 10 Preseason Poll
The Rams were predicted to finish in a tie for fourth in the annual A-10 preseason coaches poll. On the individual side, senior Kendell Heremaia was predicted to improve from last year's Third Team All-Conference selection to this year's Second Team, while sophomore captain Anna DeWolfe was viewed the same way, but from the All-Rookie team to the Third Team.
 
Class of 2025
Head coach Stephanie Gaitley announced her four-player 2021 recruiting class last month, saying "we are super excited about this class… we really believe this group could leave a special mark on our program." The class is comprised of 5'10 guard Colleen McQuillen (Cresskill, N.J.), 6'2 forward Millie Prior (New South Wales, Australia), 5'9 guard Sophia Sabino (Rumson, N.J.), and 5'10 guard Lexie Tarul (Bronx, N.Y.).
 
Up Next
Fordham hosts Fairleigh Dickinson in its home opener next Tuesday evening. This will be the first-ever meeting between Coach Gaitley and her longtime associate head coach Angelika Szumilo, now at the helm of the Knights program and assisted by four-year starter Lauren Holden. Tip-off from the Rose Hill Gym is set for 7 p.m. on ESPN+ and WFUV.