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Bronx, N.Y. – The Fordham University Rams continue the 2020 Atlantic 10 season, Fordham's 117th varsity season, by hosting the University of Massachusetts Minutemen in the historic Rose Hill Gym on Saturday, February 22, at 4:00 p.m. in a game presented by TD Bank.
 
The game will be streamed live on ESPN+ with Andrew Bogusch (play-by-play) and Isis Young (color) on the call, and broadcast live on WFUV (90.7 FM) and streamed on wfuvsports.org with Dominic Capone (play-by-play) and Andrew Posadas (color) announcing.
 
Fordham enters the game with a 7-18 record, 1-12 in the Atlantic 10, and is coming off a 58-49 A-10 loss at La Salle on Wednesday night while Massachusetts is 11-15 overall on the year, 5-8 in the conference, and is coming off a 67-63 league win over Saint Louis in Amherst on Tuesday night.
 
Saturday afternoon's contest will be the 47th meeting between Fordham and Massachusetts on the hardwood. The Minutemen lead the all-time series, which started in the 1967-68 season, 29-17. The Rams have taken the past five meetings, including an 85-67 win in the Mullins Center last February 6 behind 22 points from Antwon Portley and 18 from Nick Honor.
 
Notes
• Freshman forward Joel Soriano is averaging 7.2 ppg and 9.4 rpg over the past five games.
 
• The Rams are holding their opponents to an average of 61.5 ppg, tops in the Atlantic 10, while Fordham foes have shot .406 (531-1307) from the field, also tops among A-10 teams.
 
• Fordham is 14th in the NCAA in scoring defense.
 
• Over the past 12 games, 70.1% of Fordham's scoring has come from freshmen and sophomores (446 of 636 points).
 
• On the year, freshman and sophomores are responsible for 55.9% of Fordham's points (798 of 1427).
 
• In 22 of the 25 games this season, the Rams have held their opponent to under its season scoring average.