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Bronx, N.Y. – Fordham volleyball (1-1) remains on the road for Wednesday afternoon's 4 p.m. meeting at St. Francis Brooklyn (2-1).
Ramses Challenge
Fordham Athletics has a new fundraising challenge this year across all sports; fans can pledge support for their favorite teams in the Ramses Challenge, making a recurring donation for every set that Fordham Volleyball wins this season!
Click here to be a part of the challenge! The Rams won 46 sets last year and are up to 5 so far through two matches!
Last Time Out
Fordham split its opening two contests, a five-set win over Quinnipiac and a five-set loss to Stony Brook, over the weekend. The Rams were led on offense by
Whitley Moody and
Audrey Brown, who racked up 43 and 40 kills, respectively, while the defense averaged 2.2 blocks per set. Fordham overcame a 2-1 deficit in the season opener to take victory from the Bobcats, but fell to a three-set rally from the host Seawolves on Sunday.
Audrey Brown Named A-10 Rookie of the Week
The Birmingham, Mich. native dazzled in her opening weekend, notching 40 kills while hitting far and away a team-high .395, 14 digs, and nine blocks, to become the fifth Ram in program history to earn the year's first conference
weekly Rookie accolade.
Series History
Fordham leads the all-time series, 13-4, since 1979, one of the program's first years of existence. The Rams are 2-2 in Brooklyn Heights but haven't won downtown since 1994. The last time the Terriers hosted, they won in five sets in 2016. Currently, Fordham is on a three-match win streak, including a sweep at home last year in the opening match of the Rose Hill Classic.
2021 Season Review
Fordham made program history last November when it won multiple Atlantic 10 Championship matches and made the final, finishing runner-up, all firsts for the Rams. The Rams finished 10-20 overall and 5-11 in conference play, taking the sixth-seed and defeating Saint Louis and VCU to set up a date with champion Dayton.
Whitley Moody was named Second Team All-Conference while the duo of
Megan Brzozowski and
Mallory Lipski earned spots on the All-Championship squad.
2022 Season Preview
The Rams saw four Rams graduate, including
Bella Ureña, who had the second-most kills on the team a year ago, and two others depart the program, but return a large chunk of the team's production while adding a five-player recruiting class. Meanwhile, on the sidelines,
Alyssa Kaufman was elevated to associate head coach after three years with the program.
Fordham have an 11-match nonconference slate, featuring the 19
th Rose Hill Classic as well as tournaments at North Dakota and Yale. The 2022 conference schedule features 18 matches with all but two taking place as a two-match series either home or away on Fridays and Saturdays. Only the series against Rhode Island is a home & home. New A-10 addition, Loyola Chicago, will host the Rams on September 30
th and October 1
st. The 2022 Atlantic 10 Championship will be hosted by Saint Louis.
USMC/AVCA Team Academic Award
For the third straight year and fourth time in the last five years, the Rams earned a United States Marine Corps/American Volleyball Coaches Association
Team Academic award, holding a 3.3 GPA or above for the entire 2021-22 academic year. 12 student-athletes also saw placement on the Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll, which requires a 3.0 GPA or better for the year.
Atlantic 10 Preseason Poll
The league's head coaches voted on the annual preseason poll and Fordham was picked to finish seventh. Dayton was selected to successfully defend its title, garnering eight first-place votes, with VCU getting the other two votes and picked second, followed by newcomers Loyola Chicago in third.
Next Up
Fordham hosts Fairleigh Dickinson, Niagara, and Penn for the 19
th Rose Hill Classic this Friday and Saturday. The Rams will open things up on Friday against FDU at 11 a.m. before playing Niagara at 6 p.m. On Saturday, Fordham will take the court in the middle game, against Penn at 2 p.m.
