BRONX, N.Y. - Ringing in the new year with an annual tradition at Rose Hill, Fordham University women's basketball will welcome thousands of local school children for an 11 a.m. start against St. Bonaventure Wednesday morning

Catch the Rams

• Wednesday's game will be broadcast live on both ESPN+ and locally on SNY. 

• Mike Watts will have the play-by-play call alongside Andrew Posadas providing color commentary.

Matchup History

• Deadlocked in the all-time series, Fordham and St. Bonaventure sit tied at 22 wins apiece, heading into the 45th meeting between the two sides.

• The Rams are on a nine-game winning streak against the Bonnies dating back to the first of two meetings between the teams back in 2016.

Fordham Fast Pass

• Fordham enter play 5-8 (0-2 A-10), falling in the return to A-10 action with a loss to Saint Joseph's Saturday.

• The Rams sit 31st nationally in steals per game at 11.2 per game, and lead the A-10 in that category as a team.

• With three players sitting within the top-75 in the country in total steals, Emy Hayford sits second in the conference, with Taylor Donaldson and Matilda Flood tied for third most steals in the league.

• Donaldson leads that trio at 2.55 steals per game which leads the A-10, followed by Hayford and Flood who are third and fourth in the league in steals per game.

• Leading the A-10 in points per game (18.2) and steals per game as well, Donaldson ranks within the Top-75 Division I players across the nation in eight statistical categories.

• Fordham also sits 67th in turnovers forced per game (19.38), the second best mark in the A-10, and 85th in the country in turnover margin at 3.08.

• Sitting 88th in the country in blocks per game (4.0) as a team, with Rose Nelson and Matilda Flood sitting amongst the top-10 in the conference individually.

Run it Back Recap

• A strong start Saturday afternoon by the visitors saw Fordham fall to Saint Joseph's 76-49 at the Rose Hill Gym. With the loss the Rams fall to 5-8 on the year, while the Hawks improve to 12-1.

• A career best six steals in the game were part of a career day for Mandy McGurk who would lead her side for the first time this season scoring 15 points in addition to her steals.

Scouting St. Bonaventure

• A 4-8 start has seen the Bonnies win two of their last three games, including a victory over Loyola Chicago 84-72 Saturday night.

• Dani Haskell leads St. Bonaventure with 14.4 points per game on 38.7 shooting from the field.

Next Stop

Fordham heads on the road for their next two games, heading to Philadelphia for a meeting with La Salle Saturday afternoon.