NEW YORK – Returning to the friendly confines of the Rose Hill Gymnasium for the fourth time this season, Fordham University women's basketball hosts Siena in a Saturday night showdown at 7:30 p.m.

Turn Up and Tune In

The Rams take on the Saints live on ESPN+ with Connell McShane and Andrew Posadas on the call. WFUV will carry the radio call with Madi Debele and Ben Oppenheimer on the call.

Matchup Notes

With the Rams still seeking their first win in the all-time series with Siena, this will be the ninth meeting between the two programs, and just the third since 1990. Playing one another in six games over five years while Fordham was a member of the MAAC, the Rams and Saints did not square off for 20 years, until 2010, before another 13-year hiatus prior to last season's meeting, a three-point loss Upstate in Loudonville.

Coach Mitchell looks to defeat one of her former teams, having spent two seasons in the early part of her coaching career as an assistant at Siena, winning 36 games over her two seasons with the Saints, including 21 in MAAC play.

About Siena

Still seeking their first win of the young season, Siena enters Saturday at 0-3, falling to Army West Point at home, before road losses at Washington and Penn. Leading the Saints in minutes played and points per game, Ahniysha Jackson is averaging 34.0 minutes per game and 14.7 points per game.

Rams at a Glance

• Despite playing in just three of the Rams first five games of the year, Taylor Donaldson leads the Rams with 49 points scored on the year, averaging 16.3 points per game and 2.7 steals per game, while sitting second on the team with 4.3 rebounds per game as well.
• Irene Murua has been a key addition for the Maroon and White on offense, shooting 44 % from the field while averaging 9.4 points per game, and leads the team with 6.0 rebounds per game, pulling down 18 of her 30 rebounds on the offensive side of the court.
• Taya Davis has helped control the Fordham offense, dishing out 3.8 assists per game, while also posting 1.8 steals per game including a career-high five against Adelphi in the season opener.
• Sitting sixth in the conference, Fordham is averaging 9.4 steals per game, collecting a season-best 13 on two occasions against Adelphi and Cal St. Fullerton in the first two games of the campaign.
• The Rams have gotten themselves a number of second chance opportunities on the year, posting 13.0 offensive rebounds per game through the first five games of the season.

Taking the early lead in the first half, an offensive barrage in the third quarter saw Fordham fall to Manhattan Wednesday night in the Battle of the Bronx.

Fordham tallied five of the first six makes from the floor to pull ahead early, but a resurgent Manhattan team would extend a run through the first two quarters to draw level, and sink a three at the buzzer to lead by three points at the half. Both teams would nearly double their point totals out of the break, with Manhattan holding a 41-37 advantage in second-half points, with the Jaspers holding off Fordham in the closing stages. 

The Rams fall to 2-3 on the year, while the Jaspers improve to 4-1, winning their fourth straight game. Donaldson led the Rams with 20 points including six-makes from beyond the arc, with Amiyah Ferguson joining her in double figures with 11 and leading the rebounding efforts with six boards. Rose Nelson collected six rebounds as well while tallying nine points on 4-of-4 from the floor, as did Murua who finished with nine points along with five boards. 

Next Stop

The Maroon and White will have a bit of a break for Thanksgiving, before returning to the hardwood at the Rose Hill Gymnasium on Saturday, Dec. 1 to host LIU in a cross-borough battle at 2:30 p.m. on ESPN+..