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Women's Basketball Ethan Cardona

Women's Basketball Heads to St. Bonaventure Sunday Afternoon

The Rams will look to sweep the season series after defeating the Bonnies last month at Rose Hill

Women's Basketball Ethan Cardona

Women's Basketball Heads to St. Bonaventure Sunday Afternoon

The Rams will look to sweep the season series after defeating the Bonnies last month at Rose Hill

OLEAN, N.Y - Looking to build off back to back wins at the Rose Hill Gym last week, Fordham University women's basketball returns to action Sunday afternoon in Upstate New York as they take on St. Bonaventure at 1:00 p.m.

Catch the Rams

  • Saturday's game will air live on ESPN+ from the Reilly Center at St. Bonaventure.

  • Joining the Rams on the road, WFUV's Julia Moss and Kris Pursiainen will have the radio call of the game on YouTube Live.

Matchup History

  • Fordham holds a slight edge in the all-time series 23-22, and are riding a 10-game win streak against the Bonnies heading into the weekend.

  • Having faced one another early this season, Fordham emerged victorious when the two met at the Rose Hill Gym just over a month ago on Jan. 3, with the Rams winning 65-57.

Fordham Fast Pass

  • Coming off two straight wins at the Rose Hill Gym, the Rams (9-15, 4-9 A-10) look to make it three straight after having a bye in the midweek.

  • Continuing to sit amongst the national leaders in steals per game, the Rams have led the A-10 conference all season, entering the weekend averaging 9.9 per game, which ranks 51st in the nation.

  • Fordham is forcing opponents into 17.96 turnovers per game, tied for third best in the conference and 83rd best nationally.

  • The Rams place fourth in the conference in blocks per game averaging 3.6 per contest.

  • Fordham's trio of forwards (Nyborg, Nelson, & Ly) each enter this weekend shooting 50% or better from the floor for the season.

  • Taylor Donaldson continues to lead the Rams' offense, sitting first in the A-10 and 66th in the nation in points per game (17.8) and first in three pointers made per game (2.82) which places her 19th amongst all Division I players. She also places second in the league in steals per game (2.18) and 79th in the country.

Run it Back Recap

  • Taking the lead early and never looking back, Fordham defeated UMass 64-50 at the Rose Hill Gym Saturday afternoon. 

  • Taylor Donaldson would tally a double-double in the victory scoring 16 points and adding 10 rebounds

  • Emy Hayford paced the Rams on the scoring front, with 17 points on 7-of-10 shooting and 3-of-5 from three-point land.

  • Aminata Ly would score six points while pulling down eight rebounds and nabbing three steals, tied for the most of the day with Matilda Flood.

Battling Bonnies

  • Entering the weekend 4-20 (1-12 A-10) St. Bonaventure is coming off a 66-50 loss to Duquesne Wednesday night and are playing their second straight game at home.

  • Dani Haskell leads the Bonnies averaging 12.7 points per game and sits seecond on the team in steals and third in assists.

  • Nadechka Laccen and Isabellah Middleton are each averaging over 10.0 points per game and sit nearly tied with one another in steals and assists as well.

Next Stop

  • Fordham will return home to the Rose Hill Gym Wednesday for a meeting with St. Louis at 7:00 p.m.

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Players Mentioned

Matilda Flood

#1 Matilda Flood

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5' 9"
Senior
Emy Hayford

#8 Emy Hayford

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5' 8"
Graduate Student
Aminata Ly

#24 Aminata Ly

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6' 4"
Redshirt Senior
Taylor Donaldson

#3 Taylor Donaldson

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5' 10"
Senior

Players Mentioned

Matilda Flood

#1 Matilda Flood

5' 9"
Senior
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Emy Hayford

#8 Emy Hayford

5' 8"
Graduate Student
G
Aminata Ly

#24 Aminata Ly

6' 4"
Redshirt Senior
C
Taylor Donaldson

#3 Taylor Donaldson

5' 10"
Senior
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