PHILADELPHIA, Pa. - Heading into the final week of the regular season, Fordham University women's basketball hits the road for the final time before tournament play, with a trip to Saint Joseph's Wednesday night.

Catch the Rams

• Wednesday's game will air live on ESPN+ and NBC Sports Philadelphia.

• Lou Orlando and Chris Carrino join the Rams on the road for the WFUV call on YouTube Live.

Matchup History

• Saint Joseph's holds a 39-15 edge in the all-time series.

• The Red Hawks won the last meeting between the teams in the Bronx earlier this season, 76-49, which snapped a six game win streak for the Rams to that point.

• Fordham is 7-3 in the last ten meetings against Saint Joseph's

Playoff Implications

• With two games left in the regular season including Wednesday, the Rams currently sit as the No. 9 seed in the A-10 standings, holding the tiebreaker over Saint Louis. 

• If that position holds, Fordham would open the A-10 tournament Thursday against the No. 8 seed, which is currently Loyola Chicago.

• The No. 10-16 seeds will play the first three games of the tournament next Wednesday.

Fordham Fast Pass

• Riding a five-game win streak into Wednesday, the Rams (12-15, 7-9 A-10) defeated Saint Louis last Wednesday, before having their last game canceled on Saturday.

• Fordham has now won 10 games this year at Rose Hill, marking the 11th consecutive season with double digit wins at home, with the exception of the Pandemic year when the Rams went 8-1 at home and played just 18 games overall.

• 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 9.7 per game, which ranks 52nd in the nation.

• Fordham is forcing opponents into 17.85 turnovers per game, tied for third best in the conference and 79th best nationally.

• The Rams place fourth in the conference in blocks per game averaging 3.7 per contest.

• Fordham's four forwards (Harris, Nyborg, Nelson, & Ly) each enter this weekend shooting 42% or better from the floor for the season.

• Taylor Donaldson continues to lead the Rams' offense, sitting first in the A-10 and 62nd in the nation in points per game (17.7) and first in three pointers made per game (2.79) which places her 17th amongst all Division I players. She also places second in the league in steals per game (2.17) placing her 84th in the country.

That Winning Feeling

• Over the course of their five game win streak, the Rams are averaging 70.8 points per game with a scoring margin of +18.3, while shooting 46.5% from the field as a team.

• Emy Hayford has shot 57% over that stretch, and 40% from beyond the arc, while averaging 16.8 points per game.

• Taya Davis is shooting 51.6% from the field while also leading the team with 12 assists.

• Three Rams are averaging over 6.5 rebounds per game, with Taylor Donaldson pacing that group with 8.3 over the last four games. Aminata Ly has averaged 7.5, and Matilda Flood has averaged 6.5.

• Fordham as a team is collecting 42.3 rebounds per game over that stretch, out rebounding opponents by 8.3/game.

Run it Back Recap

• Powered by a flashy first half that saw them shoot 57% from the field, Fordham undefeated Saint Louis, 79-64 at the Rose Hill Gym Wednesday night.

• Outscoring the Billikens 48-22 in the paint, the Rams shot just shy of 50% from the floor for the day, going 32-of-67 as a team, for a 47.8% shooting night, assisting on all but ten of those shots.

• A pair of double digit scorers led the way on offense as Emy Hayford tallied 22 points on 9-of-13 shooting (69%) including a pair of threes, while also grabbing four rebounds and dishing six assists. 

• Taylor Donaldson would score 21 along with eight rebounds, tied for the team high, while handing out four assists and nabbing two steals.

• Finishing just shy of a double double, Aminata Ly pulled down eight boards as well, including seven on the offensive end, along with a pair of steals. 

Stacking Up Against Saint Joseph's

• The A-10 leaders all season long, Saint Joseph's enters Wednesday 25-3 and 14-2 in conference play.

• St. Joe's is coming off a five point win over Rhode Island Saturday afternoon, after suffering just their second conference loss last Wednesday at VCU.

• Led by Talya Brugler on offense, four Red Hawks are averaging over 10 points per game this season, with Brugler leading the league in field goal percentage.

Next Stop

• Fordham will close the 2023-24 regular season this Saturday when they return to the Rose Hill Gym for Senior Day against La Salle.