BRONX, N.Y. – Fordham women's basketball will kick off their 2026-27 season by hosting Niagara on Monday night in Rose Hill Gymnasium. Tip-off will come at 6 p.m.
The game will be broadcasted on ESPN+ with radio coverage also available on WFUV.
The Rams will enter the new season with a new head coach at the helm.
Neil Harrow will take the reins for his first game as Fordham's head coach. Harrow comes off of a 2025-26 season in which he led the LIU Sharks to a 21-11 record, and a trip to the NEC title game. Harrow will look to help the Rams build on a 2025-26 season that saw them finish at 10-20.
The History
It will be the fifth all-time meeting between the Rams and Purple Eagles. Fordham leads the all-time series 3-1, and has won each of the past three meetings. The Rams won the latest meeting on November 26, 2025 by a score of 70-47. The lone Niagara win came in the two programs' first meeting on February 3, 1990.
Quick Hitters
- The Rams roster is highlighted by seven returners and seven newcomers on the 2026-27 squad. The Rams will return 54% of their minutes from the previous season.
- Ugne Sirtautaite, will help hold down the frontcourt in her senior campaign. Sirtautaite returns to Fordham after a junior season in which she averaged 7.5 PPG, good for second on the team in scoring.
- Lakresha Edwards joins the crop of returning players for the Rams in 2026-27. Edwards was dynamic in the backcourt for Fordham in her junior campaign, averaging 7.3 PPG and converting a team-high 43 triples. Edwards scored in double figures on 11 different occasions in 2025-26, highlighted by a 24-point eruption with six threes against Duquesne.
- New head coach Neil Harrow will be coaching his first game at the helm of Fordham on Monday, but it will not be his first time coaching in Rose Hill Gym. Harrow and the LIU Sharks travelled to face Fordham on November 30, 2025. The Rams defeated Harrow's squad in that game by a score of 72-51.
- It will be a battle of new head coaches, as Niagara's Tiara Johnson will coach her first game at the helm of the Purple Eagles.
Coming Soon
Following Monday's opener, the Rams will host St. Thomas Aquinas on Thursday, November 5. Tip-off will come at 5 p.m.
