BRONX, N.Y. – The mascot of the 2026 Winter Olympics is a stoat. Stoats are highly energetic predators, known for their incredible speed, agility, and relentless hunting style, often using a zig-zag pattern to locate prey. Today Fordham grad student guard
Dejour Reaves did his best stoat impression, zig-zagging through the Davidson defense to score a game-high 21 points and lead Fordham to a 63-59 Atlantic 10 win over the Wildcats in the historic Rose Hill Gym.
With the win, the Rams' fourth in a row, Fordham improves to 16-12 overall, 7-8 in the Atlantic 10, while Davidson falls to 16-11, 7-7 in the conference.
Reaves was 6-for-10 from the field and 9-for-10 from the charity stripe for his 21 points and he added four rebounds, two assists and two steals. Senior guard
Christian Henry also finished in double figures for the Rams with eleven points to go with six assists and three rebounds while junior forward
Rikus Schulte was just shy of a double-double, scoring nine points, grabbing nine rebounds and adding three steals.
How it Happened
• The Rams led by seven at the break, 29-22, and opened the second half with a Henry jumper and an
Akira Jacobs three to take their biggest lead of the day, 34-22, two minutes into the half.
• The Wildcats then went on a 17-6 run, aided by four three-pointers, to cut the Fordham lead to one, 40-39, with 11:55 remaining.
• A
Marcus Greene three 20 seconds later put the Rams lead by to four, 43-39, and started an 8-0 spurt as Fordham took a 48-39 lead with 8:56 left.
• Davidson again came back, cutting the Fordham advantage to two four times over the next six minutes, the final time at 56-54 with 2:39 on the clock.
• Six straight Ram points put Fordham up six, 62-54, with 43 seconds remaining but the Wildcats were fouled shooting a three six seconds later and hit all three free throws to make it a three-point game, 60-57, but that was as close as Davidson would get.
Notes
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Dejour Reaves has scored in double figures in all 27 games he has appeared in this year.
• Reaves recorded his second straight 20-point game and his seventh of the season.
• Reaves is averaging 21.5 ppg in two games with Davidson this year.
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Christian Henry has dished out six or more assists in 12 games this season.
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Rikus Schulte led the Rams in rebounding for the 20th time this year.
• The four-game Atlantic 10 winning streak for the Rams is the longest since the 2022-23 team won five in a row and the longest current winning streak among A-10 teams.
• The Rams won despite being outrebounded, 33-31.
• It was only the eighth game this year that Fordham has been outrebounded.
• Fordham entered the game leading the Atlantic 10 in scoring defense (64.9) and held Davidson to 14 points below its season average.
By the Numbers
10 - Steals by Fordham, the fourth time the Rams recorded double figures in steals this year.
+16 – The +/- for
Rikus Schulte in the game.
21.3 –
Dejour Reaves' scoring average over the past three games.
23 – Points off turnovers for the Rams (compared to just three for the Wildcats).
32 – Points in the paint for Fordham (compared to 14 for Davidson).
32 – Career 20-point games for
Dejour Reaves.
724 – All-time wins in the Rose Hill Gym for Fordham.
1,593 – All-time wins for the Rams.
What's Next?
• After a week off, the Rams continue Atlantic 10 play by traveling to Richmond, Va., to take on the VCU Rams on Saturday, February 28, at 12:30 p.m.
• It will be the 18th meeting between Fordham and VCU on the hardwood.
• VCU leads the all-time series, 16-1, and has won the past nine meetings.
• VCU won this year's first meeting, 63-59 on February 3 in the Rose Hill Gym behind 17 points from Lazar Djokovic while
Dejour Reaves led all scorers for the Rams with 21.
