Bronx, N.Y. – (June 7, 2021) - As the Atlantic 10 Conference celebrates its 45^th anniversary, this season also marks a special occasion for Fordham Athletics, marking the 25^th anniversary of joining the Atlantic 10.

Fordham has seen some outstanding student-athletes come through the Rose Hill gates over the last 25 years, and to mark that window in history, the Rams will be announcing 25^th anniversary teams of each Atlantic 10 sponsored sport. In deciding those teams, Fordham fans will vote on who the best of the best over the last 25 years is on FordhamSports.com.

Next up in our team vote is the one with the most A-10 success: softball! We continue with the rest of the right side of the infield with the second base vote, please make sure to vote for TWO. The vote will last through Wednesday.

Here is the list along with some background on each Ram: (KEY – GP – games played, AVG – batting average, SLG % - slugging percentage, OBP - on base percentage, R – runs, H – hits, 2B – doubles, 3B – triples, HR – home runs, RBI – runs batted in, SB – stolen bases, BB – walks, FLD% - fielding percentage)

Amy Jones (2001-04) Career stats: 190 GP, .230 AVG/.305 SLG/.287 OBP, 42 R, 83 H, 11 2B, 8 3B, 20 RBI, 17 SB, .916 FLD% Career ranks – 3B (T-9^th)	Beckah Wiggins (2008-11) Career stats: 180 GP, .287 AVG/.492 SLG/.349 OBP, 75 R, 140 H, 23 2B, 7 3B, 21 HR, 104 RBI, 38 BB, 18 SB, .971 FLD% A10 Player of the Year (2010) 1^st Team All-A10 (2010) A10 All-Championship Team (2009, 2011) 1^st Team NFCA All-Region (2010) A10 Academic All-Conference (2011) A10 Champion (2011) A10 Regular Season Champion (2011) Single season record for RBI (60 – 2010) Single game records for HRs (3) and RBI (9)
Brianna Turgeon (2012-15) Career stats: 169 GP, .254 AVG/.407 SLG/.352 OBP, 58 R, 106 H, 15 2B, 15 HR, 73 RBI, 64 BB, .945 FLD% A10 All-Rookie Team (2012) A10 All-Championship Team (2013) 3x A10 Champion (2013, 2014, 2015) A10 Regular Season Champion (2014)	Amy Van Hoven (2014-17) Career stats: 214 GP, .349 AVG/.451 SLG/.397 OBP, 164 R, 245 H, 40 2B, 10 3B, 4 HR, 96 RBI, 47 BB, 49 SB, .939 FLD% A10 All-Rookie Team (2014) 1^st Team All-A10 (2014, 2015) 3^rd Team NFCA All-Region (2015) A10 Academic All-Conference (2016) 4x A10 Champion (2014, 2015, 2016, 2017) 3x A10 Regular Season Champion (2014, 2016, 2017) Career ranks – AVG (3^rd), Hits (5^th), Runs (4^th), 2B (T-5^th), 3B (5^th), SB (6^th)
Jess Hughes (2016-17) Career stats: 120 GP, .361 AVG/.565 SLG/.490 OBP, 120 R, 131 H, 18 2B, 7 3B, 14 HR, 62 RBI, 90 BB, 59 SB, .933 FLD% A10 Rookie of the Year (2016) A10 All-Rookie Team (2016) 1^st Team All-A10 (2016, 2017) A10 All-Championship Team (2017) 1^st Team NFCA All-Region (2017) 3^rd Team NFCA All-Region (2016) 2x A10 Champion (2016, 2017) 2x A10 Regular Season Champion (2016, 2017) Career ranks – AVG (2^nd), OBP (1^st), Runs (10^th), SLG (6^th), Walks (6^th), SB (5^th) Single season records – Runs (64 – 2017), Walks (53 – 2017), SB (36 – 2016), OBP (.510 – 2017)	Sarah Taffet (2019-present) Career stats: 118 GP, .256 AVG/.422 SLG/.337 OBP, 15 2B, 6 3B, 8 HR, 45 RBI, 38 BB, .895 FLD% A10 All-Rookie Team (2019) 2^nd Team All-A10 (2021) A10 Regular Season Champion (2019) A10 Champion (2019)