Bronx, N.Y. – (June 11, 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! Time for the designated player vote! Please make sure to vote for TWO. The vote will last through the weekend.

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)

KC Crowder (1998-2000) Career stats: 118 GP, .346 AVG/.444 SLG/.395 OBP, 25 R, 112 H, 29 2B, 36 RBI, 28 BB 2^nd Team NFCA All-Region (1999) Led A10 with a .415 batting average in 1999 Career ranks – AVG (4^th)	Jaime Giguere (2001-04) Career stats: 212 GP, .237 AVG/.343 SLG/.321 OBP, 45 R, 130 H, 28 2B, 10 HR, 63 RBI, 57 BB 2^nd Team NFCA All-Region (2003) A10 Rookie of the Week once (2001)
Lisa Busciacco (2003-06) Career stats: 197 GP, .272 AVG/.416 SLG/.360 OBP, 39 R, 136 H, 31 2B, 13 HR, 92 RBI, 63 BB A10 Player of the Week once (2006) 2^nd Team All-A10 (2006) A10 Academic All-Conference (2006) A10 Regular Season Champion (2005)	Mary Beth Puccio (2006-09) Career stats: 199 GP, .294 AVG/.441 SLG/.346 OBP, 84 R, 154 H, 29 2B, 14 HR, 111 RBI, 40 BB CoSIDA Academic All-American (2008) A10 Student-Athlete of the Year (2009) All-A10 Honorable Mention (2008, 2009) A10 All-Championship Team (2008) A10 Academic All-Conference (2009)
Nicole Callahan (2009-12) Career stats: 166 GP, .302 AVG/.381 SLG/.351 OBP, 51 R, 149 H, 22 2B, 5 HR, 59 RBI, 35 BB A10 Player of the Week once (2012) 2^nd Team NFCA All-Region (2011) A10 Champion (2011) A10 Regular Season Champion (2011)	Paige Ortiz (2012-15) Career stats: 222 GP, .255 AVG/.446 SLG/.312 OBP, 58 R, 164 H, 19 2B, 34 HR, 118 RBI, 50 BB, .980 FLD% A10 All-Rookie Team (2012) 1^st Team All-A10 (2012) A10 Championship Most Outstanding Player (2013) A10 All-Championship Team (2013) A10 Regular Season Champion (2014) 3x A10 Champion (2013, 2014, 2015) Career Ranks – HRs (7^th), RBI (9^th)