Bronx, N.Y. – (June 14, 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 final vote - pitchers! Please make sure to vote for FIVE. The vote will last through the Wednesday.

Here is the list along with some background on each Ram: (KEY – CG – complete games, ERA – earned run average, W-L – win-loss record, SV – save, ShO – shutouts, IP – innings pitched, K - strikeout)

Carol Fischer (2002-05) Career stats: 29 CG, 2.48 ERA, 42-35 W-L, 6 SVs, 7 ShO, 471.1 IP, 282 Ks A10 Academic All-Conference (2005) A10 Regular Season Champion (2005) Career ranks: Wins (7^th), IP (6^th), Ks (7^th), ShO (T-8^th), SVs (4^th), ERA (6^th)	Sara Kinney (2004-07) Career stats: 70 CG, 2.18 ERA, 75-47 W-L, 15 SVs, 18 ShO, 770.0 IP, 680 Ks A10 Rookie of the Year (2004) A10 Pitcher of the Year (2005) 1^st Team All-A10 (2005) 2^nd Team All-A10 (2006) 2^nd Team NFCA All-Region (2005) A10 All-Championship Team (2004) A10 Regular Season Champion (2005) Career ranks: CG (2^nd), Wins (2^nd), IP (2^nd), Ks (2^nd), ShO (2^nd), SVs (1^st), ERA (5^th) Single season records: SVs (6 – 2004) Fordham Athletics Hall of Fame (2013)
Nicole Ayres (2007-08) Career stats: 13 CG, 3.02 ERA, 28-14 W-L, 3 SVs, 3 ShO, 271.0 IP, 268 Ks A10 Rookie of the Year (2007) A10 All-Rookie Team (2007) 2^nd Team All-A10 (2007) 2^nd Team NFCA All-Region (2007) Career ranks: Wins (9^th), Ks (8^th)	Chelsea Plimpton (2009-11) Career stats: 34 CG, 1.96 ERA, 40-16 W-L, 3 SVs, 11 ShO, 411.2 IP, 322 Ks Member of the 2010 team that led NCAA in team ERA (1.34) A10 Champion (2011) A10 Regular Season Champion (2011) Career ranks: CG (9^th), Wins (8^th), IP (8^th), Ks (6^th), ShO (6^th), ERA (4^th)
Jen Mineau (2009-12) Career stats: 105 CG, 1.42 ERA, 101-45 W-L, 12 SVs, 41 ShO, 974.1 IP, 1,390 Ks 2x NFCA/ESPN All-American (2010, 2011) CoSIDA Academic All-American (2011) A10 All-Rookie Team (2009) 1^st Team All-A10 (2010, 2011, 2012) 2^nd Team All-A10 (2009) A10 Academic All-Conference (2010, 2012) A10 Championship Most Outstanding Player (2011) A10 All-Championship Team (2010, 2011, 2012) 1^st Team NFCA All-Region (2010, 2011, 2012) A10 Champion (2011) A10 Regular Season Champion (2011) Career ranks: CG (1^st), Wins (1^st), IP (1^st), Ks (1^st), ShO (1^st), ERA (1^st), SVs (2^nd) Single season records: Wins (34 – 2010), Ks (503 – 2010), ShO (15 – 2010, 2011), ERA (1.04 – 2010) Fordham Athletics Hall of Fame (2019)	Michele Daubman (2012-15) Career stats: 35 CG, 3.26 ERA, 51-34 W-L, 3 SVs, 13 ShO, 500.0 IP, 259 Ks CoSIDA Academic All-American (2014) A10 Pitcher of the Year (2014) 1^st Team All-A10 (2014) A10 Academic All-Conference (2013, 2014, 2015) A10 Championship Most Outstanding Player (2014) A10 All-Championship Team (2014) 1^st Team NFCA All-Region (2013) 2^nd Team NFCA All-Region (2014) A10 Champion (2013, 2014, 2015) A10 Regular Season Champion (2014) Career ranks: CG (T-7^th), Wins (4^th), IP (5^th), Ks (9^th), ShO (T-4^th)
Rachel Gillen (2014-16) Career stats: 39 CG, 3.29 ERA, 48-25 W-L, 2 SVs, 13 ShO, 467.2 IP, 470 Ks 1^st Team All-A10 (2015) 1^st Team NFCA All-Region (2015) A10 Championship Most Outstanding Player (2015, 2016) A10 All-Championship Team (2015, 2016) A10 Champion (2014, 2015, 2016) A10 Regular Season Champion (2014, 2016) Career ranks: CG (5^th), Wins (T-5^th), IP (7^th), Ks (4^th), ShO (T-4^th)	Lauren Quense (2014-18) Career stats: 37 CG, 3.25 ERA, 48-37 W-L, 9 ShO, 550.0 IP, 328 Ks A10 Pitcher of the Year (2017) 1^st Team All-A10 (2017) 2^nd Team All-A10 (2016) 1^st Team NFCA All-Region (2017) A10 All-Championship Team (2016, 2017) A10 Champion (2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018) A10 Regular Season Champion (2014, 2016, 2017) Career ranks: CG (6^th), Wins (T-5^th), IP (4^th), Ks (5^th), ShO (7^th)
Madie Aughinbaugh (2017-21) Career stats: 66 CG, 2.59 ERA, 67-37 W-L, 5 SVs, 14 ShO, 667.2 IP, 482 Ks A10 Pitcher of the Year (2019) A10 All-Rookie Team (2017) 1^st Team All-A10 (2019) 2^nd Team All-A10 (2018) A10 Academic All-Conference (2021) 3^rd Team NFCA All-Region (2017, 2018, 2019, 2021) A10 Championship Most Outstanding Player (2018) A10 All-Championship Team (2017, 2018, 2019, 2021) A10 Champion (2017, 2018) A10 Regular Season Champion (2017, 2019) Career ranks: CG (3^rd), Wins (3^rd), IP (3^rd), Ks (3^rd), ShO (3^rd), SVs (T-5^th), ERA (8^th)