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2016-17 Women's Basketball Roster

14 Danielle Padovano

  • Position Forward
  • Height 6-0
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Dayton, N.J.
  • Highschool South Brunswick

Biography

2016-17: Played in 31 games, including three starts, as a senior… Team captain… Finished her undergraduate degree in three years and attained a Master’s degree in Media Management in four years… Averaged 2.1 points and 1.3 rebounds, plus eight blocks, second-most on the team… Was very efficient this season, shooting 47.8% from the field and 9-of-18 from behind the arc… Finishes her career having played in the seventh-most games in school history, 121… Made three consecutive starts at the turn of the year after two starters went down with illness… Scored seven points to help the Rams rally against Manhattan (12/17)… Scored a season-high 10 points a game before her first start of the year, on 4-of-4 shooting from the field, 2-of-2 from the line, two rebounds and two assists in 18 minutes in a double overtime win over Niagara (12/22)… Played a season-high 29 minutes in the next game, against Buffalo in game one of the Fordham Holiday Classic, scoring two points, grabbing four rebounds, and dishing out two assists (12/29)… Grabbed a season-high five rebounds at Rhode Island (1/1)… Scored six points on 2-of-3 shooting from deep and matched a career-high with two blocks at George Washington (2/1)… Scored five points on 2-of-2 shooting, including one three, in a win over Massachusetts (2/11)… Scored two points in seven minutes in a win at Georgetown in round one of the postseason WNIT (3/17)… Played 17 minutes, tallying one rebound, one assist, and one block at Penn State in round two (3/19)… Served as president of the Student-Athlete Advisory Council for a second year… Named to the Atlantic 10 Commissioner’s Honor Roll.

2015-16: Played in 31 contests, including nine starts, as a junior… Averaged 4.1 points, 2.5 rebounds, and 1.3 assists per contest… Scored seven points with four rebounds and an assist, the last of seven straight games with at least one assist off the bench, at Seton Hall (12/9)… Started three games in mid-December, with at least one three-pointer and rebound in each contest, averaging 26.5 minutes per game… Scored nine points with four rebounds, three offensive, on 4-of-11 shooting to go with two assists against Duquesne (1/10)… Tallied eight points, three rebounds, and three assists in 29 minutes aagainst George Mason (1/13)… Started and played 36 minutes against La Salle, registering a season-high 10 points, plus eight rebounds (five offensive), three assists, and a block on a very efficient 3-of-4 from the field and 2-of-3 from deep (2/13)… Returned to the bench but continued to roll with six points, two rebounds, three assists and a block in 20 minutes against Saint Louis (2/21)… Finished the season in the starting lineup over the final four contests, averaging 6.3 points, 4.75 rebounds, and 2.5 assists… Pulled down a career-high 11 boards over a career-best 43 minutes, scoring nine points on 4-of-5 shooting from the field and dishing out four assists in a win over Massachusetts in round one of the A-10 Tournament… Named to the Atlantic 10 Commissioner’s Honor Roll... Served as president of Fordham's Student-Athlete Advisory Council.

2014-15: Saw action in 32 games with one start, which was the first of her career at #24/25 Syracuse (11/16)... Averaged 3.2 points and 1.0 rebounds per game while shooing 30.6 percent from three-point range and 80 percent from the free throw line... Produced then career highs in points (9), field goals (3), rebounds (4) and steals (3) in a then season-high 17 minutes at Central Connecticut (12/9)... Scored seven points and knocked down all three free throw attempts vs. Manhattan (12/14)... Nailed the game-winning three-pointer in overtime with 1.4 seconds left and scored seven points on 3-of-4 shooting vs. Richmond (1/4)... Constructed her career game at St. Bonaventure (1/11) with career highs in points (14), field goals (4), three-pointers (4) and minutes (24)... Tied a  career high with 24 minutes and scored six points on two three-pointers vs. Duquesne (1/31)... Rejected a career-high two shots vs. Dayton (2/18)... Had five points, a career-high five boards, one block and one steal vs. Richmond (3/1) in the Atlantic 10 quarterfinals... Tallied six points and four boards vs. #21/19 George Washington (3/7) in the Atlantic 10 semifinals...

2013-14: Had a solid freshman year at Rose Hill, making appearances in 27 games during her rookie campaign... Averaged 11 minutes per game, tallying 1.9 points and 1.0 rebounds per outing... Shot 40 percent from beyond the arc on the season… Scored her first four collegiate points at #13 Penn State (11/10)... Had two points and two boards against Pacific (11/17)... Scored four points against Yale (11/22)... Put up four points vs. American (11/25).. Hit the first two three-pointers of her Fordham career at Manhattan (12/21)... Had six points in the win at VCU (1/15)... Scored two points vs. George Mason (2/26)... Hit a huge three-pointer near the end of the first half against Dayton in the A-10 title game (3/9)... Named to the Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll...

Before Fordham: A four-year starter at South Brunswick High School, where she earned All-Conference honors in each of her four seasons… During her senior campaign, Padovano was named County Player of the Year and Third Team All-State after averaging 18 points and 12 rebounds per game…  Also played in the NJ All-Star Game… Garnered All-State accolades as a junior after averaging 12 points and 18 rebounds per contest on the way to South Brunswick’s first county championship in 36 years… Named MVP of the County Championship that year… An all-around athletic standout, Padovano was named All-County in track and field as a senior, finishing fourth in the state group in discus, and as a  junior, she came in 12th in the state in both discus and shot put at the New Jersey Meet of Champions… Also played three years of varsity volleyball at South Brunswick, serving as a team captain her senior year… Named the school’s Female Athlete of the Year and Scholar Athlete of the Year as a senior… Led the Central Jersey Cardinals Elite AAU Team to two second place finishes at the Boo Williams Nike Tournament… In the classroom, Padovano was a member of the National Honor Society and High Honor Roll...

Major: Graduated in just three years with a degree in Communications and Media Studies with a concentration in Media, Culture & Society... Currently enrolled in Fordham's graduate school, studying Media Management.
 

CAREER GAME HIGHS
Points: 14, at St. Bonaventure (1/11/15)
Rebounds: 11, vs. Massachusetts (3/3/16)
Assists: 4, 2x, last vs. Duquesne (3/4/16)
Steals: 3, at Central Connecticut State (12/9/14)
Blocks: 2, 3x, last at George Washington (2/1/17)
FG Made: 4, 4x, last vs. Niagara (12/22/16)
FG Attempted: 11, at Duquesne (1/10/16)
3FG Made: 4, at St. Bonaventure (1/11/15)
3FG Attempted: 7, 2x, last vs. Duquesne (3/4/16)
FT Made: 4, vs. Lafayette (11/24/15)
FT Attempted: 4, 4x, last vs. George Mason (1/13/16)

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Historical Player Information

  • 14

    2013-14Freshman

    Forward
    6'0"
    14
  • 14

    2014-15Sophomore

    Forward
    6'0"
    14
  • 14

    2015-16Junior

    Forward
    6'0"
    14
  • 14

    2016-17Senior

    Forward
    6'0"
    14