2017–18 Fordham Rams women's basketball team

2017–18 Fordham Rams women's basketball
Fordham Holiday Classic Champions
WNIT, Third Round
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
Record24–10 (12–4 A-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaRose Hill Gymnasium
Seasons
2017–18 Atlantic 10 women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Dayton 15 1   .938 23 7   .767
Duquesne 13 3   .813 25 8   .758
Fordham 12 4   .750 24 10   .706
George Mason 11 5   .688 24 10   .706
George Washington 10 6   .625 19 14   .576
Saint Joseph's 10 6   .625 19 15   .559
Saint Louis 9 7   .563 17 16   .515
Richmond 8 8   .500 14 17   .452
Davidson 7 9   .438 12 18   .400
UMass 6 10   .375 14 16   .467
La Salle 3 13   .188 8 22   .267
St. Bonaventure 3 13   .188 8 22   .267
VCU 4 12   .250 7 22   .241
Rhode Island 1 15   .063 3 27   .100
2018 A10 Tournament winner
As of 22 March 2018
Rankings from AP poll

The 2017–18 Fordham Rams women's basketball team represented Fordham University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Rams were led by seventh-year head coach Stephanie Gaitley. They were members of the Atlantic 10 Conference and played their home games at the Rose Hill Gymnasium.[1][2][3] They finished the season 24–10, 12–4 in A-10 play to finish in third place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the A-10 women's tournament, where they lost to Saint Joseph's. They received an at-large bid to the Women's National Invitation Tournament, where they defeated Harvard and Drexel in the first and second rounds before losing to Virginia Tech in the third round.

Media

Fordham Rams Sports Network

Fordham Rams games will be broadcast on WFUV Sports and streamed online through the Fordham Portal. Most home games will also be featured on the A-10 Digital Network. Select games will be televised.

Roster

2017–18 Fordham Rams women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Zara Jillings 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Westlake Girls Auckland, New Zealand
G 2 Lauren Holden 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Jr Lower Cape May Regional Cape May, NJ
G 3 Katie McLoughlin 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr The Ursuline School Yonkers, NY
F 5 G'mrice Davis 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Girard College Philadelphia, PA
G 10 Breanna Cavanaugh 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS Fr Blair Academy
California
Allamuchy, NJ
F 11 Johanna Klug 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Theodor-Heuss-Gymnasium Nördlingen, Germany
G 12 Asnate Fomina 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Riga Secondary School No. 49 Riga, Latvia
C 14 Vilisi Tavui 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Fr Lelean Memorial Nausori, Fiji
G 15 Ralene Kwiatkowski 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Carolina Day School Asheville, NC
G 20 Kendell Heremaia 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr St. Peter's Whangārei, New Zealand
G 21 Lauren Murphy 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Northwest Catholic West Hartford, CT
F/C 23 Halei Gillis 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Fr Carolina Day School Asheville, NC
F 34 Mary Goulding 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Rangiora
Gillette College
Rangiora, New Zealand
F 42 Kristen Ryan 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Archbishop John Carroll Malvern, PA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/03/2017*
4:30 pm
Hofstra
Puerto Rico Relief Exhibition
L 46–55 
Rose Hill Gymnasium 
Bronx, NY
11/05/2017*
2:00 pm
Post W 83–33 
Rose Hill Gymnasium 
Bronx, NY
Non-conference regular season
11/10/2017*
5:00 pm
UMBC W 55–46  1–0
Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,923)
Bronx, NY
11/16/2017*
11:00 am, ACCN Extra
at Boston College L 52–55  1–1
Conte Forum (2,563)
Chestnut Hill, MA
11/19/2017*
2:00 pm, ESPN3
at Albany L 52–59 OT 1–2
SEFCU Arena (1,209)
Albany, NY
11/24/2017*
7:00 pm
Northern Colorado W 48–33  2–2
Rose Hill Gymnasium (259)
Bronx, NY
11/29/2017*
7:00 pm
at Manhattan
Battle of the Bronx
W 54–48  3–2
Draddy Gymnasium (149)
Riverdale, NY
12/03/2017*
2:00 pm
Pittsburgh W 58–55  4–2
Rose Hill Gymnasium (804)
Bronx, NY
12/06/2017*
6:00 pm, BTN
at Penn State L 60–65  4–3
Bryce Jordan Center (2,390)
University Park, PA
12/09/2017*
1:00 pm
Iona W 78–48  5–3
Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,578)
Bronx, NY
12/12/2017*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at St. John's
Rivalry
W 67–64 2OT 6–3
Carnesecca Arena (587)
Queens, NY
12/17/2017*
2:00 pm
Bucknell W 71–62  7–3
Rose Hill Gymnasium (883)
Bronx, NY
12/20/2017*
7:00 pm
No. 11 UCLA L 30–67  7–4
Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,327)
Bronx, NY
12/28/2017*
1:00 pm
Hartford
Fordham Holiday Classic semifinals
W 69–44  8–4
Rose Hill Gymnasium (832)
Bronx, NY
12/29/2017*
3:30 pm
UC Davis
Fordham Holiday Classic championship
W 70–62  9–4
Rose Hill Gymnasium (862)
Bronx, NY
Atlantic 10 regular season
12/31/2017
2:00 pm
George Washington W 61–50  10–4 (1–0)
Rose Hill Gymnasium (905)
Bronx, NY
01/03/2018
5:00 pm
at UMass W 62–51  11–4 (2–0)
Mullins Center (364)
Amherst, MA
01/06/2018
1:00 pm, CBSSN
Saint Louis W 66–63  12–4 (3–0)
Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,805)
Bronx, NY
01/10/2018
12:00 pm
Davidson W 66–58  13–4 (4–0)
Rose Hill Gymnasium (2,435)
Bronx, NY
01/14/2018
1:00 pm
at VCU W 64–54  14–4 (5–0)
Siegel Center (619)
Richmond, VA
01/17/2018
7:00 pm
Dayton L 62–63  14–5 (5–1)
Rose Hill Gymnasium (874)
Bronx, NY
01/21/2018
2:00 pm
at Richmond W 43–38  15–5 (6–1)
Robins Center (854)
Richmond, VA
01/25/2018
7:00 pm
St. Bonaventure W 72–48  16–5 (7–1)
Rose Hill Gymnasium (801)
Bronx, NY
01/28/2018
2:00 pm
at George Mason W 67–62  17–5 (8–1)
EagleBank Arena (2,380)
Fairfax, VA
01/31/2018
12:00 pm, NBCSN
at Saint Louis L 85–91 2OT 17–6 (8–2)
Chaifetz Arena (4,320)
St. Louis, MO
02/04/2018
2:00 pm
Rhode Island W 76–64  18–6 (9–2)
Rose Hill Gymnasium (935)
Bronx, NY
02/10/2018
2:00 pm
at Davidson W 58–45  19–6 (10–2)
John M. Belk Arena (485)
Davidson, NC
02/13/2018
7:00 pm
La Salle W 66–45  20–6 (11–2)
Rose Hill Gymnasium (967)
Bronx, NY
02/18/2018
2:00 pm
at Dayton L 54–79  20–7 (11–3)
UD Arena (3,357)
Dayton, OH
02/21/2018
7:00 pm
at Duquesne W 51–43  21–7 (12–3)
Palumbo Center (707)
Pittsburgh, PA
02/24/2018
2:00 pm
Saint Joseph's L 50–52  21–8 (12–4)
Rose Hill Gymnasium (2,366)
Bronx, NY
Atlantic 10 Women's Tournament
02/27/2018
7:00 pm
(3) (14) Rhode Island
First Round
W 75–53  22–8
Rose Hill Gymnasium (662)
Bronx, NY
03/02/2018
7:00 pm
(3) vs. (6) Saint Joseph's
Quarterfinals
L 49–52  22–9
Richmond Coliseum 
Richmond, VA
WNIT
03/16/2018*
7:00 pm
Harvard
First Round
W 65–47  23–9
Rose Hill Gymnasium (558)
Bronx, NY
03/18/2018*
4:00 pm
at Drexel
Second Round
W 63–60  24–9
Daskalakis Athletic Center (505)
Philadelphia, PA
03/22/2018*
7:00 pm
at Virginia Tech
Third Round
L 50–81  24–10
Cassell Coliseum (950)
Blacksburg, VA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

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(RV)   Received Votes
(NR)   Not Ranked

See also

References

  1. ^ "2016-17 Women's Basketball Media Guide - Fordham University" (PDF). Fordhamsports.com. Retrieved November 3, 2017.
  2. ^ Jane McManus. "Fordham Rams Women's Basketball - Rams News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More". ESPN. Retrieved November 3, 2017.
  3. ^ Fordham Lady Rams. "Fordham Lady Rams on Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games". Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved November 3, 2017.
  4. ^ "2017–18 Women's Basketball Schedule - Fordham University". Fordhamsports.com. Retrieved November 3, 2017.