2016-17 Fordham Women's Basketball
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2013-14 Atlantic 10 Champions 2016-17 Fordham Women’s Basketball Assistant Sports Information Director (Women's Basketball Contact): Ryan Uhlich Email: [email protected] | Office: 718-817-4240 | Cell: 201-873-6616 | Fax: 718-817-4244 Game 3 - Preseason WNIT Consolation Bracket MEDIA INFORMATION Bronx, N.Y. - Rose Hill Gymnasium Watch: A-10 Digital Network Mike Watts - Play-by-Play Little Rock Trojans (1-2, 0-0 Sun Belt) Kenny Ducey - Color vs. WFUVSports.org Fordham Rams (1-1, 0-0 A-10) Listen: Tom Terzulli - Play-by-Play Joe Marie - Color Saturday, November 19 2016 - 12 p.m. Matt Breen - Producer # Name Pos. Yr. Ht. Notes Live Stats: http://www.sidearmstats.com/ford- 2 Lauren Holden So. G 5-5 Team-high 12 pts vs. Furman (4-of-6 FG, 3-of-5 3FG) ham/wbball 3 Tiffany Suarez R-Jr. G 5-11 Sat out last season due to transfer rules (Virginia) 5 G’mrice Davis Jr. F 6-2 Grabbed career-high 15 rebounds at #1 Notre Dame 10 Breanna Cavanaugh Fr. G 5-8 Spent part of last season at California QUICK FACTS 12 Asnate Fomina Jr. G 5-8 Third on team with 58 assists last season The Coaches 14 Danielle Padovano Sr. F 6-0 4.1 points, 2.5 rebs off bench last year in 21.5 mpg Fordham: Stephanie V. Gaitley 21 Nicole Floyd R-So. F 6-2 Sat out last season due to transfer rules (Wake Forest) 22 Danielle Burns Sr. G/F 5-10 Racked up 12 pts, 4 reb, 5 ast, 2 blks vs. Furman Record at Fordham (Yrs.) .....................99-65 (6) 23 Anna Kelly Fr. G 5-6 Scored 7 points off the bench in debut vs. Furman Career Record (Yrs.) ......................563-335 (31) 25 Hannah Missry Sr. G 5-8 Shooting just 2-of-10 from deep this year *20th-most wins among active coaches in DI 34 Mary Goulding So. F 6-0 4 points, 4 rebounds in 19 minutes vs. Furman *Ranks second on school's coaching wins list 35 Kate Kreslina R-Fr. G 6-0 Played a team-high 35 min vs. Furman, 10 pts/8 reb *Winningest active coach in the Atlantic 10* 42 Kristen Ryan So. F 6-1 Tallied rebound and field goal vs. Texas A&M-CC last yr *Third all-time in A-10 wins* *Eight NCAA Tournament Appearances* Head Coach: Stephanie V. Gaitley (Villanova '82) - Sixth Season *Three Atlantic 10 Titles* Associate Head Coach: Angelika Szumilo Assistant Coaches: Jenna Cosgrove, Katelyn Linney Director of Operations: Laura Forbes Director of WBB Administration: Clare Berenato Little Rock: Joe Foley Video Coordinator: Valerie Nainima Director of Player Development: Samantha Clark Record at Little Rock (Yrs.) ....................265-146 (14) Career Record (Yrs.) ............................ ....721-227 (29) SERIES INFORMATION This is the first meeting between the two schools #2 • G #22 • G #25 • G #35 • G #5 • F HOLDEN BURNS MISSRY KRESLINA DAVIS Lauren Holden - G - 5-5 - Cape May, N.J./Lower Cape May Regional @FordhamWBB - After making first start vs. St. Bonaventure last year, averaged 8.5 pts pts/game over final 17 games @FordhamRams Danielle Burns - G - 5-10 - Gainesville, Va./Stonewall Jackson - Started 30 of 31 games last year, finishing third on the team with 9.6 points per game @fordhamwbb Hannah Missry - G - 5-8 - Manasquan, N.J./Jackson Memorial @fordhamathletics - Hit first long-range attempt at #1 Notre Dame on Monday, now at 241 career three-pointers Kate Kreslina - G - 6-0 - Riga, Latvia/Riga Secondary School No. 49 - Made Rams debut in the starting lineup on Friday, hit all four free throws at the end of the game fordhamwbb G'mrice Davis - F - 6-2 - Philadelphia, Pa./Girard College fordhamrams - Led the team with nine points, 15 rebounds, three assists, and four steals in 36 minutes vs. #1 ND FordhamSports.com ~ Follow on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook & Snapchat - @FordhamWBB #RamsRising Setting the Scene The Fordham women’s basketball team (1-1) advanced to play the number 2016-17 Fordham Schedule (1-1, 0-0 A10) one team in the country, Notre Dame, after defeating Furman last Friday Date Opponent Time (Est.) night in the opening round of the Preseason WNIT. The Rams traveled Preseason WNIT to South Bend and kept the Fighting Irish under 50 points through three quarters but ultimately fell, 67-36, on the night. With the loss, Nov. 11 Furman W, 60-47 the Rams were dropped into the consolation bracket and paired with Nov. 14 at #1 Notre Dame L, 36-67 the Little Rock Trojans for this Saturday afternoon in the third of three Nov. 19 Little Rock 12 p.m. guaranteed games. Nov. 22 Albany 7 p.m. Ways to Watch/Listen Fans can watch Saturday's game live on the A-10 Digital Network. Mike Miami Thanksgiving Tournament (Miami, Fla.) Watts and Kenny Ducey will be on the call. Fans can also listen live with Nov. 25 Texas Tech 2 p.m. the WFUV broadcast, which can be found at wfuvsports.org. Tom Terzulli Nov. 27 Miami/Grambling State 2 p.m. and Joe Marie will be on the call. Dec. 1 Duquesne * 7 p.m. Last Time Out at #1/#2 Notre Dame (11/14) Dec. 4 Boston College 2 p.m. Fordham acquitted themselves well against the number one team in the Dec. 7 at Iona 4 p.m. land, holding the hosts to under 40% shooting from the field and 50 Dec. 10 Princeton 2 p.m. points through the first three quarters. The Rams trailed by just eight Dec. 13 St. John's 7 p.m. after the first quarter and, after trailing by 14 at halftime, cut the deficit Dec. 17 Manhattan 5 p.m. to single digits and outscored Notre Dame for nearly the entire third Dec. 22 Niagara 2 p.m. period until the hosts' third and-one of the quarter gave them a 13-12 advantage heading into the fourth. A 20-4 offensive explosion by the Tenth Annual Fordham Holiday Classic (Bronx, N.Y.) Fighting Irish in the fourth quarter sealed a 31-point victory. Dec. 29 Buffalo 12 p.m. Despite the solid defensive performance against one the nation's top Dec. 30 UNC Asheville/Harvard TBD offenses, the Rams could themselves only muster 23.1% from the field, finishing each half with exactly six field goals in 26 attempts. Junior Jan. 1 at Rhode Island * 2 p.m. forward G'mrice Davis led the way with nine points, a career-high 15 Jan. 4 Davidson * 7 p.m. rebounds, three assists, and four steals in a career-high matching 36 Jan. 7 at George Mason * 1 p.m. minutes. Fordham held reigning ACC Player and Defender of the Year Jan. 11 Richmond * 12 p.m. Brianna Turner to 10 points in 28 minutes and didn't allow a single Irish Jan. 15 at St. Bonaventure * 1 p.m. player to eclipse 13 points scored. Jan. 18 at Saint Joseph's * 7 p.m. Jan. 21 VCU * 2 p.m. Notre Dame has been held at 67 points or lower in just 21 home con- Jan. 28 at Saint Louis * 7 p.m. tests in the last 10 years, excluding Monday's contest, and have a 12-9 Feb. 1 at George Washington * (NBC SN) 12 p.m. record in such contests. Last season, the Fighting Irish averaged over Feb. 4 St. Bonaventure * 2 p.m. 80 points per game. Feb. 9 Saint Joseph's * 7 p.m. Feb. 11 Massachusetts * 2 p.m. Atlantic 10 Preseason Poll Feb. 14 at Davidson * 7 p.m. The Fordham Rams were selected to finish sixth in the annual preseason Feb. 19 Dayton * (NBC SN) 2 p.m. coaches’ poll, announced at A-10 Media Day, held in Richmond, Va., the Feb. 22 at La Salle * 7 p.m. site of the 2017 A-10 Championship. The Rams finished last season tied for sixth, with an 8-8 conference record, and reached the second round of the conference postseason. Saint Louis, who tied for last year’s Atlantic 10 Championship (Richmond, Va.) regular season title and reached the third round of the WNIT, garnered Feb. 25-26 First Round (Campus Sites) TBD nine first-place votes. Dayton and last year’s runner-up Duquesne tied for March 3-5 Rest of Tournament TBD second in the poll with 166 points apiece, with the latter receiving three first-place votes. Two-time defending champion, George Washington, * - Atlantic 10 game gathered the remaining two first-place votes and is predicted to finish NBC SN - Game televised on NBC Sports Network fourth. Following the Colonials are VCU, Fordham, Richmond, and Saint All home and conference games streamed on Atlantic 10 Network Joseph’s to round out the top eight. Rhode Island, St. Bonaventure, Home Games in bold. George Mason, La Salle, Davidson, and Massachusetts rounded out the preseason rankings, respectively. When referring to Fordham women's Series History This is the first time Fordham and Little Rock have ever faced each other. sports, please only use the nickname Rams. Lady Rams, Ramettes, etc. are Scouting the Trojans The Trojans are one of the up-and-coming mid-major programs in the no longer the names of any Fordham country, having reached postseason play in eight of the last nine sea- sons, including four NCAA Tournament berths and four WNIT trips, and athletics squad. 2016-17 Fordham Women’s Basketball Game Notes ~ Game 3 ~ vs. Little Rock - WNIT Consolation (11/19/16) 2016-17 Fordham Women’s Basketball Roster # Name Pos.