2017–18 Fordham Rams women's basketball team

The 2017–18 Fordham Rams women's basketball team represents 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 play 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.

2017–18 Fordham Rams women's basketball
Fordham Holiday Classic Champions
WNIT, Third Round
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
2017–18 record24–10 (12–4 A-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Angelika Szumilo
  • Sonia Burke
  • Valerie Nainima
Home arenaRose Hill Gymnasium
2017–18 Atlantic 10 women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Dayton15–1 .938  23–7  .767
Duquesne13–3 .813  25–8  .758
Fordham12–4 .750  24–10  .706
George Mason11–5 .688  24–10  .706
George Washington †10–6 .625  19–14  .576
Saint Joseph's10–6 .625  19–15  .559
Saint Louis9–7 .563  17–16  .515
Richmond8–8 .500  14–17  .452
Davidson7–9 .438  12–18  .400
UMass6–10 .375  14–16  .467
La Salle3–13 .188  8–22  .267
St. Bonaventure3–13 .188  8–22  .267
VCU4–12 .250  7–22  .241
Rhode Island1–15 .063  3–27  .100
† 2018 A10 Tournament winner
As of 22 March 2018; Rankings from AP Poll

Media

Forham Rams Sports Network

Forham 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
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Zara Jillings 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) FrWestlake Girls Auckland, New Zealand
G 2 Lauren Holden 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) JrLower Cape May Regional Cape May, NJ
G 3 Katie McLoughlin 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) FrThe Ursuline School Yonkers, NY
F 5 G'mrice Davis 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SrGirard College Philadelphia, PA
G 10 Breanna Cavanaugh 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS FrBlair Academy
California		 Allamuchy, NJ
F 11 Johanna Klug 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) FrTheodor-Heuss-Gymnasium Nördlingen, Germany
G 12 Asnate Fomina 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SrRiga Secondary School No. 49 Riga, Latvia
C 14 Vilisi Tavui 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) FrLelean Memorial Nausori, Fiji
G 15 Ralene Kwiatkowski 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) FrCarolina Day School Asheville, NC
G 20 Kendell Heremaia 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) FrSt. Peter's Whangarei, New Zealand
G 21 Lauren Murphy 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) FrNorthwest Catholic West Hartford, CT
F/C 23 Halei Gillis 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) FrCarolina Day School Asheville, NC
F 34 Mary Goulding 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) JrRangiora
Gillette College		 Rangiora, New Zealand
F 42 Kristen Ryan 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) JrArchbishop John Carroll Malvern, PA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule

[4]

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

Regular Season Polls
PollPre-
Season		Week
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17		Week
18		Week
19		Final
AP N/A
Coaches
Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  No Change
(RV)   Received Votes
(NR)   Not Ranked

See also

References
  1. "2016-17 Women's Basketball Media Guide - Fordham University" (PDF). Fordhamsports.com. Retrieved 2017-11-03.
  2. Jane McManus. "Fordham Rams Women's Basketball - Rams News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More". ESPN. Retrieved 2017-11-03.
  3. Fordham Lady Rams. "Fordham Lady Rams on Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games". Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2017-11-03.
  4. "2017–18 Women's Basketball Schedule - Fordham University". Fordhamsports.com. Retrieved 2017-11-03.
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