2018–19 Fordham Rams women's basketball team

The 2018–19 Fordham Rams women's basketball team represents Fordham University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Rams are led by eighth-year head coach Stephanie Gaitley. They were members of the Atlantic 10 Conference and play their home games at the Rose Hill Gymnasium. They finished the season 25–9, 13–3 in A-10 play to win share the regular season title with VCU. Fordham won the Atlantic 10 Conference tournament championship game over VCU, 62–47.[1] They lost in the first round to Syracuse.

2018–19 Fordham Rams women's basketball
Fordham Holiday Classic Champions
Atlantic 10 regular season co-champions
Atlantic 10 Tournament Champions
NCAA Women's Tournament, First Round
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
2018–19 record25–9 (12–3 A-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Angelika Szumilo
  • Sonia Burke
  • Valerie Nainima
Home arenaRose Hill Gymnasium
2018–19 Atlantic 10 women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Fordham133 .813  259  .735
VCU133 .813  2410  .706
Duquesne115 .688  1913  .594
Dayton106 .625  1714  .548
Davidson106 .625  1715  .531
Saint Louis97 .563  1516  .484
George Mason88 .500  1614  .533
Massachusetts79 .438  1616  .500
Saint Joseph's79 .438  1219  .387
George Washington79 .438  1020  .333
Richmond610 .375  921  .300
St. Bonaventure511 .313  822  .267
La Salle313 .188  625  .194
Rhode Island313 .188  821  .276
2019 A10 Tournament winner
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

2018–19 Fordham Rams women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Zara Jillings 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) SoWestlake Girls Auckland, New Zealand
G 1 Alexa Giuliano 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SrMorris Catholic
Columbia
Hackettstown, NJ
G 2 Lauren Holden 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) SrLower Cape May Regional Cape May, NJ
G 3 Katie McLoughlin 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SoThe Ursuline School Yonkers, NY
G 5 Catherine Polisano 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) FrGermantown Academy Ambler, PA
G 10 Bre Cavanaugh 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS SoBlair Academy
California
Allamuchy, NJ
G 12 Edona Thaqi  5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SoWesthill
UConn Avery Point
Stamford, CT
C 14 Vilisi Tavui 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) SoLelean Memorial Nausori, Fiji
G 15 Ralene Kwiatkowski 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SoCarolina Day School Asheville, NC
G 20 Kendell Heremaia 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SoSt. Peter's Whangarei, New Zealand
G 21 Lauren Murphy 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SoNorthwest Catholic West Hartford, CT
F/C 23 Halei Gillis 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) SoCarolina Day School Asheville, NC
G 24 Kaitlyn Downey 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) FrMaria Regina Hastings-on-Hudson, NY
G 32 Chloe Chaffin 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) FrKingston Kingston, NY
F 34 Mary Goulding 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SrRangiora
Gillette College
Rangiora, New Zealand
F 43 Megan Jonassen 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) JrPerkiomen Valley Schwenksville, 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
Nov 3, 2018*
7:00 pm
New York Tech W 75–54 
Rose Hill Gymnasium 
Bronx, NY
Non-conference regular season
Nov 9, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Wagner W 80–59  1–0
Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,161)
Bronx, NY
Nov 11, 2018*
1:00 pm
at Northeastern L 54–58  1–1
Cabot Center (325)
Boston, MA
Nov 14, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Penn State L 55–72  1–2
Rose Hill Gymnasium (639)
Bronx, NY
Nov 18, 2018*
2:30 pm, ESPN+
Charlotte W 71–64  2–2
Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,917)
Bronx, NY
Nov 23, 2018*
11:00 am
vs. Ball State
Gulf Coast Showcase Quarterfinals
W 78–70  3–2
Hertz Arena (429)
Estero, FL
Nov 24, 2018*
5:00 pm
vs. Washington
Gulf Coast Showcase Semifinals
W 65–57  4–2
Hertz Arena (753)
Estero, FL
Nov 25, 2018*
7:30 pm
vs. No. 10 Texas
Gulf Coast Showcase championship
L 54–72  4–3
Hertz Arena 
Estero, FL
Nov 29, 2018*
7:00 pm
at Georgetown L 38–58  4–4
McDonough Gymnasium (217)
Washington, D.C.
Dec 1, 2018*
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Manhattan
Battle of the Bronx
W 65–61  5–4
Rose Hill Gymnasium (798)
Bronx, NY
Dec 5, 2018*
7:00 pm
at Pittsburgh L 62–65  5–5
Petersen Events Center (569)
Pittsburgh, PA
Dec 11, 2018*
6:00 pm, ESPN+
Columbia W 68–49  6–5
Rose Hill Gymnasium 
Bronx, NY
Dec 21, 2018*
12:00 pm
at Iona W 57–40  7–5
Hynes Athletic Center (458)
New Rochelle, NY
Dec 29, 2018*
1:00 pm, ESPN+
Maine
Fordham Holiday Classic semifinals
W 72–64 OT 8–5
Rose Hill Gymnasium 
Bronx, NY
Dec 30, 2018*
3:00 pm, ESPN+
Middle Tennessee
Fordham Holiday Classic championship
W 61–49  9–5
Rose Hill Gymnasium 
Bronx, NY
Atlantic 10 regular season
Jan 5, 2019
11:00 am, CBSSN
at George Washington W 50–38  10–5 (1–0)
Charles E. Smith Center (858)
Washington, D.C.
Jan 9, 2019
11:00 am, ESPN+
Richmond W 60–48  11–5 (2–0)
Rose Hill Gymnasium (2,538)
Bronx, NY
Jan 13, 2019
4:00 pm, CBSSN
at Saint Louis W 56–53  12–5 (3–0)
Chaifetz Arena (956)
St. Louis, MO
Jan 16, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+
VCU L 44–47  12–6 (3–1)
Rose Hill Gymnasium (975)
Bronx, NY
Jan 20, 2019
2:00 pm, CBSSN
at Dayton L 50–72  12–7 (3–2)
UD Arena (2,082)
Dayton, OH
Jan 24, 2019
7:00 pm
at Rhode Island W 56–38  13–7 (4–2)
Ryan Center (315)
Kingston, RI
Jan 27, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Davidson L 56–60  13–8 (4–3)
Rose Hill Gymnasium (919)
Bronx, NY
Jan 31, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at La Salle W 65–54  14–8 (5–3)
Tom Gola Arena (374)
Philadelphia, PA
Feb 3, 2019
12:00 pm, CBSSN
Duquesne W 57–46  15–8 (6–3)
Rose Hill Gymnasium (861)
Bronx, NY
Feb 6, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Saint Louis W 54–51  16–8 (7–3)
Rose Hill Gymnasium (883)
Bronx, NY
Feb 10, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN+
George Mason W 64–53  17–8 (8–3)
Rose Hill Gymnasium (919)
Bronx, NY
Feb 13, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Davidson W 58–42  18–8 (9–3)
John M. Belk Arena (418)
Davidson, NC
Feb 16, 2019
1:00 pm, ESPN+
at St. Bonaventure W 53–44  19–8 (10–3)
Reilly Center (848)
Olean, NY
Feb 24, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Massachusetts W 76–64  20–8 (11–3)
Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,006)
Bronx, NY
Feb 27, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Dayton W 57–48  21–8 (12–3)
Rose Hill Gymnasium 
Bronx, NY
Mar 2, 2019
12:00 pm, ESPN+
at Saint Joseph's W 51–41  22–8 (13–3)
Hagan Arena (557)
Philadelphia, PA
Atlantic 10 Women's Tournament
Mar 8, 2019
4:30 pm, ESPN+
(2) vs. (10) Massachusetts
Quarterfinals
W 73–62  23–8
Palumbo Center 
Pittsburgh, PA
Mar 9, 2019
1:30 pm, CBSSN
(2) vs. (3) Duquesne
Semifinals
W 76–34  24–8
Palumbo Center 
Pittsburgh, PA
Mar 10, 2019
12:00 pm, ESPNU
(2) vs. (1) VCU
Championship Game
W 62–47  25–8
Palumbo Center 
Pittsburgh, PA
NCAA Women's Tournament
03/23/2019*
1:30 pm, ESPN2
(14 P) at (3 P) No. 12 Syracuse
First Round
L 49–70  25–9
Carrier Dome (2,785)
Syracuse, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. P=Portland Region.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

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(RV)   Received Votes
(NR)   Not Ranked

See also

References

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