Fordham Rams women's basketball

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Fordham Rams
Basketball current event.svg 2023–24 Fordham Rams women's basketball team
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UniversityFordham University
All-time record657–763 (.463)
Head coachBridgette Mitchell (1st season)
Conference Atlantic 10
Location Bronx, New York
Arena Rose Hill Gymnasium
(Capacity: 3,200)
NicknameRams
ColorsMaroon and white [1]
   
Uniforms
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NCAA tournament appearances
1994, 2014, 2019
AIAW tournament Elite Eight
Division I: 1979
AIAW tournament appearances
Division I: 1979
Division II: 1978
Conference tournament champions
Patriot League: 1992, 1994
Atlantic 10 Conference: 2014, 2019
Conference regular season champions
Patriot League: 1992, 1994
Atlantic 10 Conference: 2019

The Fordham Rams women's basketball team represents Fordham University, located in the Bronx, New York, in NCAA Division I basketball competition. They currently compete in the Atlantic 10 Conference.

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History

Fordham began play in 1970. They joined the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference in 1981, playing in the conference until 1990 when they joined the Patriot League. They won the conference regular season and tournament titles in 1992 and repeated that sweep in 1994. They then joined the Atlantic-10 Conference in 1995 but struggled mightily until the arrival of Stephanie Gaitley as head coach. Despite recent success, as of the end of the 2018–19 season, the Rams only have an all-time record of 657–763. They have qualified into three NCAA tournaments: The 1994 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament, the 2014 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament and the 2019 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament. They also qualified into the 1979 AIAW National Large College Basketball Championship, a precursor to the NCAA Women's Tournament which did not begin until 1982. There Fordham advanced to the "Elite 8" of that 16 team national tournament but have yet to make it out of the first round of the NCAA tournament. More recently however, under Coach Gaitley, they have advanced into the WNIT's "Sweet 16" on two (2013 and 2018) occasions. [2] [3]

Postseason

NCAA Division I

YearSeedRoundOpponentResult
1994 #16First Round#1 Penn StateL 41–94
2014 #10First Round#7 CaliforniaL 63–64
2019 #14First Round#3 SyracuseL 49–70

AIAW Division I

The Rams made one appearance in the AIAW National Division I basketball tournament, with a combined record of 1–1.

YearRoundOpponentResult
1979 First Round
Quarterfinals
Long Beach State
Tennessee
W, 62–52
L, 54–76

AIAW Division II

The Rams made one appearance in the AIAW National Division II basketball tournament, with a combined record of 0–1.

YearRoundOpponentResult
1978 First Round Pepperdine L, 63–65

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References

  1. "Fordham Colors – Fordham University Marketing and Communications" . Retrieved December 5, 2022.
  2. "Fordham University Rams Athletics - 2016_17_WBB_Media_Guide.pdf" (PDF). Fordhamsports.com. Retrieved 2017-03-09.
  3. "2016–17 Patriot League Women's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Patriot League.