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2018–19 Fordham Rams women's basketball team

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2018–19 Fordham Rams women's basketball
Fordham Holiday Classic champions
Atlantic 10 regular-season co-champions
Atlantic 10 tournament champions
NCAA tournament, first round
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
Record25–9 (12–3 A-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaRose Hill Gymnasium
Seasons
2018–19 Atlantic 10 women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Fordham 13 3   .813 25 9   .735
VCU 13 3   .813 24 10   .706
Duquesne 11 5   .688 19 13   .594
Dayton 10 6   .625 17 14   .548
Davidson 10 6   .625 17 15   .531
Saint Louis 9 7   .563 15 16   .484
George Mason 8 8   .500 16 14   .533
Massachusetts 7 9   .438 16 16   .500
Saint Joseph's 7 9   .438 12 19   .387
George Washington 7 9   .438 10 20   .333
Richmond 6 10   .375 9 21   .300
St. Bonaventure 5 11   .313 8 22   .267
La Salle 3 13   .188 6 25   .194
Rhode Island 3 13   .188 8 21   .276
2019 A10 tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2018–19 Fordham Rams women's basketball team represented Fordham University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Rams were led by eighth-year head coach Stephanie Gaitley. They were members of the Atlantic 10 Conference (A-10) and played 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.

Media

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

Roster

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2018–19 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) So Westlake Girls Auckland, New Zealand
G 1 Alexa Giuliano 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Morris Catholic
Columbia
Hackettstown, NJ
G 2 Lauren Holden 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Sr Lower Cape May Regional Cape May, NJ
G 3 Katie McLoughlin 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So The Ursuline School Yonkers, NY
G 5 Catherine Polisano 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Germantown Academy Ambler, PA
G 10 Bre Cavanaugh 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS So Blair Academy
California
Allamuchy, NJ
G 12 Edona Thaqi Current redshirt 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Westhill
UConn Avery Point
Stamford, CT
C 14 Vilisi Tavui 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) So Lelean Memorial Nausori, Fiji
G 15 Ralene Kwiatkowski 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Carolina Day School Asheville, NC
G 20 Kendell Heremaia 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So St. Peter's Whangarei, New Zealand
G 21 Lauren Murphy 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Northwest Catholic West Hartford, CT
F/C 23 Halei Gillis 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) So Carolina Day School Asheville, NC
G 24 Kaitlyn Downey 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Maria Regina Hastings-on-Hudson, NY
G 32 Chloe Chaffin 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Kingston Kingston, NY
F 34 Mary Goulding 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Rangiora
Gillette College
Rangiora, New Zealand
F 43 Megan Jonassen 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Perkiomen Valley Schwenksville, PA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: August 20, 2024

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 3, 2018*
7:00 p.m.
New York Tech W 75–54 
Rose Hill Gymnasium 
The Bronx, NY
Non-conference regular season
November 9, 2018*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Wagner W 80–59  1–0
Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,161)
The Bronx, NY
November 11, 2018*
1:00 p.m.
at Northeastern L 54–58  1–1
Cabot Center (325)
Boston, MA
November 14, 2018*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Penn State L 55–72  1–2
Rose Hill Gymnasium (639)
The Bronx, NY
November 18, 2018*
2:30 p.m., ESPN+
Charlotte W 71–64  2–2
Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,917)
The Bronx, NY
November 23, 2018*
11:00 a.m.
vs. Ball State
Gulf Coast Showcase quarterfinals
W 78–70  3–2
Hertz Arena (429)
Estero, FL
November 24, 2018*
5:00 p.m.
vs. Washington
Gulf Coast Showcase semifinals
W 65–57  4–2
Hertz Arena (753)
Estero, FL
November 25, 2018*
7:30 p.m.
vs. No. 10 Texas
Gulf Coast Showcase championship
L 54–72  4–3
Hertz Arena 
Estero, FL
November 29, 2018*
7:00 p.m.
at Georgetown L 38–58  4–4
McDonough Gymnasium (217)
Washington, D.C.
December 1, 2018*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Manhattan
Battle of the Bronx
W 65–61  5–4
Rose Hill Gymnasium (798)
The Bronx, NY
December 5, 2018*
7:00 p.m.
at Pittsburgh L 62–65  5–5
Petersen Events Center (569)
Pittsburgh, PA
December 11, 2018*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
Columbia W 68–49  6–5
Rose Hill Gymnasium 
The Bronx, NY
December 21, 2018*
12:00 p.m.
at Iona W 57–40  7–5
Hynes Athletic Center (458)
New Rochelle, NY
December 29, 2018*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
Maine
Fordham Holiday Classic semifinals
W 72–64 OT 8–5
Rose Hill Gymnasium 
The Bronx, NY
December 30, 2018*
3:00 p.m., ESPN+
Middle Tennessee
Fordham Holiday Classic championship
W 61–49  9–5
Rose Hill Gymnasium 
The Bronx, NY
Atlantic 10 regular season
January 5, 2019
11:00 a.m., CBSSN
at George Washington W 50–38  10–5 (1–0)
Charles E. Smith Center (858)
Washington, D.C.
January 9, 2019
11:00 a.m., ESPN+
Richmond W 60–48  11–5 (2–0)
Rose Hill Gymnasium (2,538)
The Bronx, NY
January 13, 2019
4:00 p.m., CBSSN
at Saint Louis W 56–53  12–5 (3–0)
Chaifetz Arena (956)
St. Louis, MO
January 16, 2019
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
VCU L 44–47  12–6 (3–1)
Rose Hill Gymnasium (975)
The Bronx, NY
January 20, 2019
2:00 p.m., CBSSN
at Dayton L 50–72  12–7 (3–2)
UD Arena (2,082)
Dayton, OH
January 24, 2019
7:00 p.m.
at Rhode Island W 56–38  13–7 (4–2)
Ryan Center (315)
Kingston, RI
January 27, 2019
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Davidson L 56–60  13–8 (4–3)
Rose Hill Gymnasium (919)
The Bronx, NY
January 31, 2019
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at La Salle W 65–54  14–8 (5–3)
Tom Gola Arena (374)
Philadelphia, PA
February 3, 2019
12:00 p.m., CBSSN
Duquesne W 57–46  15–8 (6–3)
Rose Hill Gymnasium (861)
The Bronx, NY
February 6, 2019
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Saint Louis W 54–51  16–8 (7–3)
Rose Hill Gymnasium (883)
The Bronx, NY
February 10, 2019
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
George Mason W 64–53  17–8 (8–3)
Rose Hill Gymnasium (919)
The Bronx, NY
February 13, 2019
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Davidson W 58–42  18–8 (9–3)
John M. Belk Arena (418)
Davidson, NC
February 16, 2019
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
at St. Bonaventure W 53–44  19–8 (10–3)
Reilly Center (848)
Olean, NY
February 24, 2019
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Massachusetts W 76–64  20–8 (11–3)
Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,006)
The Bronx, NY
February 27, 2019
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Dayton W 57–48  21–8 (12–3)
Rose Hill Gymnasium 
The Bronx, NY
March 2, 2019
12:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Saint Joseph's W 51–41  22–8 (13–3)
Hagan Arena (557)
Philadelphia, PA
Atlantic 10 women's tournament
March 8, 2019
4:30 p.m., ESPN+
(2) vs. (10) Massachusetts
Quarterfinals
W 73–62  23–8
Palumbo Center 
Pittsburgh, PA
March 9, 2019
1:30 p.m., CBSSN
(2) vs. (3) Duquesne
Semifinals
W 76–34  24–8
Palumbo Center 
Pittsburgh, PA
March 10, 2019
12:00 p.m., ESPNU
(2) vs. (1) VCU
Championship game
W 62–47  25–8
Palumbo Center 
Pittsburgh, PA
NCAA women's tournament
March 23, 2019*
1:30 p.m., 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.

Source:[2]

Rankings

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Poll Pre-
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Final
AP N/A
Coaches
Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  No change
(RV)   Received votes
(NR)   Not ranked

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Fordham women win Atlantic 10 Tournament, advance to NCAAs". newsobserver.com. Retrieved March 13, 2019.[dead link]
  2. ^ "2018-19 Women's Basketball Schedule". fordhamsports.com. Retrieved August 20, 2024.