2014–15 Fordham Rams women's basketball team

2014–15 Fordham Rams women's basketball

WNIT, Second Round
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
2014–15 record	21–12 (11–5 A-10)
Head coach	Stephanie Gaitley (4th year)
Assistant coach	Angelika Szumilo (4th year)
Assistant coach	Jenna Cosgrove (4th year)
Assistant coach	Whitney Coleman (4th year)
Home arena	Rose Hill Gymnasium

	Conf				Overall
2014–15 Atlantic 10 women's basketball standings
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#19 George Washington^†	15	–	1	.938	29	–	4	.879
Dayton	14	–	2	.875	28	–	7	.800
Duquesne	12	–	4	.750	23	–	11	.676
Fordham	11	–	5	.688	21	–	12	.636
Richmond	9	–	7	.563	19	–	14	.576
Rhode Island	8	–	8	.500	17	–	13	.567
Saint Joseph's	8	–	8	.500	13	–	17	.433
VCU	7	–	9	.438	16	–	14	.533
Saint Louis	7	–	9	.438	15	–	16	.484
St. Bonaventure	5	–	11	.313	15	–	15	.500
La Salle	5	–	11	.313	15	–	16	.484
George Mason	5	–	11	.313	13	–	17	.433
UMass	5	–	11	.313	12	–	18	.400
Davidson	1	–	15	.063	5	–	25	.167


† 2015 A10 Tournament winner As of 30 March 2015; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2014–15 Fordham Rams women's basketball team will represent Fordham University during the 2014–15 college basketball season. Stephanie Gaitley resumes the responsibility as head coach for a fourth consecutive season. The Rams were members of the Atlantic 10 Conference and play their home games at the Rose Hill Gymnasium. They finish the season 21-12, 11-15 in A-10 play for a fourth-place finish. They lost in the semifinals of the 2015 Atlantic 10 Women's Basketball Tournament to George Washington. They were invited to the 2015 Women's National Invitation Tournament which they lost to St. John's in the second round.

2014–15 media

Forham Rams Sports Network

Forham Rams games will be broadcast on WFUV Sports and streamed online through the Fordham Portal with Kenny Ducy and Matt Moro providing the call. Most home games will also be featured on the A-10 Digital Network. Select games will be televised.

Roster

2014–15 Fordham Rams women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	High School/Junior College	Home town
1.5 !G	1	Jones, AaliyahAaliyah Jones	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 67 !5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	1.0 !Fr	Murray Bergtraum	Brooklyn, NY
1.5 !G	3	Gjerkes, AlinaAlina Gjerkes	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 71 !5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	2.0 !So	Gimnazija Bezigrad	Grosuplje, Slovenia
1.5 !G	4	Durant, TarynTaryn Durant	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 67 !5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	4.0 !Sr	McDonough	Owings Mills, MD
3.5 !F	5	Davis, G'mriceG'mrice Davis	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	1.0 !Fr	Girard College	Philadelphia, PA
3.5 !F	11	Tapio, EmilyEmily Tapio	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	4.0 !Sr	Brewster	Brewster, NY
1.5 !G	13	Ruffin, TiffanyTiffany Ruffin	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 67 !5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	4.5 !RS Sr	Winnacunnet	Seabrook, NH
3.5 !F	14	Padovano, DanielleDanielle Padovano	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	4.0 !Sr	South Brunswick	Dayton, NJ
2.5 !G/F	22	Burns, DanielleDanielle Burns	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 70 !5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	2.0 !So	Stonewall Jackson	Gainesville, VA
1.5 !G	23	Gibson, KhadijahKhadijah Gibson	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 68 !5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	3.0 !Jr	Henry Wise	Upper Marlboro, MD
3.5 !F	24	Clark, SamanthaSamantha Clark	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	3.0 !Jr	St. Rose	Neptune, NJ
1.5 !G	25	Missry, HannahHannah Missry	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 68 !5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	2.0 !So	Jackson Memorial	Jackson, NJ
3.5 !F	31	Milner, LizLiz Milner	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	4.0 !Sr	Haldane	Cold Spring, NY
3.5 !F	32	Gaskin, ChristinaChristina Gaskin	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	4.0 !Sr	Barkey Abbey Academy	Hockley, England

Head coach

Stephanie Gaitley (Villanova)

Assistant coach(es)

Angelika Szumilo (LIU Brooklyn)
Jenna Cosgrove (Endicott)
Whitney Coleman (Monmouth)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2014-07-07

Schedule

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Date	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance)
Exhibition
11/08/2014*	Holy Family	W 84–39	-	Rose Hill Gymnasium (421)
Regular Season
11/14/2014*	Iona	L 51–72	0–1	Rose Hill Gymnasium (437)
11/16/2014*	at #24 Syracuse	L 42–59	0–2	Carrier Dome (N/A)
11/18/2014*	Mount St. Mary's	W 61–37	1–2	Rose Hill Gymnasium (313)
11/21/2014*	Hofstra	W 60–46	2–2	Rose Hill Gymnasium (285)
11/25/2014*	at Delaware	W 49–44	3–2	Bob Carpenter Center (1,498)
11/28/2014*	vs. Incarnate Word (UTSA Thanksgiving Classic)	W 74–42	4–2	Convocation Center (N/A)
11/30/2014*	vs. Drake (UTSA Thanksgiving Classic)	L 56–62	4–3	Convocation Center (849)
12/05/2014*	Seton Hall	L 43–56	4–4	Rose Hill Gymnasium (415)
12/07/2014*	at Temple	W 71–64	5–4	McGonigle Hall (542)
12/09/2014*	at Central Connecticut	W 72–36	6–4	William H. Detrick Gymnasium (403)
12/14/2014*	Manhattan	W 70–41	7–4	Rose Hill Gymnasium (362)
12/29/2014*	Savannah State (Fordham Holiday Classic semifinals)	W 63–53	8–4	Rose Hill Gymnasium (647)
12/30/2014*	Princeton (Fordham Holiday Classic championship)	L 53–67	8–5	Rose Hill Gymnasium (510)
01/04/2015	Richmond	W 65–64 ^OT	9–5 (1–0)	Rose Hill Gymnasium (540)
01/08/2015	at La Salle	W 70–59	10–5 (2–0)	Tom Gola Arena (573)
01/11/2015	at St. Bonaventure	W 72–62	11–5 (3–0)	Reilly Center (769)
01/15/2015	Saint Joseph's	W 57–47	12–5 (4–0)	Rose Hill Gymnasium (577)
01/18/2015	VCU	W 60–51	13–5 (5–0)	Rose Hill Gymnasium (358)
01/21/2015	Massachusetts	W 65–42	14–5 (6–0)	Rose Hill Gymnasium (2,236)
01/24/2015	at Saint Louis	L 50–54	14–6 (6–1)	Chaifetz Arena (3,920)
01/28/2015	at Davidson	W 66–45	15–6 (7–1)	John M. Belk Arena (339)
01/31/2015	Duquesne	L 46–56	15–7 (7–2)	Rose Hill Gymnasium (421)
02/05/2015	St. Bonaventure	W 54–51	16–7 (8–2)	Rose Hill Gymnasium (827)
02/08/2015	at Saint Joseph's	W 48–47	17–7 (9–2)	Hagan Arena (1,081)
02/15/2015	at Rhode Island	L 56–71	17–8 (9–3)	Ryan Center (433)
02/18/2015	Dayton	L 45–59	17–9 (9–4)	Rose Hill Gymnasium (522)
02/21/2015	at #24 George Washington	L 65–83	17–10 (9–5)	Charles E. Smith Center (876)
02/25/2015	at George Mason	W 79–55	18–10 (10–5)	Patriot Center (698)
03/01/2015	Davidson	W 54–46	19–10 (11–5)	Rose Hill Gymnasium (741)
Atlantic 10 Tournament
03/06/2015	vs. Richmond (Quarterfinals)	W 46–45	20–10	Richmond Coliseum (N/A)
03/07/2015	vs. #21 George Washington (Semifinals)	L 60–72	20–11	Richmond Coliseum (N/A)
WNIT
03/19/2015*	Central Connecticut (First Round)	W 70–67	21–11	Rose Hill Gymnasium (345)
03/22/2015*	at St. John's (Second Round)	L 63–77	21–12	Carnesecca Arena (327)
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Regular Season Polls
Poll	Pre- Season	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5	Week 6	Week 7	Week 8	Week 9	Week 10	Week 11	Week 12	Week 13	Week 14	Week 15	Week 16	Week 17	Week 18	Final
AP	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR
Coaches	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR

**Legend**
		Increase in ranking
		Decrease in ranking
		No Change
(RV)		Received Votes
(NR)		Not Ranked

References

↑ http://fordhamsports.com/schedule.aspx?path=wbball

2014–15 Fordham Rams women's basketball team

2014–15 media

Forham Rams Sports Network

Roster

Schedule

Rankings

See also

References