Fordham Women's Basketball 2014 NCAA Tournament Capsule

Fordham Rams
Atlantic 10 (25-7, 11-5)

 

Big Wins: 11/25 American U (66-62), 1/15 at VCU (76-73), 3/2 at St. Joseph’s (58-53)
Bad Losses: 11/15 at Hofstra (64-77), 1/8 Duquesne (61-65), 2/11 at Richmond (77-78)
Coach: Stephanie Gaitley (3 seasons at Fordham)

Probable Starters:    
Erin Rooney, Senior, Guard, 17.5 ppg, 5.2 apg, 7.2 rpg
Abigail Corning, Senior, Guard, 12.6 ppg, 4.4 apg, 6.7 rpg
Hannah Missry, Freshman, Guard, 9.3 ppg
Emily Tapio, Junior, Forward, 9.1 ppg, 6.3 rpg
Samantha Clark, Sophomore, Forward, 8.9 ppg, 5.2 rpg

Key Roleplayers:
Mary Nwachukwu, Senior, Forward, 3.3 ppg, 2.7 rpg
Danielle Burns, Freshman, Guard, 2.7 ppg
Danielle Padovano, Freshman, Forward, 1.9 ppg

By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 67.7 (173rd in nation, 7th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 57.6 (17, 1)
Field-Goal Percentage: 43.8 (40, 2)
Field-Goal Defense: 37.8 (64, 2)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 7.4 (46, 1)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 35.8 (33, 2)
Free-Throw Percentage: 71.4 (113, 7)
Rebound Margin: 5.7 (49, 3)
Assists Per Game: 16.1 (40, 4)
Turnovers Per Game: 13.5 (41, 3)

Recent Postseason Appearances:
2013    NIT    First Round win over Army
2013    NIT    Second Round win over Boston
2013    NIT    Third Round loss to James Madison

*all team stats through 3/6

 

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