Fordham Rams women's basketball

Fordham Rams
Fordham Rams
	2024–25 Fordham Rams women's basketball team
University	Fordham University
All-time record	657–763 (.463)
Head coach	Bridgette Mitchell (2nd season)
Conference	Atlantic 10
Location	Bronx, New York
Arena	Rose Hill Gymnasium ; (capacity: 3,200)
Nickname	Rams
Colors	Maroon and white;
Uniforms
Home	Away ;
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.

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

Year	Seed	Round	Opponent	Result
1994	#16	First Round	#1 Penn State	L 41–94
2014	#10	First Round	#7 California	L 63–64
2019	#14	First Round	#3 Syracuse	L 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.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
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.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1978	First Round	Pepperdine	L, 63–65

References

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

External links

Official website

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[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.

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v t e Fordham Rams women's basketball
Venues	Rose Hill Gymnasium (1970–present)
Rivalries	Manhattan St. John's
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24

v t e Atlantic 10 Conference women's basketball
Teams	Davidson Wildcats Dayton Flyers Duquesne Dukes Fordham Rams George Mason Patriots George Washington Revolutionaries La Salle Explorers Loyola Chicago Ramblers Rhode Island Rams Richmond Spiders St. Bonaventure Bonnies Saint Joseph's Hawks Saint Louis Billikens UMass Minutewomen (leaving in 2025) VCU Rams
Championships & awards	Atlantic 10 women's basketball tournament Player of the Year
Seasons	1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24

v t e Fordham University
Schools	Business Law Graduate Arts and Sciences Business Social Service Education Religion and Religious Education School of Professional and Continuing Studies Marymount (defunct) Preparatory School
Campuses	Rose Hill Lincoln Center Westchester London Centre
Research	Walsh Library Louis Calder Center William Spain Seismic Observatory
Buildings	Rose Hill Gymnasium Duane Library Keating Hall Blue Chapel Tierney Hall University Church University Cemetery
Culture	History Alumni Notable faculty Presidents Commencement speakers
Athletics	Fordham Rams Patriot League A-10 Baseball Softball Men's basketball Women's basketball Football Rugby Men's Soccer Liberty Cup Ram–Crusader Cup Seven Blocks of Granite
Media	WFUV University Press The Fordham Ram Law Review Urban Law Journal Environmental Law Review International Law Journal Journal of Corporate & Financial Law Intellectual Property, Media & Entertainment Law Journal