2018–19 Fordham Rams women's basketball team

Intercollegiate basketball season

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
  • Stephanie Gaitley (8th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Angelika Szumilo
  • Sonia Burke
  • Valerie Nainima
Home arenaRose Hill Gymnasium
Seasons
2018–19 Atlantic 10 women's basketball standings
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 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

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

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
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: August 20, 2024

Schedule

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

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

See also

References

  1. ^ "Fordham women win Atlantic 10 Tournament, advance to NCAAs". newsobserver.com. Retrieved March 13, 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ^ "2018-19 Women's Basketball Schedule". fordhamsports.com. Retrieved August 20, 2024.
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