2016–17 Fordham Rams women's basketball team

The 2016–17 Fordham Rams women's basketball team represented Fordham University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Rams were led by sixth-year head coach Stephanie Gaitley. They were members of the Atlantic 10 Conference and played their home games at the Rose Hill Gymnasium. They finished the season 22–12, 11–5 in A-10 play to finish in fifth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the A-10 Women's Tournament where they lost to Saint Louis. They were invited to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Georgetown in the first round before losing to Penn State in the second round.

2016–17 Fordham Rams women's basketball
WNIT, Second Round
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
2016–17 record2212 (115 A-10)
Head coachStephanie Gaitley (6th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Angelika Szumilo
  • Jenna Cosgrove
  • Katelyn Linney
Home arenaRose Hill Gymnasium
2016–17 Atlantic 10 women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Dayton133 .813  2210  .688
George Washington133 .813  2010  .667
Saint Louis124 .750  259  .735
Saint Joseph's124 .750  1715  .531
Fordham115 .688  2212  .647
La Salle97 .563  1713  .567
Duquesne88 .500  1816  .529
VCU88 .500  1615  .516
Richmond79 .438  1317  .433
George Mason610 .375  1317  .433
St. Bonaventure412 .250  920  .310
Davidson412 .250  623  .207
UMass313 .188  921  .300
Rhode Island214 .125  623  .207
2017 A10 Tournament winner
As of March 20, 2017; Rankings from AP Poll

2016–17 media

Forham Rams Sports Network

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

Roster

2016–17 Fordham Rams women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 2 Lauren Holden 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) SoLower Cape May Regional Cape May, NJ
G 3 Tiffany Suarez 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS JrOur Lady of Lourdes
Virginia
Miami, FL
F 5 G'mrice Davis 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SoGirard College Philadelphia, PA
G 10 Breanna Cavanaugh 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS FrBlair Academy
California
Allamuchy, NJ
G 11 Monika Radomska 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) JrJohn Paul II
Casper College
Wołomin, Poland
G 12 Asnate Fomina 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) JrRiga Secondary School No. 49 Riga, Latvia
F 14 Danielle Padovano 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SrSouth Brunswick Dayton, NJ
F 21 Nicole Floyd 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) FrStonewall Jackson Manassas, VA
G/F 22 Danielle Burns 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SrStonewall Jackson Gainesville, VA
G 23 Anna Kelly 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) FrLexington Lexington, MA
G 25 Hannah Missry 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SrJackson Memorial Jackson, NJ
F 35 Kate Krēsliņa 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SoXXXX Riga, Latvia
F 40 Nicole Floyd (I)  6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS SoStonewall Jackson
Wake Forest
Manassas, VA
F 42 Kristen Ryan 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SoArchbishop John Carroll Malvern, PA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/04/2016*
7:00 PM
Muhlenberg W 74–50 
Rose Hill Gymnasium 
Bronx, NY
Regular season
11/11/2016*
7:00 PM
Furman
Preseason WNIT First Round
W 60–47  1–0
Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,326)
Bronx, NY
11/14/2016*
7:00 PM, ACCN Extra
at No. 1 Notre Dame
Preseason WNIT quarterfinals
L 36–67  1–1
Edmund P. Joyce Center (7,435)
South Bend, IN
11/19/2016*
12:00 PM
Little Rock
Preseason WNIT consolation round
W 65–43  2–1
Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,473)
Bronx, NY
11/22/2016*
7:00 PM
Albany W 89–82 2OT 3–1
Rose Hill Gymnasium (381)
Bronx, NY
11/25/2016*
2:00 PM
vs. Texas Tech
Miami Thanksgiving Tournament semifinals
L 50–59  3–2
BankUnited Center (725)
Coral Gables, FL
11/27/2016*
2:00 PM
vs. Grambling State
Miami Thanksgiving Tournament 3rd place game
W 59–53  4–2
BankUnited Center (722)
Coral Gables, FL
12/01/2016
7:00 PM
Duquesne W 64–51  5–2 (1–0)
Rose Hill Gymnasium (297)
Bronx, NY
12/04/2016*
2:00 PM
Boston College W 56–49  6–2
Rose Hill Gymnasium (811)
Bronx, NY
12/07/2016*
4:00 PM, ESPN3
at Iona L 46–55  6–3
Hynes Athletic Center (524)
New Rochelle, NY
12/10/2016*
2:00 PM
Princeton W 57–55  7–3
Rose Hill Gymnasium (806)
Bronx, NY
12/13/2016*
7:00 PM
St. John's
Rivalry
L 45–59  7–4
Rose Hill Gymnasium (351)
Bronx, NY
12/17/2016*
5:00 PM
Manhattan
Battle of the Bronx
W 63–60  8–4
Rose Hill Gymnasium (524)
Bronx, NY
12/22/2016*
2:00 PM
Niagara W 92–69  9–4
Rose Hill Gymnasium (302)
Bronx, NY
12/29/2016*
12:00 PM
Buffalo
Fordham Holiday Classic semifinals
L 54–58  9–5
Rose Hill Gymnasium (921)
Bronx, NY
12/30/2016*
12:00 PM
UNC Asheville
Fordham Holiday Classic 3rd place
W 55–42  10–5
Rose Hill Gymnasium 
Bronx, NY
01/01/2017
2:00 PM
at Rhode Island W 74–69  11–5 (2–0)
Ryan Center (485)
Kingston, RI
01/04/2017
7:00 PM
Davidson W 85–72  12–5 (3–0)
Rose Hill Gymnasium (432)
Bronx, NY
01/07/2017
1:00 PM
at George Mason W 53–49  13–5 (4–0)
EagleBank Arena (654)
Fairfax, VA
01/11/2017
12:00 PM
Richmond W 67–41  14–5 (5–0)
Rose Hill Gymnasium (2,175)
Bronx, NY
01/15/2017
1:00 PM
at St. Bonaventure W 60–44  15–5 (6–0)
Reilly Center (885)
Olean, NY
01/18/2017
7:00 PM
at Saint Joseph's L 44–47  15–6 (6–1)
Hagan Arena (914)
Philadelphia, PA
01/21/2017
2:00 PM
VCU L 58–61  15–7 (6–2)
Rose Hill Gymnasium (892)
Bronx, NY
01/28/2017
7:00 PM
at Saint Louis L 58–82  15–8 (6–3)
Chaifetz Arena (6,157)
St. Louis, MO
02/01/2017
12:00 PM, NBCSN
at George Washington L 46–63  15–9 (6–4)
Charles E. Smith Center (1,919)
Washington, D.C.
02/04/2017
2:00 PM
St. Bonaventure W 57–45  16–9 (7–4)
Rose Hill Gymnasium (681)
Bronx, NY
02/09/2017
7:00 PM
Saint Joseph's W 44–39  17–9 (8–4)
Rose Hill Gymnasium (403)
Bronx, NY
02/11/2017
2:00 PM
Massachusetts W 74–43  18–9 (9–4)
Rose Hill Gymnasium (797)
Bronx, NY
02/14/2017
7:00 PM
at Davidson L 51–52  18–10 (9–5)
John M. Belk Arena (473)
Davidson, NC
02/19/2017
2:00 PM, NBCSN
Dayton W 66–52  19–10 (10–5)
Rose Hill Gymnasium (921)
Bronx, NY
02/22/2017
7:00 PM
at La Salle W 66–61 OT 20–10 (11–5)
Tom Gola Arena (402)
Philadelphia, PA
Atlantic 10 Women's Tournament
02/26/2017
2:00 PM
Davidson
First Round
W 62–54  21–10
Rose Hill Gymnasium (890)
Bronx, NY
03/03/2017
2:00 PM, ASN
vs. Saint Louis
Quarterfinals
L 58–68  21–11
Richmond Coliseum 
Richmond, VA
WNIT
03/17/2017*
7:00 PM
at Georgetown
First Round
W 60–49  22–11
McDonough Gymnasium (278)
Washington, D.C.
03/19/2017*
2:00 PM
at Penn State
Second Round
L 51–70  22–12
Bryce Jordan Center (1,127)
University Park, PA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

Regular Season Polls
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Coaches
Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  Not ranked previous week
(RV)   Received Votes

See also

References

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