2018–19 Fordham Rams women's basketball team

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.

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
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Record	25–9 (12–3 A-10)
Head coach	Stephanie Gaitley (8th season)
Assistant coaches	Angelika Szumilo Sonia Burke Valerie Nainima
Home arena	Rose Hill Gymnasium
Seasons ← 2017–18 2019–20 →

2018–19 Atlantic 10 women's basketball standings

v t e	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

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  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 Stephanie Gaitley (Villanova) Assistant coach(es) Angelika Szumilo (LIU Brooklyn) Sonia Burke (Spring Hill) Valerie Nainima (South Carolina) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured 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

Main article: 2018–19 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	Week 19	Final
AP																				N/A
Coaches

Legend

		Increase in ranking
		Decrease in ranking
		No change
(RV)		Received votes
(NR)		Not ranked

See also

• 2018–19 Fordham Rams men's basketball team

References

1. "Fordham women win Atlantic 10 Tournament, advance to NCAAs". newsobserver.com. Retrieved March 13, 2019.^{[dead link]}
2. "2018-19 Women's Basketball Schedule". fordhamsports.com. Retrieved August 20, 2024.