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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.
| Fordham Rams | |||
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| 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[1] | ||
| Uniforms | |||
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| 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 | |||
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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]
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NCAA Division I
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 |
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