Fordham Women's Basketball 2015 NIT Tournament Capsule

Fordham Rams
Atlantic 10 (20-11, 11-5)

 

Big Wins: 11/21 Hofstra (60-46), 1/4 Richmond (65-64), 2/8 at St. Joseph’s (48-47)
Bad Losses: 11/14 Iona (51-72), 1/24 at St. Louis (50-54), 2/15 at Rhode Island (56-71)
Coach: Stephanie Gaitley

Probable Starters:
Tiffany Ruffin, Senior, Guard, 8.8 ppg, 4.7 apg, 5.9 rpg
Hannah Missry, Sophomore, Guard, 9.0 ppg
Emily Tapio, Senior, Forward, 12.0 ppg, 5.8 rpg, 2.9 apg
Samantha Clark, Junior, Forward, 8.7 ppg, 7.6 rpg, 1.1 bpg
G’mrice Davis, Freshman, Forward, 6.8 ppg, 4.3 rpg

Key Roleplayers:
Danielle Burns, Sophomore, Guard, 4.3 ppg
Danielle Padovano, Sophomore, Forward, 3.4 ppg, 1.1 rpg

By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 59.2 (275th in nation, 12th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 54.2 (14, 1)
Field-Goal Percentage: 40.2 (156, 5)
Field-Goal Defense: 36.0 (28, 3)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 4.9 (179, 7)  
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 29.7 (221, 13)
Free-Throw Percentage: 69.6 (147, 8)
Rebound Margin: 3.5 (76, 4)
Assists Per Game: 13.6 (126, 5)
Turnovers Per Game: 16.2 (173, 9)

Recent Postseason Appearances:
2014    NCAA    First Round loss to California
2013    NIT    First Round win over Army
2013    NIT    Second Round win over Boston
2013    NIT    Third Round loss to James Madison

*all team stats through 3/5

 

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