2014–15 Fordham Rams women's basketball team

The 2014–15 Fordham Rams women's basketball team represented Fordham University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. Stephanie Gaitley served as head coach for a fourth consecutive season. The Rams were members of the Atlantic 10 Conference and played their home games at the Rose Hill Gymnasium. They finished the season 21–12, 11–5 in A-10 play to finish in fourth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the A-10 women's tournament where they lost to George Washington. They were invited to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Central Connecticut in the first round before losing to St. John's in the second round.

2014–15 Fordham Rams women's basketball
WNIT, Second Round
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Record	21–12 (11–5 A-10)
Head coach	Stephanie Gaitley (4th season)
Assistant coaches	Angelika Szumilo (4th season) Jenna Cosgrove (4th season) Whitney Coleman (4th season)
Home arena	Rose Hill Gymnasium
Seasons ← 2013–14 2015–16 →

2014–15 Atlantic 10 women's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 19 George Washington^†	15	–	1		.938			29	–	4		.879
Dayton	14	–	2		.875			28	–	7		.800
Duquesne	12	–	4		.750			23	–	11		.676
Fordham	11	–	5		.688			21	–	12		.636
Richmond	9	–	7		.563			19	–	14		.576
Rhode Island	8	–	8		.500			17	–	13		.567
Saint Joseph's	8	–	8		.500			13	–	17		.433
VCU	7	–	9		.438			16	–	14		.533
Saint Louis	7	–	9		.438			15	–	16		.484
St. Bonaventure	5	–	11		.313			15	–	15		.500
La Salle	5	–	11		.313			15	–	16		.484
George Mason	5	–	11		.313			13	–	17		.433
UMass	5	–	11		.313			12	–	18		.400
Davidson	1	–	15		.063			5	–	25		.167
† 2015 A10 Tournament winner As of 30 March 2015 Rankings from AP poll

2014–15 media

Forham Rams Sports Network

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

Roster

2014–15 Fordham Rams women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 1 Aaliyah Jones 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Murray Bergtraum Brooklyn, NY G 3 Alina Gjerkes 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Gimnazija Bezigrad Grosuplje, Slovenia G 4 Taryn Durant 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr McDonough Owings Mills, MD F 5 G'mrice Davis 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Girard College Philadelphia, PA F 11 Emily Tapio 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Brewster Brewster, NY G 13 Tiffany Ruffin 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS Sr Winnacunnet Seabrook, NH F 14 Danielle Padovano 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr South Brunswick Dayton, NJ G/F 22 Danielle Burns 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Stonewall Jackson Gainesville, VA G 23 Khadijah Gibson 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Henry Wise Upper Marlboro, MD F 24 Samantha Clark 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr St. Rose Neptune, NJ G 25 Hannah Missry 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Jackson Memorial Jackson, NJ F 31 Liz Milner 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Haldane Cold Spring, NY F 32 Christina Gaskin 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Barkey Abbey Academy Hockley, England	Head coach Stephanie Gaitley (Villanova) Assistant coach(es) Angelika Szumilo (LIU Brooklyn) Jenna Cosgrove (Endicott) Whitney Coleman (Monmouth) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt Roster Last update: 2014-07-07

Schedule

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Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/08/2014* 2:00 pm		Holy Family	W 84–39	-	Rose Hill Gymnasium (421) Bronx, NY
Regular Season
11/14/2014* 11:30 am		Iona	L 51–72	0–1	Rose Hill Gymnasium (437) Bronx, NY
11/16/2014* 2:00 pm		at No. 24 Syracuse	L 42–59	0–2	Carrier Dome (N/A) Syracuse, NY
11/18/2014* 7:00 pm		Mount St. Mary's	W 61–37	1–2	Rose Hill Gymnasium (313) Bronx, NY
11/21/2014* 7:00 pm, SNY		Hofstra	W 60–46	2–2	Rose Hill Gymnasium (285) Bronx, NY
11/25/2014* 7:00 pm		at Delaware	W 49–44	3–2	Bob Carpenter Center (1,498) Newark, DE
11/28/2014* 1:00 pm		vs. Incarnate Word UTSA Thanksgiving Classic	W 74–42	4–2	Convocation Center (N/A) San Antonio, TX
11/30/2014* 3:30 pm		vs. Drake UTSA Thanksgiving Classic	L 56–62	4–3	Convocation Center (849) San Antonio, TX
12/05/2014* 7:00 pm		Seton Hall	L 43–56	4–4	Rose Hill Gymnasium (415) Bronx, NY
12/07/2014* 2:00 pm		at Temple	W 71–64	5–4	McGonigle Hall (542) Philadelphia, PA
12/09/2014* 7:00 pm		at Central Connecticut	W 72–36	6–4	William H. Detrick Gymnasium (403) New Britain, CT
12/14/2014* 2:00 pm		Manhattan Battle of the Bronx	W 70–41	7–4	Rose Hill Gymnasium (362) Bronx, NY
12/29/2014* 1:00 pm		Savannah State Fordham Holiday Classic semifinals	W 63–53	8–4	Rose Hill Gymnasium (647) Bronx, NY
12/30/2014* 3:30 pm		Princeton Fordham Holiday Classic championship	L 53–67	8–5	Rose Hill Gymnasium (510) Bronx, NY
01/04/2015 3:30 pm, CBSSN		Richmond	W 65–64 ^OT	9–5 (1–0)	Rose Hill Gymnasium (540) Bronx, NY
01/08/2015 7:00 pm		at La Salle	W 70–59	10–5 (2–0)	Tom Gola Arena (573) Philadelphia, PA
01/11/2015 4:00 pm, NBCSN		at St. Bonaventure	W 72–62	11–5 (3–0)	Reilly Center (769) Olean, NY
01/15/2015 7:00 pm, CBSSN		Saint Joseph's	W 57–47	12–5 (4–0)	Rose Hill Gymnasium (577) Bronx, NY
01/18/2015 2:00 pm		VCU	W 60–51	13–5 (5–0)	Rose Hill Gymnasium (358) Bronx, NY
01/21/2015 12:00 pm		Massachusetts	W 65–42	14–5 (6–0)	Rose Hill Gymnasium (2,236) Bronx, NY
01/24/2015 4:00 pm, CBSSN		at Saint Louis	L 50–54	14–6 (6–1)	Chaifetz Arena (3,920) St. Louis, MO
01/28/2015 7:00 pm		at Davidson	W 66–45	15–6 (7–1)	John M. Belk Arena (339) Davidson, NC
01/31/2015 2:00 pm		Duquesne	L 46–56	15–7 (7–2)	Rose Hill Gymnasium (421) Bronx, NY
02/05/2015 7:00 pm, SNY		St. Bonaventure	W 54–51	16–7 (8–2)	Rose Hill Gymnasium (827) Bronx, NY
02/08/2015 2:00 pm		at Saint Joseph's	W 48–47	17–7 (9–2)	Hagan Arena (1,081) Philadelphia, PA
02/15/2015 2:00 pm		at Rhode Island	L 56–71	17–8 (9–3)	Ryan Center (433) Kingston, RI
02/18/2015 7:00 pm		Dayton	L 45–59	17–9 (9–4)	Rose Hill Gymnasium (522) Bronx, NY
02/21/2015 2:00 pm		at No. 24 George Washington	L 65–83	17–10 (9–5)	Charles E. Smith Center (876) Washington, D.C.
02/25/2015 7:00 pm		at George Mason	W 79–55	18–10 (10–5)	Patriot Center (698) Fairfax, VA
03/01/2015 2:00 pm		Davidson	W 54–46	19–10 (11–5)	Rose Hill Gymnasium (741) Bronx, NY
Atlantic 10 Tournament
03/06/2015 2:00 pm, ASN		vs. Richmond Quarterfinals	W 46–45	20–10	Richmond Coliseum (N/A) Richmond, VA
03/07/2015 11:00 am, CBSSN		vs. No. 21 George Washington Semifinals	L 60–72	20–11	Richmond Coliseum (N/A) Richmond, VA
WNIT
03/19/2015* 7:00 pm		Central Connecticut First Round	W 70–67	21–11	Rose Hill Gymnasium (345) Bronx, NY
03/22/2015* 2:00 pm, ESPN3		at St. John's Second Round/Rivalry	L 63–77	21–12	Carnesecca Arena (327) Queens, NY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

2014–15 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	Final
AP	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR
Coaches	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR

Legend

		Increase in ranking
		Decrease in ranking
		No Change
(RV)		Received Votes
(NR)		Not Ranked

See also

• 2014–15 Fordham Rams men's basketball team
• Fordham Rams women's basketball

References

1. "2021-22 Women's Basketball Schedule".