2016–17 Fordham Rams women's basketball team
{{short description|Intercollegiate basketball season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox NCAA team season
|mode=Women's Basketball
|year=2016–17
|team=Fordham Rams
|image=Fordham Rams F Logo.png
|image_size=150
|conference=Atlantic 10 Conference
|division=
|short_conf= A-10
|APRank=
|CoachRank=
|record=22–12
|conf_record=11–5
|head_coach=Stephanie Gaitley
|hc_year = 6th
|asst_coach1=Angelika Szumilo
|asst_coach2=Jenna Cosgrove
|asst_coach3=Katelyn Linney
|stadium=Rose Hill Gymnasium
|champion=
|bowl= WNIT
|bowl_result= Second Round
}}
{{2016–17 Atlantic 10 women's basketball standings}}
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 media
=Fordham Rams Sports Network=
Fordham Rams games will be broadcast on WFUV Sports and streamed online through the [http://client.stretchinternet.com/client/fordham.portal# Fordham Portal]. Most home games will also be featured on the A-10 Digital Network. Select games will be televised.
Roster
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Virginia}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=G'mrice|last=Davis|link=n|num=5|pos=F|ft=6|in=2|class=SO|rs=|home=Philadelphia, PA|high_school=Girard College}}
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California}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Monika|last=Radomska|link=n|num=11|pos=G|ft=5|in=11|class=JR|rs=|home=Wołomin, Poland|high_school=John Paul II
Casper College}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Asnate|last=Fomina|link=n|num=12|pos=G|ft=5|in=8|class=JR|rs=|home=Riga, Latvia|high_school=Riga Secondary School No. 49}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Danielle|last=Padovano|link=n|num=14|pos=F|ft=6|in=0|class=SR|rs=|home=Dayton, NJ|high_school=South Brunswick}}
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{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Anna|last=Kelly|link=n|num=23|pos=G|ft=5|in=6|class=FR|rs=|home=Lexington, MA|high_school=Lexington}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Hannah|last=Missry|link=n|num=25|pos=G|ft=5|in=8|class=SR|rs=|home=Jackson, NJ|high_school=Jackson Memorial}}
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Wake Forest|cur_rs=yes|note=I}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Kristen|last=Ryan|link=n|num=42|pos=F|ft=6|in=1|class=SO|rs=|home=Malvern, PA|high_school=Archbishop John Carroll}}
{{CBB roster/Footer
|head_coach=
- Stephanie Gaitley ({{college|Villanova}})
|asst_coach=
- Angelika Szumilo (LIU Brooklyn)
- Jenna Cosgrove (Endicott)
- Katelyn Linney ({{college|Fairfield}})
|roster_url=http://fordhamsports.com/roster.aspx?roster=254&path=wbball
|accessdate=
}}
Schedule
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| rank = yes
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|-
!colspan=9 style="background:#76032E; color:#FFFFFF;"| Exhibition
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/04/2016
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Muhlenberg
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Rose Hill Gymnasium
| site_cityst = Bronx, NY
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 74–50
| overtime =
| record =
| attend =
}}
|-
!colspan=9 style="background:#76032E; color:#FFFFFF;"| Regular season
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/11/2016
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Furman
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Rose Hill Gymnasium
| site_cityst = Bronx, NY
| gamename = Preseason WNIT First Round
| tv =
| score = 60–47
| overtime =
| record = 1–0
| attend = 1,326
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/14/2016
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Notre Dame
| opprank = 1
| site_stadium = Edmund P. Joyce Center
| site_cityst = South Bend, IN
| gamename = Preseason WNIT quarterfinals
| tv = ACCN Extra
| score = 36–67
| overtime =
| record = 1–1
| attend = 7,435
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/19/2016
| time = 12:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Little Rock
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Rose Hill Gymnasium
| site_cityst = Bronx, NY
| gamename = Preseason WNIT consolation round
| tv =
| score = 65–43
| overtime =
| record = 2–1
| attend = 1,473
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/22/2016
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Albany
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Rose Hill Gymnasium
| site_cityst = Bronx, NY
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 89–82
| overtime = 2OT
| record = 3–1
| attend = 381
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/25/2016
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| opponent = Texas Tech
| opprank =
| site_stadium = BankUnited Center
| site_cityst = Coral Gables, FL
| gamename = Miami Thanksgiving Tournament semifinals
| tv =
| score = 50–59
| overtime =
| record = 3–2
| attend = 725
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/27/2016
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| opponent = Grambling State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = BankUnited Center
| site_cityst = Coral Gables, FL
| gamename = Miami Thanksgiving Tournament 3rd place game
| tv =
| score = 59–53
| overtime =
| record = 4–2
| attend = 722
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/01/2016
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Duquesne
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Rose Hill Gymnasium
| site_cityst = Bronx, NY
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 64–51
| overtime =
| record = 5–2 (1–0)
| attend = 297
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/04/2016
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Boston College
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Rose Hill Gymnasium
| site_cityst = Bronx, NY
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 56–49
| overtime =
| record = 6–2
| attend = 811
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/07/2016
| time = 4:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Iona
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Hynes Athletic Center
| site_cityst = New Rochelle, NY
| gamename =
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 46–55
| overtime =
| record = 6–3
| attend = 524
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/10/2016
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Princeton
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Rose Hill Gymnasium
| site_cityst = Bronx, NY
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 57–55
| overtime =
| record = 7–3
| attend = 806
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/13/2016
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = St. John's
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Rose Hill Gymnasium
| site_cityst = Bronx, NY
| gamename = Rivalry
| tv =
| score = 45–59
| overtime =
| record = 7–4
| attend = 351
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/17/2016
| time = 5:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Manhattan
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Rose Hill Gymnasium
| site_cityst = Bronx, NY
| gamename = Battle of the Bronx
| tv =
| score = 63–60
| overtime =
| record = 8–4
| attend = 524
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/22/2016
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Niagara
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Rose Hill Gymnasium
| site_cityst = Bronx, NY
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 92–69
| overtime =
| record = 9–4
| attend = 302
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/29/2016
| time = 12:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Buffalo
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Rose Hill Gymnasium
| site_cityst = Bronx, NY
| gamename = Fordham Holiday Classic semifinals
| tv =
| score = 54–58
| overtime =
| record = 9–5
| attend = 921
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/30/2016
| time = 12:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = UNC Asheville
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Rose Hill Gymnasium
| site_cityst = Bronx, NY
| gamename = Fordham Holiday Classic 3rd place
| tv =
| score = 55–42
| overtime =
| record = 10–5
| attend =
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/01/2017
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Rhode Island
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Ryan Center
| site_cityst = Kingston, RI
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 74–69
| overtime =
| record = 11–5 (2–0)
| attend = 485
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/04/2017
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Davidson
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Rose Hill Gymnasium
| site_cityst = Bronx, NY
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 85–72
| overtime =
| record = 12–5 (3–0)
| attend = 432
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/07/2017
| time = 1:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = George Mason
| opprank =
| site_stadium = EagleBank Arena
| site_cityst = Fairfax, VA
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 53–49
| overtime =
| record = 13–5 (4–0)
| attend = 654
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/11/2017
| time = 12:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Richmond
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Rose Hill Gymnasium
| site_cityst = Bronx, NY
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 67–41
| overtime =
| record = 14–5 (5–0)
| attend = 2,175
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/15/2017
| time = 1:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = St. Bonaventure
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Reilly Center
| site_cityst = Olean, NY
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 60–44
| overtime =
| record = 15–5 (6–0)
| attend = 885
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/18/2017
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Saint Joseph's
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Hagan Arena
| site_cityst = Philadelphia, PA
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 44–47
| overtime =
| record = 15–6 (6–1)
| attend = 914
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/21/2017
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = VCU
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Rose Hill Gymnasium
| site_cityst = Bronx, NY
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 58–61
| overtime =
| record = 15–7 (6–2)
| attend = 892
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/28/2017
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Saint Louis
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Chaifetz Arena
| site_cityst = St. Louis, MO
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 58–82
| overtime =
| record = 15–8 (6–3)
| attend = 6,157
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/01/2017
| time = 12:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = George Washington
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Charles E. Smith Center
| site_cityst = Washington, D.C.
| gamename =
| tv = NBCSN
| score = 46–63
| overtime =
| record = 15–9 (6–4)
| attend = 1,919
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/04/2017
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = St. Bonaventure
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Rose Hill Gymnasium
| site_cityst = Bronx, NY
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 57–45
| overtime =
| record = 16–9 (7–4)
| attend = 681
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/09/2017
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Saint Joseph's
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Rose Hill Gymnasium
| site_cityst = Bronx, NY
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 44–39
| overtime =
| record = 17–9 (8–4)
| attend = 403
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/11/2017
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Massachusetts
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Rose Hill Gymnasium
| site_cityst = Bronx, NY
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 74–43
| overtime =
| record = 18–9 (9–4)
| attend = 797
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/14/2017
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Davidson
| opprank =
| site_stadium = John M. Belk Arena
| site_cityst = Davidson, NC
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 51–52
| overtime =
| record = 18–10 (9–5)
| attend = 473
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/19/2017
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Dayton
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Rose Hill Gymnasium
| site_cityst = Bronx, NY
| gamename =
| tv = NBCSN
| score = 66–52
| overtime =
| record = 19–10 (10–5)
| attend = 921
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/22/2017
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = La Salle
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Tom Gola Arena
| site_cityst = Philadelphia, PA
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 66–61
| overtime = OT
| record = 20–10 (11–5)
| attend = 402
}}
|-
!colspan=9 style="background:#880038; color:#FFFFFF;"| Atlantic 10 Women's Tournament
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/26/2017
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Davidson
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Rose Hill Gymnasium
| site_cityst = Bronx, NY
| gamename = First Round
| tv =
| score = 62–54
| overtime =
| record = 21–10
| attend = 890
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 03/03/2017
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| opponent = Saint Louis
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Richmond Coliseum
| site_cityst = Richmond, VA
| gamename = Quarterfinals
| tv = ASN
| score = 58–68
| overtime =
| record = 21–11
| attend =
}}
|-
!colspan=9 style="background:#880038; color:#FFFFFF;"| WNIT
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 03/17/2017
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Georgetown
| opprank =
| site_stadium = McDonough Gymnasium
| site_cityst = Washington, D.C.
| gamename = First Round
| tv =
| score = 60–49
| overtime =
| record = 22–11
| attend = 278
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 03/19/2017
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Penn State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Bryce Jordan Center
| site_cityst = University Park, PA
| gamename = Second Round
| tv =
| score = 51–70
| overtime =
| record = 22–12
| attend = 1,127
}}
{{CBB schedule end|rank=| poll=AP Poll|timezone=Eastern Time}}
Rankings
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See also
References
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