# 2017–18 Fordham Rams women's basketball team

The 2017–18 Fordham Rams women's basketball team represented Fordham University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Rams were led by seventh-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 24–10, 12–4 in A-10 play to finish in third place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the A-10 women's tournament, where they lost to Saint Joseph's. They received an at-large bid to the Women's National Invitation Tournament, where they defeated Harvard and Drexel in the first and second rounds before losing to Virginia Tech in the third round.

## Media
### Fordham Rams Sports Network

Fordham Rams games will be broadcast on WFUV Sports and streamed online through the Fordham Portal. Most home games will also be featured on the A-10 Digital Network. Select games will be televised.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/03/2017* 4:30 pm | | Hofstra Puerto Rico Relief Exhibition | L 46–55 | | Rose Hill Gymnasium Bronx, NY |
| 11/05/2017* 2:00 pm | | Post | W 83–33 | | Rose Hill Gymnasium Bronx, NY |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/10/2017* 5:00 pm | | UMBC | W 55–46 | 1–0 | Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,923) Bronx, NY |
| 11/16/2017* 11:00 am, ACCN Extra | | at Boston College | L 52–55 | 1–1 | Conte Forum (2,563) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| 11/19/2017* 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Albany | L 52–59 $^{OT}$ | 1–2 | SEFCU Arena (1,209) Albany, NY |
| 11/24/2017* 7:00 pm | | Northern Colorado | W 48–33 | 2–2 | Rose Hill Gymnasium (259) Bronx, NY |
| 11/29/2017* 7:00 pm | | at Manhattan Battle of the Bronx | W 54–48 | 3–2 | Draddy Gymnasium (149) Riverdale, NY |
| 12/03/2017* 2:00 pm | | Pittsburgh | W 58–55 | 4–2 | Rose Hill Gymnasium (804) Bronx, NY |
| 12/06/2017* 6:00 pm, BTN | | at Penn State | L 60–65 | 4–3 | Bryce Jordan Center (2,390) University Park, PA |
| 12/09/2017* 1:00 pm | | Iona | W 78–48 | 5–3 | Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,578) Bronx, NY |
| 12/12/2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at St. John's Rivalry | W 67–64 $^{2OT}$ | 6–3 | Carnesecca Arena (587) Queens, NY |
| 12/17/2017* 2:00 pm | | Bucknell | W 71–62 | 7–3 | Rose Hill Gymnasium (883) Bronx, NY |
| 12/20/2017* 7:00 pm | | No. 11 UCLA | L 30–67 | 7–4 | Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,327) Bronx, NY |
| 12/28/2017* 1:00 pm | | Hartford Fordham Holiday Classic semifinals | W 69–44 | 8–4 | Rose Hill Gymnasium (832) Bronx, NY |
| 12/29/2017* 3:30 pm | | UC Davis Fordham Holiday Classic championship | W 70–62 | 9–4 | Rose Hill Gymnasium (862) Bronx, NY |
| Atlantic 10 regular season ||||||
| 12/31/2017 2:00 pm | | George Washington | W 61–50 | 10–4 (1–0) | Rose Hill Gymnasium (905) Bronx, NY |
| 01/03/2018 5:00 pm | | at UMass | W 62–51 | 11–4 (2–0) | Mullins Center (364) Amherst, MA |
| 01/06/2018 1:00 pm, CBSSN | | Saint Louis | W 66–63 | 12–4 (3–0) | Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,805) Bronx, NY |
| 01/10/2018 12:00 pm | | Davidson | W 66–58 | 13–4 (4–0) | Rose Hill Gymnasium (2,435) Bronx, NY |
| 01/14/2018 1:00 pm | | at VCU | W 64–54 | 14–4 (5–0) | Siegel Center (619) Richmond, VA |
| 01/17/2018 7:00 pm | | Dayton | L 62–63 | 14–5 (5–1) | Rose Hill Gymnasium (874) Bronx, NY |
| 01/21/2018 2:00 pm | | at Richmond | W 43–38 | 15–5 (6–1) | Robins Center (854) Richmond, VA |
| 01/25/2018 7:00 pm | | St. Bonaventure | W 72–48 | 16–5 (7–1) | Rose Hill Gymnasium (801) Bronx, NY |
| 01/28/2018 2:00 pm | | at George Mason | W 67–62 | 17–5 (8–1) | EagleBank Arena (2,380) Fairfax, VA |
| 01/31/2018 12:00 pm, NBCSN | | at Saint Louis | L 85–91 $^{2OT}$ | 17–6 (8–2) | Chaifetz Arena (4,320) St. Louis, MO |
| 02/04/2018 2:00 pm | | Rhode Island | W 76–64 | 18–6 (9–2) | Rose Hill Gymnasium (935) Bronx, NY |
| 02/10/2018 2:00 pm | | at Davidson | W 58–45 | 19–6 (10–2) | John M. Belk Arena (485) Davidson, NC |
| 02/13/2018 7:00 pm | | La Salle | W 66–45 | 20–6 (11–2) | Rose Hill Gymnasium (967) Bronx, NY |
| 02/18/2018 2:00 pm | | at Dayton | L 54–79 | 20–7 (11–3) | UD Arena (3,357) Dayton, OH |
| 02/21/2018 7:00 pm | | at Duquesne | W 51–43 | 21–7 (12–3) | Palumbo Center (707) Pittsburgh, PA |
| 02/24/2018 2:00 pm | | Saint Joseph's | L 50–52 | 21–8 (12–4) | Rose Hill Gymnasium (2,366) Bronx, NY |
| Atlantic 10 Women's Tournament ||||||
| 02/27/2018 7:00 pm | (3) | (14) Rhode Island First Round | W 75–53 | 22–8 | Rose Hill Gymnasium (662) Bronx, NY |
| 03/02/2018 7:00 pm | (3) | vs. (6) Saint Joseph's Quarterfinals | L 49–52 | 22–9 | Richmond Coliseum Richmond, VA |
| WNIT ||||||
| 03/16/2018* 7:00 pm | | Harvard First Round | W 65–47 | 23–9 | Rose Hill Gymnasium (558) Bronx, NY |
| 03/18/2018* 4:00 pm | | at Drexel Second Round | W 63–60 | 24–9 | Daskalakis Athletic Center (505) Philadelphia, PA |
| 03/22/2018* 7:00 pm | | at Virginia Tech Third Round | L 50–81 | 24–10 | Cassell Coliseum (950) Blacksburg, VA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||

## Rankings

2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
Legend :
| | Increase in ranking |
| | Decrease in ranking |
| | No Change |
| (RV) | Received Votes |
| (NR) | Not Ranked |