# 2018–19 Fordham Rams women's basketball team

The 2018–19 Fordham Rams women's basketball team represented Fordham University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Rams were led by eighth-year head coach Stephanie Gaitley. They were members of the Atlantic 10 Conference (A-10) and played their home games at the Rose Hill Gymnasium. They finished the season 25–9, 13–3 in A-10 play, to win share the regular-season title with VCU. Fordham won the Atlantic 10 Conference tournament championship game over VCU, 62–47. They lost in the first round to Syracuse.

## Media

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

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| November 3, 2018* 7:00 p.m. | | New York Tech | W 75–54 | | Rose Hill Gymnasium The Bronx, NY |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 9, 2018* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Wagner | W 80–59 | 1–0 | Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,161) The Bronx, NY |
| November 11, 2018* 1:00 p.m. | | at Northeastern | L 54–58 | 1–1 | Cabot Center (325) Boston, MA |
| November 14, 2018* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Penn State | L 55–72 | 1–2 | Rose Hill Gymnasium (639) The Bronx, NY |
| November 18, 2018* 2:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Charlotte | W 71–64 | 2–2 | Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,917) The Bronx, NY |
| November 23, 2018* 11:00 a.m. | | vs. Ball State Gulf Coast Showcase quarterfinals | W 78–70 | 3–2 | Hertz Arena (429) Estero, FL |
| November 24, 2018* 5:00 p.m. | | vs. Washington Gulf Coast Showcase semifinals | W 65–57 | 4–2 | Hertz Arena (753) Estero, FL |
| November 25, 2018* 7:30 p.m. | | vs. No. 10 Texas Gulf Coast Showcase championship | L 54–72 | 4–3 | Hertz Arena Estero, FL |
| November 29, 2018* 7:00 p.m. | | at Georgetown | L 38–58 | 4–4 | McDonough Gymnasium (217) Washington, D.C. |
| December 1, 2018* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Manhattan Battle of the Bronx | W 65–61 | 5–4 | Rose Hill Gymnasium (798) The Bronx, NY |
| December 5, 2018* 7:00 p.m. | | at Pittsburgh | L 62–65 | 5–5 | Petersen Events Center (569) Pittsburgh, PA |
| December 11, 2018* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Columbia | W 68–49 | 6–5 | Rose Hill Gymnasium The Bronx, NY |
| December 21, 2018* 12:00 p.m. | | at Iona | W 57–40 | 7–5 | Hynes Athletic Center (458) New Rochelle, NY |
| December 29, 2018* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Maine Fordham Holiday Classic semifinals | W 72–64 $^{OT}$ | 8–5 | Rose Hill Gymnasium The Bronx, NY |
| December 30, 2018* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Middle Tennessee Fordham Holiday Classic championship | W 61–49 | 9–5 | Rose Hill Gymnasium The Bronx, NY |
| Atlantic 10 regular season ||||||
| January 5, 2019 11:00 a.m., CBSSN | | at George Washington | W 50–38 | 10–5 (1–0) | Charles E. Smith Center (858) Washington, D.C. |
| January 9, 2019 11:00 a.m., ESPN+ | | Richmond | W 60–48 | 11–5 (2–0) | Rose Hill Gymnasium (2,538) The Bronx, NY |
| January 13, 2019 4:00 p.m., CBSSN | | at Saint Louis | W 56–53 | 12–5 (3–0) | Chaifetz Arena (956) St. Louis, MO |
| January 16, 2019 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | VCU | L 44–47 | 12–6 (3–1) | Rose Hill Gymnasium (975) The Bronx, NY |
| January 20, 2019 2:00 p.m., CBSSN | | at Dayton | L 50–72 | 12–7 (3–2) | UD Arena (2,082) Dayton, OH |
| January 24, 2019 7:00 p.m. | | at Rhode Island | W 56–38 | 13–7 (4–2) | Ryan Center (315) Kingston, RI |
| January 27, 2019 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Davidson | L 56–60 | 13–8 (4–3) | Rose Hill Gymnasium (919) The Bronx, NY |
| January 31, 2019 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at La Salle | W 65–54 | 14–8 (5–3) | Tom Gola Arena (374) Philadelphia, PA |
| February 3, 2019 12:00 p.m., CBSSN | | Duquesne | W 57–46 | 15–8 (6–3) | Rose Hill Gymnasium (861) The Bronx, NY |
| February 6, 2019 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Saint Louis | W 54–51 | 16–8 (7–3) | Rose Hill Gymnasium (883) The Bronx, NY |
| February 10, 2019 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | George Mason | W 64–53 | 17–8 (8–3) | Rose Hill Gymnasium (919) The Bronx, NY |
| February 13, 2019 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Davidson | W 58–42 | 18–8 (9–3) | John M. Belk Arena (418) Davidson, NC |
| February 16, 2019 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at St. Bonaventure | W 53–44 | 19–8 (10–3) | Reilly Center (848) Olean, NY |
| February 24, 2019 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Massachusetts | W 76–64 | 20–8 (11–3) | Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,006) The Bronx, NY |
| February 27, 2019 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Dayton | W 57–48 | 21–8 (12–3) | Rose Hill Gymnasium The Bronx, NY |
| March 2, 2019 12:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Saint Joseph's | W 51–41 | 22–8 (13–3) | Hagan Arena (557) Philadelphia, PA |
| Atlantic 10 women's tournament ||||||
| March 8, 2019 4:30 p.m., ESPN+ | (2) | vs. (10) Massachusetts Quarterfinals | W 73–62 | 23–8 | Palumbo Center Pittsburgh, PA |
| March 9, 2019 1:30 p.m., CBSSN | (2) | vs. (3) Duquesne Semifinals | W 76–34 | 24–8 | Palumbo Center Pittsburgh, PA |
| March 10, 2019 12:00 p.m., ESPNU | (2) | vs. (1) VCU Championship game | W 62–47 | 25–8 | Palumbo Center Pittsburgh, PA |
| NCAA women's tournament ||||||
| March 23, 2019* 1:30 p.m., ESPN2 | (14 P) | at (3 P) No. 12 Syracuse First round | L 49–70 | 25–9 | Carrier Dome (2,785) Syracuse, NY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. P=Portland Region. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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## Rankings

Legend :
| | Increase in ranking |
| | Decrease in ranking |
| | No change |
| (RV) | Received votes |
| (NR) | Not ranked |