The evening didn’t go quite as planned, as the Fordham women’s basketball team awaited its seed, opponent and destination for this weekend’s NCAA tournament. But even an unfortunate early leak of the bracket couldn’t dampen the enthusiasm of Stephanie Gaitley‘s squad and a gathering of fans, friends and family for Read more…
Before all those banners commemorating Atlantic 10 and Patriot League titles and NCAA, WNIT and AIAW Tournament appearances could be hung on the Rose Hill Gymnasium rafters, the Fordham women’s basketball program had to start somewhere. And it was in 1966, just two years after the school began accepting undergraduate Read more…
As many alums and friends are aware, the Fordham family was among the hardest hit by the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. Among those lost was Michael J. Armstrong, class of 1990 and an avid Fordham basketball supporter. Armstrong’s family and friends established the Michael J. Armstrong Memorial Foundation, Read more…
When Stephanie V. Gaitley took over the helm of the Fordham women’s basketball program in 2011, she preached defense and a “We before Me” attitude. It didn’t take long for that philosophy to turn into wins — two years later Gaitley’s charges won a school-record 26 games (12-2 in the Read more…
Eight games into the season, Head Coach Jeff Neubauer‘s Rams are 6-2, a couple of points and a double-overtime from being unbeaten heading into their biggest challenge of the season to date, in front of what should be a raucous Rose Hill Gym crowd against Big Ten opponent Rutgers on Read more…
When Becky Peters arrived at Rose Hill in the fall of 2008 for her freshman season, she was joining a storied program that had fallen on some hard times—at least on the court. The transition a decade earlier to the Atlantic 10 had been a rough one, and the perennially Read more…
One of the most accomplished and decorated student-athletes in Fordham basketball history, Damon Lopez was the pivotal player (literally!) in standout Fordham teams in his junior (1989-90) and senior (1990-91) seasons. The 6’9″ center led the Rams to Patriot League regular season and tournament championships, earning conference Player of the Read more…
When Erin Rooney followed Head Coach Stephanie Gaitley when the Rams’ mentor moved from Monmouth University to Rose Hill in 2011, the program was just starting its ascent into an Atlantic 10 contender. By the time she graduated three years later, the Rams were league champions, and Rooney was leading Read more…