2023–24 Fordham Rams women's basketball team

The 2023–24 Fordham Rams women's basketball team represents Fordham University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Rams, led by first-year head coach Bridgette Mitchell, play their home games at Rose Hill Gymnasium in The Bronx, New York as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference.

2023–24 Fordham Rams women's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
Record12–17 (8–10 A–10)
Head coach
  • Bridgette Mitchell (1st season)
Assistant coaches
  • Ross James
  • Courtney Davidson
  • Keturah Jackson
Home arenaRose Hill Gymnasium
2023–24 Atlantic 10 women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Richmond †16–2 .88929–6  .829
VCU15–3 .83326–6  .813
Saint Joseph's15–3 .83328–6  .824
George Mason14–4 .77823–8  .742
Duquesne13–5 .72221–13  .618
Rhode Island10–8 .55621–14  .600
Saint Louis9–9 .50022–18  .550
Davidson*8–10 .44418–8  .692
Loyola Chicago8–10 .44415–16  .484
Fordham8–10 .44412–17  .414
George Washington6–12 .33313–18  .419
Dayton5–13 .27812–19  .387
La Salle5–13 .2788–22  .267
UMass2–16 .1115–27  .156
St. Bonaventure1–17 .0564–26  .133
* Season cancelled on March 1, 2024.
† 2024 A10 tournament winner

Previous season

The Rams finished the 2022–23 season 19–13, 10–6 in A–10 play to finish in a tie for third place.[1] As the #4 seed in the A–10 tournament, they were defeated by #5 seed Richmond in the quarterfinals.[2] They received an at-large bid into the WNIT, where they would defeat Drexel in the first round,[3] before falling to Columbia in the second round.[4]

After being led by interim head coach Candice Green for the entirety of the 2022–23 season,[5] the school announced on April 7, that Northeastern head coach Bridgette Mitchell would be the team's next head coach.[6]

Roster
2023–24 Fordham Rams women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Miya Giles-Jones 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) FrTerry Sanford High School Fayetteville, North Carolina
G 1 Matilda Flood 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SrMacKillop College Bathurst, New South Wales
G 3 Taylor Donaldson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SrNew Mexico State Newbury Park, California
G 4 Taya Davis 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) JrGarden City Community College Decatur, Illinois
G 8 Emy Hayford 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) GSPittsburgh Maastricht, Netherlands
F 10 Rose Nelson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SoSt Paul's Grammar School Wallacia, Australia
G 11 Mandy McGurk 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) GSPenn West Chester, Pennsylvania
G 14 Cassidy Mahaney 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) FrUrbana High School Frederick, Maryland
C 24 Aminata Ly 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) RS SrCleveland State Dakar, Senegal
F 25 Kaila Berry 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) SoSt. John's Prep Brooklyn, New York
F 30 Maranda Nyborg 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) SrBethel High School Bethel, Connecticut
F/C 34 Kailah Harris 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) GSSeton Hall Ossining, New York
Head coach
  • Bridgette Mitchell (Duke)
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: December 25, 2023

Schedule and results
Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
November 6, 2023*
5:30 pm, ESPN+		 Adelphi W 70–43  1–0
  18 – Hayford  10 – Ly  3 – Hayford  Rose Hill Gymnasium 
Bronx, NY
November 10, 2023*
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 Albany W 66–63  2–0
  22 – Hayford  7 – Flood  7 – Davis  Rose Hill Gymnasium (347)
Bronx, NY
November 12, 2023*
2:00 pm, ACCNX		 at Miami (FL) L 39–78  2–1
  13 – Donaldson  5 – 3 Tied  2 – Hayford  Watsco Center (2,515)
Coral Gables, FL
November 16, 2023*
7:00 pm, SNY/ESPN+		 Manhattan
Battle of the Bronx		 L 44–58  2–2
  10 – 2 Tied  12 – Ly  3 – Davis  Rose Hill Gymnasium 
Bronx, NY
November 20, 2023*
7:00 pm, YES/ESPN+		 Georgian Court W 85–44  3–2
  15 – McGurk  9 – 2 Tied  7 – Davis  Rose Hill Gymnasium (127)
Bronx, NY
November 25, 2023*
1:00 pm, SNY/ESPN+		 UMass Lowell W 76–49  4–2
  14 – McGurk  6 – Flood  5 – Davis  Rose Hill Gymnasium (134)
Bronx, NY
November 28, 2023*
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 Saint Peter's W 80–46  5–2
  35 – Donaldson  9 – Donaldson  5 – Davis  Rose Hill Gymnasium (187)
Bronx, NY
December 2, 2023*
2:00 pm, YES/ESPN+		 Maine L 62–74  5–3
  21 – Donaldson  7 – Davis  4 – Hayford  Rose Hill Gymnasium (264)
Bronx, NY
December 5, 2023
6:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Duquesne L 73–75 OT 5–4
(0–1)		  25 – Donaldson  8 – Donaldson  4 – Hayford  UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (815)
Pittsburgh, PA
December 7, 2023*
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Siena L 62–65  5–5
  22 – Hayford  9 – Flood  4 – Flood  UHY Center (658)
Loudonville, NY
December 10, 2023*
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Fairfield L 74–77  5–6
  25 – Donaldson  8 – Nyborg  4 – Hayford  Leo D. Mahoney Arena (645)
Fairfield, CT
December 21, 2023*
6:00 pm, ACCNX		 at Virginia L 56–82  5–7
  14 – 2 Tied  6 – Flood  5 – Nyborg  John Paul Jones Arena (4,208)
Charlottesville, VA
December 30, 2023
4:00 pm, SNY/ESPN+		 Saint Joseph's L 49–76  5–8
(0–2)		  15 – McGurk  6 – Flood  3 – Davis  Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,969)
Bronx, NY
January 3, 2024
11:00 am, SNY/ESPN+		 St. Bonaventure W 65–57  6–8
(1–2)		  24 – Donaldson  6 – 2 Tied  4 – McGurk  Rose Hill Gymnasium (2,800)
Bronx, NY
January 6, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 at La Salle L 53–64  6–9
(1–3)		  12 – Hayford  10 – Nelson  5 – Davis  Tom Gola Arena (323)
Philadelphia, PA
January 10, 2024
6:00 pm, ESPN+		 at VCU L 54–57  6–10
(1–4)		  27 – Donaldson  5 – Harris  3 – Hayford  Siegel Center (587)
Richmond, VA
January 14, 2024
2:00 pm, CBSSN		 Davidson L 48–66  6–11
(1–5)		  10 – 2 Tied  7 – Harris  4 – Davis  Rose Hill Gymnasium (678)
Bronx, NY
January 17, 2024
6:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Rhode Island L 44–55  6–12
(1–6)		  23 – Hayford  9 – Nelson  2 – 3 Tied  Ryan Center (1,013)
Kingston, RI
January 24, 2024
7:00 pm, YES/ESPN+		 Loyola Chicago L 64–73  6–13
(1–7)		  22 – Donaldson  6 – Ly  4 – Davis  Rose Hill Gymnasium (351)
Bronx, NY
January 27, 2024
2:00 pm, YES/ESPN+		 George Washington W 60–55  7–13
(2–7)		  18 – Hayford  9 – Harris  2 – 3 Tied  Rose Hill Gymnasium (288)
Bronx, NY
January 31, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 at George Mason L 47–54  7–14
(2–8)		  24 – Donaldson  8 – Flood  3 – MuGurk  EagleBank Arena (743)
Fairfax, VA
February 3, 2024
6:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Richmond L 60–79  7–15
(2–9)		  23 – Donaldson  8 – Flood  5 – Davis  Robins Center (1,407)
Richmond, VA
February 7, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 Dayton W 70–48  8–15
(3–9)		  16 – Hayford  9 – Donaldson  5 – Donaldson  Rose Hill Gymnasium (579)
Bronx, NY
February 10, 2024
2:00 pm, SNY/ESPN+		 UMass W 64–50  9–15
(4–9)		  17 – Hayford  10 – Donaldson  5 – Davis  Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,168)
Bronx, NY
February 18, 2024
1:00 pm, ESPN+		 at St. Bonaventure W 70–48  10–15
(5–9)		  25 – Davis  7 – 2 Tied  4 – Davis  Reilly Center (364)
St. Bonaventure, NY
February 21, 2024
7:00 pm, SNY/ESPN+		 Saint Louis W 79–64  11–15
(6–9)		  22 – Hayford  8 – 2 Tied  6 – Hayford  Rose Hill Gymnasium (321)
Bronx, NY
February 24, 2024
12:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Davidson W 2–0 Forfeit  11–15
(7–9)		   –     –     –    John M. Belk Arena 
Davidson, NC
February 28, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Saint Joseph's W 62–57  12–15
(8–9)		  18 – Donaldson  8 – 2 Tied  2 – 2 Tied  Hagan Arena (734)
Philadelphia, PA
March 2, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 La Salle L 83–93  12–16
(8–10)		  26 – Donaldson  13 – Ly  8 – Davis  Rose Hill Gymnasium (422)
Bronx, NY
A-10 tournament
March 7, 2024
11:00 am, ESPN+		 (9) vs. (8) Loyola Chicago
Second Round		 L 52–53  12–17
  15 – Donaldson  9 – Ly  4 – Davis  Henrico Sports & Events Center 
Henrico, VA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Sources:[7][8]

References
  1. "2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings". Atlantic 10. Retrieved December 25, 2023.
  2. "Women's Basketball Falls to Richmond in A-10 Championship Quarterfinals". Fordham University Athletics. Retrieved December 25, 2023.
  3. "Drexel vs Fordham Women's Basketball Game Summary - March 16th, 2023". NCAA.com. Retrieved December 25, 2023.
  4. "Columbia reaches Super 16 in the WNIT". New York Amsterdam News. Retrieved December 25, 2023.
  5. "Candice Green Named Women's Basketball Interim Head Coach". Fordham University Athletics. Retrieved December 25, 2023.
  6. "Bridgette Mitchell accepts Fordham job, steps down as Northeastern head coach". The Huntington News. Retrieved December 25, 2023.
  7. "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". Fordham University Athletics. Retrieved December 25, 2023.
  8. "Fordham Rams 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved December 25, 2023.
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