

Facing a 6-0 run to make it a nine-point game, Flood hit a freebie and Anna DeWolfe drilled a three with 30 seconds to go to put a stamp on the game and send the home crowd into a frenzy.ĭeWolfe led the charge with 22 points on 8-of-19 shooting across all 40 minutes, hitting 4-of-8 from distance, with five rebounds, three assists, and a steal. A 6-2 run to start the fourth, two baskets assisted by Dingle and one by Sophia Sabino, put Fordham up by 19, though Yale continued to battle and eventually got within nine late but the Rams made their shots down the stretch.
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The two schools traded baskets for much of the third period until a quick Sarah Karpell layup and a pair of Kaitlyn Downey free throws gave the hosts their largest lead to that point, 58-43. Fordham would take a double-digit lead for the first time early in the second although the Bulldogs would whittle the deficit back down to six but by halftime the Rams led, 39-28. That started a 7-0 run to end the first quarter.

The Rams took the lead for good with 1:39 left in the first period on an Asiah Dingle jumper following a Matilda Flood steal. Nearly one-third of Fordham's 39 rebounds came on the offensive glass (12).įordham led nearly wire-to-wire and led by as much as 19 early in the fourth quarter. Yale coughed up the ball 16 times leading to 20 Ram points. The defense posted 12 steals, a number that would've tied for third-most a year ago, while the offense put up 17 assists to just 11 turnovers. The offense shot 15-of-20 from the free-throw line and converted on 53.2% of its two-point attempts. The Rams netted 80 points for the first time since last year's second contest despite hitting just five three-point attempts. "I'm super excited for this team and our potential." Green said, "We have some things we have to clean up but I'm happy we were able to start off on a win." It was interim head coach Candice Green's first career victory. – Fordham women's basketball kicked off its 2022-23 campaign in style with a 80-67 victory over NR/RV Yale on Monday evening.
