{"id":4446,"date":"2021-05-23T00:20:22","date_gmt":"2021-05-23T04:20:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sullyonsports.com\/?p=4446"},"modified":"2021-05-23T00:20:22","modified_gmt":"2021-05-23T04:20:22","slug":"womens-basketball-closes-out-of-conference-play-with-win-over-albany","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sullyonsports.com\/?p=4446","title":{"rendered":"Women\u2019s Basketball Closes Out-of-Conference Play with Win Over Albany"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

NOTE: This article originally appeared in The Fordham Ram in December 2020.<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Fordham women\u2019s basketball team entered Tuesday afternoon with a bad taste in its mouth. After a victory on Friday night over Hofstra in which sophomore guard Anna DeWolfe flirted with the program\u2019s single-game scoring record, the Rams kicked off conference play with a loss to Davidson in which they allowed 79 points and multiple easy baskets in the second half.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On Tuesday, though, Fordham finished out-of-conference play by righting the ship against UAlbany. The game was not initially on the two teams\u2019 schedules, but both agreed to play the game after losing games on their schedule due to COVID-19-related cancelations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fordham earned a 71-42 victory over the Great Danes to move to 3-2 on the season. DeWolfe once again led the team with 21 points on 8-16 shooting. Senior Kendell Heremaia, who was plagued by early foul trouble in Monday\u2019s loss, played her best game of the season, earning 13 points and 11 rebounds before halftime. Junior forward Meg Jonassen, inserted into the starting lineup since Friday night\u2019s game against Hofstra, came a rebound shy of a double-double, with 12 points and nine rebounds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The win on Tuesday was a complete reversal of the team\u2019s play on Monday. While Monday\u2019s Rams allowed 79 points and over 50% shooting, Tuesday\u2019s Rams allowed just 42 points on slightly below 33% shooting for UAlbany. 31 of the Great Danes\u2019 42 points were scored in the second half when the outcome was largely decided; Fordham carried a 37-11 lead into the halftime break and never looked back. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fordham\u2019s defense was the story of the game. The Rams allowed just four made field goals in the first half on 25 UAlbany attempts. After Monday\u2019s performance, Fordham was far more disciplined and aggressive defensively, forcing difficult shots that led to misses and turnovers. Both of Fordham\u2019s interior forwards, Jonassen and junior Kaitlyn Downey, played excellent defensive games, forcing the likes of UAlbany sophomore forward Hilene Haegerstrand, who entered the game averaging 15 points per game, into contested shots. Haegerstrand earned just two points on 1-5 shooting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tuesday\u2019s win comes at the end of a rollercoaster three-game stretch for Fordham. On Friday, the Rams took down Hofstra 72-58. Assistant coach Val Nainima earned her first career head coaching win, as head coach Stephanie Gaitley remained in quarantine after being exposed to COVID-19. On Monday, Gaitley returned, but Davidson ran away with an Atlantic 10-opening victory. On Tuesday, Fordham put it back together, with a strong win over UAlbany to finish off conference play.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now, Fordham looks ahead to the start of conference play. The Rams will take on George Mason on New Year\u2019s Day at 1 p.m. and George Washington on Jan. 3. After a bumpy start to conference play on Monday, Fordham gets a break before the work of succeeding in the Atlantic 10 resumes in 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With so little certainty around this college basketball season, though, both teams will be happy with the ability to play a game, even if only one team technically won.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

NOTE: This article originally appeared in The Fordham Ram in December 2020. The Fordham women\u2019s basketball team entered Tuesday afternoon with a bad taste in its mouth. After a victory on Friday night over Hofstra in which sophomore guard Anna DeWolfe flirted with the program\u2019s single-game scoring record, the Rams kicked off conference play with … <\/p>\n

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