2019–20 Fordham Rams women's basketball team

The 2019–20 Fordham Rams women's basketball team represented Fordham University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Rams were led by ninth-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 21–11, 11–5 in A-10 play. Fordham lost the Atlantic 10 Conference tournament championship game to VCU, 55–60.

2019–20 Fordham Rams women's basketball
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Record	21–11 (11–5 A-10)
Head coach	Stephanie Gaitley (9th season)
Assistant coaches	Angelika Szumilo Sonia Burke Valerie Nainima
Home arena	Rose Hill Gymnasium

2019–20 Atlantic 10 women's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Dayton†	15	–	1		.938			25	–	8		.758
VCU	13	–	3		.813			20	–	12		.625
Fordham	11	–	5		.688			21	–	10		.677
Duquesne	9	–	7		.563			20	–	11		.645
Massachusetts	9	–	7		.563			20	–	11		.645
Saint Louis	9	–	7		.563			19	–	13		.594
Davidson	8	–	8		.500			16	–	15		.516
George Washington	8	–	8		.500			14	–	16		.467
Richmond	7	–	9		.438			15	–	17		.469
La Salle	7	–	9		.438			13	–	17		.433
Rhode Island	6	–	10		.375			13	–	16		.448
St. Bonaventure	4	–	12		.250			7	–	23		.233
Saint Joseph's	3	–	13		.188			9	–	20		.310
George Mason	3	–	13		.188			9	–	21		.300
† 2020 A10 Tournament winner As of November 23, 2024 Rankings from AP poll

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 31, 2019* 7:00 p.m.		New York Tech	W 57–49		Rose Hill Gymnasium  The Bronx, NY
Non-conference regular season
November 5, 2019* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		No. 14 Notre Dame	L 55–60	0–1	Rose Hill Gymnasium (3,200) The Bronx, NY
November 10, 2019* 2:00 p.m.		at Columbia	L 51–70	0–2	Levien Gymnasium (513) New York, NY
November 13, 2019* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Penn State	L 59–72	0–3	Bryce Jordan Center (1,639) University Park, PA
November 17, 2019* 5:00 p.m., ESPN+		Villanova	L 66–73	0–4	Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,124) The Bronx, NY
November 20, 2019* 7:00 p.m.		vs. Northwestern	W 74–58	1–4	Rose Hill Gymnasium (857) The Bronx, NY
November 24, 2019* 1:00 p.m.		vs. Charlotte	W 76–51	2–4	Halton Arena (888) Charlotte, NC
November 29, 2019* 4:00 p.m.		vs. No. 24 Arkansas Bahamas Hoopfest	L 59–71	2–5	Baha Mar Center  Nassau, Bahamas
November 30, 2019* 4:00 p.m.		vs. Lehigh Bahamas Hoopfest	W 59–57	3–5	Baha Mar Center (80) Nassau, Bahamas
December 5, 2019* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Manhattan Battle of the Bronx	W 51–45	4–5	Draddy Gymnasium (571) Manhattan, NY
December 8, 2019* 2:00 p.m.		Georgetown	W 67–54	5–5	Rose Hill Gymnasium (985) The Bronx, NY
December 14, 2019* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Southern	W 65–52	6–5	Rose Hill Gymnasium (729) The Bronx, NY
December 29, 2019* 1:00 p.m.		Samford Fordham Holiday Classic semifinals	W 68–37	7–5	Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,112) The Bronx, NY
December 30, 2019* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+		Houston Fordham Holiday Classic championship	W 63–54	8–5	Rose Hill Gymnasium  The Bronx, NY
Atlantic 10 regular season
January 4, 2020 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		St. Bonaventure	W 79–53	9–5 (1–0)	Rose Hill Gymnasium (811) The Bronx, NY
January 8, 2020 11:00 a.m., ESPN+		at Davidson	L 62–74	9–5 (1–1)	John M. Belk Arena (1,496) Davidson, NC
January 12, 2020 2:00 p.m., CBSSN		George Washington	W 53–47	10–5 (2–1)	Rose Hill Gymnasium (906) The Bronx, NY
January 19, 2020 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		at George Mason	W 66–54	11–5 (3–1)	EagleBank Arena (975) Fairfax, VA
January 23, 2020 7:00 p.m., CBSSN		Saint Louis	W 66–54	12–6 (4–1)	Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,026) The Bronx, NY
January 26, 2020 12:00 p.m., ESPNU		at Dayton	L 44–48	12–7 (4–2)	UD Arena (1,295) Dayton, OH
January 29, 2020 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at VCU	L 52–62	12–8 (4–3)	Stuart C. Siegel Center (374) Richmond, VA
February 1, 2020 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		La Salle	W 62–45	13–8 (5–3)	Rose Hill Gymnasium (961) The Bronx, NY
February 5, 2020 11:00am, ESPN+		Rhode Island	W 60–50	14–8 (6–3)	Rose Hill Gymnasium (3,200) The Bronx, NY
February 8, 2020 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		Massachusetts	W 69–64	15–8 (7–3)	Mullins Center (1,456) Amherst, MA
February 13, 2020 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Davidson	W 47–46	16–8 (8–3)	Rose Hill Gymnasium (418) The Bronx, NY
February 16, 2019 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Richmond	W 64–47	17–8 (9–3)	Robins Center (782) Richmond, VA
February 19, 2020 12:00 p.m., ESPN+		at St. Louis	L 49–59	17–9 (9–4)	Chaifetz Arena (9,873) St. Louis, MO
February 22, 2020 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		Dayton	W 50–38	18–9 (10–4)	Rose Hill Gymnasium  The Bronx, NY
February 25, 2020 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Duquesne	L 63–74	18–10 (10–4)	La Roche (451) Pittsburgh, PA
February 29, 2020 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Saint Joseph's	W 67–45	19–10 (11–4)	Rose Hill Gymnasium  The Bronx, NY
Atlantic 10 women's tournament
March 3, 2020 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	(3)	(14) St. Joseph’s Quarterfinals	W 59–36	20–10	Rose Hill Gymnasium (895) The Bronx, NY
March 6, 2020 7:00 p.m., CBSSN	(3)	vs. (6) Duquesne Semifinals	W 54–47	21–10	UD Arena (2,955) Dayton, OH
March 7, 2020 1:30 p.m., CBSSN	(3)	vs. (2) VCU Championship game	L 55–60	21–11	UD Arena (1,458) Dayton, OH
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Coaches

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See also

• 2019–20 Fordham Rams men's basketball team