“Our current record does not reflect how we play, but now, starting A-10 play, we are 0-0,” she said. “We have talent and skill. We have the desire. We just need to play the game one point at a time and keep control of the game.”
- The team will face Duquesne University on Friday, Oct. 3, at 3 p.m. and La Salle University on Saturday, Oct. 4, at 7 p.m. Sam Joseph/The Ram
Hipp was also excited to open A-10 competition against two competitive teams. “George Mason and George Washington will be a good opening weekend for us,” she said. “They are going to be tough matches.” The George Mason Patriots did prove to be a tough match, as Fordham opened up conference play on Friday, Sept. 26, in Virginia with a 3-0 loss. George Mason came out on its home court and opened up the first set with an 11-3 lead on their way to a 25-14 set win. Fordham started the second set better at six all, but
the Patriots pulled away from there and went on to win the second set 25-16.
The Rams had an 11-9 lead in the third set, but a 13-8 run by George Mason gave it a lead it would never
relinquish, taking the third set 25-19 and completing the sweep. Hipp lead the Rams with 10 kills and junior Abigail Konovodoff once again led in assists with 13 and digs with 10.
Fordham then travelled to Washington D.C. on Saturday, Sept. 27, for its second A-10 road game of the weekend against the George Washington Colonials, which it also fell to in straight sets. The Colonials won the first set 25-15, setting the tone early on in the match. George Washington took a 12-7 lead in the second set as well, on route to a 25-18 victory to go up two sets to none.
The third set looked to be much of the same early on, as the Colonials had a 12-7 lead. They eventually made it 18-12 when the Rams started mounting their comeback. A 7-2 run by Fordham brought it back to within one, but George Washington was able to hold off the Rams’ late push, winning the set 25-23 and the match. Hipp led Fordham with 12 kills and 10 digs, while Konovodoff continued to rack up assists with 19.
The loss dropped Fordham to 0-12 on the season and 0-2 in conference play. This weekend, Fordham looks to get its first win of the season and in conference in the Rose Hill Gym when it takes on two A-10 foes. Duquesne University visits on Friday, Oct. 3, at 3 p.m. and La Salle University follows on Saturday, Oct. 4, at 7 p.m.
