The Fordham women’s basketball team ended their season on Saturday, March 1, with a loss, but fortunately not before securing the senior night win against the La Salle University Explorers on Wednesday, Feb. 26.
When this season comes to an end, the Rams will send off three senior starters: guard Taylor Donaldson, guard Taya Davis and forward Irene Murua. In their last game at the Rose Hill Gymnasium, each contributed to the 72-51 rout of the Explorers. Murua led the way with a game-high 23 points to go along with seven rebounds. Davis facilitated with ease, dishing a game-high 11 assists — more than La Salle had as a team — in addition to grabbing eight boards. Donaldson chipped in seven points, two assists and two steals. Off the bench, junior forward Emma Wilson-Saltos scored 16 points on 7-8 shooting with a game-high nine rebounds.
After a close first quarter, the Rams widened the lead following a 22-point second quarter. The Rams forced seven straight turnovers to end the first half and capitalized with 13 points. La Salle turned the ball over 27 times in the game, resulting in 24 Fordham points.
As a team, the Rams shot over 50% from the floor in the second and third quarters, shooting 43.8% on the night as a team. They also passed well, assisting on 18 of 28 made shots on the night.
The Explorers were held without a make from the floor in the final five minutes of play as the Rams dominated in the final ten minutes, earning their largest margin of victory since they defeated Siena College by 29 earlier this season.
Following the win, in North Carolina, the Rams faced the final challenge of the regular season against the Davidson College Wildcats. Regrettably, the Rams were not able to conclude the regular season with a victory as they fell 64-52. Top contributors for the Rams included Donaldson with 17 points, Murua with 16 points and eight rebounds and junior guard Chaé Harris with nine points.
Fordham will now begin its Atlantic 10 Tournament run as the eighth seed, and on on Thursday, March 6, they will battle the ninth-seeded Duquesne University Dukes in the second round.
Finally, on behalf of all the people at the Fordham Ram, I would like to thank the seniors and wish them luck in their respective futures and careers.
