GW faces the Fordham Rams at Smith Center in a game rescheduled to circumvent severe weather threats forecast for the end of the weekend. Originally scheduled for Sunday afternoon, the game will now take place on Saturday (1-24) following the men’s afternoon contest against Richmond. Since an 8-3 OOC start against a soft schedule, the Rams, who were projected to finish 12th in the A10, could only manage a 1-7 start in conference play, with their sole victory coming against St. Bonaventure. In their most recent outing this past Wednesday, Fordham was defeated by St. Louis in overtime. The Rams’ best player is Alexis Black, who averages 19.4 ppg and 4.0 apg, but she has not played since early January. Ugne Sirtautaite, is the team’s second leading scorer at 7.9 ppg, followed by Ornella Niankan, who chips in 7.3 ppg and 5.3 rpg. Emma Wilson-Saltos leads the team in rebounding at 6.2 rpg. Although Fordham does not possess a lot of size, they lead the A10 in offensive rebounding at 16.4 per game and are 3rd overall on the glass. As a team, Fordham puts 65.4 points on the board per game, while giving up 64.8 points to their opponents. 

After essentially conceding the last game to VCU in the 1st half, GW will be looking to prove that their 2nd half was no fluke. On the defensive side, the Revs have to force Fordham to play half court offense, but must control the defensive boards and limit the Rams’ second chance points. In the 1st half of the VCU game, GW took too many quick shots without running their offense, leaving themselves vulnerable to VCU’s transition offense. The Revs need to get off to a good start, so offensively, GW has to run their sets and establish their inside game early with Lewis and Sims, instead of taking contested perimeter shots. The spacing will help Reynolds and the other perimeter shooters get better looks. Also, look for the bench to bounce back from their least productive game of the season and for Phiri and Theodorsson to come up with some timely plays. If GW can develop some offensive consistency down the stretch, it will translate to a few wins and perhaps better performance in the A10 tourney. 

The Revs stay home after this game and host the St. Louis Billikens on Wednesday evening.

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