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\n \u00a0University of New Haven
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<\/p>\n Bronx, N.Y. \u2013 Tomorrow is Gaudete Sunday, a day of rejoicing in anticipation for Christmas. The day is traditionally marked by a change from the penitential purple of Advent to a lighter tone, symbolized by priests wearing rose vestments. Fordham fans got to rejoice a day early but instead of rose, the color of the day was maroon as the Rams upended the Manhattan University Jaspers, 82-53, in the Rose Hill Gym in the annual Battle of the Bronx.
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\nWith the win, Fordham improves to 8-4 on the year while Manhattan falls to 4-7.
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\nFour Rams scored in double figures led by junior forward Rikus Schulte<\/a>, who scored a game and career-high 21 points, shooting a perfect 10-for-10 from the field, to go with ten rebounds for his third straight double-double. Senior guard Christian Henry<\/a>, who was named the Mike Cohen MVP of the game, finished with 19 points to go with six rebounds and nine assists, while grad student guard Dejour Reaves<\/a> added 18 points and redshirt freshman Fordham Abass Bodija<\/a> netted a season-high 14 points while grabbing six rebounds.
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\nHow it Happened
\n\u2022 After jumping out to an 18-13 advantage, Fordham went on a 7-0 run with 10:40 left in the first half, culminating in a bucket from Dejour Reaves<\/a>, to increase its lead to 25-13.
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\n\u2022 A cold spell on offense allowed Manhattan to cut the Fordham lead to six at the break, 31-25.
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\n\u2022 The Jaspers pulled within five, 39-34, early in the second half before the Rams scored nine straight, capped by a Reaves driving layup to get the lead to 14, 48-34, with 13:50 left.
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\n\u2022 Fordham kept widening that lead, expanding it to 73-51 before going on a 9-0 run, finished off by Akira Jacobs’<\/a> three, to grow the lead to 82-51 with 1:59 to go in the contest.
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\nNotes
\n\u2022 Rikus Schulte<\/a> is averaging 13.4 ppg and 10.0 rpg over the past eight games with five double-doubles during that time frame.
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\n\u2022 Rikus is shooting .697 (46-66) over that stretch.
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\n\u2022 Christian Henry<\/a> is averaging 18.8 ppg over the past five contests, including a career-high 29 points against UAlbany.
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\n\u2022 Henry is also averaging 6.8 apg over the last five.
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\n\u2022 Dejour Reaves<\/a> has scored in double figures in all eleven games he has appeared in this year.
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\n\u2022 Led by Roor Akhuar’s<\/a> four offensive rebounds, Fordham did a great job crashing the offensive glass, pulling down 15 boards that resulted in 13 second chance points.
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\n\u2022 Fordham recorded double figures in offensive rebounds for the tenth time this season.
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\n\u2022 The Rams never trailed in the game.
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\n\u2022 Fordham won despite being outscored from the free throw stripe, 9-3.
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\n\u2022 In the last two meetings between Fordham and Manhattan in the Rose Hill Gym. Fordham won by an average of 30.5 points (Fordham defeated Manhattan 93-61 in 2023).
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\n\u2022 The 117 games played with Manhattan are the most for any Fordham opponent while the 56 wins over the Jaspers are the most victories over any team for Fordham.
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\nBy the Numbers
\n5 \u2013 Doubles-doubles on the year for Rikus Schulte<\/a>.
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\n8 \u2013 Rebound by Roor Akhuar<\/a>, a season-high.
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\n9 \u2013 Assists by Christian Henry<\/a>, tying his career-high.
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\n10 \u2013 Rebounds for Akira Jacobs<\/a>, tying his career-high set earlier this year at Iona.
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\n21 \u2013 Points for Rikus Schulte<\/a>, a career-high (previous high was 18 against Manhattanville earlier this year.
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\n26 \u2013 Fordham outrebounded Manhattan, 47-21.
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\n52 \u2013 Points in the paint for the Rams.
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\n720 \u2013 All-time wins in the Rose Hill Gym for Fordham.
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\n1,585 \u2013 All-time wins for Fordham.
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\nWhat’s Next?
\n\u2022 After some time off for finals, the Rams close out the non-conference slate by hosting the University of New Haven Chargers on Monday, December 22, at 11:00 a.m. in the historic Rose Hill Gym in the annual Kid’s Day game.
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\n\u2022 It will be the first meeting between the Rams and the Chargers on the hardwood.
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\n\u2022 New Haven is in its first year in the NCAA Div. I after playing in the NCAA Div. II. \u00a0
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\n\u2022 The Chargers are a member of the Northeast Conference.
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\n\u2022 Fordham is 54-14 all-time against teams currently in the Northeast Conference, including wins this year over Wagner, LIU, and FDU.
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