CONTACT Ken Baker 412.397.4914 | [email protected] @KM_Bakes RMU SFC RMU SFC ST. FRANCIS BROOKLYN Overall 4-11 4-12 Home 1-3 1-4 TERRIERS NEC 2-2 1-3 Away 3-8 1-6 Saturday, January 17, 2015 | 1:00 p.m. | Moon Township, Pa. | Charles L. Sewall Center Streak W1 W1 Neutral 0-0 2-2 TV: None Radio: None Streaming: NECFrontRow.com Live Stats: RMUColonials.com Twitter: @RMU_WBB | @RMUScoreboard 2014-15 SCHEDULE & RESULTS 11.16 @ Iowa L, 67-85 Iowa City, Iowa | Carver-Hawkeye Arena THE CAPSULE 11.18 @ Illinois L, 48-66 TALE OF THE TAPE The Robert Morris University women’s basketball team Champaign, Ill. | State Farm Center RMU SFC returns to the friendly confines of the Charles L. Sewall 11.23 @ UMBC W, 84-60 Center Saturday, January 17, when it hosts the St. Francis 62.9 Points Per Game 55.9 Baltimore, Md. | Retriever Activities Center (RAC) Arena Brooklyn Terriers in a 1:00 p.m. Northeast Conference contest. 65.7 Points Allowed Per Game 63.2 11.25 @ Coppin State W, 75-58 RMU is coming off a 39-point victory at Wagner, the third- - 2.8 Scoring Margin - 7.3 Baltimore, Md. | Physical Education Complex Arena largest margin of victory in team history. .357 Field Goal Pct. .366 11.30 @ Xavier L, 65-70 OT Cincinnati, Ohio | Cintas Center .312 3-Pt. FG Pct. .291 7.3 3-Pt. FG Per Game 5.8 12.03 LA SALLE L, 61-75 THE SERIES VS. ST. FRANCIS BROOKLYN Moon Township, Pa. | Charles L. Sewall Center .615 Free Throw Pct. .770 After winning 12 of 13 games over seven seasons, Robert 12.06 @ Hofstra L, 51-71 Morris has lost three of the last four against St. Francis .391 FG Pct. Defense .437 Hempstead, N.Y. | Mack Sports Complex Brooklyn. The Colonials still have a healthy lead, 38-17, in the .297 3-Pt. FG Pct. Defense .337 12.14 DUQUESNE L, 57-71 all-time series including a 23-6 advantage in home games. - 1.3 Rebound Margin - 4.9 Moon Township, Pa. | Charles L. Sewall Center These squads have gone to overtime in their last three 12.2 Assists Per Game 10.6 12.17 YOUNGSTOWN STATE L, 65-73 OT Moon Township, Pa. | Charles L. Sewall Center meetings - L, 63-67 (2OT); W, 101-95 (2OT); L, 82-93 (OT). 17.5 Turnovers Per Game 14.4 + 0.3 Turnover Margin - 0.2 12.20 @ Cornell L, 59-70 OT Ithaca, N.Y. | Newman Arena 0.7 Assist / Turnover Ratio 0.7 30 YEAR VICTORY 12.29 @ Marshall L, 46-62 The Robert Morris victory at Wagner on Jan. 12 was unlike 6.6 Steals Per Game 6.2 Huntington, W.Va. | Cam Henderson Center any other by the team in nearly 30 years. The Colonials 3.5 Blocks Per Game 0.9 01.03 MOUNT ST. MARY’S * W, 66-44 86-47 win, a 39-point margin, was the team’s largest since it Moon Township, Pa. | Charles L. Sewall Center 01.05 @ Saint Francis U. * L, 68-71 defeated Fairleigh Dickinson, 100-50, on Feb. 19, 1950. It is the SERIES VS. ST. FRANCIS BROOKLYN Loretto, Pa. | Degol Arena third largest margin of victory in team history. Overall 38-17 Streak L1 01.10 @ Central Connecticut State * L, 46-63 Home 23-6 Trend Lost 3 of 4 New Britain, Conn. | Detrick Gymnasium DISHING IT OUT Away 15-11 Last Game L, 82-93 OT 01.12 @ Wagner * W, 86-47 Junior guard Ashley Ravelli had 11 assists at Wagner (1.12.15), Neutral 0-0 2.24.14 at SFC Staten Island, N.Y. | Spiro Sports Center a career high for the native Italian and tied for ninth in the 01.17 ST. FRANCIS BROOKLYN * 1:00 p.m. team’s single-game annals. The squad record is 14 assists, a Moon Township, Pa. | Charles L. Sewall Center mark that Kathy Frederick reached twice in the 1985-86 season, while three players have had 13 assists and three have 01.19 SACRED HEART * 2:00 p.m. Moon Township, Pa. | Charles L. Sewall Center had 12 assists. Ravelli is the sixth different player with 11 assists and the first with that many since Briannica Tye (1.9.12). 01.24 @ St. Francis Brooklyn * 1:00 p.m. Brooklyn Heights, N.Y. | Pope Physical Education Center MUSKET SHOTS 01.26 @ Mount St. Mary’s * 7:00 p.m. • Robert Morris has won 10 consecutive NEC home games and 13 straight home games against conference opponents Emmitsburg, Md. | Knott Arena • The Colonials set season highs for points (86), FG pct. (.516, 32-62) and assists (20) in an 86-37 win at Wagner 01.31 BRYANT * 1:00 p.m. • The 39-point margin of victory at Wagner is the third largest in team history and most since a 100-50 win at FDU in 1985 Moon Township, Pa. | Charles L. Sewall Center • Ashley Ravelli had 11 assists at Wagner, tied for 9th in the RMU record books and the 4th most in team history 02.02 FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON * 10:00 a.m. Moon Township, Pa. | Charles L. Sewall Center • Sophomore Anna Niki Stamolamprou moved into 10th all-time at RMU with 94 career three-pointers 02.07 @ Fairleigh Dickinson * 2:00 p.m. • Sophomore Rebeca Navarro scored a season-high 16 points on 6-10 shooting, including 3-of-6 on three-pointers Hackensack, N.Y. | Stratis Arena at Rothman Center • Megan Smith posted her first double-double with 15 points and 11 rebounds at Saint Francis U. 02.09 @ LIU Brooklyn * 7:00 p.m. • At 7.3 three-pointers made per game, RMU leads the NEC and is 38th in the nation in three-pointers per game Brooklyn, N.Y. | Steinberg Wellness Center • Ashley Ravelli has started every game since 2012-13, a streak of 77 consecutive starts 02.14 CENTRAL CONN. STATE * 4:00 p.m. • The Colonials underclassmen average 49.6 points per game, accounting for 78.9 percent of the team’s scoring Moon Township, Pa. | Charles L. Sewall Center • The Colonials three overtime games this season tie the team record set by 2012-13 and 1998-99 squads 02.16 LIU BROOKLYN * 7:00 p.m. Moon Township, Pa. | Charles L. Sewall Center • RMU is 113-33 (.774) at the Sewall Center since 2004-05, including 76-15 (.835) in NEC games 02.21 @ Bryant * 1:00 p.m. • Eight of the Colonials 12 players hail from outside the United States Smithfield, R.I. | Chace Athletic Center 02.23 @ Sacred Heart * 7:00 p.m. 2014-15 COLONIALS ROSTER Fairfield, Conn. | William H. Pitt Center Probable Starters PPG RPG Note 02.28 SAINT FRANCIS U. * 1:00 p.m. G 4 Anna Niki Stamolamprou (5-9, So., Thessaloniki, Greece) 14.5 6.3 Has an assist in every game this season Moon Township, Pa. | Charles L. Sewall Center G 10 Rebeca Navarro (5-11, So., Galicia, Spain) 6.7 2.4 Career-high eight rebounds against Wagner 03.02 WAGNER * 7:00 p.m. Moon Township, Pa. | Charles L. Sewall Center G 14 Ashley Ravelli (5-10, Jr., Milano, Italy) 8.3 3.3 11 assists at Wagner; 4th in RMU annals 03.08 NEC Quarterfinals TBA F 22 Megan Smith (6-1, Fr., Barrie, Ontario) 8.5 4.6 2.3 assists per game last four games Higher Seed C 43 Judith Sole (6-3, So., Barcelona, Spain) 6.1 5.8 20 pts., 8 reb. in 20 minutes at Wagner 03.11 NEC Semifinals 7:00 p.m. Off the Bench Higher Seed G 0 Shakema Dashiell (5-9, Fr., Salisbury, Md.) 3.2 1.3 Leads team in +/- at +14.97 per 40 min. 03.13 NEC Final 1:00 p.m. F 1 Jocelynne Jones (6-0, Fr., Sicklerville, N.J.) 5.1 3.2 8-14 (.571) from field last three games Higher Seed G 11 Janee Brown (5-8, So., Mitchellville, Md.) 4.2 1.8 9 pts. on 3-3 FG, 3-4 FT at Wagner 1 2 Lou Mataly (5-10, Jr., Toulouse, France) 1.2 0.9 Missed 30 games since 12-13 due to injury Home games in BOLD CAPS; All times Eastern C 21 Mikalah Mulrain (Fr., 6-3, Brampton, Ontario) 4.1 4.0 8 blocks in last four games * Northeast Conference contest G 41 Randi Jackson (5-6, Jr., Oakland, Calif.) 1.7 1.8 Leads the team with 16 steals C 44 Jolie Olingende (6-1, R-Sr., Kinshasha, Dem. Rep. of Congo) 3.3 3.3 Started first five games of the season UNDERCLASSMEN SCORING PRESEASON FAVORITE 2014-15 COLONIAL TRENDS RMU has received tremendous offensive output from Robert Morris earned five first-place votes and was picked its eight underclassmen with sophomores and freshmen first in the NEC Preseason Women’s Basketball Coaches At home 1-3 accounting for 78.9 percent of the team’s scoring tallying Poll. It’s the second straight season RMU is the preseason On the road 3-8 49.6 points per game. The sophomore class scores 31.1 favorite and the fourth time overall. Neutral Site 0-0 points a game and the rookie class tacks on 18.5 points. Overtime 0-3 Juniors and seniors combine to score 13.3 points a game. GROWING PAINS Home Northeast Conference 1-0 The 12-player Robert Morris roster features eight Away Northeast Conference 1-2 DECADE OF DOMINANCE underclassmen and just four upperclassmen.