CONTACT Ken Baker 412.397.4914 | [email protected] @KM_Bakes RMU FDU RMU FDU FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON Overall 9-11 6-13 Home 4-3 3-5 KNIGHTS NEC 7-2 3-5 Away 5-8 3-8 Monday, Feb. 2, 2015 | 10:00 a.m. | Moon Township, Pa. | Charles L. Sewall Center Streak W6 W1 Neutral 0-0 0-0 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 plays host Champaign, Ill. | State Farm Center RMU FDU to the Fairleigh Dickinson Knights in the first of back-to-back 11.23 @ UMBC W, 84-60 meetings agianst the squad from Hackensack, N.J. The game 65.6 Points Per Game 66.9 Baltimore, Md. | Retriever Activities Center (RAC) Arena serves as the Colonials annual Elementary School Day game 65.3 Points Allowed Per Game 69.9 11.25 @ Coppin State W, 75-58 and will tip-off at 10:00 a.m. Monday, Feb. 2, at the Charles L. + 0.2 Scoring Margin - 3.0 Baltimore, Md. | Physical Education Complex Arena Sewall Center. .384 Field Goal Pct. .379 11.30 @ Xavier L, 65-70 OT Cincinnati, Ohio | Cintas Center .339 3-Pt. FG Pct. .295 7.8 3-Pt. FG Per Game 4.4 12.03 LA SALLE L, 61-75 THE SERIES VS. FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON Moon Township, Pa. | Charles L. Sewall Center .635 Free Throw Pct. .704 The Colonials are 31-23 all-time against the Knights and have 12.06 @ Hofstra L, 51-71 16 of the last 19 meetings. FDU has managed to win three of .388 FG Pct. Defense .408 Hempstead, N.Y. | Mack Sports Complex the last seven, however, following a 12-game winning streak .310 3-Pt. FG Pct. Defense .303 12.14 DUQUESNE L, 57-71 by RMU from 2005 through 2011. Robert Morris is 19-8 at The - 2.6 Rebound Margin - 2.5 Moon Township, Pa. | Charles L. Sewall Center Chuck against Fairleigh Dickinson. 12.7 Assists Per Game 11.3 12.17 YOUNGSTOWN STATE L, 65-73 OT Moon Township, Pa. | Charles L. Sewall Center 16.8 Turnovers Per Game 16.9 + 0.4 Turnover Margin + 0.5 12.20 @ Cornell L, 59-70 OT HOT SHOTS Ithaca, N.Y. | Newman Arena 0.8 Assist / Turnover Ratio 0.7 It should come as no surprise that the Colonials six-game 12.29 @ Marshall L, 46-62 win streak coincides with team’s six-best shooting 6.9 Steals Per Game 9.1 Huntington, W.Va. | Cam Henderson Center performances of the season. RMU is hitting at a 48.6% clip 4.0 Blocks Per Game 4.5 01.03 MOUNT ST. MARY’S * W, 66-44 (166-331) during the streak, including 42.5% (54-127) from Moon Township, Pa. | Charles L. Sewall Center 01.05 @ Saint Francis U. * L, 68-71 three-point range. SERIES VS. FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON Loretto, Pa. | Degol Arena Overall 31-23 Streak W2 01.10 @ Central Connecticut State * L, 46-63 DEFENSIVE MINDED Home 19-8 Trend W 16 of 19 New Britain, Conn. | Detrick Gymnasium Robert Morris leads the NEC in defensive field goal Away 13-14 Last Game W, 67-58 01.12 @ Wagner * W, 86-47 percentage holding opponents to 38.8 percent. RMU is third Neutral 0-1 1.27.14 at FDU Staten Island, N.Y. | Spiro Sports Center in points allowed at just 65.3 per game and is second in the 01.17 ST. FRANCIS BROOKLYN * W, 67-64 league with 80 blocks, averaging 4.00 per game. Moon Township, Pa. | Charles L. Sewall Center 01.19 SACRED HEART * W, 76-65 Moon Township, Pa. | Charles L. Sewall Center MUSKET SHOTS 01.24 @ St. Francis Brooklyn * W, 69-64 > RMU is shooting 48.6% (166-331) in the last six games, including 42.5% (54-127) on three-pointers Brooklyn Heights, N.Y. | Pope Physical Education Center > The Colonials have had 10 or more players reach the scoring column in eight games this season 01.26 @ Mount St. Mary’s * W, 68-44 > Ashley Ravelli has 139 career three-pointers and needs just three more to move into the Colonials top-five Emmitsburg, Md. | Knott Arena > Ravelli has started every game since 2012-13, a streak of 81 consecutive starts 01.31 BRYANT * W, 87-84 > At 7.8 three-pointers made per game, RMU leads the NEC and is 27th in the nation in three-pointers per game Moon Township, Pa. | Charles L. Sewall Center > Robert Morris has won 13 consecutive NEC home games and 16 straight home games against conference opponents 02.02 FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON * 10:00 a.m. Moon Township, Pa. | Charles L. Sewall Center > RMU is 116-33 (.7`79) at the Sewall Center since 2004-05, including 79-15 (.840) in NEC games 02.07 @ Fairleigh Dickinson * 2:00 p.m. > The Colonials underclassmen average 51.6 points per game, accounting for 78.6 percent of the team’s scoring Hackensack, N.Y. | Stratis Arena at Rothman Center > The Colonials tied the team record for three-pointers with 13 against St. Francis Brooklyn (1.17.15) 02.09 @ LIU Brooklyn * 7:00 p.m. > The Colonials set season highs for points (86) and assists (20) in an 86-37 win at Wagner (1.12.15) Brooklyn, N.Y. | Steinberg Wellness Center > 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 02.14 CENTRAL CONN. STATE * 4:00 p.m. > The Colonials three overtime games this season tie the team record set by 2012-13 and 1998-99 squads Moon Township, Pa. | Charles L. Sewall Center > Eight of the Colonials 11 players hail from outside the United States 02.16 LIU BROOKLYN * 7:00 p.m. Moon Township, Pa. | Charles L. Sewall Center > In 11 seasons at the helm, Sal Buscaglia has led the Colonials to six 20-win seasons 02.21 @ Bryant * 1:00 p.m. > RMU has won three of its five NEC Championships with Buscaglia on the bench 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) 15.5 5.9 Career-high 28 pts., 7 3-ptrs., vs. Bryant Moon Township, Pa. | Charles L. Sewall Center G 10 Rebeca Navarro (5-11, So., Galicia, Spain) 7.5 2.5 16-36 (.444) on 3-pointers last six games 03.02 WAGNER * 7:00 p.m. Moon Township, Pa. | Charles L. Sewall Center G 14 Ashley Ravelli (5-10, Jr., Milano, Italy) 9.0 3.1 RMU is 6-1 since taking over at PG 03.08 NEC Quarterfinals TBA F 22 Megan Smith (6-1, Fr., Barrie, Ontario) 8.7 4.5 18-37 (.486) in the last four games Higher Seed C 43 Judith Sole (6-3, So., Barcelona, Spain) 6.5 5.8 Avg. 10 pts., 7.0 reb., 2.5 stls last two games 03.11 NEC Semifinals 7:00 p.m. Off the Bench Higher Seed G 0 Shakema Dashiell (5-9, Fr., Salisbury, Md.) 2.5 1.1 Has connected on four of last seven shots 03.13 NEC Final 1:00 p.m. F 1 Jocelynne Jones (6-0, Fr., Sicklerville, N.J.) 4.8 3.0 15-25 (.600) from field last seven games Higher Seed G 11 Janee Brown (5-8, So., Mitchellville, Md.) 4.0 1.7 Averaging 2.4 assists in last five games G 12 Lou Mataly (5-10, Jr., Toulouse, France) 1.8 0.9 36 of 43 FG attempts have been from 3 Home games in BOLD CAPS; All times Eastern C 21 Mikalah Mulrain (Fr., 6-3, Brampton, Ontario) 4.2 4.0 Second in the NEC with 36 blocks (1.8/gm) * 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) 3.0 2.5 Started first five games of the season COACH SAL CLOSING IN ON 200 CHUCK’S CHARMS 2014-15 COLONIAL TRENDS Sal Buscaglia, now 197-161 in his 12th season at RMU, needs The Charles L. Sewall Center, a.k.a. “The Chuck”, has lent just three more victories to reach 200 in his Colonial tenure. a certain advantage for the Colonials over the past 11 At home 4-3 Buscaglia has more 20 win seasons, NEC championships, seasons. Since 2004-05, RobertMorris is 116-33 (.779) in On the road 5-8 and postseason tournament berths than the program’s home games, including an even more impressive 79-15 Neutral Site 0-0 other four coaches combined. Dan Swalga (1978-1991) (.840) record against Northeast Conference opponents. is the only other coach in team history to reach 200 Overtime 0-3 victories, going 211-137 in 13 seasons at the helm. INSURMOUNTABLE LEAD Home Northeast Conference 4-0 Robert Morris has never lost a game in which it has held the Away Northeast Conference 3-2 FANTASTIC FOUR lead at the end of the game. The Colonials are 9-0 in such Anna Niki Stamolamprou, who wears number four, scored situations this season.