CONTACT Ken Baker 412.397.4914 | [email protected] @KM_Bakes RMU LIU RMU LIU LIU BROOKLYN BLACKBIRDS Overall 13-11 7-17 Home 6-3 5-8 Monday, Feb. 16, 2015 | 7:00 p.m. | Moon Township, Pa. | Charles L. Sewall Center NEC 11-2 4-9 Away 7-8 2-9 TV: None Radio: None Streaming: NECFrontRow.com Streak W10 L2 Neutral 0-0 0-0 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 rides Champaign, Ill. | State Farm Center RMU LIU a 10-game win streak into a President’s Day meeting against 11.23 @ UMBC W, 84-60 the LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds at the Charles L. Sewall Center. 66.2 Points Per Game 66.1 Baltimore, Md. | Retriever Activities Center (RAC) Arena Tip-off is slated for 7:00 p.m. Monday, Feb. 16. 64.1 Points Allowed Per Game 71.9 11.25 @ Coppin State W, 75-58 + 2.1 Scoring Margin - 5.8 Baltimore, Md. | Physical Education Complex Arena THE SERIES VS. LIU BROOKLYN .396 Field Goal Pct. .371 11.30 @ Xavier L, 65-70 OT Cincinnati, Ohio | Cintas Center The Colonials have dominated the series with the Blackbirds .349 3-Pt. FG Pct. .299 8.0 3-Pt. FG Per Game 4.2 12.03 LA SALLE L, 61-75 leading the all-time series, 41-16. Robert Morris has won Moon Township, Pa. | Charles L. Sewall Center .621 Free Throw Pct. .688 seven consecutive in the series, including a 19-point win last 12.06 @ Hofstra L, 51-71 Monday. RMU is 23-6 at home in the series. .382 FG Pct. Defense .444 Hempstead, N.Y. | Mack Sports Complex .307 3-Pt. FG Pct. Defense .286 12.14 DUQUESNE L, 57-71 HOME COURT ADVANTAGE - 1.7 Rebound Margin + 1.4 Moon Township, Pa. | Charles L. Sewall Center With a victory against CCSU (2.14.15), the Colonials clinched 13.3 Assists Per Game 10.6 12.17 YOUNGSTOWN STATE L, 65-73 OT Moon Township, Pa. | Charles L. Sewall Center a first round home game in the 2015 NEC Basketball 16.7 Turnovers Per Game 22.2 + 0.3 Turnover Margin - 0.8 12.20 @ Cornell L, 59-70 OT Tournament presented by nrg Home Solar. RMU truly has a Ithaca, N.Y. | Newman Arena 0.8 Assist / Turnover Ratio 0.5 home court advantage going 14-1 all-time in home playoff 12.29 @ Marshall L, 46-62 games. 6.9 Steals Per Game 11.6 Huntington, W.Va. | Cam Henderson Center 3.8 Blocks Per Game 1.8 01.03 MOUNT ST. MARY’S * W, 66-44 WE’RE GOING STREAKING! Moon Township, Pa. | Charles L. Sewall Center 01.05 @ Saint Francis U. * L, 68-71 The team’s current 10-game win streak is the third longest SERIES VS. LIU BROOKLYN Loretto, Pa. | Degol Arena in program history. The 2009-10 squad rattled off 13 Overall 41-16 Streak W7 01.10 @ Central Connecticut State * L, 46-63 consecutive while the 2007-08 team had a record 17 game Home 23-6 Trend W 15 of 16; 18 of 20 New Britain, Conn. | Detrick Gymnasium win streak. Away 17-10 Last Game W, 77-58 01.12 @ Wagner * W, 86-47 Neutral 0-0 2.09.15 at LIU Staten Island, N.Y. | Spiro Sports Center HOT SHOTS 01.17 ST. FRANCIS BROOKLYN * W, 67-64 It should come as no surprise that the Colonials 10-game Moon Township, Pa. | Charles L. Sewall Center win streak coincides with team’s 10 best shooting performances of the season. RMU is hitting at a 47.6% clip during the 01.19 SACRED HEART * W, 76-65 Moon Township, Pa. | Charles L. Sewall Center streak, including 41.5% from three-point range. 01.24 @ St. Francis Brooklyn * W, 69-64 Brooklyn Heights, N.Y. | Pope Physical Education Center MUSKET SHOTS 01.26 @ Mount St. Mary’s * W, 68-44 > Robert Morris has won 15 consecutive NEC home games and 18 straight home games against conference opponents Emmitsburg, Md. | Knott Arena > RMU is 118-33 (.781) at the Sewall Center since 2004-05, including 81-15 (.844) in NEC games 01.31 BRYANT * W, 87-84 > Anna NIki Stamolamprou is the NEC Player of the Week and Megan Smith is the Rookie of the Week Moon Township, Pa. | Charles L. Sewall Center > During its 10-game win streak, RMU is shooting 47.6% (269-565) overall and 41.5% (90-217) on three-pointers 02.02 FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON * W, 71-58 Moon Township, Pa. | Charles L. Sewall Center > Robert Morris has clinched a playoff appearance, the team’s 10th berth in 12 seasons under Sal Buscaglia 02.07 @ Fairleigh Dickinson * W, 69-68 > The Colonials have had 10 or more players reach the scoring column in 10 games this season Hackensack, N.Y. | Stratis Arena at Rothman Center > Ashley Ravelli has moved into fifth all-time at Robert Morris with 143 career three-pointers 02.09 @ LIU Brooklyn * W, 77-58 > Anna Niki Stamolamprou is 14th nationally shooting 44.6% (62-139) on three-pointers and 34th making 2.70 per game Brooklyn, N.Y. | Steinberg Wellness Center > At 8.0 three-pointers made per game, RMU leads the NEC and is 19th in the nation in three-pointers per game 02.14 CENTRAL CONN. STATE * W, 60-48 > The Colonials underclassmen average 52.0 points per game, accounting for 78.6 percent of the team’s scoring Moon Township, Pa. | Charles L. Sewall Center > The Colonials tied the team record for three-pointers with 13 against St. Francis Brooklyn (1.17.15) 02.16 LIU BROOKLYN * 7:00 p.m. Moon Township, Pa. | Charles L. Sewall 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 02.21 @ Bryant * 1:00 p.m. > The Colonials three overtime games this season tie the team record set by 2012-13 and 1998-99 squads Smithfield, R.I. | Chace Athletic Center > Eight of the Colonials 11 players hail from outside the United States 02.23 @ Sacred Heart * 7:00 p.m. Fairfield, Conn. | William H. Pitt Center 2014-15 COLONIALS ROSTER 02.28 SAINT FRANCIS U. * 1:00 p.m. Probable Starters PPG RPG Note Moon Township, Pa. | Charles L. Sewall Center G 4 Anna Niki Stamolamprou (5-9, So., Thessaloniki, Greece) 15.8 5.8 NEC Player of the Week for first time 03.02 WAGNER * 7:00 p.m. G 10 Rebeca Navarro (5-11, So., Galicia, Spain) 7.2 2.5 Has a three-pointer in the last 10 games Moon Township, Pa. | Charles L. Sewall Center 03.08 NEC Quarterfinals TBA G 14 Ashley Ravelli (5-10, Jr., Milano, Italy) 8.6 3.1 Averaging 4.2 assists last nine games Moon Township, Pa. | Charles L. Sewall Center F 22 Megan Smith (6-1, Fr., Barrie, Ontario) 9.1 4.5 NEC Rookie of the Week for second time 03.11 NEC Semifinals 7:00 p.m. C 43 Judith Sole (6-3, So., Barcelona, Spain) 6.3 5.7 17-36 (.472) over last six contests Higher Seed Off the Bench 03.13 NEC Final 1:00 p.m. G 0 Shakema Dashiell (5-9, Fr., Salisbury, Md.) 2.2 1.2 Connected on 6-of-last-13 (.462) from field Higher Seed F 1 Jocelynne Jones (6-0, Fr., Sicklerville, N.J.) 5.1 3.2 Avg. 7.0 pts, 4.2 reb., 1.6 ast., 1.6 stl. last 4 games G 11 Janee Brown (5-8, So., Mitchellville, Md.) 3.7 1.7 Averaging 2.0 assists in last nine games Home games in BOLD CAPS; All times Eastern G 12 Lou Mataly (5-10, Jr., Toulouse, France) 3.0 1.0 Averaging 7.8 points last four games * Northeast Conference contest C 21 Mikalah Mulrain (Fr., 6-3, Brampton, Ontario) 4.5 3.8 43 blocks rank sixth in team records C 44 Jolie Olingende (6-1, R-Sr., Kinshasha, Dem. Rep. of Congo) 3.0 2.5 Has hit 9 of last 14 (.643) from the field COACH SAL COLLECTS 200TH VICTORY 2014-15 COLONIAL TRENDS Sal Buscaglia recroded his 200th victory as the head coach WORKING OVERTIME at Robert Morris with a 77-58 win at LIU Brooklyn (2.9.15). The Colonials played back-to-back overtime games for just At home 6-3 Now 201-161 in his 12th season at RMU, Buscaglia is just 10 the second time in team history and the first time since On the road 7-8 wins away from the team record of 211 victories held by the 1998-99 season. With three overtime contests already Neutral Site 0-0 Dan Swalga (1978-1990) in 13 seasons. Buscaglia has more in the books, the squad has tied the record for OT games 20 win seasons, NEC championships, and postseason in a season, equaling the totals of the 2012-13 and 98-99 Overtime 0-3 tournament berths than the program’s other four coaches squads. Home Northeast Conference 6-0 combined. Away Northeast Conference 5-2 SCHEDULE STRENGTH THAT SEEMS OBVIOUS The Colonials non-conference schedule was the 71st Following a win 10-2 Robert Morris is 12-1 this season when outshooting its toughest of the 349 Division I teams in the nation.