CONTACT Ken Baker 412.397.4914 [email protected] ROBERT MORRIS COLONIALS RMU MSM RMU MSM Overall 11-8 10-10 Home 8-4 7-2 at MOUNT ST. MARY’S NEC 7-1 5-3 Away 3-4 2-7 Saturday, Feb. 1, 2014 — 5:00 p.m. — Emmitsburg, Md. — Knott Arena Streak W6 W2 Neutral 0-0 1-1 Video: necfrontrow.com Live Stats: livestats.prestosports.com/themount/ 2013-14 SCHEDULE & RESULTS THE CAPSULE 11.08 HOFSTRA L, 63-65 TALE OF THE TAPE Moon Township, Pa. — Charles L. Sewall Center The Robert Morris University women’s basketball team will try 11.12 MARSHALL W, 67-48 to extend its winning streak to seven games when they visit RMU — 2013-14 Stats — MSM Moon Township, Pa. — Charles L. Sewall Center Knott Arena in Emmitsburg, Md., for a 5:00 p.m. game against 67.0 Points Per Game 68.9 11.17 COPPIN STATE W, 85-60 the Mount St. Mary’s Mountaineers. The Colonials have not 63.3 Points Allowed Per Game 73.2 Moon Township, Pa. — Charles L. Sewall Center won seven straight games since the 2009-10 squad rolled up + 3.7 Scoring Margin - 4.3 11.23 UMBC W, 51-39 13 consecutivie victories. Mount, meanwhile, has won its last .392 Field Goal Pct. .413 Moon Township, Pa. — Charles L. Sewall Center two and are tied for third in the NEC. .346 3-Pt. FG Pct. .362 11.29 NORTHERN KENTUCKY L, 62-71 6.3 3-Pt. FG Per Game 7.7 Moon Township, Pa. — Charles L. Sewall Center 11.30 WINTHROP L, 53-62 THE SERIES VS. MOUNT ST. MARY’S .654 Free Throw Pct. .703 Moon Township, Pa. — Charles L. Sewall Center Robert Morris trails the all-time series against the Mount, .387 FG Pct. Defense .438 12.07 @ Niagara L, 70-81 17-32, but have dominated recent meetings. The Colonials .320 3-Pt. FG Pct. Defense .373 Niagara University, N.Y. — Gallagher Center have won 14 of the last 17 games after claiming victory in just + 6.5 Rebound Margin - 4.0 12.14 COLGATE L, 61-68 three of the first 32 games. RMU is 7-17 all-time at the Knott. 14.1 Assists Per Game 13.3 Moon Township, Pa. — Charles L. Sewall Center 16.3 Turnovers Per Game 14.8 12.18 @ Duquesne L, 63-79 - 0.9 Turnover Margin - 1.0 Pittsburgh, Pa. — A.J. Palumbo Center SPANOU’S NEXT RECORD - RMU FREE THROWS MARK 12.21 CORNELL W, 76-63 Having already set records for points, rebounds, field goals, 0.9 Assist / Turnover Ratio 0.9 Moon Township, Pa. — Charles L. Sewall Center field goal attempts and free throws, next up in the record- 6.6 Steals Per Game 6.0 12.29 @ Virginia Tech L, 64-70 breaking career of senior forward Artemis Spanou is the 2.8 Blocks Per Game 2.9 Blacksburg, Va. — Cassell Coliseum Colonials career record for free throws attempted. Spanou 01.04 @ Central Conn. State * W, 61-59 is currently third with 589 attempted from the chalk. The SERIES VS. MOUNT ST. MARY’S New Britain, Conn. — Detrick Gymnasium record is 630 set by Stacey Ritter who played from 1995-97. 01.06 @ Sacred Heart * L, 57-71 Overall 17-32 Streak W1 Fairfield, Conn. — William Pitt Center Spanou has set two NEC and five RMU career records so far Home 10-14 Trend Won 14 of 17 01.11 BRYANT * W, 84-73 this season. Away 7-17 Last Game W, 61-59 Moon Township, Pa. — Charles L. Sewall Center Neutral 0-0 1.26.14 01.13 FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON * W, 66-51 STACKING WINS Moon Township, Pa. — Charles L. Sewall Center The Colonials six-game winning streak is the team’s longest 01.18 SAINT FRANICIS U. * W, 83-69 since the 2010-11 team strung six together. The 2009-10 squad had 13 consecutive in the W-column while the 2007-08 Moon Township, Pa. — Charles L. Sewall Center team owns the record with 17 in a row. 01.20 WAGNER * W, 74-63 Moon Township, Pa. — Charles L. Sewall Center 01.25 @ LIU Brooklyn * W, 66-52 MUSKET SHOTS Brooklyn, N.Y. — Steinberg Wellness Center • Robert Morris was 16-for-17 (.941) from the free throw line against Saint Francis, the second-best FT% in team history 01.27 @ Fairleigh Dickinson * W, 67-58 • The Colonials outrebounded FDU by 117-61 in the two meetings this season Teaneck, N.J. — Stratis Arena at the Rothman Center • Senior forward Artemis Spanou NEC double-double streak of 24 straight ended last Saturday at LIU 02.01 @ Mount St. Mary’s * 5:00 p.m. • Spanou owns the NEC records for rebounds (1,334) and double-doubles (73) Emmitsburg, Md. — Knott Arena • RMU is 51st in the nation shooting 35.2 percent from three-point range 02.03 @ Wagner * 7:00 p.m. Staten Island, N.Y. — Spiro Sports Center • The Colonials 10-16 (.625) three-point performance against Bryant was the best in team history (min. of 10 3-pt. made) 02.08 SACRED HEART * 4:00 p.m. • Overcoming the 21-point deficit against CCSU was RMU’s greatest comeback in the Sal Buscaglia era Moon Township, Pa. — Charles L. Sewall Center • Robert Morris had just six turnovers at Sacred Heart, tied for second-fewest in team history 02.10 ST. FRANCIS BROOKLYN * 7:00 p.m. • The Colonials European-born players have accounted for 105 of the team’s 108 three-pointers Moon Township, Pa. — Charles L. Sewall Center • RMU is 104-30 (.776) at the Sewall Center since 2004-05, including 69-15 (.821)in NEC games 02.15 CENTRAL CONN. STATE * 1:00 p.m. Moon Township, Pa. — Charles L. Sewall Center 2013-14 COLONIALS ROSTER 02.17 LIU BROOKLYN * 7:00 p.m. Moon Township, Pa. — Charles L. Sewall Center Probable Starters PPG RPG Note 02.22 @ Bryant * 1:00 p.m. G 4 Anna Niki Stamolamprou (5-9, Fr., Thessaloniki, Greece) 12.3 2.7 Reached double-digits in last 6 games Smithfield, R.I. — Chace Athletic Center G 11 Janee Brown (5-8, Fr., Mitchellville, Md.) 4.6 2.1 Fourth in the NEC with 1.39 A/TO ratio 02.24 @ St. Francis Brooklyn * 7:00 p.m. G 14 Ashley Ravelli (5-10, So., Milan, Italy) 10.0 3.1 Leads the squad with 34 3-ptrs. made Brooklyn Heights, N.Y. — Pope Physical Education Center F 15 Artemis Spanou (6-0, Sr., Rhodes, Greece) 18.6 14.8 Had career-high 23 boards against FDU 03.01 @ Saint Francis U. * 3:00 p.m. C 44 Jolie Olingende (6-1, R-Jr., Kinshasha, Congo) 3.7 4.5 Tallied first double-double at FDU (11p-10r) Loretto, Pa. — DeGol Arena at the Stokes Athletic Center Off the Bench 03.03 MOUNT ST. MARY’S * 7:00 p.m. Moon Township, Pa. — Charles L. Sewall Center F 5 Britta Emberg (6-1, Sr., Cowansville, Pa.) 1.0 0.0 Returned from knee injury against FDU G 10 Rebeca Navarro (5-11, Fr., Galicia, Spain) 4.6 1.6 Has 2 or more treys in 7 games this season Home games in BOLD CAPS; All times Eastern G 12 Lou Mataly (5-10, So., Toulouse, France) 3.7 0.8 Shooting .308 percent from long range * Northeast Conference contest C 31 Cassie Oursler (6-3, Fr., Grand Island, N.Y.) 5.3 4.3 Had four blocks against FDU G 41 Randi Jackson (5-6, So., Oakland, Calif.) 0.8 0.7 Season-high 25 minutes vs. FDU G 42 Kelly Hartwell (5-10, Sr., Woodbridge, Va.) 6.4 4.8 Averaging 6.6 boards in league games C 43 Judith Sole (6-3, Fr., Barcelona, Spain) 0.1 1.2 Saw first NEC action against FDU CHUCK’S CHARMS BROWN SETS NEW SEASON HIGH 2013-14 COLONIAL TRENDS The Charles L. Sewall Center, a.k.a. “The Chuck”, has lent Freshman guard Janee Brown had her best scoring output a certain advantage for the Colonials over the past 10 of the season tallying 14 points against CCSU (1.04.14). At home 8-4 seasons. Since 2004-05, RobertMorris is 104-30 (.776) Brown went 4-8 from the field and hit 5-6 free throws. On the road 3-4 in home games, including an even more impressive 69-15 Neutral Site 0-0 (.821) record against Northeast Conference opponents. TRACKING “OFFENSIVE FLOW” Overtime 0-0 The new officiating guidelines designed to create more Home Northeast Conference 4-0 CHALK TALK “offensive flow” have resulted in 11 more whistles per game Away Northeast Conference 3-1 Robert Morris went 16-for-17 (.941) from the free throw this season compared to last season. Through 19 games, line against Saint Francis Saturday, the second-best free there have been an average of 40.4 fouls and 43.1 free Following a win 7-3 throw shooting performance in team history. Artemis throws per game. The Colonials games in 2012-13 averaged Following a loss 4-4 Spanou led the way by going 9-9. Anna Niki Stamolamprou 29.9 fouls and 30.8 free throws per game. and Kelly Hartwell were each 2-2 and Janee Brown was Playing teams w/ winning record 5-3 3-4. The record is 17-17 against Central Conn. State on Feb. INSURMOUNTABLE LEAD Playing teams w/ losing record 6-4 22, 1999. Robert Morris has never lost a game in which it has held the Playing teams w/ .500 record 0-1 lead at the end of the second half.