CONTACT Ken Baker 412.397.4914 | [email protected] @KM_Bakes RMU WAG RMU WAG @ WAGNER SEAHAWKS Overall 3-11 4-10 Home 1-3 3-4 Monday, January 12, 2015 | 7:00 p.m. | Staten Island, N.Y. | Spiro Sports Center NEC 1-2 2-1 Away 2-8 1-6 TV: None Radio: None Streaming: NECFrontRow.com Streak L2 W1 Neutral 0-0 0-0 Live Stats: WagnerAthletics.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 WAG finishes a three-game Northeast Conference road trip 11.23 @ UMBC W, 84-60 Monday, January 12, by traveling to the Spiro Sports Center in 61.3 Points Per Game 64.2 Baltimore, Md. | Retriever Activities Center (RAC) Arena Staten Island, N.Y., to take on the Wagner Seahawks in a 7:00 67.1 Points Allowed Per Game 77.7 11.25 @ Coppin State W, 75-58 p.m. contest Monday, Jan. 12.The Colonials are looking to even - 5.8 Scoring Margin - 13.5 Baltimore, Md. | Physical Education Complex Arena their NEC record at 2-2 following losses at Saint Francis U and .346 Field Goal Pct. .385 11.30 @ Xavier L, 65-70 OT Cincinnati, Ohio | Cintas Center Central Connecticut State. .306 3-Pt. FG Pct. .304 7.2 3-Pt. FG Per Game 5.6 12.03 LA SALLE L, 61-75 Moon Township, Pa. | Charles L. Sewall Center .620 Free Throw Pct. .630 THE SERIES VS. WAGNER 12.06 @ Hofstra L, 51-71 Robert Morris has dominated this series in recent memory, .396 FG Pct. Defense .425 Hempstead, N.Y. | Mack Sports Complex winning 17 straight before a 51-67 loss last season. Despite .315 3-Pt. FG Pct. Defense .281 12.14 DUQUESNE L, 57-71 winning 17 of the last 18 games, the Colonials still trail in the - 2.3 Rebound Margin - 8.7 Moon Township, Pa. | Charles L. Sewall Center all-time series, 26-30, including a 10-16 record on Staten 11.6 Assists Per Game 9.6 12.17 YOUNGSTOWN STATE L, 65-73 OT Moon Township, Pa. | Charles L. Sewall Center Island’s Grimes Hill. 17.2 Turnovers Per Game 19.1 + 0.5 Turnover Margin - 2.6 12.20 @ Cornell L, 59-70 OT Ithaca, N.Y. | Newman Arena 0.7 Assist / Turnover Ratio 0.5 UNDERCLASSMEN SCORING 12.29 @ Marshall L, 46-62 RMU has received tremendous offensive output from 6.6 Steals Per Game 7.9 Huntington, W.Va. | Cam Henderson Center its eight underclassmen with sophomores and freshmen 3.6 Blocks Per Game 3.0 01.03 MOUNT ST. MARY’S * W, 66-44 accounting for 77.5 percent of the team’s scoring tallying Moon Township, Pa. | Charles L. Sewall Center 01.05 @ Saint Francis U. * L, 68-71 47.5 points per game. The sophomore class scores 29.6 SERIES VS. WAGNER Loretto, Pa. | Degol Arena points a game and the rookie class tacks on 17.9 points. Overall 26-30 Streak L1 01.10 @ Central Connecticut State * L, 46-63 Juniors and seniors combine to score 15.4 points a game. Home 13-13 Trend Won 17 of 18 New Britain, Conn. | Detrick Gymnasium Away 10-16 Last Game L, 51-67 01.12 @ Wagner * 7:00 p.m. DECADE OF DOMINANCE Neutral 3-1 2.3.14 at WAG Staten Island, N.Y. | Spiro Sports Center From 2004-05 through 2013-14, Robert Morris posted a 01.17 ST. FRANCIS BROOKLYN * 1:00 p.m. record of 128-52 in Northeast Conference play and won four Moon Township, Pa. | Charles L. Sewall Center regular season titles. The Colonials .711 winning percentage is second only to Sacred Heart (138-42, .767) with each team 01.19 SACRED HEART * 2:00 p.m. Moon Township, Pa. | Charles L. Sewall Center claiming four regular season championships and three tourney titles. 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. • Sophomore guard Rebeca Navarro scored a season-high 16 points on 6-10 shooting, including 3-of-6 on three-pointers Emmitsburg, Md. | Knott Arena • Megan Smith posted her first double-double with 15 points and 11 rebounds at Saint Francis U. 01.31 BRYANT * 1:00 p.m. • At 7.5 three-pointers made per game, RMU leads the NEC and is 35th in the nation in three-pointers per game Moon Township, Pa. | Charles L. Sewall Center • Ashley Ravelli has started every game since 2012-13, a streak of 76 consecutive starts 02.02 FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON * 10:00 a.m. Moon Township, Pa. | Charles L. Sewall Center • The Colonials underclassmen average 48.4 points per game, accounting for 77.4 percent of the team’s scoring 02.07 @ Fairleigh Dickinson * 2:00 p.m. • The Colonials three overtime games this season tie the team record set by 2012-13 and 1998-99 squads Hackensack, N.Y. | Stratis Arena at Rothman Center • RMU is 113-33 (.774) at the Sewall Center since 2004-05, including 76-15 (.835) in NEC games 02.09 @ LIU Brooklyn * 7:00 p.m. • Eight of the Colonials 12 players hail from outside the United States Brooklyn, N.Y. | Steinberg Wellness Center • In 11 seasons at the helm, Sal Buscaglia has led the Colonials to six 20-win seasons 02.14 CENTRAL CONN. STATE * 4:00 p.m. • RMU has won three of its five NEC Championships with Buscaglia on the bench Moon Township, Pa. | Charles L. Sewall Center • Buscaglia was named the Brenda Reilly Coach of the Year for the third time in 2013-14 02.16 LIU BROOKLYN * 7:00 p.m. Moon Township, Pa. | Charles L. Sewall Center • The Colonials were selected first in the 2014-15 NEC Preseason Poll garnering five first place votes 02.21 @ Bryant * 1:00 p.m. • Robert Morris has made it to the NEC Tournament semifinals in eight of the last 10 seasons 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) 14.6 6.3 Had career-high 10 rebounds at CCSU Moon Township, Pa. | Charles L. Sewall Center G 10 Rebeca Navarro (5-11, So., Galicia, Spain) 6.5 2.0 Season-high 16 pts; 6-10 FG at CCSU 03.02 WAGNER * 7:00 p.m. Moon Township, Pa. | Charles L. Sewall Center G 14 Ashley Ravelli (5-10, Jr., Milano, Italy) 8.7 3.1 Reached double-digits last two games 03.08 NEC Quarterfinals TBA F 22 Megan Smith (6-1, Fr., Barrie, Ontario) 8.5 4.6 1st career 2B-2B at SFU; 15 pts., 11 reb. Higher Seed C 43 Judith Sole (6-3, So., Barcelona, Spain) 5.1 5.6 12 pts. on 5-9 FG at Saint Francis 03.11 NEC Semifinals 7:00 p.m. Off the Bench Higher Seed G 0 Shakema Dashiell (5-9, Fr., Salisbury, Md.) 3.0 1.4 70% of rebounds are offensive 03.13 NEC Final 1:00 p.m. F 1 Jocelynne Jones (6-0, Fr., Sicklerville, N.J.) 4.9 3.2 5-9 (.550) from field last two games Higher Seed G 11 Janee Brown (5-8, So., Mitchellville, Md.) 3.9 1.9 Career-best 12 points vs. La Salle (12.3.14) G 12 Lou Mataly (5-10, Jr., Toulouse, France) 1.3 1.0 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) 3.9 4.1 2nd in NEC with 25 blocks * 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 3.4 Play limited in last six games WORKING OVERTIME GROWING PAINS 2014-15 COLONIAL TRENDS The Colonials played back-to-back overtime games for just The 12-player Robert Morris roster features 8 the second time in team history and the first time since underclassmen and just four upperclassmen. Jolie At home 1-3 the 1998-99 season. With three overtime contests already Olingende is the lone senior and Ashley Ravelli, Lou Mataly On the road 2-8 in the books, the squad has tied the record for OT games and Randi Jackson make up the junior class. RMU has four Neutral Site 0-0 in a season, equaling the totals of the 2012-13 and 98-99 sophomores and four freshmen. Overtime 0-3 squads. Home Northeast Conference 1-0 THE ROAD TO THE NCAA TOURNAMENT Away Northeast Conference 0-2 SCHEDULE STRENGTH The Colonials earned an automatic bid to the NCAA The Colonials non-conference schedule was the 71st Tournament by winning the Northeast Conference Following a win 1-2 toughest of the 349 Division I teams in the nation. Of Tournament, taking advantage of the top seed they Following a loss 2-8 the Colonials 11 non-conference opponents, 10 were .500 secured by winning the regular season title witha 14-4 or better coming into the game.