CONTACT Ken Baker 412.397.4914 | [email protected] @KM_Bakes RMU BRY RMU BRY @ BRYANT BULLDOGS Overall 14-11 18-7 Home 7-3 10-1 Saturday, Feb. 21, 2015 | 1:00 p.m. | Smithfield, R.I. | Chace Wellness Center NEC 12-2 11-3 Away 7-8 8-6 TV: None Radio: None Streaming: NECFrontRow.com Streak W11 W3 Neutral 0-0 0-0 Live Stats: BryantBulldogs.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 has Champaign, Ill. | State Farm Center RMU BRY a chance to give themselves some breathing room at the 11.23 @ UMBC W, 84-60 top of the Northeast Conference standings when they 66.2 Points Per Game 72.4 Baltimore, Md. | Retriever Activities Center (RAC) Arena visit second-place Bryant University at the Chace Center 63.4 Points Allowed Per Game 68.1 11.25 @ Coppin State W, 75-58 Saturday, Feb. 20. The Colonials have won 11 straight while + 2.8 Scoring Margin + 4.4 Baltimore, Md. | Physical Education Complex Arena the Bulldogs have put together three consecutive. .396 Field Goal Pct. .404 11.30 @ Xavier L, 65-70 OT Cincinnati, Ohio | Cintas Center .351 3-Pt. FG Pct. .299 8.0 3-Pt. FG Per Game 5.6 12.03 LA SALLE L, 61-75 THE SERIES VS. BRYANT Moon Township, Pa. | Charles L. Sewall Center .619 Free Throw Pct. .730 Though the Colonials own a 9-2 advantage in the all-time 12.06 @ Hofstra L, 51-71 series, just abut every game has been tightly contested. The .382 FG Pct. Defense .431 Hempstead, N.Y. | Mack Sports Complex average margin is seven points, with seven games decided by .307 3-Pt. FG Pct. Defense .323 12.14 DUQUESNE L, 57-71 five points or less. RMU is 2-2 just outside Providence. - 1.0 Rebound Margin + 7.0 Moon Township, Pa. | Charles L. Sewall Center 13.3 Assists Per Game 13.6 12.17 YOUNGSTOWN STATE L, 65-73 OT Moon Township, Pa. | Charles L. Sewall Center THREE AWAY FROM THREE POINT RECORD 16.6 Turnovers Per Game 16.6 + 0.6 Turnover Margin - 0.2 12.20 @ Cornell L, 59-70 OT The Colonials have hit 200 three-pointers this season and is Ithaca, N.Y. | Newman Arena 0.8 Assist / Turnover Ratio 0.8 first in the conference and 20th nationally in three-pointers 12.29 @ Marshall L, 46-62 made. The RMU record for treys is 203 set by last season’s 7.2 Steals Per Game 7.2 Huntington, W.Va. | Cam Henderson Center team. 3.8 Blocks Per Game 2.3 01.03 MOUNT ST. MARY’S * W, 66-44 Moon Township, Pa. | Charles L. Sewall Center 01.05 @ Saint Francis U. * L, 68-71 WE’RE GOING STREAKING! SERIES VS. BRYANT Loretto, Pa. | Degol Arena The team’s current 11-game win streak is the third longest Overall 9-2 Streak W4 01.10 @ Central Connecticut State * L, 46-63 in program history. The 2009-10 squad rattled off 13 Home 7-0 Trend W 6 of 7 New Britain, Conn. | Detrick Gymnasium consecutive while the 2007-08 team had a record 17 game Away 2-2 Last Game W, 87-84 01.12 @ Wagner * W, 86-47 win streak. Neutral 0-0 1.31.15 at RMU Staten Island, N.Y. | Spiro Sports Center 01.17 ST. FRANCIS BROOKLYN * W, 67-64 HOT SHOTS Moon Township, Pa. | Charles L. Sewall Center The Colonials have been red hot from the field during their 11-game win streak with 11 of its 14 best shooting performances 01.19 SACRED HEART * W, 76-65 Moon Township, Pa. | Charles L. Sewall Center coming during the run. RMU is hitting at a 46.9% clip during the streak, including 41.3% 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 16 consecutive NEC home games and 19 straight home games against conference opponents Emmitsburg, Md. | Knott Arena > RMU is 119-33 (.838) at the Sewall Center since 2004-05, including 82-15 (.845) in NEC games 01.31 BRYANT * W, 87-84 > During its 10-game win streak, RMU is shooting 47.6% (269-565) overall and 41.5% (90-217) on three-pointers Moon Township, Pa. | Charles L. Sewall Center > Anna Niki Stamolamprou is 9th nationally shooting 45.0% (68-151) on three-pointers and 34th making 2.72 per game 02.02 FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON * W, 71-58 Moon Township, Pa. | Charles L. Sewall Center > The Colonials underclassmen average 51.9 points per game, accounting for 78.3 percent of the team’s scoring 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 > At 8.0 three-pointers made per game, RMU leads the NEC and is 20th in the nation in three-pointers per game Brooklyn, N.Y. | Steinberg Wellness Center > Robert Morris has clinched a playoff appearance, the team’s 10th berth in 12 seasons under Sal Buscaglia 02.14 CENTRAL CONN. STATE * W, 60-48 > The Colonials tied the team record for three-pointers with 13 against St. Francis Brooklyn (1.17.15) 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 02.16 LIU BROOKLYN * W, 67-46 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 02.21 @ Bryant * 1:00 p.m. > Eight of the Colonials 11 players hail from outside the United States Smithfield, R.I. | Chace Wellness Center > RMU has won three of its five NEC Championships with Buscaglia on the bench 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) 15.6 5.8 Ninth in nation shooting 45% on threes 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 her 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 in her last nine games Moon Township, Pa. | Charles L. Sewall Center F 22 Megan Smith (6-1, Fr., Barrie, Ontario) 8.9 4.6 3rd on team w/ 44 assists; 3.4 last 5 games 03.11 NEC Semifinals 7:00 p.m. C 43 Judith Sole (6-3, So., Barcelona, Spain) 6.4 5.7 20-43 (.465) over last seven contests Higher Seed Off the Bench 03.13 NEC Final 1:00 p.m. G 0 Shakema Dashiell (5-9, Fr., Salisbury, Md.) 2.3 1.2 Connected on 7-of-last-15 (.467) from field Higher Seed F 1 Jocelynne Jones (6-0, Fr., Sicklerville, N.J.) 5.4 3.3 Avg. 7.8 pts, 4.6 reb., 1.6 ast., 1.6 stl. last 5 games G 11 Janee Brown (5-8, So., Mitchellville, Md.) 3.7 1.8 Has hit 4 of last 7 (.571) Home games in BOLD CAPS; All times Eastern G 12 Lou Mataly (5-10, Jr., Toulouse, France) 3.4 1.1 Avg. 8.6 pts, 2.6 3-ptrs over last 5 games * Northeast Conference contest C 21 Mikalah Mulrain (Fr., 6-3, Brampton, Ontario) 4.5 3.8 47 blocks rank fifth in RMU record book C 44 Jolie Olingende (6-1, R-Sr., Kinshasha, Dem. Rep. of Congo) 3.1 2.6 Has hit 11 of last 16 (.688) from the field FANTASTIC FOUR won four regular season titles. The Colonials .711 winning 2014-15 COLONIAL TRENDS Anna Niki Stamolamprou, who wears number four, is ninth in percentage is second only to Sacred Heart (138-42, the nation shooting 45.0% on three-pointers this season. .767) with each team claiming four regular season At home 7-3 She made seven in a 28-point performance against Bryant, championships and three tourney titles. On the road 7-8 the third-most threes ever by a Colonials player. Her 68 Neutral Site 0-0 three-pointers this season rank fifth in team annals. WORKING OVERTIME Overtime 0-3 The Colonials played back-to-back overtime games for just Home Northeast Conference 7-0 COACH SAL COLLECTS 200TH VICTORY the second time in team history and the first time since Away Northeast Conference 5-2 Sal Buscaglia recroded his 200th victory as the head coach the 1998-99 season. With three overtime contests already at Robert Morris with a 77-58 win at LIU Brooklyn (2.9.15). in the books, the squad has tied the record for OT games Now 202-161 in his 12th season at RMU, Buscaglia is just set by the 2012-13 and 98-99 squads.