CONTACT Ken Baker 412.397.4914 | [email protected] @KM_Bakes RMU BRY RMU BRY BRYANT BULLDOGS Overall 8-11 14-5 Home 3-3 9-1 Saturday, Jan. 31, 2015 | 1:00 p.m. | Moon Township, Pa. | Charles L. Sewall Center NEC 6-2 7-1 Away 5-8 5-4 TV: None Radio: None Streaming: NECFrontRow.com Streak W5 W3 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 plays host Champaign, Ill. | State Farm Center RMU BRY to the first-place Bryant University Bulldogs in a 1:00 p.m. 11.23 @ UMBC W, 84-60 game at the Charles L. Sewall Center this Saturday, Jan. 31. 64.4 Points Per Game 73.4 Baltimore, Md. | Retriever Activities Center (RAC) Arena RMU has won five straight games and have never lost to the 64.4 Points Allowed Per Game 67.8 11.25 @ Coppin State W, 75-58 Bulldogs at The Chuck. 0.0 Scoring Margin + 5.6 Baltimore, Md. | Physical Education Complex Arena .379 Field Goal Pct. .407 11.30 @ Xavier L, 65-70 OT Cincinnati, Ohio | Cintas Center THE SERIES VS. BRYANT .333 3-Pt. FG Pct. .318 7.7 3-Pt. FG Per Game 6.0 12.03 LA SALLE L, 61-75 The Colonials are 8-2 all-time against the Bulldogs, including Moon Township, Pa. | Charles L. Sewall Center .625 Free Throw Pct. .732 a perfect mark of 6-0 at the Charles L. Sewall Center. RMU 12.06 @ Hofstra L, 51-71 has won three straight in the series and five of the last six, .387 FG Pct. Defense .438 Hempstead, N.Y. | Mack Sports Complex including a 72-67 victory in the NEC semifinals last season. .301 3-Pt. FG Pct. Defense .309 12.14 DUQUESNE L, 57-71 - 2.2 Rebound Margin + 8.3 Moon Township, Pa. | Charles L. Sewall Center HOT SHOTS 12.6 Assists Per Game 13.8 12.17 YOUNGSTOWN STATE L, 65-73 OT Moon Township, Pa. | Charles L. Sewall Center It should come as no surprise that the Colonials five-game 17.0 Turnovers Per Game 16.0 + 0.2 Turnover Margin + 0.1 12.20 @ Cornell L, 59-70 OT win streak coincides with team’s five-best shooting Ithaca, N.Y. | Newman Arena 0.7 Assist / Turnover Ratio 0.9 performances of the season. RMU is hitting at a 48.7% clip 12.29 @ Marshall L, 46-62 (133-273) during the streak, including 41.3% (45-109) from 6.7 Steals Per Game 6.7 Huntington, W.Va. | Cam Henderson Center three-point range. 4.0 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 DEFENSIVE MINDED SERIES VS. BRYANT Loretto, Pa. | Degol Arena Robert Morris leads the NEC in defensive field goal Overall 8-2 Streak W3 01.10 @ Central Connecticut State * L, 46-63 percentage holding opponents to 38.7 percent. RMU is third, Home 6-0 Trend W 5 of 6 New Britain, Conn. | Detrick Gymnasium allowing just 64.4 points per game and is second in the league Away 2-2 Last Game W, 72-67 01.12 @ Wagner * W, 86-47 with 76 blocks, averaging 4.00 per game. Neutral 0-0 3.12.14 at RMU (NEC Semi.) Staten Island, N.Y. | Spiro Sports Center 01.17 ST. FRANCIS BROOKLYN * W, 67-64 MUSKET SHOTS Moon Township, Pa. | Charles L. Sewall Center > RMU is shooting 48.7% (133-273) in the last five games, including 41.3% (45-109) on three-pointers 01.19 SACRED HEART * W, 76-65 Moon Township, Pa. | Charles L. Sewall Center > Ashley Ravelli has 139 career three-pointers and needs just three more to move into the Colonials top-five 01.24 @ St. Francis Brooklyn * W, 69-64 > Ravelli has started every game since 2012-13, a streak of 80 consecutive starts Brooklyn Heights, N.Y. | Pope Physical Education Center > At 7.7 three-pointers made per game, RMU leads the NEC and is 27th in the nation in three-pointers per game 01.26 @ Mount St. Mary’s * W, 68-44 > Robert Morris has won 12 consecutive NEC home games and 15 straight home games against conference opponents Emmitsburg, Md. | Knott Arena > RMU is 115-33 (.778) at the Sewall Center since 2004-05, including 78-15 (.839) in NEC games 01.31 BRYANT * 1:00 p.m. > The Colonials underclassmen average 50.5 points per game, accounting for 78.7 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) 02.02 FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON * 10:00 a.m. Moon Township, Pa. | Charles L. Sewall Center > The Colonials set season highs for points (86) and assists (20) in an 86-37 win at Wagner (1.12.15) 02.07 @ Fairleigh Dickinson * 2:00 p.m. > 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 Hackensack, N.Y. | Stratis Arena at Rothman Center > The Colonials three overtime games this season tie the team record set by 2012-13 and 1998-99 squads 02.09 @ LIU Brooklyn * 7:00 p.m. > Eight of the Colonials 11 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) 14.8 5.9 Scored 7 points in final 1:00 at SFC (1.24.15) Moon Township, Pa. | Charles L. Sewall Center G 10 Rebeca Navarro (5-11, So., Galicia, Spain) 7.5 2.5 15-32 (.469) 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) 8.7 3.1 18-31 (.581), 6-9 3FG the last four contests 03.08 NEC Quarterfinals TBA F 22 Megan Smith (6-1, Fr., Barrie, Ontario) 8.6 4.6 14-31 (.452) in the last four games Higher Seed C 43 Judith Sole (6-3, So., Barcelona, Spain) 6.2 5.7 Career highs - 3 blocks, 2 steals at Mount 03.11 NEC Semifinals 7:00 p.m. Off the Bench Higher Seed G 0 Shakema Dashiell (5-9, Fr., Salisbury, Md.) 2.7 1.2 Has connected on four of last six shots 03.13 NEC Final 1:00 p.m. F 1 Jocelynne Jones (6-0, Fr., Sicklerville, N.J.) 4.9 3.0 14-24 (.583) from field last six games Higher Seed G 11 Janee Brown (5-8, So., Mitchellville, Md.) 4.0 1.7 4 pts., 4 reb. 4 ast. at Mount (1.26.15) G 12 Lou Mataly (5-10, Jr., Toulouse, France) 1.7 0.9 34 of 41 FG attempts have been from 3 Home games in BOLD CAPS; All times Eastern C 21 Mikalah Mulrain (Fr., 6-3, Brampton, Ontario) 4.3 3.9 Second in the NEC with 36 blocks (1.89/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) 2.9 27 Started first five games of the season COACH SAL CLOSING IN ON 200 INSURMOUNTABLE LEAD 2014-15 COLONIAL TRENDS Sal Buscaglia, now in his 12th-season as head coach, needs Robert Morris has never lost a game in which it has held the just four more victories to reach 200 in his tenure at RMU. lead at the end of the game. The Colonials are 8-0 in such At home 3-3 Buscaglia has more 20 win seasons, NEC championships, situations this season. All-time, RMU is 486-0 when leading On the road 5-8 and postseason tournament berths than the program’s at the final whistle. Neutral Site 0-0 other four coaches combined. Dan Swalga (1978-1991) is the only other coach in team history to reach 200 RECORD ROAD TRIP Overtime 0-3 victories, going 211-137 in 13 seasons at the helm. Robert Morris opened the season with five consecutive Home Northeast Conference 3-0 road games, the most road games to start a season in Away Northeast Conference 3-2 UNDERCLASSMEN SCORING program history.