CONTACT Ken Baker 412.397.4914 | [email protected] @KM_Bakes RMU WAG RMU WAG WAGNER SEAHAWKS Overall 15-13 6-22 Home 8-3 5-9 Monday, March 2, 2015 | 7:00 p.m. | Moon Township, Pa. | Charles L. Sewall Center NEC 13-4 4-13 Away 7-10 1-13 TV: ESPN3 Radio: None Streaming: NECFrontRow.com Streak W1 L4 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 can Champaign, Ill. | State Farm Center RMU WAG lock up the #2 seed in the 2015 NEC Women’s Basketball 11.23 @ UMBC W, 84-60 Tournament presented by ngr Home Solar with a win at home 66.1 Points Per Game 62.3 Baltimore, Md. | Retriever Activities Center (RAC) Arena against Wagner Monday, March 2. Tip-off is slated for 7:00 63.7 Points Allowed Per Game 76.1 11.25 @ Coppin State W, 75-58 p.m. at the Charles L. Sewall Center where RMU has won 17 + 2.5 Scoring Margin - 13.9 Baltimore, Md. | Physical Education Complex Arena consecutive home league games. .395 Field Goal Pct. .370 11.30 @ Xavier L, 65-70 OT Cincinnati, Ohio | Cintas Center .344 3-Pt. FG Pct. .272 7.9 3-Pt. FG Per Game 5.3 12.03 LA SALLE L, 61-75 THE SERIES VS. WAGNER Moon Township, Pa. | Charles L. Sewall Center .635 Free Throw Pct. .635 Robert Morris has domintaed this series over the last 10 years 12.06 @ Hofstra L, 51-71 winning 18 of 19 games includiing an 86-47 win earlier this .381 FG Pct. Defense .430 Hempstead, N.Y. | Mack Sports Complex season. The Colonials still trail the all-time series, 27-30. .312 3-Pt. FG Pct. Defense .329 12.14 DUQUESNE L, 57-71 - 1.4 Rebound Margin - 8.2 Moon Township, Pa. | Charles L. Sewall Center COLORING IN THE PLAYOFF PICTURE 13.2 Assists Per Game 9.0 12.17 YOUNGSTOWN STATE L, 65-73 OT Moon Township, Pa. | Charles L. Sewall Center RMU is locked in to either the #2 or #3 seed in the upcoming 16.3 Turnovers Per Game 17.2 + 0.8 Turnover Margin - 0.5 12.20 @ Cornell L, 59-70 OT tournament. The only scenario in which they are #3 is an RMU Ithaca, N.Y. | Newman Arena 0.8 Assist / Turnover Ratio 0.5 loss combined with a Bryant win Monday. CCSU has locked up 12.29 @ Marshall L, 46-62 first, Sacred Heart is fourth, St. Francis Brooklyn is fifth while 7.1 Steals Per Game 8.4 Huntington, W.Va. | Cam Henderson Center Fairleigh Dickinson, Mount St. Mary’s and LIU Brooklyn will fill 3.6 Blocks Per Game 3.4 01.03 MOUNT ST. MARY’S * W, 66-44 out the final three seeds in an order yet to be determined. Moon Township, Pa. | Charles L. Sewall Center 01.05 @ Saint Francis U. * L, 68-71 SERIES VS. WAGNER Loretto, Pa. | Degol Arena CHALK TALK Overall 27-30 Streak W1 01.10 @ Central Connecticut State * L, 46-63 The Colonials went 28-34 (82.4%) from the chalk against Home 13-13 Trend Won 18 of 19 New Britain, Conn. | Detrick Gymnasium Saint Francis U, the 10th most made free throws in team Away 11-16 Last Game W, 86-47 01.12 @ Wagner * W, 86-47 history. The also made more free throws in that game than Neutral 3-1 1.12.15 at WAG Staten Island, N.Y. | Spiro Sports Center they attempted in all but one game this season. 01.17 ST. FRANCIS BROOKLYN * W, 67-64 Moon Township, Pa. | Charles L. Sewall Center MUSKET SHOTS 01.19 SACRED HEART * W, 76-65 Moon Township, Pa. | Charles L. Sewall Center > RMU is 120-33 (.784) at the Sewall Center since 2004-05, including 83-15 (.847) in NEC games 01.24 @ St. Francis Brooklyn * W, 69-64 > Robert Morris has won 17 consecutive NEC home games and 20 straight home games against conference opponents Brooklyn Heights, N.Y. | Pope Physical Education Center > Megan Smith had a season-best 23 points at Bryant (2.21.15), going 9-for-15 overall and 4-for-8 from long range 01.26 @ Mount St. Mary’s * W, 68-44 > Over the last 14 games RMU is scoring 71.0 points per game and shooting 45.0% overall and 38.5% on three-pointers Emmitsburg, Md. | Knott Arena > Anna Niki Stamolamprou is 8th nationally shooting 44.5% (73-164) on three-pointers and 32nd making 2.7 per game 01.31 BRYANT * W, 87-84 > The Colonials underclassmen average 51.9 points per game, accounting for 78.5 percent of the team’s scoring Moon Township, Pa. | Charles L. Sewall Center > The Colonials have had 10 or more players reach the scoring column in 10 games this season 02.02 FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON * W, 71-58 Moon Township, Pa. | Charles L. Sewall Center > Ashley Ravelli is fifth all-time at Robert Morris with 145 career three-pointers 02.07 @ Fairleigh Dickinson * W, 69-68 > At 8.0 three-pointers made per game, RMU leads the NEC and is 21st in the nation in three-pointers per game Hackensack, N.Y. | Stratis Arena at Rothman Center > Robert Morris has clinched a playoff appearance, the team’s 10th berth in 12 seasons under Sal Buscaglia 02.09 @ LIU Brooklyn * W, 77-58 > The Colonials tied the team record for three-pointers with 13 against St. Francis Brooklyn (1.17.15) Brooklyn, N.Y. | Steinberg Wellness 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 02.14 CENTRAL CONN. STATE * W, 60-48 > The Colonials three overtime games this season tie the team record set by 2012-13 and 1998-99 squads Moon Township, Pa. | Charles L. Sewall Center > Eight of the Colonials 11 players hail from outside the United States 02.16 LIU BROOKLYN * W, 67-46 Moon Township, Pa. | Charles L. Sewall Center > RMU has won three of its five NEC Championships with Buscaglia on the bench 02.21 @ Bryant * L, 66-69 > Buscaglia was named the Brenda Reilly Coach of the Year for the third time in 2013-14 Smithfield, R.I. | Chace Wellness Center > The Colonials were selected first in the 2014-15 NEC Preseason Poll garnering five first place votes 02.23 @ Sacred Heart * L, 60-69 Fairfield, Conn. | William H. Pitt Center 2014-15 COLONIALS ROSTER 02.28 SAINT FRANCIS U. * W, 71-60 Probable Starters PPG RPG Note Moon Township, Pa. | Charles L. Sewall Center G 4 Anna Niki Stamolamprou (5-9, So., Thessaloniki, Greece) 15.4 5.6 8th in nation shooting 43.7% on threes 03.02 WAGNER * 7:00 p.m. G 10 Rebeca Navarro (5-11, So., Galicia, Spain) 6.9 2.5 NEC: 14th in 3/gm (1.5); 15th 3% (.311) Moon Township, Pa. | Charles L. Sewall Center 03.08 NEC Quarterfinals 1:00 p.m. G 14 Ashley Ravelli (5-10, Jr., Milano, Italy) 8.8 3.0 Is 30-31 (.968) from free throw line Moon Township, Pa. | Charles L. Sewall Center F 22 Megan Smith (6-1, Fr., Barrie, Ontario) 9.6 4.6 46 points, 15.3/game, in last three games 03.11 NEC Semifinals 7:00 p.m. C 43 Judith Sole (6-3, So., Barcelona, Spain) 6.6 5.8 Averaging 8.0 reb. last two games Higher Seed Off the Bench 03.13 NEC Final 1:00 p.m. G 0 Shakema Dashiell (5-9, Fr., Salisbury, Md.) 2.2 1.1 Connected on 7-of-last-15 (.467) from field Higher Seed F 1 Jocelynne Jones (6-0, Fr., Sicklerville, N.J.) 5.3 3.3 Fourth on team with 22 steals G 11 Janee Brown (5-8, So., Mitchellville, Md.) 3.6 1.6 Played season-high 28 minutes at Bryant Home games in BOLD CAPS; All times Eastern G 12 Lou Mataly (5-10, Jr., Toulouse, France) 3.5 1.5 Has a three in 12 of last 13 games * Northeast Conference contest C 21 Mikalah Mulrain (Fr., 6-3, Brampton, Ontario) 4.8 3.9 Scored season high 14 points vs. SFU C 44 Jolie Olingende (6-1, R-Sr., Kinshasha, Dem. Rep. of Congo) 2.8 2.4 Shooting 59.1% since Jan. 12 CHUCK’S CHARMS Francis Brooklyn (1.17.15). Robert Morris tied the team record 2014-15 COLONIAL TRENDS The Charles L. Sewall Center, a.k.a. “The Chuck”, has lent by knocking down 13 of the long range bombs. The team a certain advantage for the Colonials over the past 11 has had 12 three-pointers in three games this year. At home 8-3 seasons. Since 2004-05, RobertMorris is 120-33 (.784) On the road 7-10 in home games, including an even more impressive 83-15 BENCH DEPTH Neutral Site 0-0 (.847) record against Northeast Conference opponents. Nine different players average at least 15.0 minutes per Overtime 0-3 game and the bench delivers 21.2 points per game. The PLAYOFF HOME COURT ADVANTAGE RMU bench has outscored all but five of its counterparts. Home Northeast Conference 8-0 With a victory against CCSU (2.14.15), the Colonials clinched Away Northeast Conference 5-4 a first round home game in the 2015 NEC Basketball DISHING IT OUT Tournament presented by nrg Home Solar.