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NOVEMBER (2-4) 14 16 19 22 26 27 2 7 13 17 22 30 3 5 8 10 16 18 22 24 29 31 5 7 12 14 19 21 26 28 4 7 10
LAFAYETTE @ No. 6 North Carolina $ (ESPNU) @ Bradley @ Georgetown $ @ Chattanooga $ vs. University of Louisiana at Monroe $ DECEMBER (2-4) YOUNGSTOWN STATE BUFFALO DUQUESNE @ Toledo (ESPN3) DELAWARE @ Clemson (ESPN3) JANUARY (2-1) MOUNT ST. MARY’S * @ Saint Francis U. * @ Wagner * (CBSSN) @ Central Connecticut State * ST. FRANCIS BROOKLYN * (ESPNU) SACRED HEART * @ Mount St. Mary’s * @ St. Francis Brooklyn * (ESPN3) FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON * BRYANT * FEBRUARY (0-0) @ LIU Brooklyn * @ Fairleigh Dickinson * LIU BROOKLYN * CENTRAL CONNECTICUT STATE * (FCS) @ Sacred Heart * @ Bryant * WAGNER * SAINT FRANCIS U. * MARCH (0-0) NEC Tournament Quarterfinals NEC Tournament Semifinals NEC Tournament Final
L, 50-77 L, 59-103 W, 68-61 L, 66-80 L, 46-61 W, 71-54 L, 81-89 L, 59-74 W, 75-59 L, 57-83 W, 84-81 L, 57-64 W, 70-45 L, 59-66 W, 77-73 3:30 p.m. 9:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 4:30 p.m. 7:00 p.m. Noon 7:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. TBA TBA 7:00 p.m.
$ Battle 4 Atlantis (neutral site game played @ Chattanooga) * NEC game
Quick Hits • The Robert Morris University men’s basketball team concludes a three-game road trip Saturday in New Britain, Conn., with a 3:30 p.m. tip against Central Connecticut State at Detrick Gymnasium. • The Colonials are coming off a 77-73 victory @ Wagner (1/8/15), which snapped a five-game road losing streak. Senior forward Lucky Jones finished 6-for-6 at the freethrow line in the final 31.8 seconds to help seal the victory and overall was 12-for-14 at the charity stripe. Jones notched his first double-double of the 2014-15 campaign and eighth of his career against the Seahawks with 18 points and 10 rebounds. • Junior guard Rodney Pryor tied for team-high honors in scoring in RMU’s victory @ Wagner (1/8/15) with 18 points, while freshman guard Marcquise Reed reached double figures for the eighth consecutive game with 15 points. • The Colonials opened their three-game road swing @ Saint Francis U. (1/5/15) with a 66-59 setback. Freshman guard Marcquise Reed led all scorers in the game with 22 points, finishing 8-for-9 shooting from the field and 6-for-6 at the free-throw line. Junior forward Stephan Bennett tied a season high with 10 points off the bench. • Junior guard Rodney Pryor is averaging 20.3 points and 4.2 rebounds in RMU’s six victories while shooting 73.6 percent (39-for-53) from the field, including 75 percent (21-for28) from beyond the arc, and 74.2 percent (23-for-31) at the free-throw line. • Senior forward Lucky Jones, RMU’s active career leader in both points (1,367) and rebounds (745), is just seven boards shy of becoming the program’s all-time leading rebounder. The career record of 751 is held by former forward Anthony Dickens (1985-90) and was tied by former guard Tony Lee (2004-08). • Senior forward Lucky Jones recorded an assist and a pair of steals in a 77-73 win @ Wagner (1/8/15) and now owns career totals of 159 assists and 151 steals. He is one of just three players in Northeast Conference history to eclipse career totals of 1,300 points, 700 rebounds, 150 assists and 150 steals. • RMU opened its 2014-15 Northeast Conference slate with a 70-45 victory over Mount St. Mary’s (1/3/15), the third straight victory for the Colonials at the Charles L. Sewall Center. Senior forward Lucky Jones paced Robert Morris with 17 points and eight rebounds and was one of four players to score in double figures in the win. Junior guard Rodney Pryor and freshman guard Marcquise Reed each scored 12 points, while freshman forward Elijah Minnie contributed 10 points off the bench. • The Colonials return home to the Charles L. Sewall Center after taking on the Blue Devils Saturday, hosting St. Francis Brooklyn Friday, Jan. 16, in a 9:00 p.m. tip in a contest that will be televised live on ESPNU. Robert Morris also hosts Sacred Heart as part of its homestand Sunday, Jan. 18, at 1:00 p.m.
Robert Morris Probable Starters ... # 24 22 3 2 11
P F F G G G
Name Aaron Tate (6-5, 230, Jr.) Lucky Jones (6-6, 210, Sr.) Kavon Stewart (6-0, 190, So.) Marcquise Reed (6-3, 180, Fr.) Rodney Pryor (6-5, 205, Jr.)
Pts. 3.5 12.6 5.7 13.9 13.6
Reb. 3.3 5.9 3.0 2.1 4.0
# 5 45 4 33 1
P F C G F F
Name Elijah Minnie (6-8, 215, Fr.) Stephan Bennett (6-9, 215, Jr.) David Appolon (6-4, 195, Sr.) Andre Frederick (6-8, 220, Fr.) Lionel Gomis (6-9, 230, Jr.)
Pts. 5.1 4.2 6.4 0.7 1.0
Reb. 3.5 2.5 4.0 1.5 2.0
G/GS 13/11 14/10 14/13 15/9 15/8
Hometown Cove City, N.C. Newark, N.J. Paterson, N.J. Landover, Md. Evanston, Ill.
Quick Fact Shooting 53.3% (16-for-30) from field last seven games Eighth career double-double (18 pts, 10 reb) @ Wagner Five assists, no turnovers, four steals in win over Seahawks Three-time Northeast Conference Rookie of the Week Tied for team-high honors with 18 points @ Wagner
Robert Morris Off The Bench ... G/GS 15/9 15/7 14/8 6/0 9/0
Hometown Monessen, Pa. Lake Station, Ind. Philadelphia, Pa. Detroit, Mich. Dakar, Senegal
Quick Fact Contributed nine points, four rebounds in win @ Wagner RMU’s active career leader in blocks with 59 Shooting 31.3% (5-for-16) from field last four games Owns seven blocks through first six collegiate games Returned to lineup vs. the Mount after missing four games