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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 (4-2) 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 W, 72-60 L, 63-68 W, 85-65 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 opens a two-game road swing Thursday in Emmitsburg, Md., with a 7:00 p.m. tip against Mount St. Mary’s at Knott Arena. • RMU closed out a two-game homestand at the Charles L. Sewall Center with an 85-65 victory over Sacred Heart (1/18/15). Freshman guard Marcquise Reed led four Colonials in double figures scoring against the Pioneers by tying a career high with 24 points on 10-of-16 shooting from the field and also registered career highs in rebounds (6) and assists (5). • Senior forward Lucky Jones recorded his second double-double of the 2014-15 campaign and ninth of his career against the Pioneers by contributing 22 points and 11 rebounds. Also scoring in double figures against SHU was junior guard Rodney Pryor, who finished with 15 points, and junior forward Aaron Tate, who established a career high with 10 points while grabbing eight boards. • Robert Morris enters Thursday’s game against the Mount leading the Northeast Conference in league games in field goal percentage (.489) and three-point field goal percentage (.390) while ranking third in scoring offense (71.0 ppg). On the flip side, RMU ranks third in the NEC against conference opposition in scoring defense (62.8 ppg) and field goal defense (.404). • Prior to their win over the Pioneers, the Colonials had a three-game winning streak at the Sewall Center snapped with a 68-63 setback to St. Francis Brooklyn (1/16/15). RMU held a 57-53 lead with six minutes to play but hit just one of its final 13 attempts (7.7%) from the floor as the Terriers used a 10-0 surge to grab the lead en route to the win. • Freshman guard Marcquise Reed has been named Northeast Conference Rookie of the Week a league-high four times after garnering the honor Jan. 19, 2015. Reed averaged 21.0 points, 5.5 rebounds and 4.0 assists in two games last week while shooting 50 percent (17-for-34) from the floor. Reed is just third player in program history to earn NEC Rookie of the Week accolades at least four times. Former guard Karon Abraham (2009-11) also earned the honor four times in 2009-10, while former guard Jeremy Chappell (2005-09) was bestowed the accolade five times in 2005-06. • Over his last 10 games, junior forward Aaron Tate is averaging 5.1 points and 5.2 rebounds per game while shooting 57.5 percent (23-for-40) from the field. • Senior forward Lucky Jones became RMU’s all-time leading rebounder by grabbing nine boards against St. Francis Brooklyn (1/16/15). Jones is RMU’s active leader in points (1,419) and rebounds (770) entering Thursday’s game @ Mount St. Mary’s. • Robert Morris closes out its two-game road trip after taking on the Mount Thursday with a 4:00 p.m. tip against St. Francis Brooklyn at the Pope P.E. Center in a game that can be seen live on ESPN3.
Robert Morris Probable Starters ... # 24 22 2 11 3
P F F G G G
Name Aaron Tate (6-5, 230, Jr.) Lucky Jones (6-6, 210, Sr.) Marcquise Reed (6-3, 185, Fr.) Rodney Pryor (6-5, 205, Jr.) Kavon Stewart (6-0, 190, So.)
Pts. 3.8 13.5 14.4 13.6 5.5
Reb. 4.1 6.4 2.5 4.2 2.6
# 4 5 45 33 1
P G F C F F
Name David Appolon (6-4, 195, Sr.) Elijah Minnie (6-8, 215, Fr.) Stephan Bennett (6-9, 215, Jr.) Andre Frederick (6-8, 220, Fr.) Lionel Gomis (6-9, 230, Jr.)
Pts. 5.9 5.6 4.2 1.4 0.8
Reb. 3.5 3.4 2.3 2.0 1.7
G/GS 16/13 17/13 18/11 18/11 17/15
Hometown Cove City, N.C. Newark, N.J. Landover, Md. Evanston, Ill. Newark, N.J.
Quick Fact Shooting 66.7% (14-for-21) from the field against NEC foes Ninth career double-double (22 pts, 11 reb) vs. Pioneers Tied career-high with 24 points in win over Sacred Heart Tallied 15 points, seven rebounds, four assists vs. SHU Owns 26 assists vs. 10 turnovers against league opponents
Robert Morris Off The Bench ... G/GS 17/10 16/10 18/7 9/0 12/1
Hometown Philadelphia, Pa. Monessen, Pa. Lake Station, Ind. Detroit, Mich. Dakar, Senegal
Quick Fact Averaging 3.1 points over his last seven games Has missed last two games due to a violation of team rules Played just two minutes in win over SHU and did not score Career high in points (7), rebounds (8) in win over Pioneers Averaging 9.6 minutes per game over last three contests