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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 L, 50-77 @ No. 6 North Carolina $ (ESPNU) L, 59-103 @ Bradley W, 68-61 @ Georgetown $ L, 66-80 @ Chattanooga $ L, 46-61 vs. University of Louisiana at Monroe $ W, 71-54 DECEMBER (2-4) YOUNGSTOWN STATE L, 81-89 BUFFALO L, 59-74 DUQUESNE W, 75-59 @ Toledo (ESPN3) L, 57-83 DELAWARE W, 84-81 @ Clemson (ESPN3) L, 57-64 JANUARY (7-3) MOUNT ST. MARY’S * W, 70-45 @ Saint Francis U. * L, 59-66 @ Wagner * (CBSSN) W, 77-73 @ Central Connecticut State * W, 72-60 ST. FRANCIS BROOKLYN * (ESPNU) L, 63-68 SACRED HEART * W, 85-65 @ Mount St. Mary’s * (OT) W, 63-59 @ St. Francis Brooklyn * (ESPN3) W, 67-65 FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON * W, 87-75 BRYANT * L, 68-71 FEBRUARY (0-0) @ LIU Brooklyn * 7:00 p.m. @ Fairleigh Dickinson * 4:30 p.m. LIU BROOKLYN * 7:00 p.m. CENTRAL CONNECTICUT STATE * (FCS) Noon @ Sacred Heart * 7:00 p.m. @ Bryant * 4:00 p.m. WAGNER * 7:00 p.m. SAINT FRANCIS U. * 4:00 p.m. MARCH (0-0) NEC Tournament Quarterfinals TBA NEC Tournament Semifinals TBA NEC Tournament Final 7:00 p.m.
$ Battle 4 Atlantis (neutral site game played @ Chattanooga) * NEC game
Quick Hits • The Robert Morris University men’s basketball team christens February and the final month of the 2014-15 regular season Thursday with a 7:00 p.m. tip against LIU Brooklyn at the Steinberg Wellness Center in Brooklyn, N.Y. • The Colonials saw their season-high four-game winning streak snapped in their last contest with a 71-68 setback to Bryant (1/31/15) at the Charles L. Sewall Center. Freshman guard Marcquise Reed paced RMU in the loss with 20 points, including 11 straight in a span of 2:02 late in the second half that almost helped Robert Morris climb out of a 10point deficit. • Senior forward Lucky Jones contributed 19 points and eight rebounds against the Bulldogs and moved into ninth place all-time at Robert Morris in career points with 1,469. He enters Thursday’s game @ LIU Brooklyn 21 points shy of moving into eighth place all-time in program history. • The Colonials opened a two-game homestand at the Sewall Center with an 87-65 win over Fairleigh Dickinson (1/29/15) as junior guard Rodney Pryor registered his first collegiate double-double. Pryor established career highs in both points (28) and rebounds (11), shooting 10-for-14 from the floor, including 7-for-10 from beyond the arc. • Also scoring in double figures in the victory over the Knights was freshman guard Marcquise Reed, who supplied 14 points and five assists. Senior forward Lucky Jones chipped in 13 points and eight rebounds, while junior forward Aaron Tate tied a career high with 10 points and posted five boards. • Robert Morris enters Thursday’s game @ LIU Brooklyn leading the Northeast Conference in league games in field goal percentage (.474), three-point field goal percentage (.424), assists (14.10 per game) and scoring margin (+ 7.4 ppg). • Freshman guard Marcquise Reed has been named Northeast Conference Rookie of the Week a league-high five times after garnering the honor Feb. 2, 2015. Reed averaged 17.0 points, 2.5 assists and 2.0 steals in a pair of games last week and joined former guard Jeremy Chappell (2005-09) as the only players in school history to be bestowed the freshman honor five times. • 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 (1,469) and rebounds (797) entering Thursday’s tilt @ LIU Brooklyn and also owns career totals of 176 assists and 157 steals. • Robert Morris closes out its two-game road swing after taking on the Blackbirds Thursday with a 4:30 p.m. tip @ Fairleigh Dickinson Saturday, Feb. 7. The Colonials follow by closing the 2014-15 regular season with four of their final six games at home, beginning Thursday, Feb. 12, with a 7:00 p.m. tip against LIU Brooklyn at the Sewall Center.
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. 4.0 13.3 14.6 14.0 5.5
Reb. 4.2 6.4 2.4 4.5 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. 6.0 5.6 4.0 1.6 0.8
Reb. 3.5 3.8 2.1 1.6 1.5
G/GS 20/17 21/17 22/15 22/15 21/19
Hometown Cove City, N.C. Newark, N.J. Landover, Md. Evanston, Ill. Paterson, N.J.
Quick Fact Shooting 60% (21-for-35) from the field against NEC foes RMU’s all-time leading rebounder with 797 career boards Five-time Northeast Conference Rookie of the Week Tied for fourth in NEC in three-point field goal pct. (.400) Owns a league-high 19 steals in 10 NEC contests
Robert Morris Off The Bench ... G/GS 21/10 20/10 22/7 12/0 14/1
Hometown Philadelphia, Pa. Monessen, Pa. Lake Station, Ind. Detroit, Mich. Dakar, Senegal
Quick Fact Established career high with seven assists against Bryant Averaging 6.9 points, 4.1 rebounds against NEC opponents RMU’s active career leader in blocks with 60 Career high in points (7), rebounds (8) in win over SHU Played four minutes vs. FDU and supplied a point and block