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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 (0-1) @ LIU Brooklyn * L, 65-72 @ 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 concludes a two-game road swing Saturday by traveling to Teaneck, N.J., for a 4:30 p.m. tip against Fairleigh Dickinson at Stratis Arena. • RMU opened its road trip with a 72-65 setback @ LIU Brooklyn (2/5/15), its second consecutive loss. Freshman guard Marcquise Reed led the Colonials with 22 points and added four rebounds, two assists and two steals. • Also scoring in double figures for the Colonials against the Blackbirds was junior guard Rodney Pryor and freshman forward Elijah Minnie. Pryor contributed 17 points and grabbed a team-high eight rebounds, while Minnie supplied 10 points, seven caroms and a pair of blocks. • The Colonials saw their season-high four-game winning streak snapped in their last home 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 10-point 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 missed RMU’s game @ LIU Brooklyn with a concussion, while senior guard David Appolon missed the contest due to a shoulder injury. • Robert Morris enters Saturday’s game @ Fairleigh Dickinson leading the Northeast Conference in league games in field goal percentage (.473), three-point field goal percentage (.402) and scoring margin (+ 6.1 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 Saturday’s tilt @ Fairleigh Dickinson and also owns career totals of 176 assists and 157 steals. • Robert Morris closes out the 2014-15 regular season with four of its final six games at home after taking on Fairleigh Dickinson Saturday. The stretch begins Thursday, Feb. 12, with a 7:00 p.m. tip against LIU Brooklyn at the Sewall Center. RMU will also welcome Central Connecticut State Saturday, Feb. 14, with a Noon tip in a game that can be seen live on Fox College Sports.
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 15.0 14.2 5.5
Reb. 4.0 6.4 2.4 4.7 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 5.8 4.1 1.5 0.9
Reb. 3.5 3.9 2.1 1.8 1.6
G/GS 21/18 21/17 23/16 23/16 22/20
Hometown Cove City, N.C. Newark, N.J. Landover, Md. Evanston, Ill. Paterson, N.J.
Quick Fact Shooting 59% (23-for-39) from the field against NEC foes Missed RMU’s game @ LIU Brooklyn due to concussion Five-time Northeast Conference Rookie of the Week Tallied 17 points, eight rebounds @ LIU Brooklyn Owns a league-high 24 steals in 11 NEC contests
Robert Morris Off The Bench ... G/GS 21/10 21/11 23/7 13/0 15/1
Hometown Philadelphia, Pa. Monessen, Pa. Lake Station, Ind. Detroit, Mich. Dakar, Senegal
Quick Fact Did not play @ LIU Brooklyn due to shoulder injury Ranks sixth in the NEC in blocks (1.10 per game) Compiled six points, two rebounds @ LIU Brooklyn Tied a career high with four blocks @ LIU Brooklyn Tallied two points, three boards, one block vs. Blackbirds