WBB Game Notes vs. Bryant (1.21.17)

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BRYANT

RMU BRY Overall 8-9 9-8 Conference 3-3 4-2 Streak L1 W1 Home 3-3 5-2 Away 5-5 3-5 Neutral 0-1 1-1

BULLDOGS

Saturday, January 21, 2017 // 1:00 p.m. Moon Township, Pa. // Charles L. Sewall Center Live Video: NEC Front Row Twitter: @RMUWBasketball Adam Gusky, play-by-play Instagram: rmuwbasketball Justin Pyles, color commentary THE CAPSULE TALE OF THE TAPE Robert Morris hosts Bryant on Saturday, Jan. 21 in the RMU BRY second game of a season-long three-game home stand. 62.8 Points Per Game 60.9 The Colonials had a two-game winning streak snapped on 61.0 Points Allowed Per Game 63.1 Monday versus Saint Francis U and will look to get back on + 1.8 Scoring Margin - 2.2 track against a Bulldogs team who is positioned just ahead of RMU in the NEC standings. This is the 10th time that .414 Field Goal Pct. .387 the Colonials have played Bryant since 2013-14 as a third .367 3-Pt. FG Pct. .287 meeting outside of their annual conference home-and-home 7.1 3-Pt. FG Per Game 4.1 series has taken place in semifinal round of the last three .624 Free Throw Pct. .765 NEC Tournaments. .383 FG Pct. Defense .402 .355 3-Pt. FG Pct. Defense .344 THE SERIES VS. BRYANT - 1.2 Rebound Margin + 6.5 Robert Morris owns a 12-4 advantage against the Bulldogs 13.9 Assists Per Game 13.6 in its history, and has won all eight times the teams have 17.1 Turnovers Per Game 19.9 faced off at the Charles L. Sewall Center. Last season, + 0.6 Turnover Margin + 4.1 the Colonials rebounded from a January loss at Bryant by 0.8 Assist / Turnover Ratio 0.8 picking up a 72-59 victory in the NEC Semifinals. Four RMU Steals Per Game 7.3 players scored in double-figures that evening as the visitors 8.1 Blocks Per Game 2.8 rebounded from a 24-21 halftime deficit by scoring 51 points 3.2 in the final 20 minutes.

SERIES VS. BRYANT

SCOUTING THE BULLDOGS Overall 12-4 Streak W2 Bryant enters the weekend with a 4-2 mark in NEC play, Home 8-0 Trend W8 at home good enough for sole possession of fourth place. Senior Away 4-4 Last Game W, 72-59 forward Alex Klein, who has been named league Player of Neutral 0-0 3.9.16 at BRY (NEC Semi) the Week twice this season, leads the Bulldogs with 16.6 points and 7.9 rebounds per contest. Junior guard Ivory Bailey is also averaging double-figure scoring at 12.1 per game, but she has missed Bryant’s last eight games. The Bulldogs are the conference’s best team at the free throw stripe (.765) and rebounding margin, averaging 6.1 more caroms than their opponents. KNOW YOUR ENEMY Both Anna Niki Stamolamprou and Megan Smith have averaged double-figure scoring against Bryant in their careers, tallying 15.7 and 10.0 points per game, respectively. Stamolamprou is also averaging 4.6 rebounds and 2.9 assists per contest, while Smith has shot 55.8 percent from the floor and 58.3 percent on three-pointers in six games versus the Bulldogs. Shakema Dashiell has possibly the best game of her career on Jan. 23, 2016 at Bryant, as she poured in a career-high 13 points (4-6 FG, 3-4 3FG) off the bench. MUSKET SHOTS In the Colonials’ eight victories this season, they have held a lead going into the fourth quarter ... Sophomore guard Nia Adams made her first career start on Jan. 9 against LIU Brooklyn and has been a part of the starting five in RMU’s last three games ... All 11 players scored for the Colonials in their win over LIU Brooklyn on Jan. 9, marking the first time that has happened since March 8, 2015 in the NEC Quarterfinals against Fairleigh Dickinson... RMU returns 74 percent of its scoring from 2015-16, including five of its six leading scorers

PROBABLE STARTERS P G G G F C

# Player (based on previous game) 2 Nia Adams (5-10, So., Paterson, N.J.) 4 Anna Niki Stamolamprou (5-9, Sr., Thessaloniki, Greece) 11 Janee Brown (5-8, Sr., Mitchellville, Md.) 22 Megan Smith (6-1, Jr., Barrie, Ontario) 21 Mikalah Mulrain (6-3, Jr., Brampton, Ontario)

PPG RPG 2.3 0.3 15.6 5.9 6.8 2.4 12.3 6.8 5.8 3.6

Note 7 points in first career start vs. LIU Tied RMU record with 39 pts vs. LIU NEC leader in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.56) Shooting 50.3/52.5/80.0 on FG/3FG/FT 8-8 FG, 18 points, 7 rebounds at Wagner

Off the Bench G 0 Shakema Dashiell (5-9, Jr., Salisbury, Md.) 2.6 1.1 Has scored in six consecutive games G 3 Ja’lynn Burton-Jones (5-6, Fr., Middletown, Pa.) 2.0 0.8 4 points in 9 minutes vs. SFU on Jan. 16 G 10 Rebeca Navarro (5-11, Sr., Galicia, Spain) 8.4 1.9 22 points at FDU, one shy of career-best F 1 Jocelynne Jones (6-0, Jr., Sicklerville, N.J.) 1.4 1.0 Made first start since Nov. 22 at SHU F 32 Nadège Pluviose (6-0, Fr., Montreal, Quebec) 3.4 2.4 Double-digit minutes in 10 of last 11 games C 33 Nneka Ezeigbo (6-2, Fr., Ewing, N.J.) 5.5 5.1 Two-time NEC Rookie of the Week winner

2016-17 SCHEDULE & RESULTS 11.11 POINT PARK

W, 69-52

Moon Township, Pa. // Charles L. Sewall Center

11.13

MONMOUTH

L, 56-69

11.16

@ Lafayette

W, 62-51

11.19

@ Kent State

11.22

@ Vanderbilt

L, 59-75

11.25

vs. Stetson ^

L, 60-68

11.27

@ Florida International ^

L, 57-59

12.1

@ Delaware

L, 65-67

12.4

HOWARD

12.9

@ Iowa

12.18

@ Morgan State

W, 58-44

12.29

@ Sacred Heart *

L, 59-69

12.31

@ Fairleigh Dickinson *

W, 66-64

1.7

ST. FRANCIS BROOKLYN *

L, 49-56

1.9

LIU BROOKLYN *

W, 83-42

1.14

@ Wagner *

W, 82-63

1.16

SAINT FRANCIS U *

L, 55-70

1.21

BRYANT *

1:00 p.m.

1.23

CENTRAL CONNECTICUT *

7:00 p.m.

1.28

@ Mount St. Mary’s *

1:00 p.m.

1.30

@ Saint Francis U *

7:00 p.m.

2.4

@ St. Francis Brooklyn *

1:00 p.m.

2.6

@ LIU Brooklyn *

7:00 p.m.

2.11

WAGNER *

1:00 p.m.

2.13

MOUNT ST. MARY’S *

7:00 p.m.

2.18

@ Central Connecticut *

1:00 p.m.

2.20

@ Bryant *

8:00 p.m.

2.25

SACRED HEART *

2.27

FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON *

3.5

3.8

3.12

Moon Township, Pa. // Charles L. Sewall Center Easton, Pa. // Kirby Sports Center Kent, Ohio // M.A.C. Center

W, 68-65 (OT)

Nashville, Tenn. // Memorial Gymnasium // SECN+ Miami, Fla. // FIU Arena Miami, Fla. // FIU Arena

Newark, Del. // Bob Carpenter Center

W, 59-42

Moon Township, Pa. // Charles L. Sewall Center

L, 60-81

Iowa City, Iowa // Carver-Hawkeye Arena // BTN+ Baltimore, Md. // Hill Field House Fairfield, Conn. // William H. Pitt Center Teaneck, N.J. // Stratis Arena

Moon Township, Pa. // Charles L. Sewall Center Moon Township, Pa. // Charles L. Sewall Center Staten Island, N.Y. // Spiro Sports Center

Moon Township, Pa. // Charles L. Sewall Center Moon Township, Pa. // Charles L. Sewall Center Moon Township, Pa. // Charles L. Sewall Center Emmitsburg, Md. // Knott Arena Loretto, Pa. // DeGol Arena Brooklyn Heights, N.Y. // Pope Center Brooklyn, N.Y. // Steinberg Wellness Center

Moon Township, Pa. // Charles L. Sewall Center Moon Township, Pa. // Charles L. Sewall Center New Britain, Conn. // Detrick Gymnaisum

Smithfield, R.I. // Chace Athletic Center // ESPN3

Noon

Moon Township, Pa. // Sewall Center // ESPN3

7:00 p.m.

Moon Township, Pa. // Charles L. Sewall Center

NEC Tournament Quarterfinals

TBD

NEC Tournament Semifinals

TBD

NEC Tournament Final

TBD

TBD // TBD TBD // TBD

TBD // TBD // ESPNU

Home games in BOLD CAPS; All times Eastern * Northeast Conference contest ^ FIU Thanksgiving Tournament


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