CENTRAL CONNECTICUT BLUE DEVILS
RMU CCSU Overall 9-9 7-11 Conference 4-3 6-1 Streak W1 L1 Home 4-3 5-2 Away 5-5 2-8 Neutral 0-1 0-1
Monday, January 23, 2017 // 7:00 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 completes a three-game home stand on RMU CCSU Monday, Jan. 23 when it welcomes Central Connecticut to 62.7 Points Per Game 61.7 The Chuck. The Colonials moved into a tie for fourth place 60.2 Points Allowed Per Game 67.9 in the NEC with their victory over Bryant on Saturday, while + 2.5 Scoring Margin - 6.2 the Blue Devils saw their undefeated league mark ended in a .413 Field Goal Pct. .352 defeat at Saint Francis U. .365 3-Pt. FG Pct. .321 7.1 3-Pt. FG Per Game 5.9 THE SERIES VS. CENTRAL CONNECTICUT .632 Free Throw Pct. .708 In most of their previous meetings, the home team between .378 FG Pct. Defense .409 the Colonials and Blue Devils has seemed to come away .351 3-Pt. FG Pct. Defense .317 with a victory. Robert Morris holds a 19-15 edge over Central - 1.1 Rebound Margin + 1.2 Connecticut, thanks to a 13-game winning streak at The 14.1 Assists Per Game 11.8 Chuck. The last meeting was in Moon Township and it 17.4 Turnovers Per Game 16.4 was a 72-55 win in favor of the Colonials, thanks to a 50 + 1.0 Turnover Margin - 2.2 percent shooting performance as a team and a 20-point 0.8 Assist / Turnover Ratio 0.7 performance from Anna Niki Stamolamprou. 8.5 Steals Per Game 7.0 3.0 Blocks Per Game 2.3 SCOUTING THE BLUE DEVILS Central Connecticut is in a three-way tie for first place SERIES VS. CENTRAL CONNECTICUT in the NEC, owning a league record of 6-1. The Blue Devils Overall 19-15 Streak W1 are balanced offensively, with five players averaging at Home 15-3 Trend W13 at home least 7.8 points per game. Senior guard Aleah Epps leads Away 4-12 Last Game W, 72-55 that group with 12.2 points per contest, while adding Neutral 0-0 2.8.16 at RMU 5.8 rebounds, 3.7 assists, and 1.5 steals per game as well. Fourth-year center Giocelis Reynoso is one of the conference’s strongest post presences, as she ranks second in rebounding (9.1 RPG) and blocked shots (1.72 BPG), while tallying 7.8 points per game.
2016-17 SCHEDULE & RESULTS 11.11 POINT PARK
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 *
W, 62-46
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 *
KNOW YOUR ENEMY Jocelynne Jones has averaged 8.3 points on 50 percent (14-28) shooting and 4.3 rebounds in four career contests against Central Connecticut. Jones’ best performance came on Jan. 25 of last year when she poured in 11 points on 5-of11 shooting and added four rebounds and two steals. Janee Brown tallied 14 points against the Blue Devils as a freshman on Jan. 4, 2014, while Megan Smith scored 13 points and pulled down five rebounds on Valentine’s Day in her first season. MUSKET SHOTS In the Colonials’ nine victories this season, they have held a lead going into the fourth quarter ... Robert Morris has outscored teams in the second half by a total of 39 points ... 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) 4 Anna Niki Stamolamprou (5-9, Sr., Thessaloniki, Greece) 10 Rebeca Navarro (5-11, Sr., Galicia, Spain) 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 15.8 5.8 8.4 1.8 6.8 2.3 11.8 6.5 5.7 3.7
Note Double-digit points in each of last 11 games Made first start since Jan. 7 against Bryant 10 steals over last three games Shooting 50.6/52.3/81.1 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.) 2.8 1.2 Shooting 36.1 percent (13-36) from three G 2 Nia Adams (5-10, So., Paterson, N.J.) 2.3 0.3 7 points in first career start vs. LIU G 3 Ja’lynn Burton-Jones (5-6, Fr., Middletown, Pa.) 2.4 1.3 10+ minutes vs. BRY for 1st time since Nov. 11 F 1 Jocelynne Jones (6-0, Jr., Sicklerville, N.J.) 1.4 1.1 Three steals in nine minutes vs. Bryant F 32 Nadège Pluviose (6-0, Fr., Montreal, Quebec) 3.2 2.5 Double-digit minutes in 11 of last 12 games C 33 Nneka Ezeigbo (6-2, Fr., Ewing, N.J.) 5.4 5.1 Two-time NEC Rookie of the Week winner
W, 69-52
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
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