MONMOUTH HAWKS
RMU MON Overall 1-0 0-0 Conference 0-0 0-0 Streak W1 L1 Sunday, November 13 // 1:00 p.m. Home 1-0 0-0 Moon Township, Pa. // Charles L. Sewall Center Away 0-0 0-0 Live Stream: NEC Front Row Live Stats: RMUColonials.com Neutral 0-0 0-0 Adam Gusky, play-by-play Twitter: @RMUWBasketball Justin Pyles, color analyst THE CAPSULE TALE OF THE TAPE The Robert Morris women’s basketball team returns to The RMU MON* Chuck on Sunday to close its season-opening two-game 69.0 Points Per Game 66.2 home stand against Monmouth. The Colonials began the 52.0 Points Allowed Per Game 67.7 2016-17 campaign with a 69-52 victory over Point Park, + 17.0 Scoring Margin - 1.5 outscoring the Pioneers over the final three quarters by 21 .413 Field Goal Pct. .380 points. For the Hawks, this will be their 2016-17 debut after .348 3-Pt. FG Pct. .319 going 14-17 last season, concluding with a trip to the MAAC 8.0 3-Pt. FG Per Game 7.7 Tournament semifinals. .563 Free Throw Pct. .661 .364 FG Pct. Defense .393 THE SERIES VS. MONMOUTH .500 3-Pt. FG Pct. Defense .320 The Colonials trail the all-time series against the Hawks, + 7.0 Rebound Margin - 1.8 23-35, but did pick up a 60-47 victory in their last meeting 20.0 Assists Per Game 12.8 a year and six days ago. An ECAC Metro and NEC opponent 11.0 Turnovers Per Game 16.7 of RMU’s since the 1985-86 season, the previous bout + 9.0 Turnover Margin - 3.9 between the two teams was their first of the non 1.8 Assist / Turnover Ratio 0.8 conference variety. 11.0 Steals Per Game 8.9 4.0 Blocks Per Game 3.7 WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS, MY FRIENDS (* - 2015-16 statistics) Robert Morris enters the 2016-17 season with a familiar label attached: reigning NEC champions. The Colonials won their sixth NEC crown in March and advanced to their fourth NCAA Tournament; all appearances coming since the 200607 season.
SERIES VS. MONMOUTH
Overall 23-35 Streak W1 Home 13-13 Trend 2-3 over last 5 Away 9-22 Last Game W, 60-47 Neutral 1-0 11.19.15 at MON
A NEW, BUT FAMILIAR VOICE After spending 13 seasons under his father, Charlie Buscaglia enters his first season as head coach of the Colonials. Coach B, as he is respectfully called, has served as the associate head coach for eight seasons under Sal Buscaglia and was an assistant for the five seasons before that. A 2003 graduate of Manhattan College, Coach B has excelled on the recruiting trail during his career, bringing to Moon Township some of the program’s all-time greats, such as Artemis Spanou, Angela Pace, and Sade Logan, among many others.
2016-17 SCHEDULE & RESULTS 11.11 POINT PARK
Moon Township, Pa. // Charles L. Sewall Center
W, 69-52
11.13
MONMOUTH
1:00 p.m.
11.16
@ Lafayette
7:00 p.m.
11.19
@ Kent State
2:00 p.m.
11.22
@ Vanderbilt
11:00 a.m.
11.25
vs. Stetson ^
2:00 p.m.
11.27
FIU Tournament ^
12.01
@ Delaware
7:00 p.m.
12.4
HOWARD
1:00 p.m.
12.9
@ Iowa
7:00 p.m.
12.18
@ Morgan State
2:00 p.m.
12.29
@ Sacred Heart *
1:00 p.m.
12.31
@ Fairleigh Dickinson *
1:00 p.m.
1.7
ST. FRANCIS BROOKLYN *
1:00 p.m.
1.9
LIU BROOKLYN *
7:00 p.m.
1.14
@ Wagner *
1.16
SAINT FRANCIS U *
2:00 p.m.
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 *
MUSKET SHOTS > Robert Morris is 133-38 (.778) at the Sewall Center since 2004-05, including 90-18 (.833) in NEC games > The Colonials have now won back-to-back season openers for the first time since 2005-06, when they rattled off three consecutive opening day victories > Anna Niki Stamolamprou is one of 21 members of the program’s 1,000-point club, having joined on Jan. 2 against Sacred Heart > Sal Buscaglia retired after the 2015-16 season, leaving behind a legacy of success with a school record 224 victories, 712 career wins, and four NEC Tournament titles > The Colonials return 74 percent of their scoring from last season, including five of their 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 --- --- 5.0 3.0 19.0 3.0 19.0 13.0 4.0 6.0
Note DNP against Point Park on Friday Led NEC with 43.3% three-point shooting Career-high 19 points against Point Park Second career double-double on Friday 104 career blocks, 4th most in RMU history
Off the Bench G 0 Shakema Dashiell (5-9, Jr., Salisbury, Md.) 7.0 5.0 Earned the start at guard vs. Point Park G 2 Nia Adams (5-10, So., Paterson, N.J.) --- --- Saw action in all 33 games as a freshman G 3 Ja’lynn Burton-Jones (5-6, Fr., Middletown, Pa.) 2.0 1.0 Played 16 minutes in her collegiate debut G 12 Lucia Striešová (6-1, Fr., Banská Bystrica, Slovakia) --- --- Member of Slovakian National Team F 1 Jocelynn Jones (6-0, Jr., Sicklerville, N.J.) 3.0 0.0 Team-high 15.2 MPG off bench in 2015-16 F 32 Nadège Pluviose (6-0, Fr., Montreal, Quebec) 2.0 0.0 Won two CEGEP National Championships C 33 Nneka Ezeigbo (6-2, Fr., Ewing, N.J.) 8.0 6.0 Scored eight points off bench in first game
3.5
3.8
3.12
Moon Township, Pa. // Charles L. Sewall Center Easton, Pa. // Kirby Sports Center Kent, Ohio // M.A.C. Center Nashville, Tenn. // Memorial Gymnasium Miami, Fla. // FIU Arena
TBD
Miami, Fla. // FIU Arena
Newark, Del. // Acierno Arena
Moon Township, Pa. // Charles L. Sewall Center Iowa City, Iowa // Carver-Hawkeye Arena 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
1:00 p.m.
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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