Game #4 • Robert Morris (1-2) @ Xavier (2-0)
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NOVEMBER (1-2) SAINT VINCENT (Ex.) @ Rider vs. Lehigh # vs. Fordham # @ Xavier BOWLING GREEN # CLEVELAND STATE # @ Savannah State DECEMBER (0-0) OHIO Campbell Hampton DUQUESNE @ Louisiana-Lafayette @ Arkansas JANUARY (0-0) BRYANT * CENTRAL CONNECTICUT STATE * @ Fairleigh Dickinson * @ Monmouth * (MSG) SACRED HEART * QUINNIPIAC * @ Saint Francis (Pa.) * MOUNT ST. MARY’S * @ St. Francis (N.Y.) * FEBRUARY (0-0) @ LIU Brooklyn * (ESPNU) SAINT FRANCIS (Pa.) * (ROOT) WAGNER * @ Quinnipiac * @ Sacred Heart * MONMOUTH * FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON * @ Bryant * MARCH (0-0) @ Central Connecticut State * NEC Tournament Quarterfinals NEC Tournament Semifinals NEC Tournament Final
Saturday, November 17, 2012 • 2:00 p.m. • Cintas Center (10,250) • Cincinnati, Ohio Radio: WPIT-AM (730) with Chris Shovlin (play-by-play) & Jim Elias (color) Audio available at www.rmucolonials.com Follow RMU Men’s Basketball on Twitter: @RMUMBasketball
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Top Story - The Robert Morris University men’s basketball team returns to the road for its fourth straight game away from home to begin the 2012-13 season Saturday with a 2:00 p.m. tip against Xavier at the Cintas Center in Cincinnati, Ohio. The Colonials are coming off a 74-58 victory over Fordham (11/13/12) in the second round of the NIT Season Tip-Off at the Petersen Events Center on the campus of the University of Pittsburgh. The win helped RMU avoid its first 0-3 start since the 2009-10 campaign as redshirt senior guard Velton Jones led four players in double figures scoring for Robert Morris with 18 points while also compiling five assists. Junior guard Karvel Anderson contributed 16 points and seven rebounds off the bench, while sophomore forward Lucky Jones and redshirt junior guard Coron Williams added 15 and 13 points, respectively. The Colonials return home to Charles L. Sewall Center after taking on the Musketeers Saturday, hosting Bowling Green Monday, Nov. 19, as part of the consolation round of the NIT Season Tip-Off. RMU will also host Cleveland State Tuesday, Nov. 20, to close out the regular-season tourney.
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Quick Stat of the Night - While it’s just three games into the 2012-13 season, it looks as if junior forward Vaughn Morgan can be a major factor in the paint defensively for Robert Morris this year. A junior college from transfer from Southwestern Christian College in Terrell, Texas, Morgan has already compiled nine blocks in his first three games, including five against Lehigh (11/12/12) in the opening round of the 2012 NIT Season Tip-Off. Morgan’s nine blocks in the early going are already leading the Northeast Conference, and if he keeps up his current pace of 3.0 rejections per game, he will shatter the RMU single-season record. The single-season mark of 35 was established by former forward Rob Robinson (2008-10) during 2008-09 season, and Robinson’s record broke a school mark that had stood for over 25 years.
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Saturday’s Opponent and The All-Time Series RMU vs. Xavier Robert Morris and Xavier will meet on the hardwood for the fourth time Saturday, with theMus- Series Record ............................ Xavier leads, 3-0 keteers holding a 3-0 edge in the all-time series. First Meeting .................... 12/7/88; Xavier, 87-76 In the last meeting between the two programs, Last Meeting ................... 12/31/08; Xavier, 78-57 Last RMU Win ..................................................... NA Xavier posted a 78-57 victory over RMU at the Current Streak ........................................ Xavier, 3 Cintas Center Dec. 31, 2008. In that contest for- Toole vs. Xavier ................................................ 0-0 mer Colonial guard Jeremy Chappell (2005-09) paced Robert Morris with 17 points on 6-of-14 shooting, including a 3-for-7 performance from beyond the arc. He also added five rebounds and three assists. Chappell was one of two players to reach double figures in scoring against the Musketeers, as former forward Rob Robinson (2008-10) added 12 points, also on 6-of-14 shooting, off the bench. Robinson also recorded three rebounds and a block.
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# 2012 NIT Season Tip-Off * Northeast Conference game
Robert Morris Probable Starters ... # 22 24 1 2 3
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Name Lucky Jones (6-6, 205, So.) Vaughn Morgan (6-6, 235, Jr.) Mike McFadden (6-8, 220, Jr.) Velton Jones (6-0, 170, R-Sr.) Coron Williams (6-2, 170, R-Jr.)
Pts. 10.0 4.7 8.0 12.7 7.3
Reb. 5.7 3.7 6.7 2.0 2.7
G/GS 3/3 3/3 3/3 3/3 3/3
Hometown Newark, N.J. Pittsburgh, Pa. Newark, N.J. Philadelphia, Pa. Midlothian, Va.
Quick Fact Contributed 15 points, nine rebounds in win over Fordham Through first three games has compiled nine blocks (3.0 pg) First career double-double (13 pts, 13 reb) vs. Lehigh Ranks 10th all-time at Robert Morris in points (1,297) Finished 4-for-7 from beyond the arc against Fordham
Robert Morris Off The Bench ... # 5 15 20 34 4
P G G F/C F G
Name Anthony Myers-Pate (5-11, 170, Jr.) Karvel Anderson (6-2, 190, Jr.) Stephan Hawkins (6-9, 205, Fr.) Russell Johnson (6-6, 180, R-Sr.) David Appolon (6-2, 180, So.)
Pts. 4.0 10.7 4.0 0.0 4.0
Reb. 4.0 4.0 6.3 0.0 3.0
G/GS 3/0 3/0 3/0 0/0 1/0
Hometown Washington, D.C. Elkhart, Ind. Gary, Ind. Chester, Pa. Philadelphia, Pa.
Quick Fact Shooting just 17.4 percent (4-for-23) from the field in 2012-13 Has scored in double figures in two of RMU’s first three games Of his 19 rebounds, 10 have come on the offensive glass Missed first three games of 2012-13 due to high ankle sprain Averaged 8.1 minutes per game as a freshman in 2011-12