FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON KNIGHTS Saturday, December 31 // 1:00 p.m. Teaneck, N.J. // Stratis Arena Live Video: NEC Front Row Live Stats: FDUKnights.com
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THE CAPSULE After falling to Sacred Heart in its Northeast Conference opener on Thursday, Robert Morris looks to rebound with a victory at Fairleigh Dickinson on New Year’s Eve. This is the Colonials’ 10th game away from Moon Township this season. RMU finally returns home the following Saturday, Jan. 7 against St. Francis Brooklyn and will play five of its next six contests at the Charles L. Sewall Center.
2016-17 SCHEDULE & RESULTS 11.11 POINT PARK
TALE OF THE TAPE
RMU FDU 61.0 Points Per Game 61.2 61.8 Points Allowed Per Game 70.5 - 0.8 Scoring Margin - 9.3 .401 Field Goal Pct. .350 .349 3-Pt. FG Pct. .277 6.7 3-Pt. FG Per Game 6.3 .643 Free Throw Pct. .680 .391 FG Pct. Defense .417 .351 3-Pt. FG Pct. Defense .340 - 1.7 Rebound Margin + 0.5 13.2 Assists Per Game 11.9 17.0 Turnovers Per Game 21.3 + 0.4 Turnover Margin - 1.0 0.8 Assist / Turnover Ratio 0.6 8.2 Steals Per Game 5.5 3.0 Blocks Per Game 2.2
SERIES VS. FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON
Overall 36-25 Streak W1 Home 22-9 Trend Won 6 of last 8 Away 14-15 Last Game W, 68-59 Neutral 0-1 3.6.16 at RMU (NEC Qtrs.)
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 *
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 *
KNOW YOUR ENEMY Anna Niki Stamolamprou has done a little bit of everything against Fairleigh Dickinson during her career. She poured in 20+ points against the Knights twice last season and is averaging 14.9 points in eight contests, while also adding averages of 5.8 rebounds, 4.9 assists, and 2.0 steals. Rebeca Navarro is the only other active player to score 20 or more points versus FDU, doing so with a career-best 23-point effort (8-12 FG, 7-7 FT) as a sophomore in the NEC Quarterfinals. Jocelynne Jones has also found success offensively against the Knights, tallying double-figures in points twice including a near double-double (12 points, 9 rebounds) last season in the Garden State. MUSKET SHOTS In the Colonials’ five victories this season, they have held a lead going into the fourth quarter ... Robert Morris is looking to start the NEC slate 1-1 for the third time in four seasons - those previous campaigns have ended in an NEC Tournament title (2013-14) and a league championship game appearance (2014-15) ... Nneka Ezeigbo claimed her second NEC Rookie of the Week award on Dec. 19, becoming the fourth Colonial in the last five seasons to garner the plaudits more than once (Ashley Ravelli, Megan Smith, Anna Niki Stamolamprou) ... RMU returns 74 percent of its scoring from 2015-16, including five of its six leading scorers
PROBABLE STARTERS P G G F F C
# Player (based on previous game) 4 Anna Niki Stamolamprou (5-9, Sr., Thessaloniki, Greece) 11 Janee Brown (5-8, Sr., Mitchellville, Md.) 1 Jocelynne Jones (6-0, Jr., Sicklerville, N.J.) 22 Megan Smith (6-1, Jr., Barrie, Ontario) 33 Nneka Ezeigbo (6-2, Fr., Ewing, N.J.)
PPG RPG 13.9 5.5 7.5 2.4 1.6 1.1 13.4 7.3 6.3 5.7
Note Fifth career double-double at Sacred Heart NEC leader in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.83) Made first start since Nov. 22 at SHU Shooting 51.3/54.3/90.9 on FG/3FG/FT Named NEC Rookie of Week on Dec. 19
Off the Bench G 0 Shakema Dashiell (5-9, Jr., Salisbury, Md.) 2.5 1.3 Averaging 12.2 minutes off the bench G 2 Nia Adams (5-10, So., Paterson, N.J.) 0.5 0.5 Made season debut vs. Howard G 3 Ja’lynn Burton-Jones (5-6, Fr., Middletown, Pa.) 0.7 0.7 Appeared in first game since Nov. 13 at SHU G 10 Rebeca Navarro (5-11, Sr., Galicia, Spain) 8.3 1.8 Sixth in career made three-point FG with 156 F 32 Nadège Pluviose (6-0, Fr., Montreal, Quebec) 3.9 2.4 Double-digit minutes in 5 of last 6 games C 21 Mikalah Mulrain (6-3, Jr., Brampton, Ontario) 4.5 2.9 110 career blocks, 4th most in RMU history
W, 69-52
THE SERIES VS. FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON Robert Morris is 36-25 against the Knights in its history after dropping two of their three meetings last season. The Colonials fell to FDU in both regular-season bouts, but picked up a 68-59 victory in the NEC Quarterfinals. Prior to 2015-16, RMU had won five straight over the Knights. In the teams’ last 11 games held at FDU, the Colonials have been victorious in eight of them. SCOUTING THE KNIGHTS Fairleigh Dickinson sits at 2-10 overall after dropping its NEC opener to Saint Francis U on Thursday. Redshirt senior forward Brianna Thomas leads the Knights in scoring, averaging 13.1 points per contest. Fellow senior Kiana Brown is at 9.8 points per game and a team-best 2.8 assists per game, while junior forward Amina Markovic has per-contest averages of 8.3 points and 6.0 rebounds, thanks in part to a 33-point, 11-rebound performance against the Red Flash.
RMU FDU Overall 5-7 2-10 Conference 0-1 0-1 Streak L1 L9 Home 2-1 1-5 Away 3-5 1-5 Neutral 0-1 0-0
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
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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