WAGNER
SEAHAWKS
RMU WC Overall 14-9 3-20 Conference 9-3 2-10 Streak W6 L1 Home 5-3 2-10 Away 9-5 1-10 Neutral 0-1 0-0
Saturday, February 11, 2017 // 1:00 p.m. // Senior Day 2017 Moon Township, Pa. // Charles L. Sewall Center (3,056) 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 returns home with a six-game winning streak RMU WC and opens up a brief two-game home stand on Saturday, 62.1 Points Per Game 51.9 Feb. 11 when Wagner comes into town. The Colonials now sit 58.7 Points Allowed Per Game 69.3 in a tie for second place in the Northeast Conference (NEC) + 3.4 Scoring Margin - 17.4 with Sacred Heart and are one game behind first-place .406 Field Goal Pct. .373 Saint Francis U, and a win would lock RMU into the NEC .348 3-Pt. FG Pct. .304 Tournament for the 12th time in the last 13 seasons. 6.5 3-Pt. FG Per Game 4.7 .649 Free Throw Pct. .626 THE SERIES VS. WAGNER .378 FG Pct. Defense .410 While the Seahawks own a 32-29 edge on Robert Morris in .360 3-Pt. FG Pct. Defense .321 the all-time series, the Colonials have been dominant as of - 0.6 Rebound Margin - 5.9 late, winning 20 of their last 23 meetings. During that 23 14.0 Assists Per Game 10.2 game stretch, RMU has won 10 of its 11 home contests, with 16.7 Turnovers Per Game 20.0 the lone blemish coming on March 3, 2015 in a 66-60 defeat. + 2.4 Turnover Margin - 6.6 0.8 Assist / Turnover Ratio 0.5 SCOUTING THE SEAHAWKS 9.1 Steals Per Game 6.4 Wagner has been competitive since last playing Robert 3.0 Blocks Per Game 3.0 Morris on Jan. 14, picking up a pair of wins against St. Francis Brooklyn and Fairleigh Dickinson over its last three contests. SERIES VS. WAGNER Kerstie Phills, a five-time NEC Rookie of the Week honoree, Overall 29-32 Streak W3 leads the Seahawks in scoring at 12,3 points per game. Home 14-14 Trend 20-3 in last 23 Tanasia Russell is also averaging double-figures at 11.1 points Away 12-17 Last Game W, 82-63 per contest, but the Wagner offense as a whole is tallying Neutral 1-1 1.14.17 at WC just 51.9 points per game. THE PREVIOUS MEETING Mikalah Mulrain went a perfect 8-of-8 from the field, establishing a new single-game record in field goal percentage (min. 8 FGM) of 1.000 as Robert Morris defeated Wagner, 82-63, on Jan. 14 at the Spiro Sports Center. Mulrain finished with 18 points and seven rebounds as RMU shot 58.2 percent from the field as a team. The Colonials forced 22 turnovers and came away with 13 steals defensively, led by Megan Smith’s career-high five. RMU also dished out 20 assists to just 12 throwaways, and had five players finish with more helpers than turnovers. MUSKET SHOTS For the first time this season on Jan. 30 at Saint Francis U, Robert Morris won a game when it was trailing entering the fourth quarter ... Megan Smith returned to the starting lineup on Feb. 4 at St. Francis Brooklyn after missing the previous two games due to injury ... RMU has held six of its opponents to under 50 points this season and is a perfect 6-0 in those contests ... Six different Colonials (Janee Brown, Nneka Ezeigbo, Mikalah Mulrain, Rebeca Navarro, Megan Smith, Anna Niki Stamolamprou) have collected high scoring honors in 2016-17 ... RMU’s average home attendance of 570 is the highest among NEC teams
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 *
W, 55-46
1.28
@ Mount St. Mary’s *
W, 50-44
1.30
@ Saint Francis U *
W, 70-68
2.4
@ St. Francis Brooklyn *
W, 61-54
2.6
@ LIU Brooklyn *
W, 64-54
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 *
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 16.3 5.6 8.6 1.9 6.2 2.6 11.2 6.4 6.5 4.2
Note 11 games of 15 points or more this season 14 steals over last seven contests Leads NEC in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.41) Returned a 2-game injury absence on Feb. 4 Three straight games of 10+ points
Off the Bench G 0 Shakema Dashiell (5-9, Jr., Salisbury, Md.) 2.4 1.0 Shooting 35.7 percent (15-42) from three G 2 Nia Adams (5-10, So., Paterson, N.J.) 1.8 0.2 Started five of last nine games for RMU G 3 Ja’lynn Burton-Jones (5-6, Fr., Middletown, Pa.) 2.5 1.3 Played 15 minutes at LIU Brooklyn on Feb. 6 F 1 Jocelynne Jones (6-0, Jr., Sicklerville, N.J.) 1.5 1.2 Grabbed six rebounds off bench at SFU F 32 Nadège Pluviose (6-0, Fr., Montreal, Quebec) 3.0 2.7 Played 10+ minutes in 17 contests C 33 Nneka Ezeigbo (6-2, Fr., Ewing, N.J.) 5.8 5.1 First career double-double (18p, 10r) at SFBK
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
Home games in BOLD CAPS; All times Eastern * Northeast Conference contest ^ FIU Thanksgiving Tournament