BRYANT
BULLDOGS
Monday, February 20, 2017 // 8:00 p.m. Smithfield, R.I. // Chace Athletic Center (2,600) Live Video: ESPN3 Twitter: @RMUWBasketball Live Stats: BryantBulldogs.com Instagram: rmuwbasketball THE CAPSULE Robert Morris takes on Bryant in its regular season road finale on Monday, Feb. 20 as the Colonials attempt to extend their winning streak to double-digits at 10 games. RMU remains in a deadlock for first place with Sacred Heart in the Northeast Conference standings, while Bryant is a three-way tie for fourth with Central Connecticut and Mount St. Mary’s. This has been the most common matchup in the NEC since 2013-14 with the two teams playing a total of 10 times - including three tilts in the conference semifinals. THE SERIES VS. BRYANT Robert Morris owns a 13-4 advantage over Bryant in the all-time series, but the Bulldogs have dealt the Colonials all four of their losses at the Chace Athletic Center. RMU has picked up three victories in its last five contests in the Ocean State, including a 72-59 win on March 9 of last year to advance to the NEC Championship Game.
RMU BRY Overall 17-9 13-13 Conference 12-3 8-7 Streak W9 W3 Home 7-3 9-2 Away 10-5 3-10 Neutral 0-1 1-1
TALE OF THE TAPE
RMU BRY 62.9 Points Per Game 60.3 57.2 Points Allowed Per Game 61.9 + 5.7 Scoring Margin - 1.6 .415 Field Goal Pct. .381 .347 3-Pt. FG Pct. .321 6.4 3-Pt. FG Per Game 4.0 .659 Free Throw Pct. .756 .371 FG Pct. Defense .391 .349 3-Pt. FG Pct. Defense .307 + 0.9 Rebound Margin + 5.3 14.2 Assists Per Game 13.2 16.8 Turnovers Per Game 19.7 + 2.3 Turnover Margin - 3.1 0.8 Assist / Turnover Ratio 0.7 9.1 Steals Per Game 7.5 2.9 Blocks Per Game 3.2
THE PREVIOUS MEETING Robert Morris outscored Bryant in the second half, 44-29, to keep a perfect home mark against the Bulldogs as it came away with a 62-46 victory on Jan. 21. RMU caused 29 turnovers and shot 64.3 percent over the final 20 minutes to pick up the first win of its current nine-game streak. Anna Niki Stamolamprou led all scorers with 20 points on 8-of-15 shooting, while fellow seniors Rebeca Navarro and Janee Brown added a combined 17 points, seven assists, and seven steals. MUSKET SHOTS Robert Morris owns two of the three largest margins of victory in the conference, as its 41-point triumph against LIU Brooklyn is second, while its 33-point win against Wagner is third ... The Colonials are 5-0 when scoring 70 or more points and 8-0 in contests where the team allows fewer than 50 points ... Six different Colonials (Janee Brown, Nneka Ezeigbo, Mikalah Mulrain, Rebeca Navarro, Megan Smith, Anna Niki Stamolamprou) have collected high scoring honors in 2016-17
PROBABLE STARTERS # Player (based on previous game) 2 Nia Adams (5-10, So., Paterson, N.J.) 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 2.4 0.5 8.8 2.1 6.1 2.4 11.2 6.3 6.6 4.7
Note Played career-high 37 minutes at CCSU Tied season-high with 6 rebounds at CCSU Next appearance will be program record (125) Shooting 49.0/50.0/83.7 on FG/3FG/FT 56.3% FG% is 4th best single-season mark
Off the Bench G 0 Shakema Dashiell (5-9, Jr., Salisbury, Md.) 2.5 1.0 Shooting 37.8 percent (17-45) from three G 3 Ja’lynn Burton-Jones (5-6, Fr., Middletown, Pa.) 2.5 1.2 Seeing 9.9 MPG over last 8 appearances G 4 Anna Niki Stamolamprou (5-9, Sr., Thessaloniki, Greece) 15.9 5.6 Missed last game at CCSU due to injury F 1 Jocelynne Jones (6-0, Jr., Sicklerville, N.J.) 1.9 1.4 One of six Colonials to appear in every game F 32 Nadège Pluviose (6-0, Fr., Montreal, Quebec) 3.0 2.8 Averaging 12.5 minutes per game off bench C 33 Nneka Ezeigbo (6-2, Fr., Ewing, N.J.) 6.3 4.8 28 points on 13-of-17 FG in last two games
W, 69-52
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 *
W, 74-41
2.13
MOUNT ST. MARY’S *
W, 70-58
2.18
@ Central Connecticut *
W, 62-39
2.20
@ Bryant *
8:00 p.m.
2.25
SACRED HEART *
2.27
FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON *
SCOUTING THE BULLDOGS SERIES VS. BRYANT Bryant owns the second best scoring defense in the NEC Overall 13-4 Streak W3 (61.9 PPG) and the league’s top home record at 9-2. Senior Trend 3-2 in last 5 at BRY forward Alex Klein ranks third in the league in scoring at 15.3 Home 9-0 Away 4-4 Last Game W, 62-46 points per contest and adds a team-best 7.9 rebounds per Neutral 0-0 1.21.17 at RMU game as well. Sophomore guard Kierra Palmer paces the NEC in assists with 4.9 per contest and has tallied 31 steals defensively. Three-time NEC Rookie of the Week recipient Sydney Holloway has been a force off the bench for the Bulldogs, averaging 8.6 points and 5.2 rebounds per contest on 46.5 percent shooting.
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2016-17 SCHEDULE & RESULTS 11.11 POINT PARK
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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