WBB Game Notes vs. St. Francis Brooklyn (2.4.17)

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ST. FRANCIS BROOKLYN TERRIERS

Saturday, February 4, 2017 // 1:00 p.m. Brooklyn Heights, N.Y. // Pope Center (1,200) Live Video: NEC Front Row Twitter: @RMUWBasketball Live Stats: SFCAthletics.com Instagram: rmuwbasketball THE CAPSULE Robert Morris begins its annual road trip to the Big Apple on Saturday, Feb. 4 when it takes on St. Francis Brooklyn. The Colonials are riding high, currently owning the league’s longest active winning streak at four games, while the Terriers have dropped two straight and four of their last five contests.

THE SERIES VS. ST. FRANCIS BROOKLYN Robert Morris owns a 41-20 edge in the all-time series against the Terriers, but St. Francis Brooklyn has won the last two games - both in Moon Township. The Colonials, however, have been victorious in their last two trips to Brooklyn Heights, winning 62-53 last season and 69-64 in 2015. SCOUTING THE TERRIERS St. Francis Brooklyn shares the NEC’s sixth place slot with Mount St. Mary’s as it owns a 3-7 record in league play. The Terriers rank second in the conference in free throw shooting (.738), third in rebounding margin (-0.1), and third in assists (13.43). Olivia Levey and Maria Palarino are each averaging double-figures in scoring at 11.8 and 10.7 points per game, respectively, while Alex Delaney is not far behind at 9.4 points per contest. Palarino also leads St. Francis Brooklyn in field goal percentage (.510) and rebounding (6.5), while Delaney has dished out a team-high 61 assists.

RMU SFBK Overall 12-9 5-16 Conference 7-3 3-7 Streak W4 L2 Home 5-3 3-6 Away 7-5 3-8 Neutral 0-1 0-1

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 *

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 *

TALE OF THE TAPE

RMU SFBK 62.1 Points Per Game 58.0 59.1 Points Allowed Per Game 66.0 + 3.0 Scoring Margin - 8.0 .407 Field Goal Pct. .370 .360 3-Pt. FG Pct. .275 6.9 3-Pt. FG Per Game 5.5 .636 Free Throw Pct. .738 .377 FG Pct. Defense .400 .351 3-Pt. FG Pct. Defense .317 - 0.7 Rebound Margin - 0.1 14.0 Assists Per Game 13.4 17.2 Turnovers Per Game 19.0 + 1.6 Turnover Margin - 3.7 0.8 Assist / Turnover Ratio 0.7 9.0 Steals Per Game 6.9 3.0 Blocks Per Game 1.6

SERIES VS. ST. FRANCIS BROOKLYN

Overall 41-20 Streak L2 Home 24-9 Trend W2 at SFBK Away 17-11 Last Game L, 49-56 Neutral 0-0 1.7.17 at RMU

THE PREVIOUS MEETING On Jan. 7, St. Francis Brooklyn outscored Robert Morris, 37-22, in the second half en route to a 56-49 victory. Pittsburgh-area product Maria Palarino posted a double-double for the Terriers with 18 points and 11 rebounds, while Anna Niki Stamolamprou led the Colonials with 13 points. Despite the defeat, RMU managed to hold St. Francis Brooklyn to 29.8 percent (14-of-47) shooting, which is one of five instances this season where the Colonial defense forced its opponent to make less than 30 percent of its field goals.

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 ... Nadège Pluviose has started the last two games for the Colonials and marks the 10th player this season to appear in the starting five ... RMU has held six of its opponents to under 50 points this season and is a perfect 6-0 in those contests ... Five different Colonials (Janee Brown, 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

PROBABLE STARTERS

3.5

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.) 32 Nadège Pluviose (6-0, Fr., Montreal, Quebec) 21 Mikalah Mulrain (6-3, Jr., Brampton, Ontario)

PPG RPG 16.1 5.5 8.7 1.9 6.3 2.4 3.0 2.9 6.1 4.4

Note Moved to second all-time in scoring at RMU 9 pts, 4 ast, 4 stl at Mount St. Mary’s Second on team at 29.9 minutes per game Made first career start on Jan. 28 at Mount Fifth career double-double (10p, 11r) at SFU

Off the Bench G 0 Shakema Dashiell (5-9, Jr., Salisbury, Md.) 2.7 1.0 Shooting 36.6 percent (15-41) from three G 2 Nia Adams (5-10, So., Paterson, N.J.) 1.9 0.3 Started five of last seven games for RMU G 3 Ja’lynn Burton-Jones (5-6, Fr., Middletown, Pa.) 2.8 1.1 Career-best 6 points (2-2 FG) at SFU F 1 Jocelynne Jones (6-0, Jr., Sicklerville, N.J.) 1.6 1.3 Played 40 minutes over last two games F 22 Megan Smith (6-1, Jr., Barrie, Ontario) 11.9 6.6 Missed last two games due to injury C 33 Nneka Ezeigbo (6-2, Fr., Ewing, N.J.) 5.3 5.0 Two-time NEC Rookie of the Week winner

W, 69-52

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


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