Overall Conference Streak Home Away Neutral
RMU BRY 2-10 4-7 1-0 0-1 W2 L3 1-3 2-2 1-7 2-5 0-0 0-0
2012-13 SCHEDULE & RESULTS 11.09 NIAGARA
Moon Township, Pa. — Charles L. Sewall Center
L, 59-63
11.11
@ Colgate
L, 55-71
11.15
@ Miami (Ohio)
L, 56-70
11.20
@ Iowa
L, 44-58
11.25
@ Michigan State
L, 35-68
11.28
STONY BROOK
L, 48-56
12.02
DUQUESNE
L, 47-61
12.09
@ Minnesota
L, 60-82
12.17
@ Central Michigan
L, 56-96
12.21
@ Coppin State
L, 52-59
12.30
@ Kent State
W, 60-51
01.05
CENTRAL CONNECTICUT STATE *
W, 65-48
01.07
BRYANT *
01.12
@ Monmouth *
3:00 p.m.
01.14
@ Fairleigh Dickinson *
2:00 p.m.
01.19
QUINNIPIAC *
4:00 p.m.
01.21
SACRED HEART *
2:00 p.m.
01.26
MOUNT ST. MARY’S *
4:00 p.m.
01.28
@ Saint Francis (Pa.) *
7:00 p.m.
02.02
@ LIU Brooklyn *ESPN3 Noon
02.04
@ St. Francis Brooklyn *
7:00 p.m.
02.09
WAGNER *
4:00 p.m.
02.11
SAINT FRANCIS (Pa.) *
7:00 p.m.
02.16
@ Sacred Heart *
1:00 p.m.
02.18
@ Quinnipiac *
2:00 p.m.
02.23
FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON *
4:00 p.m.
02.25
MONMOUTH *
7:00 p.m.
03.02
@ Central Connecticut State *
1:00 p.m.
03.04
@ Bryant *
7:00 p.m.
03.10
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TBA
03.13
NEC Semifinals
TBA
03.17
NEC Final ESPNU
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Hamilton, N.Y. — Cotterell Court Oxford, Ohio — Millett Hall Iowa City, Iowa — Carver-Hawkeye Arena East Lansing, Mich. — Breslin Center Moon Township, Pa. - Charles L. Sewall Center Moon Township, Pa. - Charles L. Sewall Center Minneapolis, Minn. — Williams Arena Mt. Pleasant, Mich. — McGuirk Arena Baltimore, Md. — Physical Education Complex
Kent, Ohio — Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center Moon Township, Pa. — Charles L. Sewall Center Moon Township, Pa. — Charles L. Sewall Center
10:00 a.m.
West Long Branch, N.J. — Multipurpose Athletic Center
Hackensack, N.J. — Stratis Arena Inside the Rothman Center Moon Township, Pa. — Charles L. Sewall Center Moon Township, Pa. — Charles L. Sewall Center Moon Township, Pa. — Charles L. Sewall Center
Loretto, Pa. — DeGol Arena, Maurice Stokes Athletic Center Brooklyn, N.Y. — Wellness, Recreation and Athletic Center Brooklyn Heights, N.Y. — Pope Center Moon Township, Pa. — Charles L. Sewall Center Moon Township, Pa. — Charles L. Sewall Center Fairfield, Conn. — William H. Pitt Center Hamden, Conn. — TD Bank Sports Center Moon Township, Pa. — Charles L. Sewall Center Moon Township, Pa. — Charles L. Sewall Center New Britain, Conn. — Detrick Gymnasium Smithfield, R.I. — Chace Athletic Center Higher Seed Higher Seed
Highest Remaining Seed
Home games in BOLD CAPS; All times Eastern * Northeast Conference contest
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BRYANT BULLDOGS Monday, January 7, 2012 - 10:00 a.m. Moon Township, Pa. — Charles L. Sewall Center Audio: WPIT 730 AM; www.rmucolonials.com Adam Gusky, play-by-play; Michael Asti, color commentary
THE CAPSULE The Robert Morris University women’s basketball team looks to make it three straight victories when it hosts Bryant University in an Elementary School Day game Monday, Jan. 5, at 10:00 a.m. at the Charles L. Sewall Center. The Colonials upended Akron in last year’s Elementary School Day contest, 85-78, in front over 700 school students. THE SERIES A split in last season’s series marked the first loss by Robert Morris, who leads the all-time meetings at 4-1, to Bryant. RMU is perfect, 3-0, at home against the Bulldogs including a 72-68 victory last year.
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RMU 53.1 65.2 - 12.2 .341 .294 5.4 .683 .424 .344 - 2.6 10.0 20.9 - 2.6 0.5 8.8 3.3
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— 2012-13 Stats — BRY Points Per Game 61.9 Points Allowed Per Game 65.5 Scoring Margin - 3.6 Field Goal Pct. 39.4 3-Pt. FG Pct. 27.9 3-Pt. FG Per Game 4.9 Free Throw Pct. 63.5 FG Pct. Defense 36.7 3-Pt. FG Pct. Defense 28.9 Rebound Margin + 3.5 Assists Per Game 13.5 Turnovers Per Game 22.4 Turnover Margin - 4.8 Assist / Turnover Ratio 0.6 Steals Per Game 7.8 Blocks Per Game 2.8
MUSKET SHOTS SERIES VS. BRYANT • Junior Artemis Spanou is a nominee for the FIBA Overall 4-1 Streak W1 Home 3-0 Trend Won 4 of 5 Europe Young Women’s Player of the year for the Away 1-1 Last Game W, 72-68 third time Neutral 0-0 Feb. 20, 2012 • Spanou set a career-high with 17 rebounds vs. Central Michigan. She is fourth nationally averaging 13.2 boards per game • Freshman Ashley Ravelli is the Choice Hotels NEC Rookie of the Week • Senior forward Anna Gailite leads the NEC averaging 2.18 blocks per game • Robert Morris has made it to the NEC Tournament semifinals in seven of the last eight seasons • RMU is 93-24 (.795) at the Sewall Center since 2004-05, including 62-12 (.838) in NEC games SPANOU SET TO JOIN ELITE 1,000-500-200-100 CLUB Junior forward Artemis Spanou is on the verge of doing something only two players in RMU history and only 16 players in NEC history have done — reach 1,000 career points, 500 rebounds, 200 assists and 100 steals. Spanou needs just 11 more assists to become a member of that elite group. The two RMU players to accomplish the feat are Betsy Puskar (1982-86, 1,035 pts., 632 reb., 254 asts., 206 steals) and Chinata Nesbit (2006-08, 1,083 pts., 620 reb., 245 asts., 124 stls.).
2012-13 COLONIALS ROSTER
Probable Starters GP-GS PPG RPG Note G 12 Lou Mataly (5-10, Fr., Toulouse, France) 12-6 9.0 2.6 Season-best 19 points against CCSU G 14 Ashley Ravelli (5-10, Fr., Milan, Italy) 12-12 8.2 2.3 Is the Choice Hotels NEC Rookie of the Week G 41 Randi Jackson (5-6, Fr., Oakland, Calif.) 12-5 1.8 1.5 Tied season-high with 4 assists vs. CCSU F 15 Artemis Spanou (6-0, Jr., Rhodes, Greece) 12-12 18.4 13.5 Has recorded 7 straight double-doubles F 52 Anna Gailite (6-7, Sr., Riga, Latvia) 12-11 3.2 4.8 Averaging 7.0 rebounds last three games Off the Bench G 4 Britta Grafton (5-8, Sr., Jamestown, Pa.) 3-0 0.7 0.0 Scored her first career points at Central Mich. F 5 Britta Emberg (6-1, Jr., Cowansville, Pa.) 6-0 0.7 0.5 Tallied two points against CCSU G 10 Jasmine Tate (5-10, Jr., Columbus, Ohio) 7-7 5.1 2.4 Injured knee against Duquesne F 34 Anna Kavasila (6-0, Jr., Cholargos, Greece) 12-1 1.6 2.8 Averaging 7.5 boards in the last two games G 42 Kelly Hartwell (5-10, Jr., Woodbridge, Va.) 12-6 7.5 3.2 Corralled season-high 9 rebounds at Coppin St. F 44 Jolie Olingende (6-1, Jr., Kinshasha, Congo) 0-0 NJCAA All-American, ACCAC Player of the Year