Overall Conference Streak Home Away Neutral
RMU CCSU 1-10 6-5 0-0 0-0 W1 W1 0-3 3-2 1-7 2-3 0-0 1-0
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 *
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
NEC Quarterfinals
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
4:00 p.m. 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
3:00 p.m.
CENTRAL CONN. STATE BLUE DEVILS Saturday, January 5, 2012 - 4:00 p.m. Moon Township, Pa. — Charles L. Sewall Center Audio: www.rmucolonials.com Adam Gusky, play-by-play; Michael Asti, color commentary
THE CAPSULE The Robert Morris University women’s basketball team opens up play in the Northeast Conference this Saturday, January 5, when the Central Connecticut State Blue Devils visit the Charles L. Sewall Center for a 4:00 p.m. tip-off. The Colonials have won four straight in this series and will be playing at home — where they have dominated NEC opponents — for just the fourth time this season. THE SERIES The Colonials has dominated this series in recent history winning 13 of the last 15 games to take a 15-11 lead in the all-time series. RMU has won four consecutive meetings and holds an 11-3 advantage in games played at the Chuck. Robert Morris won eight straight games between January 2005 and January 2009.
Video: www.rmucolonials.com Live Stats: www.rmucolonials.com
RMU 52.0 66.8 - 14.8 .339 .283 5.3 .699 .430 .356 - 3.7 9.9 21.1 - 3.0 0.5 8.7 3.2
TALE OF THE TAPE
— 2012-13 Stats — CCSU Points Per Game 58.9 Points Allowed Per Game 60.6 Scoring Margin - 1.7 Field Goal Pct. .372 3-Pt. FG Pct. .284 3-Pt. FG Per Game 2.5 Free Throw Pct. .698 FG Pct. Defense .388 3-Pt. FG Pct. Defense .284 Rebound Margin + 2.9 Assists Per Game 12.1 Turnovers Per Game 21.0 Turnover Margin + 0.7 Assist / Turnover Ratio 0.6 Steals Per Game 12.1 Blocks Per Game 2.7
SERIES VS. CCSU
Overall 15-11 Streak W4 Home 11-3 Trend Won 13 of 15 Away 4-8 Last Game W, 78-44 Neutral 0-0 Nov. 15, 2011
MUSKET SHOTS • Junior Artemis Spanou is a nominee for the FIBA Europe Young Women’s Player of the year for the third time • 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 92-24 (.793) at the Sewall Center since 2004-05, including 61-12 (.836) 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 13 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., 20 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) 11-5 8.1 2.5 Has 2 steals in each of last four games G 14 Ashley Ravelli (5-10, Fr., Milan, Italy) 11-11 8.2 2.4 Is the Choice Hotels NEC Rookie of the Week G 41 Randi Jackson (5-6, Fr., Oakland, Calif.) 11-4 1.9 1.5 Averaging 34 minutes as a starter F 15 Artemis Spanou (6-0, Jr., Rhodes, Greece) 11-11 18.6 13.5 Career best seven steals against Kent State F 52 Anna Gailite (6-7, Sr., Riga, Latvia) 11-10 3.1 4.5 Has 10 blocks in the last three games Off the Bench G 4 Britta Grafton (5-8, Sr., Jamestown, Pa.) 2-0 1.0 0.0 Scored her first career points at Central Mich. F 5 Britta Emberg (6-1, Jr., Cowansville, Pa.) 5-0 0.4 0.6 Returned to squad at Minnesota 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) 11-1 1.1 2.5 Career-best eight rebounds at Kent State G 42 Kelly Hartwell (5-10, Jr., Woodbridge, Va.) 11-6 7.4 2.9 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