Overall Conference Streak Home Away Neutral
RMU CSU 0-9 3-7 0-0 0-1 L9 L5 0-3 3-1 0-6 0-6 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
4:00 p.m.
12.30
@ Kent State
3:30 p.m.
01.05
CENTRAL CONNECTICUT STATE *
4:00 p.m.
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
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Home games in BOLD CAPS; All times Eastern * Northeast Conference contest
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COPPIN STATE EAGLES Friday, December 21, 2012 - 4:00 p.m. Baltimore, Md. — Physical Education Complex Audio: www.rmucolonials.com Adam Gusky, play-by-play
THE CAPSULE The Robert Morris University women’s basketball team continues its second four-game road of the season by traveling to Baltimore, Md., to take on the Coppin State Eagles in a 4:00 p.m. contest Friday, Dec. 21. The game is the team’s last before a nine-day hiatus over the holiday season. THE SERIES Robert Morris and Coppin State are meeting for the fourth consecutive season in a series that the Colonials lead, 4-2. RMU has won the last three games after the Eagles claimed victories in the previous two contests. The Colonials took a 15-point win in last year’s season-opener.
Video: None Live Stats: www.coppinstatesports.com
RMU 51.1 69.4 - 18.3 .336 .297 5.2 .686 .445 .363 - 6.7 10.0 20.1 - 2.9 0.5 8.2 2.8
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— 2012-13 Stats — CSU Points Per Game 66.4 Points Allowed Per Game 64.3 Scoring Margin + 2.1 Field Goal Pct. .362 3-Pt. FG Pct. .305 3-Pt. FG Per Game 3.6 Free Throw Pct. .643 FG Pct. Defense .380 3-Pt. FG Pct. Defense .317 Rebound Margin - 4.0 Assists Per Game 11.7 Turnovers Per Game 18.4 Turnover Margin + 5.9 Assist / Turnover Ratio 0.6 Steals Per Game 13.2 Blocks Per Game 2.1
MUSKET SHOTS SERIES VS. COPPIN STATE • Junior Artemis Spanou is a nominee for the FIBA Overall 4-2 Streak W3 Home 3-1 Trend Won last three Europe Young Women’s Player of the year for the Away 1-1 Last Game W, 62-47 third time Neutral 0-0 Nov. 12, 2011 • Spanou set a career-high with 17 rebounds vs. Central Michigan. She is third nationally averaging 13.3 boards per game • Freshman Ashley Ravelli hit six three-pointers and scored a season-best 18 points at Central Mich. • Senior point guard Jasmine Tate earned the Rising Star Award from the RMU President’s Council • Through Dec. 10, RMU had played the 34th toughest schedule in the nation • Senior forward Anna Gailite is tied for second all-time at RMU with 125 career blocks • 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 16 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) 9-3 8.3 2.7 Season-best four rebounds at Central Michigan G 14 Ashley Ravelli (5-10, Fr., Milan, Italy) 9-9 8.4 2.0 Is 11-of-19 (.579) on three-pointers last 2 games G 41 Randi Jackson (5-6, Fr., Oakland, Calif.) 9-2 1.4 1.2 Averaging 33.5 minutes last two games F 15 Artemis Spanou (6-0, Jr., Rhodes, Greece) 9-9 17.3 13.3 Had career best 17 boards at Central Michigan F 52 Anna Gailite (6-7, Sr., Riga, Latvia) 9-9 3.3 4.1 Second at RMU with 125 career blocks 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) 9-0 1.1 2.1 Career-best six rebounds at Central Michigan G 42 Kelly Hartwell (5-10, Jr., Woodbridge, Va.) 9-6 6.7 2.2 Half of her rebounds this year are offensive F 44 Jolie Olingende (6-1, Jr., Kinshasha, Congo) 0-0 NJCAA All-American, ACCAC Player of the Year