WBB Game Notes vs. FDU, 2.23.13

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Overall Conference Streak Home Away Neutral

RMU FDU 7-18 10-15 6-8 5-9 L2 L1 5-5 3-6 2-13 6-8 0-0 1-1

FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON KNIGHTS Saturday, February 23, 2013 - 4:00 p.m. Moon Township, Pa. — Charles L. Sewall Center Audio: www.rmucolonials.com Adam Gusky, play-by-play; Michael Asti, color analyst

Video: www.rmucolonials.com Live Stats: www.rmucolonials.com

THE CAPSULE

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

The Colonials are 30-22 all-time against the against Fairleigh Dickinson and have won 14 of the last 16 meetings in this series. RMU is 18-7 against the Knights at the Sewall Center. FDU took an 80-68 decision in the first game at the Rothman Center earlier this season.

12.17

@ Central Michigan

L, 56-96

MUSKET SHOTS

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 *

W, 71-69

01.12

@ Monmouth *

L, 47-58

01.14

@ Fairleigh Dickinson *

L, 68-80

01.19

QUINNIPIAC *

L, 52-61

01.21

SACRED HEART *

L, 66-70

01.26

MOUNT ST. MARY’S *

W, 61-59

01.28

@ Saint Francis (Pa.) *

L, 63-72

02.02

@ LIU Brooklyn *ESPN3

W, 47-41

02.04

@ St. Francis Brooklyn *

L, 63-67

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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

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

2 OT

02.09

WAGNER *

W, 57-39

02.11

SAINT FRANCIS (Pa.) *

W, 67-53

02.16

@ Sacred Heart *

L, 52-59

02.18

@ Quinnipiac *

L, 46-60

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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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.

The Robert Morris University women’s basketball team opens its final weekend of regular season home games by hosting the Fairleigh Dickinson Knights in a 4:00 p.m. game this Saturday, Feb. 23, at the Charles L. Sewall Center. Prior to tip-off, there will be a brief Senior Day Ceremony to celebrate the careers of Anna Gailite, Anna Kavasila and Jasmine Tate.

THE SERIES

RMU 55.9 62.8 - 7.0 .356 .312 5.4 .688 .392 .313 + 1.6 11.5 20.0 - 3.3 0.6 8.6 3.5

TALE OF THE TAPE

— 2012-13 Stats — FDU Points Per Game 55.6 Points Allowed Per Game 64.2 Scoring Margin - 8.6 Field Goal Pct. .329 3-Pt. FG Pct. .270 3-Pt. FG Per Game 4.3 Free Throw Pct. .653 FG Pct. Defense .379 3-Pt. FG Pct. Defense .319 Rebound Margin - 0.3 Assists Per Game 10.2 Turnovers Per Game 18.6 Turnover Margin - 2.1 Assist / Turnover Ratio 0.6 Steals Per Game 8.7 Blocks Per Game 4.2

• Spanou has recorded 20 consecutive double-doubles and is the all-time leader at RMU with 54 • Spanou leads the nation in rebounding at 15.1 per game and double-doubles this season with 22. SERIES VS. FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON • Spanou’s 378 rebounds are a season-record and she now has Overall 30-22 Streak L1 1,010 career boards Home 18-7 Trend Won 14 of last 16 • Senior forward Anna Gailite needs one block to tie the season Away 12-14 Last Game L, 68-80 record of 54 and four to tie the career record of 165 Neutral 0-1 Jan. 14, 2013 at FDU • Robert Morris has made it to the NEC Tournament semifinals in seven of the last eight seasons • RMU is 96-25 at the Sewall Center since 2004-05, including 65-13 in NEC games

RECORD WATCH

Senior forward Anna Gailite and junior forward Artemis Spanou have either set new records or are approaching record numbers this season. Here’s a look at where they rank: Season Records Watch Stat Current In Range Spanou ... Rebounds 1st 378 Points 13th 470 10th Repasky Scoring Avg. 6th 18.8 5th Nesbit Field Goal Att. t9th 428 8th Puskar Free Throws Made 6th 129 5th Nesbit Free Throws Att. t8th 173 7th Horvath Gailite ... Blocks 2nd 53 1st Mong

2012-13 COLONIALS ROSTER

483 19.2 451 142 178 54

Career Records Watch Stat Current In Range Spanou ... Points 4th 1,402 3rd Horvath Rebounds 2nd 1,010 1st James Blocks 5th 75 4th Williams Field Goals Made t7th 489 6th Lindak Field Goals Att. 4th 1,238 3rd Repasky Free Throws Made 5th 321 4th James Free Throws Att. 6th 441 5th O’Hare Gailite ... Blocks 2nd 161 1st Mong

1,408 1,120 79 526 1,246 323 445 165

Probable Starters GP-GS PPG RPG Note G 14 Ashley Ravelli (5-10, Fr., Milan, Italy) 25-25 9.9 2.5 Has played 34 minutes in all but 5 games G 41 Randi Jackson (5-6, Fr., Oakland, Calif.) 25-18 3.1 1.9 Played all but 4 minutes in last four games G 42 Kelly Hartwell (5-10, Jr., Woodbridge, Va.) 25-12 7.2 3.9 Has hit nine consecutive free throws F 15 Artemis Spanou (6-0, Jr., Rhodes, Greece) 25-25 18.8 15.1 Holds season record for rebounds F 52 Anna Gailite (6-7, Sr., Riga, Latvia) 25-24 4.6 5.5 Needs 1 block for season record; 4 for career Off the Bench G 4 Britta Grafton (5-8, Sr., Jamestown, Pa.) 5-0 0.4 0.3 Grabbed her first rebound against Wagner F 5 Britta Emberg (6-1, Jr., Cowansville, Pa.) 15-0 0.8 0.7 Dished out two assists against LIU Brooklyn F 34 Anna Kavasila (6-0, Jr., Cholargos, Greece) 25-1 2.6 3.1 Has hit 8-of-last-11 field goals G 10 Jasmine Tate (5-10, Jr., Columbus, Ohio) 7-7 5.1 2.4 Injured knee against Duquesne (Dec. 2) G 12 Lou Mataly (5-10, Fr., Toulouse, France) 19-13 10.1 2.6 Injured knee against Saint Francis (Jan. 28) F 44 Jolie Olingende (6-1, Jr., Kinshasha, Congo) NJCAA All-American, ACCAC Player of the Year


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