WBB Game Notes at Michigan State, 11.25.12

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Overall NEC Streak Home Away Neutral

RMU MSU 0-4 4-0 0-0 0-0 (Big 10) L4 W4 0-1 3-0 0-3 1-0 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

4:00 p.m.

11.28

STONY BROOK

7:00 p.m.

12.02

DUQUESNE

1:00 p.m.

12.09

@ Minnesota

3:00 p.m.

12.17

@ Central Michigan

6:00 p.m.

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 (N.Y.) *

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

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

3:00 p.m.

MICHIGAN STATE SPARTANS Sunday, November 25, 2012 - 4:00 p.m. East Lansing, Mich. — Breslin Center Audio: www.rmucolonials.com Adam Gusky, play-by-play

Video: Big Ten Digital Network (www.btn.com) Live Stats: www.msuspartans.com

THE CAPSULE The Robert Morris University women’s basketball team wraps up a four-game road trip by traveling to East Lansing, Mich., to take on the Michigan State Spartans (4-0) in a 4:00 p.m. game Sunday, Nov. 25. The Colonials are coming off a tough loss at Iowa where they were within eight points of the Hawkeyes late in the second half. The Spartans have won their first four games, three at home. THE SERIES Sunday’s contest will mark the first meeting between Robert Morris and Michigan State. The Spartans are the third of four teams that RMU will be playing for the first time this season. The others are Colgate, Michigan State and Minnesota. The Colonials lost at Colgate and Iowa in their first two inaugural meetings this season.

RMU 53.5 65.5 - 12.0 .348 .288 4.8 .750 .438 .373 - 6.0 9.3 20.0 0.0 0.5 2.5

TALE OF THE TAPE

— 2012-13 Stats — MSU Points Per Game 66.8 Points Allowed Per Game 38.0 Scoring Margin + 28.8 Field Goal Pct. .456 3-Pt. FG Pct. .397 3-Pt. FG Per Game 6.8 Free Throw Pct. .586 FG Pct. Defense .288 3-Pt. FG Pct. Defense .283 Rebound Margin + 6.5 Assists Per Game 16.8 Turnovers Per Game 11.5 Turnover Margin + 6.5 Assist / Turnover Ratio 1.5 Blocks Per Game 4.0

SERIES VS. MICHIGAN STATE

Overall First meeting Streak Home Trend Away Last Game Neutral

MUSKET SHOTS • Junior forward Artemis Spanou was named to the All-NEC Preseason team • Spanou averaged a double-double last season and finished fourth nationally with 20 of them • Spanou joined the 1,000-point club with nine points at Iowa Tuesday. She has 1,006 points. • Spanou also tied her career-high with 16 rebounds against the Hawkeyes • Senior forward Anna Gailite is tied for second all-time at RMU with 116 career blocks • Freshman Lou Mataly had a season-high 13 points to lead the team at Iowa • Robert Morris has made it to the NEC Tournament semifinals in seven of the last eight seasons • RMU is 92-23 (.800) at the Sewall Center since 2004-05, including 61-12 (.836) in NEC games SPANOU, GAILITE LEAVING THEIR MARKS IN RECORD BOOK Junior forward Artemis Spanou and senior Anna Gailite have left their marks on the RMU career record lits. Spanou is the 11th player in team history to reach both 1,000 career points and collect 500 career rebounds. Gailite is now second all-time at Robert Morris with 116 career blocks. Gailite is averaging 2.0 blocks this season while Spanou is dropping 18.5 points and grabbing 12.8 rebounds per contest. 2012-13 COLONIALS ROSTER

Probable Starters G 10 Jasmine Tate (5-10, Jr., Columbus, Ohio) G 14 Ashley Ravelli (5-10, Fr., Milan, Italy) G 42 Kelly Hartwell (5-10, Jr., Woodbridge, Va.) F 15 Artemis Spanou (6-0, Jr., Rhodes, Greece) F 52 Anna Gailite (6-7, Sr., Riga, Latvia)

GP-GS PPG RPG Note 4-4 4.0 2.3 Has an assist in every game 4-4 6.8 2.3 Shooting .538 (7-13) over last two games 4-4 7.5 2.8 Leads team in assist/turnover ratio (1.0) 4-4 18.5 12.8 11th nationally averaging 12.8 rebounds 4-4 4.0 4.8 Second at RMU with 116 career blocks

Off the Bench F 5 Britta Emberg (6-1, Jr., Cowansville, Pa.) 3-0 0.7 0.3 G 12 Lou Mataly (5-10, Fr., Toulouse, France) 4-0 9.3 2.0 Had a season-best 13 points at Iowa F 34 Anna Kavasila (6-0, Jr., Cholargos, Greece) 4-0 1.0 1.0 Playing with a broken thumb on right hand G 41 Randi Jackson (5-6, Fr., Oakland, Calif.) 4-0 2.0 0.8 Has a 0.7 assist/turnover ratio F 44 Jolie Olingende (6-1, Jr., Kinshasha, Congo) 0-0 NJCAA All-American, ACCAC Player of the Year


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