RECORD COMPARISON
#8 MANHATTAN JASPERS
OVERALL CONFERENCE HOME AWAY NEUTRAL STREAK
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COLONIALS JASPERS 18-13 16-15 11-7 MAAC 10-3 11-4 10-4 5-9 5-10 2-0 1-1 L1 L2
GAME 32 ... WOMEN’S BASKETBALL INVITATIONAL
2011-12 SCHEDULE Nov. 12
COPPIN STATE
W, 62-47
Nov. 15
KENT STATE (WPIT)
W, 78-44
Nov. 18
CENTRAL MICHIGAN
W, 64-55
Nov. 23
@ Stony Brook (WLFP)
L, 40-42
Nov. 26
vs. Elon 1 (WPIT)
W, 69-65
Nov. 27
vs. Delaware State 1 (WLFP)
W, 75-67
Dec. 3
MONMOUTH *
W, 57-54
Dec. 5
FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON *
W, 79-50
Dec. 10
@ Lehigh (WLFP)
L, 54-68
Dec. 18
@ Morehead State (WLFP)
Dec. 21
AKRON (WLFP)
W, 85-78
Dec. 31
@ Duquesne (WLFP)
L, 63-66
Jan. 2
MIAMI (Ohio)
L, 50-61
Jan. 7
@ Central Conn. State * (WLFP) W, 86-72
Jan. 9
@ Bryant * (WPIT)
Jan. 14
SACRED HEART *
L, 64-71
Jan. 16
QUINNIPIAC *
L, 74-82
Jan. 21
@ Monmouth * (WLFP)
L, 66-75
Jan. 23
@ Fairleigh Dickinson * (WPIT) W, 73-49
Jan. 28
ST. FRANCIS (N.Y.) *
L, 62-70
Jan. 30
LIU BROOKLYN *
W, 63-57
Feb. 4
@ Wagner *
W, 55-38
Feb. 6
@ Mount St. Mary’s * (WPIT)
L, 75-80
Feb. 11
SAINT FRANCIS (Pa.) *
W, 77-65
Feb. 15
@ Saint Francis (Pa.) * (WPIT)
W, 75-63
Feb. 18
CENTRAL CONN. STATE *
W, 75-48
Feb. 20
BRYANT *
W, 72-68
Feb. 25
@ Quinnipiac * (WLFP)
Feb. 27
@ Sacred Heart * (WPIT)
L, 69-75
L, 71-75
W, 72-62 L, 66-60 (OT)
NEC CHAMPIONSHIP PRESENTED BY RUBY TUESDAY Mar. 3
No. #5 SAINT FRANCIS (Pa.)
W, 92-82
Mar. 6
@ No. 1 Sacred Heart (WPIT)
L, 56-61
Mar. 14
@ Manhattan 2
1 - East Carolina Thanksgiving Tournament 2 - Women’s Basketball Invitational * Northeast Conference game
Wednesday, March 14, 2012 — 7:00 p.m. Riverdale, N.Y. — Draddy Gymnasium
7:00 p.m.
THE GAME After finishing fourth in the Northeast Conference regular-season standings and advancing to the NEC Tournament semifinals, the Robert Morris University (18-13) women’s basketball team accepted a spot in the Women’s Basketball Invitational. The No. 1 seed in the East bracket, the Colonials will travel to No. 8 Manhattan (16-15) for the first round game due to a scheduling conflict at the Charles L. Sewall Center. The first-round game of the 16-team event is slated to tip-off at 7:00 p.m. Wednesday, March 14. The Jaspers finished third in the Metro-Atlantic Athletic Conference with a 10-8 record. MUSKET SHOTS u Robert Morris is the No. 1 seed in the East Region of the WBI’s 16-team bracket u The Colonials have never played in the WBI, an event that began in 2010 u RMU has been invited to a post-season tournament four times since 2007 — the 2007 NCAA Tournament, the 2008 NCAA Tournament, the 2010 WNIT and the 2012 WBI. u Junior F Artemis Spanou is one of 21 players in Division I averaging a double-double. Nationally, Spanou is third with 20 double-doubles and stands 11th averaging 10.8 rebounds u Junior G Josette Campbell is averaging 18.4 points, 7.0 rebounds and 2.6 blocks over the last five games u Three of the NEC's top-10 scorers are Colonials - Spanou (3rd, 17.0); Mary Durojaye (10th, 12.8); Briannica Tye (10th, 12.8) u RMU is 92-22 (.807) at the Sewall Center since 2004-05, including 61-12 (.836) in NEC games THE SERIES VS. MANHATTAN Robert Morris and Manhattan have never faced off in women’s basketball competition. RMU head coach Sal Buscaglia was the head coach at Manhattan from 1998-2003 but has never coached against the Jaspers.
MANHATTAN SERIES All-Time Series Buscaglia vs. Streak Home Away Neutral In Playoffs Trend Last Game
0-0 0-0
SPANOU EARNS ALL-NEC FIRST TEAM ACCOLADES Sophomore forward Artemis Spanou earned a spot on the All-NEC First Team as she averaged 17.0 points and 11.0 rebounds per game in the regular season. She is one of only 21 players in Division I averaging a doubledouble and is third nationally with 20 double-doubles. Spanou led the league in rebounding for the second consecutive season. PROBABLE STARTERS # NAME HT CL G-GS PPG RPG HOMETOWN G 2 Josette Campbell 6-0 Jr. 24-20 10.5 6.8 London, England G 25 Briannica Tye 5-3 Jr. 31-28 12.8 3.8 Aurora, Ill. G 35 Catherine Matthews 5-10 Fr. 23-16 3.2 1.6 Barrington, R.I. F 14 Mary Durojaye 6-2 Sr. 31-31 12.8 8.1 London, England F 15 Artemis Spanou 6-2 So. 31-30 17.0 10.8 Rhodes, Greece
2011-12 ROBERT MORRIS WOMEN’S BASKETBALL — VS. MANHATTAN JASPERS — 3.14.12
NOTE Last 5 games - 18.4 ppg, 7.0 rpg, 2.6 bpg 28th in nation averaging 5.2 assists Shooting 37.8 percent on three-pointers Needs five points to reach 1,0001 One of 21 players in nation averaging a double-double