RECORD COMPARISON
MOREHEAD STATE EAGLES
ROBERT MORRIS MOREHEAD ST. OVERALL 7-2 2-8 CONFERENCE 2-0 0-0 HOME 5-0 2-3 AWAY 0-2 0-4 NEUTRAL 2-0 0-1 STREAK L1 L2
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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) Noon
Dec. 21
AKRON (WLFP)
Dec. 31
@ Duquesne (WLFP)
1:00 p.m.
Jan. 2
MIAMI (Ohio) (WPIT)
7:00 p.m.
Jan. 7
@ Central Conn. State * (WLFP) 1:00 p.m.
Jan. 9
@ Bryant * (WPIT)
7:00 p.m.
Jan. 14
SACRED HEART *
4:00 p.m.
Jan. 16
QUINNIPIAC *
7:00 p.m.
Jan. 21
@ Monmouth * (WLFP)
3:00 p.m.
Jan. 23
@ Fairleigh Dickinson * (WPIT) 7:00 p.m.
Jan. 28
ST. FRANCIS (N.Y.) *
4:00 p.m.
Jan. 30
LONG ISLAND *
7:00 p.m.
Feb. 4
@ Wagner *
4:00 p.m.
Feb. 6
@ Mount St. Mary’s * (WPIT)
7:00 p.m.
Feb. 11
SAINT FRANCIS (Pa.) *
4:00 p.m.
Feb. 15
@ Saint Francis (Pa.) * (WPIT)
7:00 p.m.
Feb. 18
BRYANT *
4:00 p.m.
Feb. 20
CENTRAL CONN. STATE *
7:00 p.m.
Feb. 25
@ Sacred Heart * (WLFP)
1:00 p.m.
Feb. 27
@ Quinnipiac * (WPIT)
7:00 p.m.
Mar. 3
NEC Tournament Quarterfinals
Mar. 6
NEC Tournament Semifinals
Mar. 11
NEC Tournament Final
1 - East Carolina Thanksgiving Tournament * Northeast Conference game
10:00 a.m.
Sunday, December 18, 2011 — Noon Morehead, Ky. — Johnson Arena
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THE GAME The Robert Morris University Colonials (7-2, 2-0 Northeast Conference) return to the hardwood after an eight-day layoff when they travel to Morehead, Ky., to take on the Morehead State Eagles (2-8) in a Noon game Sunday, Dec. 18. Robert Morris suffered its second loss of the season in its last game at Lehigh and are now 0-2 in road games while boasting a perfect 7-0 mark in home and neutral site contests. MUSKET SHOTS u Robert Morris is 25th in the latest Collegeinsider.com Women's Mid-Major Top 25 u The Colonials are off to the best start in team history, tying the 1981-82 and 1983-84 teams that started 7-2 u Artemis Spanou has back-to-back double-doubles and is 31st nationally averaging 10.0 rebounds u Briannica Tye is 13th nationally in steals (3.8) and 35th in assists (5.2) u Senior Mary Durojaye recorded her 600th career rebound against Lehigh u The Colonials are 83-19 (.814) at home since the 2004-05 season u Robert Morris has outshot and outrebounded all but one opponent — Lehigh. u The Colonials are 16th nationally in three-point defense holding opponents to 22.6 percent u RMU boasts players from six different countries and seven players from outside the U.S. COLLEGEINSIDER.COM MID-MAJOR TOP-25 The Colonials have been ranked in the Collegeinsider.com Women’s Mid-Major Top 25 in each of the past two weeks, slipping one spot from #24 last week to #25 this week. RMU received votes in the previous two week’s polls before making its first appearance at #24 in the Dec. 6 poll. THE SERIES VS. MOREHEAD STATE The Colonials and Morehead State have won just once before. the Colonials suffered a one-point, 58-57, loss to the Eagles at the Sewall Center on Dec. 20, 2009. In that game, RMU nearly erased a late second half deficit, outscoring Morehead State 11-2 over the final 2:27.
MOREHEAD STATE SERIES All-Time Series 0-1 Buscaglia vs. 0-1 Streak L1 Home 0-1 Away 0-0 Neutral 0-0 Trend Lost only meeting
PROBABLE STARTERS G G G F F
# 2 23 24 14 22
Name Josette Campbell Rocio Medrano Briannica Tye Mary Durojaye Artemis Spanou
Ht. 6-1 6-0 5-3 6-2 6-2
Cl. Jr. Jr. Jr. Sr. So.
G-GS PPG RPG HOMETOWN 9-9 9.9 7.3 London, England 9-8 2.4 3.7 Chihuahua, Mexico 9-7 11.2 3.2 Aurora, Ill. 9-9 12.0 8.4 London, England 9-8 15.7 10.0 Rhodes, Greece
2011-12 ROBERT MORRIS WOMEN’S BASKETBALL — AT MOREHEAD STATE EAGLES
NOTE Has a three-pointer in every game Has exactly four rebounds in five games 13th nationally at 3.8 steals per game Recorded 600th rebound at Lehigh Has two consecutive double-doubles