RECORD COMPARISON
NO. 1 SACRED HEART PIONEERS
OVERALL CONFERENCE HOME AWAY NEUTRAL STREAK
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COLONIALS PIONEERS 18-12 23-7 11-7 15-3 11-4 13-1 5-8 10-6 2-0 0-0 W1 W3
GAME 31 ... PLAYOFFS!? ARE YOU KIDDING ME? PLAYOFFS!?
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)
7:00 p.m.
Mar. 11
Final
3:00 p.m.
1 - East Carolina Thanksgiving Tournament * Northeast Conference game
Tuesday, March 6, 2012 — 7:00 p.m. Fairfield, Conn. — William H. Pitt Center
THE GAME The No. 4 Robert Morris University Colonials (18-12) return to Fairlfield, Conn., for the second time in eight days, this time to take on the No. 1 Sacred Heart Pioneers in the semifinal round of the 2012 Northeast Conference Championships Presented by Ruby Tuesday. The Tuesday, March 6, game is slated for a 7:00 p.m. tip-off. The Colonials had the Pioneers on the ropes in both regular-season meetings, but could not finish them off in either situation including an overtime loss last Monday. MUSKET SHOTS u Robert Morris is a four-seed in the NEC Tournament for fourth time and second straight season u RMU had three players record double-doubles for the first time since Feb. 5, 2007 against Saint Francis (Spanou, 25-14; Durojaye 15-17; Campbell 17-12) u 92 points ties the NEC Tournament record and is the most by an RMU team since Feb. 4, 2008 u The Colonials are 11-1 all-time in home playoff games u Junior F Artemis Spanou is one of 21 players in Division I averaging a double-double. Nationally, Spanou is third with 19 double-doubles and stands 10th averaging 11.0 rebounds. u Junior G Josette Campbell recorded her first double-double of the year against Saint Francis (17p, 11r) u Three of the NEC's top-10 scorers are Colonials - Spanou (3, 17.3); Mary Durojaye (9, 12.9); Briannica Tye (10, 12.9) u RMU is 92-22 (.807) at the Sewall Center since 2004-05, including 61-12 (.836) in NEC games THE SERIES VS. SACRED HEART The Colonials trail, 7-16, in 23 games against Sacred Heart. The Pioneers have won three in a row and four of the last five. Robert Morris, however, is 2-0 against Sacred Heart in the playoffs, including a 68-66 win in the 2007 NEC title game. RMU is 3-9 all-time at the William H. Pitt Center.
SACRED HEART SERIES All-Time Series 7-16 Buscaglia vs. 5-11 Streak L3 Home 4-7 Away 3-9 Neutral 0-0 In Playoffs 2-0 Trend SHU won 4 of 5 Last Game L, 60-66 (OT) 2.27.12 @ SHU
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 double-double and is third nationally with 20 double-doubles. Spanou led the league in rebounding for the second consecutive season. PROBABLE STARTERS G G G F F
# NAME HT 2 Josette Campbell 6-0 25 Briannica Tye 5-3 35 Catherine Matthews 5-10 14 Mary Durojaye 6-2 15 Artemis Spanou 6-2
CL Jr. Jr. Fr. Sr. So.
G-GS PPG RPG HOMETOWN 23-19 10.1 6.9 London, England 30-27 12.9 3.7 Aurora, Ill. 22-15 3.4 1.6 Barrington, R.I. 30-30 12.9 8.0 London, England 30-29 17.3 11.1 Rhodes, Greece
2011-12 ROBERT MORRIS WOMEN’S BASKETBALL — VS. SACRED HEART PIONEERS — 3.6.12
NOTE First double-double vs. SFPA (17p, 12r) Career-best 27 points against SFPA Shooting 37.8 percent on three-pointers Career-best 17 rebounds vs. SFPA Has a double-double in 17 of last 18 games