Women's Basketball Game Notes vs. Saint Francis, 2.11.12

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SAINT FRANCIS RED FLASH

RECORD COMPARISON

Saturday, February 11, 2012 — 4:00 p.m.

COLONIALS RED FLASH Moon Township, Pa. — Charles L. Sewall Center OVERALL 12-11 11-12 Video / Audio Streaming: www.rmucolonials.com CONFERENCE 6-6 8-4 Adam Gusky, play-by-play HOME 7-4 5-4 Sarah Davenport, color analyst AWAY 3-7 6-7 Live Stats: www.rmucolonials.com NEUTRAL 2-0 0-1 STREAK L1 W4 GAME 24

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.) *

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

L, 69-75

L, 71-75

4:00 p.m.

THE GAME The Robert Morris University Colonials (12-11, 6-6 NEC) open up Northeast Conference Rivalry Week today when they host the Saint Francis Red Flash (11-12, 8-4 NEC) at the Charles L. Sewall Center. The Colonials have won two of their last three games and are looking to solidify their position in the Northeast Conference standings. Saint Francis has won four consecutive games and find themselves in a tie for third in the league standings. MUSKET SHOTS u RMU had a season-high 16 steals while forcing 32 turnovers in a 55-38 win at Wagner on Feb. 4. u Junior G Josette Campbell scored a season-best 17 points on 5-of-10 shooting at Mount St. Mary’s on Feb. 6. u Sophomore F Artemis Spanou earned her 13th double-double of the year with 13 points and 12 rebounds at the Mount. u The 38 points given up at Wagner are the fewest by the Colonials since holding St. Francis (NY) to 36 points Dec. 2, 2010. u “Monday Night” Mary Duroajaye is averaging 21.6 points and 8.6 rebounds while shooting 58.1 percent in the team’s last five Monday night games. u RMU is 85-23 (.787) at the Sewall Center since 2004-05, including 55-12 (.821) in NEC games THE SERIES VS. SAINT FRANCIS After winning nine of 10 meetings, Robert Morris has suffered three consecutive setbacks against Saint Francis and trail the all-time series, 33-35. The Colonials are 15-13 at home against the Red Flash and 13-21 in games played at DeGol Arena. TYE TEETERING ON TOP 10 ASSISTS LIST Junior point guard Briannica Tye has tallied 118 assists in 23 games this season, an average of 5.1 per game. She needs seven more helpers to surpass the 124 that Mimi Reiber was credited for during the 1984-85 season, the 10th most in a single-season at RMU. At her current pace, Tye has a chance to finish in the top-five at RMU in assists.

SAINT FRANCIS All-Time Series 33-35 Buscaglia vs. 10-9 Streak L3 Home 15-13 Away 13-21 Neutral 2-1 Trend RMU lost 5 of 7 RMU SINGLE-SEASON ASSISTS 1 Kathy Frederick (85-86) 224 7 Cara Green (96-97) 129 8 Stacey Ritter (96-97) 128 9 Cara Green (97-98) 127 10 Mimi Reiber (84-85) 124 11 Noelle Chiodo (91-92) 121 12 BRIANNICA TYE (11-12) 118

PROBABLE STARTERS G G G F F

# Name Ht. 3 April Williams 5-6 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 17-10 11.0 3.4 Bronx, N.Y. 23-20 12.5 3.5 Aurora, Ill. 15-8 4.0 1.8 Barrington, R.I. 23-23 13.8 8.3 London, England 23-22 15.4 10.4 Rhodes, Greece

2011-12 ROBERT MORRIS WOMEN’S BASKETBALL — VS. SAINT FRANCIS RED FLASH — 2.11.12

NOTE Third in NEC in three-point shooting (41.3) 7 assists shy of top-10 season number Shooting 40.0 percent on three-pointers NEC leader in offensive rebounding (3.91) Leads the NEC in rebounding


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