RECORD COMPARISON
#5 SAINT FRANCIS RED FLASH
OVERALL CONFERENCE HOME AWAY NEUTRAL STREAK
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COLONIALS RED FLASH 17-12 14-15 11-7 11-7 10-4 7-5 5-8 7-9 2-0 0-1 L1 W1
GAME 30 ... 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)
Mar. 3
NEC Championship pres. by Ruby Tuesday
SAINT FRANCIS (Pa.)
Mar. 6
NEC Championship pres. by Ruby Tuesday
Mar. 11
NEC Championship pres. by Ruby Tuesday
1 - East Carolina Thanksgiving Tournament * Northeast Conference game
Saturday, March 3, 2012 — 5:00 p.m. Moon Township, Pa. — Charles L. Sewall Center
L, 69-75
L, 71-75
THE GAME The No. 4 seed Robert Morris University Colonials (17-12, 11-7 NEC) will host No. 5 seed Saint Francis (Pa.) (14-15, 11-7 NEC) at the friendly confines of the Charles L. Sewall Center in the first round of the 2012 Northeast Conference Championships presented by Ruby Tuesday Saturday, March 3. Tip-off is slated for 5:00 p.m. The Colonials beat Saint Francis in both match-ups during the regular season and come in having won fiv eof their last six games. The Red Flash are winners of three of four. MUSKET SHOTS u Robert Morris is a four-seed in the NEC Tournament for fourth time and second straight season u The Colonials are 10-1 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 scored a season-high 23 points hitting five treys against Quinnipiac u Three of the NEC's top-10 scorers are Colonials - Spanou (5, 17.0); Mary Durojaye (9, 12.9); Briannica Tye (t10, 12.4) u Robert Morris is 122-of-146 (.836) from the charity stripe over the last seven games u RMU is 91-22 (.805) at the Sewall Center since 2004-05, including 61-12 (.836) in NEC games THE SERIES VS. SAINT FRANCIS In 70 all-time meetings, Robert Morris and Saint Francis are tied with 35 wins each. The Colonials swept the regular-season series with a set of 12-point wins. RMU is 16-13 against the Red Flash at home. SFU has won five of the seven playoff meetings between these squads.
SAINT FRANCIS SERIES All-Time Series 35-35 Buscaglia vs. 16-13 Streak W2 Home 16-13 Away 14-21 Neutral 2-1 In Playoffs 2-5 Trend RMU won 2 Last Game W, 75-63 2.15.12 @ SFPA
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. She is one of only 21 players in Division I averaging a double-double and is third nationally with 19 double-doubles. Spanou led the league in rebounding for the second consecutive season.
W, 72-62 L, 66-60 (OT) 5:00 p.m.
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 22-18 9.8 6.7 London, England 29-26 12.4 3.8 Aurora, Ill. 21-14 3.3 1.6 Barrington, R.I. 29-98 12.9 7.7 London, England 29-28 17.0 11.0 Rhodes, Greece
2011-12 ROBERT MORRIS WOMEN’S BASKETBALL — VS. SAINT FRANCIS RED FLASH — 3.3.12
NOTE Career-high 23 points at Quinnipiac Reached double-digits in all but 9 games Shooting 39.5 percent on three-pointers 70.8 FT% is 12% higher than career avg. All-NEC First Team selection