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Colonials, Terriers To Tussle Saturday Afternoon

ST. FRANCIS (N.Y.) TERRIERS

Saturday, January 28, 2012 - 4:00 p.m.
Moon Township, Pa. - Charles L. Sewall Center
Video / Audio Streaming: www.rmucolonials.com
Adam Gusky, play-by-play
Sarah Davenport, color analyst
Live Stats: www.rmucolonials.com

 

 

The Game

The Robert Morris University Colonials (10-9, 4-4 NEC) look to start a win streak when they host St. Francis (N.Y.) (2-17, 1-7 NEC) in a 4:00 p.m. contest at the Charles L. Sewall Center Saturday, January 28. Robert Morris is coming off a resounding 24-point victory at Fairleigh Dickinson last Monday that snapped the squad's four-game mid-season slide. The Terriers ended a 13-game skid by defeating Wagner, 48-34, last Saturday to pick up their second victory of the year.

Musket Shots

  • Sophomore F Artemis Spanou has recorded a double-double in six consecutive games and is sixth nationally with 11 of them
  • Senior C Mary Durojaye moved into fifth all-time at Robert Morris with 694 career rebounds after pulling down eight caroms on Jan. 23
  • Durojaye has turned into "Monday Night Mary" averaging 20.3 points and 11.0 rebounds in the team's last three Monday night NEC tilts
  • The Colonials held the Knights without a field goal for an 8:45 in the first half and a 6:35 stretch in the second half
  • RMU is 85-22 (.794) at the Sewall Center since 2004-05, including 55-11 (.833) in NEC games

"Monday Night Mary" Moves Past Monsac

Senior forward Mary Durojaye moved past Sugeiry Monsac on the Colonials all-time rebounding list into fifht with 694 career caroms. It shold be no surprise that Durojaye achieved the feat on a Monday night. The senior has been averaging 20.3 points and 11.0 rebounds in the team's last three Monday night NEC games.

Spanou Approaches Rebounding Milestone

Junior forward Artemis Spanou is 19 rebounds away from becoming the 18th player in team history from collecting 500 career rebounds. Spanou had 287 rebounds in her NEC Rookie of the Year campaign and is averaging a league-best 10.2 boards this season. RMU has had six players in the last six seasons join the program's 500-Rebound Club.

The Series vs. St. Francis (N.Y.)

The Colonials have dominated the series against the Terriers for the last seven seasons, winning 14 of the last 15 to take a 37-14 lead all-time. RMU is 22-5 against St. Francis at home, including wins in the last 10 games at the Chuck. The Terriers last vicotry in the series was a 61-60 decision on Feb. 9, 2009.

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