GAME 26
RMU (10-15 / 4-12 #HLWBB) vs Green Bay (21-4 / 14-2 #HLWBB)
Friday, February 17 | 7:00 p.m.
UPMC Events Center (4,000) | Moon Township, Pa.
 
TV: ESPN+
Talent: Adam Gusky (pxp), Spencer Witt (analyst)
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Opening Tip

• The Robert Morris women's basketball team returns to the UPMC Events Center when it hosts Green Bay on Friday night at 7:00 p.m. in Horizon League play.
• The Colonials registered their best defensive and offensive performance of the season in rolling to a 74-43 victory over Oakland on Saturday afternoon (2/11).
• Sophomore guard Rebecca Dwomoh paced the Colonials and carded a career-high 19 points, on 6-of-10 shooting from the floor. She registered a pair of three-pointers while going a perfect 5-for-5 from the charity stripe. Dwomoh also recorded a career-high eight rebounds.
• Three other Colonials finished in double figures, Louella Allana registered a season-high 11 points on 4-of-7 shooting from the field, including 3-for-5 from three-point land. She also paced the team and tied her season-high with six assists and grabbed three steals.
• Sophomores Alejandra Mastral and Phoenix Gedeon also recorded 11 points each, while Gedeon grabbed seven caroms. Mastral finished 4-for-6 shooting from the floor and carded four rebounds and two assists.
• As a team, RMU held the Golden Grizzlies to just 23.5 percent (12-of-51) from the floor, while holding them to just 5-for-26 (19.2 percent) from behind the arc.
• The Colonials forced Oakland into 24 turnovers, 12 in each half, while collecting eight steals.
• The Golden Grizzlies shot just 2-for-11 (18.2 percent) in the first quarter before registering an 18.8 percent (3-for-16) performance to begin the second half. Oaklands 43 points is their third lowest total of the season and the third lowest point total Robert Morris has given up this season.

 
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The All-Time Series (Green Bay) – It'll be the fourth all-time meeting between the Colonials and Phoenix come Friday night. Green Bay has won the previous three meetings in the series, while a late fourth quarter run helped them capture a 71-54 victory earlier this season (1/22). Sophomore Phoenix Gedeon paced the team with 13 points, seven rebounds, and four steals. Classmate Rebecca Dowmoh chipped 11 points and collected two assists, while Alejandra Mastral finished with nine points, a team-high six assists and four rebounds. The Phoenix out rebounded the Colonials, 39-26 and scored 42 points in the paint.

Scouting The Phoenix – Green Bay comes to the UPMC Events Center sitting at the top of the Horizon League with a 21-4 overall record and a 14-2 mark in conference action. The Phoenix are currently on a seven-game winning streak, recording a 75-55 win over Wright State last Sunday (2/12). Natalie McNeal scored a season-high 16 points and grabbed a career-high 16 rebounds in the win. Sydney Levy led all players with 17 points and collected five assists, while Bailey Butler chipped in 11 points, five rebounds, two assists, and two steals. As a team, Green Bay paces the Horizon League in multiple statistical categories. They lead the conference in defense, giving up only 53.2 points per contest, while holding teams to just 33.0 percent shooting from the floor. The Phoenix are also the top free-throw shooting team, converting just under 78.0 percent from the charity stripe.

Levy leads the team in scoring at 11.4 points and grabs 4.2 boards a game. Bailey Butler is averaging 8.8 points per game while sitting second in the league with 4.0 assists per contest. Butler has registered four or more assists in 14 games this season for the Phoenix.

Cookies – As a team, the Colonials sit fourth in the conference with 8.60 steals per contest. Robert Morris has recorded eight or more steals in 16 games this season. The Colonials feature three players in the top-10 in steals per game. Rebecca Dwomoh and Alejandra Mastral sit tied for fourth in the conference with 1.5 steals per game, while junior Mackenzie Amalia is collecting 1.3 steals per contest, which is good for eighth in the league. Dwomoh has collected two or more steals in 12 games this season and Mastral has tallied eight games with two or more takeaways. Amalia has tallied two or more steals 11 times for the Colonials.

A Streak In Perspective – Unfortunately all good streaks must come to an end. For sophomore forward Phoenix Gedeon, who has taken a lead role this season, had her double-double streak come to an end against Oakland (2/11). The Quebec native carded a 14-point, 16 rebound performance at Cleveland State (2/2) before registering a career-high 23 points and 11 rebounds in a win at Purdue Fort Wayne (2/4). Gedeon tallied 10 points and grabbed 12 caroms against Detroit Mercy before the streak came to an end against the Golden Grizzlies, where she finished with 11 points and seven rebounds. She has 11 double-doubles on the season, which ranks third in the Horizon League.

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