ROBERT MORRIS COLONIALS (13-7, 8-1) vs ST. FRANCIS (N.Y.) TERRIERS (1-19, 0-9)
Saturday, January 30 - 4:00 p.m.
Moon Township, Pa. - Charles L. Sewall Center
Internet: www.rmucolonials.com
Adam Gusky, play-by-play, & Matt Kirk, color analyst

The Game
Tied for first in the Northeast Conference with Sacred Heart, the Robert Morris Colonials (13-7, 8-1 NEC) look to match their best-ever NEC start when they welcome the St. Francis (N.Y.) Terriers (1-19, 0-9 NEC) to the Charles L. Sewall Center Saturday, January 30, for a 4:00 p.m. contest. The 2005-06 RMU squad opened the NEC schedule with a 9-1 mark, eventually finishing the league slate with a program-best 16-2 record. The Colonials have won 11 of the last 12 games against the Terriers. St. Francis lost its 12th consecutive contest, 73-38, at Saint Francis (Pa.) on Thursday night.

Musket Shots

• Head coach Sal Buscaglia is 603-277 (.685) in his 32nd season of coaching
• Robert Morris has not allowed more than 51 points in any of the last five games
• RMU is 11-1 this season when otscoring their opponents bench
• The Colonials top the NEC in defense (56.5), field goal percentage (.442), scoring margin (8.4), and rebounding margin (4.1)
• Robert Morris has shot at least 50 percent in four of nine NEC contests this season
• The Colonials 8-1 start ties for the team's best mark through eight NEC contests (2005-06)
• The Colonials are 66-15 (.814) at the Sewall Center in the last six seasons

All-Time Series vs. St. Francis (N.Y.)
The Colonials have more wins against St. Francis (N.Y.) than any other conference opponent, leading the all-time series, 34-14. RMU watched a 10-game win streak in the series end last season on a buzzer-beating jumper. The Colonials are 14-9 at the Pope Center and 20-5 at the Sewall Center.

Getting Defensive
Robert Morris boasts the top defense in the Northeast Conference, allowing 56.5 points a game while holding opponents to 36.4 percent shooting, second in the league. RMU has held all but two NEC squads to less than 62 points and no team has shot better than 38.9 percent.

Scouting the Terriers
The Terriers have dropped 12 straight contests, including a 73-38 loss at Saint Francis (Pa.) on Thursday evening. they are averaging 48.5 points a game, shooting 33.2 percent from the field and 30.7 percent from long range. Opponents are averaging 67.8 points while connecting at a 41.2 percent rate against them. Freshman Autumn Lau tops the squad in scorin gat 13.8 points per game and is the team's top rebounder grabbing 6.6 per contest. Jacinda Williams adds 7.1 points and Tiara Dunson chips in with 5.4.