ROBERT MORRIS COLONIALS (18-7, 13-1) vs SACRED HEART PIONEERS (18-7, 11-3)
Thursday, February 18 - 5:00 p.m.
Moon Township, Pa. - Charles L. Sewall Center
Internet: www.rmucolonials.com
Adam Gusky, play-by-play, & Matt Kirk, color analyst

The Game
The Robert Morris University Colonials (18-7, 13-1) can secure the top seed in the Northeast Conference Tournament with a win over Sacred Heart (18-7, 11-3) this Thursday, February 18, at the Charles L. Sewall Center. The Colonials hold a two-game lead in the conference over the second-place Pioneers. Robert Morris has never been the top-seed in the conference tournament, sharing regular seaosn titles in 2007 and 2008. The Pioneers suffered a pair of setback at home against Long Island and St. Francis (N.Y.) last weekend, falling out of a first-place tie with the Colonials.

Musket Shots

• The Colonials can secure the top seed in the NEC Tournament for the first time in team history with a win on Thursday
• The team's current eight game win streak is the third-longest in team history
• RMU has seven consecutive road games, the second-longest streak in team history
• Head coach Sal Buscaglia is 608-277 (.687) in his 32nd season of coaching
• Robert Morris has shared NEC regular season titles in 2007 and 2008
• RMU is 15-1 this season when otscoring their opponents bench
• The Colonials 13-1 NEC record represents the team's best ever through 14 games
• The Colonials are 67-15 (.817) at the Sewall Center in the last six seasons

All-Time Series vs. Sacred Heart
Robert Morris trails the the all-time series with Sacred Heart, 6-13. The Pioneers have won the last two games and three of the last four, but RMU has won each of the last two playoff games. The Colonials are 3-6 at home and 3-7 on the road against hte Pioneers.

Fifth Straight With Six Straight
The Colonials are in the midst of an eight-game win streak, the fifth straight season that Robert Morris has had at least a six-game win streak. RMU won a team-record 17 consecutive games in 2007-08 and also set the team mark for consecutive road wins at eight.

Scouting the Pioneers
The Pioneers lost two homes game last weekend, slipping to 18-7 overall and 11-3 in the Northeast Conference. Sacred Heart averages 64.2 points per game, shooting 41.9 percent and 40.2 percent from three-point range. They are allowing 58.0 points a game, holding opponents to 39.0 percent shooting and 28.7 percent from three-point range. The Pioneers starters average 54.6 of the team's points led by Alisa Apo at 16.6 a game. Callan Taylor adds 14.8 points and tops the conference in rebounding at 9.5 per game. Maggie Cosgrove leads the nation in three-point shooting at 52.7 percent.