ROBERT MORRIS COLONIALS vs.QUINNIPIAC BOBCATS
Saturday, January 29, 2011 - Noon
Hamden, Conn. - TD Bank Sports Center
On The Air: WLFP 1550 AM
Internet: www.rmucolonials.com
Adam Gusky, play-by-play, Matt Kirk, color analyst

The Game
The Robert Morris University Colonials (10-8, 7-1 NEC) hit the road following a 3-1 home stand and seeing a 19-game conference win streak end. The Colonials travel to Hamden, Conn., for a Noon game against the Quinnipiac University Bobcats (10-9, 7-1 NEC) at TD Bank Sports Center. The Colonials and Bobcats are both 7-1 and tied for first in the NEC. RMU has won 24 of its last 26 Northeast Conference  games and have had at least a share of first place in the league since Jan. 21, 2010. Robert Morris has traditionally struggled against Quinnipiac, having won just two of the last eight meetings. Quinnipiac is the the hottest team in the NEC riding a four-game win streak.

Musket Shots

• RMU has been at the top of the NEC standings non-stop since Jan. 21, 2010
• Robert Morris had won 19 consecutive conference games and 24 of its last 26
• The Colonials had their best start in conference games, 7-0
• Since 2004-05, RMU is 49-9 (.860) at home in conference games
• Robert Morris is outrebounding conference opponents by 9.8 boards per game
• The Colonials are averaging nearly twice as many points in paint, 34.8, than conference foes, 18.0
• Robert Morris has been outrebounded just once in conference action (LIU, 1/24/11)
• RMU has reached the 20-win plateau in five of the last six seasons

Consecutive Regular Season Conference Wins
The Colonials won 19 consecutive regular-season Northeast Conference games from Jan. 21, 2010, to Jan. 22, 2011. The streak is the best in team history, and, coincidentally, both streaks started against Fairleigh Dickinson. Robert Morris also got off to its best start in conference play, winning their first seven league games.

All-Time Series vs. Quinnipiac
The Colonials are 8-13 all-time against the Bobcats, winning last season's only game at the Sewall Center. Robert Morris is 6-4 against Quinnipiac at home and 2-8 on the road. Four the 20 meetings have gone to overtime with each squad claiming two victories.

Scouting the Bobcats
Quinnipiac is the hottest team in the conference right now having won four straight games. The Bobcats are averaging 65.5 points per game, shooting 37.4 percent from the field and 30.3 percent from long range. They are allowing 68.9 points a game with opponents converting at 39.5 percent from the field. Courtney Kaminski leads the team at 12.9 points with Felicia Barron just behind at 12.8 points. Kaminski and Brittany McQuain tie for team high honors in rebounding at 5.7 a contest.

Double-Double Trouble
Freshman Artemis Spanou has recorded six double-doubles this seaosn including five in the team's eight conference games. The rookie sensation has been named the Choice Hotels NEC Rookie of the Week five times. She is second on the team in scoring (11.8) and leads the team with 9.1 rebounds per contest.

60 / 40
Two statistics this season have been nearly dead on indicators of whether Robert Morris had won or lost a game, other than the score - holding opponents under 60 points and shooting better than 40 percent. In all 10 wins, the Colonials have kept their opposition under 60 points. They are 0-7 when giving up more than 60. RMU is 9-1 when shooting at least 40 percent and just 1-7 when failing to reach that plateau.