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Colonials Close Out Regular Season Against Wagner

ROBERT MORRIS COLONIALS vs. WAGNER SEAHAWKS
Monday, February 28, 2011 - 7:00 p.m.
Moon Township, Pa. - Sewall Center
Internet: www.rmucolonials.com
Adam Gusky, play-by-play, Matt Kirk, color analyst

The Game
The Robert Morris University Colonials (14-13, 11-6 NEC) wrap up the regular season and look to secure a home playoff game when they host the Wagner Seahawks (12-16, 5-12 NEC) in a 7:00 p.m. game at the Charles L. Sewall Center Monday, February 28. The Colonials ended a four-game slide with a convincing 74-61 win against Mount St. Mary's on Senior Day Monday night. Wagner is coming off of a 10-point loss at Saint Francis while trying to end a 13-game losing streak against RMU.

Musket Shots

  • Having already clinched an playoff berth, RMU can earn a seed of anywhere between #2 and #7 depending on Monday's conference results
  • Since 2004-05, RMU is 52-10 (.839) at home in conference games
  • Junior forward Mary Durojaye needs one rebound to reach 500 for her career
  • Freshman Artemis Spanou leads the NEC with 11 double-doubles this season and has recorded three straight
  • Robert Morris is 12-0 when holding opponents under 60 points
  • The Colonials had their best start in conference games, 7-0
  • RMU commits just 15.1 fouls per game, 48th fewest in the nation
  • The Colonials are averaging 32.9 points in paint, nearly 12 more than conference foes, 21.1

One Away From 500
Junior forward Mary Durojaye is one rebound away from becoming the 17th player in the RMU annals to collect 500 caroms in her career. Durojaye currently has 499 rebounds, averaging 6.1 over the first 82 games of her career. The junior is averaging a career-high 8.0 this season.

Artemis - Greek Goddess of Double-Doubles
Freshman Artemis Spanou is tied with Sacred Heart's Callan Taylor for the league lead in double-doubles with 11. The rookie is averaging a double-double in conference games at 14.0 points per game and 10.4 rebounds. In Greek mythology, Artemis is the daughter of Zeus and Leto and the twin sister of Apollo. She is the goddess of the hunt, wild animals, childbirth and young girls.

Welcome Back Yo
Senior point guard Yohanna Morton returned from a three-week injury-induced layoff by scoring 18 points in 22 minutes of action against Mount St. Mary's Saturday afternoon. Morton, the team's leading scorer at just over 14 points, was 6-of-13 from the field.

All-Time Series vs. Wagner
Robert Morris trails Wagner in the all-time series, 22-29, but has won 13 consecutive games going back to the 2004-05 season. RMU is 10-13 against the Seahawks at home and 9-15 in road games.

Scouting the Seahawks
Wagner has been eliminated from the Northeast Conference playoffs following a loss against Saint Francis (Pa.) Saturday night. The Seahawks average 62.6 points per game, shooting 39.7 percent from the field and 34.0 percent from three-point range. Defensively, they allow 64.1 points per game with opponents hitting at 38.8 percent overall. Megan Mahoney leads a trio of players in double-digit scoring at 12.4 points. Kelly Clark adds 12.3 points and Marie-Laurence Archambeault chips in 11.0.

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