MIAMI REDHAWKS
Monday, January 2, 2012 - 7:00 p.m.
Moon Township, Pa. - Charles L. Sewall Center
Video / Audio Streaming: www.rmucolonials.com
Adam Gusky, play-by-play
Sarah Davenport, color analyst
Live Stats: www.rmucolonials.com
The Game
The Robert Morris University Colonials (8-4) finish off the
non-conference portion of their schedule Monday, January 2, when the Miami
RedHawks visit the Charles L. Sewall Center for a 7:00 p.m. game. The Colonials
are 3-0 against Mid-American Conference teams and perfect, 6-0, at the Chuck
this season. RMU has won nine consecutive home games. The RedHawks are winners
of five consecutive contests, but are 1-3 in road games and playing away from
Millett Hall for the first time in nearly a month.
Musket Shots
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Robert Morris' eight wins are the most before
the Christmas or New Year holidays
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The Colonials are 85-19 (.817) at home since the
2004-05 season
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RMU has won nine consecutive home games dating
back to last season
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Robert Morris is 3-0 against teams from the
Mid-American Conference this season
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The home team has won both games in this
five-year old series
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The Colonials are undefeated this season in
night games
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Artemis Spanou and Briannica Tye were the first
RMU players to score 20 points in the same game since Feb. 7, 2009 against CCSU
(Sade Logan, 23; Kendra Williams, 22)
Whack the MAC
Robert Morris is 3-0 against teams from the Mid-American
Conference and look to make it a perfect 4-0 for the season Monday against
Miami. The Colonials defeated Kent State, 78-44, and Central Michigan, 64-55,
in back-to-back games in the season-opening homestand. They then defeated
Akron, 85-78, in their last home game before Christmas. All three of those
games were at The Chuck.
The Series vs. Miami
Robert Morris has played Miami twice with each team
garnering a victory on its home floor. The Colonials took a 90-89 win to open
the 2006-07 season before falling to the RedHawks took an 82-74 win at Millett
Hall the in 2007-08.