STONY BROOK
SEAWOLVES
Wednesday, November 28, 2012 - 7:00 p.m.
Moon Township, Pa. - Charles L. Sewall Center
Audio: WPIT 730
AM
Adam Gusky, play-by-play; Michael Asti, color analyst
Video:
www.rmucolonials.com
Live Stats: www.rmucolonials.com
The Capsule
The Robert Morris University women's basketball team returns
to the Charles L. Sewall Center for the first time since Nov. 9 when they host
the Stony Brook Seawolves in a 7:00 p.m. contest Wednesday, November 28. RMU
recently finished a four-game road trip that with games at Big 10 opponents
Iowa and Michigan State.
The Series
Robert Morris and Stony Brook will be meeting for the third
time in four seasons with each team garnering a victory in the first two games.
The Colonials upended the Seawolves, 61-43, in the inaugural meeting in
2009-10. A late three-pointer gave SBU the win last year.
Musket Shots
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Junior forward Artemis Spanou was named to the
All-NEC Preseason team
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Spanou joined the 1,000-point club with nine
points at Iowa Tuesday. She now has 1,015 points.
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Spanou also tied her career-high with 16
rebounds against the Hawkeyes
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Four players have led the team in scoring over
the first five games
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Senior forward Anna Gailite is tied for second
all-time at RMU with 116 career blocks
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Freshman Lou Mataly had a season-high 13 points
to lead the team at Iowa
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Robert Morris has made it to the NEC Tournament
semifinals in seven of the last eight seasons
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RMU is 92-23 (.800) at the Sewall Center since
2004-05, including 61-12 (.836) in NEC games
Spanou, Gailite
Leaving Their Marks in Record Book
Junior forward Artemis Spanou and senior Anna Gailite have
left their marks on the RMU career record lits. Spanou is the 11th player in
team history to reach both 1,000 career points and collect 500 career rebounds.
Gailite is now second all-time at Robert Morris with 119 career blocks. Gailite
is averaging 2.0 blocks this season while Spanou is dropping 16.4 points and
grabbing 12.0 rebounds per contest.
Chuck's Charms
The Charles L. Sewall Center, a.k.a. "The Chuck", has lent a
certain advantage for the Colonials over the past nine seasons. Since 2004-05,
RobertMorris is 92-23 (.800) in home games, including an even more impressive
.836 (61-12) winning percentage in home NEC games.
Road Warriors
Robert Morris is in the midst of a four-game road swing and
an extended portion of the Colonials schedule that will see the team play eight
of 10 games away from the Charles L. Sewall Center between now and the turn of
the calendars. During that span, RMU will travel 6,644 miles. The longest trip
is the the 858-mile journey to Minnesota while the shortest is 94 miles to Kent
State.
Euro-Stats
The contributions of the Colonials European-born players
cannot be overlooked. Three of five starters and five of the team's 10 players
were born on the other side of the Atlantic Ocean (junior forward Jolie Olingende is from the Democratic Republic of the Congo). Those European players
are accounting for 74 percent of the team's scoring (39.5 points per game).