WAGNER SEAHAWKS

Saturday, February 9, 2013 - 4:00 p.m.
Moon Township, Pa. - Charles L. Sewall Center

Audio: www.rmucolonials.com
Adam Gusky, play-by-play; Mike Asti, color commentary
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 following a three-game road swing when they host the Wagner Seahawks in a 4:00 p.m. game this afternoon. The Colonials split a pair of games in Brooklyn last week, upending LIU Brooklyn before stumbling in double-overtime at St. Francis Brooklyn.

The Series

Robert Morris is 24-29 all-time against Wagner. The Colonials have won 15 consecutive match-ups in this series. RMU has not lost to Wagner since a 51-56 setback on Feb. 7, 2004. The Colonials are 11-13 at home against the Seahawks.

Musket Shots

• Freshman guard Ashley Ravelli was named the Choice Hotels NEC Rookie of the Week
• Junior Artemis Spanou has recorded 16 consecutive double-doubles and is the all-time leader at RMU with 50
• Spanou leads the nation in rebounding at 14.9 per game and her 18 double-doubles are second
• Spanou is the second player to to eclipse 900 rebounds at RMU and has 945 career caroms
• Senior forward Anna Gailite's 42 blocks this season are fourth most in team history
• Robert Morris has made it to the NEC Tournament semifinals in seven of the last eight seasons
• RMU is 95-25 at the Sewall Center since 2004-05, including 64-13 in NEC games

Ravelli Earns NEC Rookie of the Week

Ravelli provided scoring and endurance during Robert Morris' two-game stay in Brooklyn, which ended with a double-overtime affair Monday night. Playing 88 of a possible 90 minutes for the injury-ravaged Colonials, the rookie guard averaged 15.0 points per game against the NEC's Brooklyn-based contingent. She shot 43 percent from downtown, sinking three three-pointers in each of the two contests.

Freshmen Heroics

A freshman has hit the gamewinning shot in each of the Colonials last two victories. Saturday at LIU Brooklyn, Ashley Ravelli hit a three-pointer with 55.6 seconds left to break open a 41-41 tie. Last Saturday at home against Mount St. Mary's, Lou Mataly scored the game-winning bucket with 1.9 seconds left to snap a 59-59 deadlock.

Greek Goddess of Double-Doubles

Junior forward Artemis Spanou is the all-time leader in double-doubles at Robert Morris, passing RMU Hall of Famer Elise James. James, who played from 1996 to 2000, is the program's top rebounder and second-leading scorer who accumulated 45 double-doubles. Spanou has 50 double-doubles after recording one in each of the last 16 games.