MOUNT ST. MARY'S MOUNTAINEERS   
Monday, January 18 // 2:00 p.m.
Moon Township, Pa. // Charles L. Sewall Center
 
The Capsule
It's a special matinee tip-off on Martin Luther King, Jr., Day when the Robert Morris women's basketball team plays host to Mount St. Mary's at 2:00 p.m. Monday, January 18. The Colonials are coming off their first NEC loss of the season Saturday against Fairleigh Dickinson, a game that also ended a six-game win streak. The Mount suffered its second straight loss at Saint Francis Saturday and come in with a 2-3 league record.
 
The Series vs. Mount St. Mary's
Robert Morris has won five straight and 18 of the last 20 and now trail in the all-time series, 21-32. The Colonials have not lost to Mount at home since 2009 and 12-14 in home games.
 
Milestone Watch
> Ashley Ravelli has 969 career points and needs 31 to become the 21st RMU player to score 1,000 career points
 
What Can Brown Do For You?
Junior guard Janee Brown scored a season high 10 points against Fairleigh Dickinson Saturday. She went 5-of-9 from the field while playing 19 minutes off the bench.
 
The Rain From Spain
Junior Rebeca Navarro, a native of Galicia, Spain, leads the Northeast Conference in three-point shooting at 49.2 percent. She is 30-61 this season and is fourth all-time at Robert Morris shooting .381 from beyond the arc for her career.
 
Coach Sal Sailing On
The 2015-16 season will be the last for 13th year RMU head coach Sal Buscaglia who will retire at the conclusion of the season after 38 years on the bench. Coach Sal, as he is respectfully called, has won 700 games at four schools and has 431 wins as a Division I coach.
 
Musket Shots
> RMU is 126-37 (.773) at the Sewall Center since 2004-05, including 85-17 (.833) in NEC games
> Sal Buscaglia became the winningest coach in RMU history winning his 212th game against Sacred Heart Jan. 2
> Buscaglia won his 700th career game with a 64-44 victory against Wagner Jan. 4
> Anna Niki Stamolamprou became the 20th RMU player to reach 1,000 career points eclipsing the mark Jan. 2 vs. SHU
> Rebeca Navarro leads the NEC in three-point shooting converting at 49.2 percent (30-61)
> RMU hit 12 three-pointers against both Northern Kentucky and Sacred Heart, second-most in program history
> Stamolamprou is fourth at RMU with 179 three-pointers and Ashley Ravelli is fifth with 175
> Ravelli is second all-time at RMU with 106 career starts, having starting all but one game in her career
> Mikalah Mulrain is seventh all-time at RMU with 75 career blocks in just 46 career games
> RMU set team records for points (124), scoring margin (+65), FGs (49), assists (37) and rebounds (67) vs. WV Wesleyan
> The Colonials were selected first in the 2015-16 NEC Preseason Poll garnering seven first place votes
> Stamolamprou was named Preseason All-NEC by the league coaches
> Robert Morris has made the NEC playoffs 10 times in the last 12 seasons under Sal Buscaglia
> Eight of the Colonials 15 players hail from outside the United States
> RMU has won three of its five NEC Championships with Buscaglia on the bench
 
BCT Sportsperson of the Year
RMU head coach Sal Buscaglia was named the Beaver County Times Sportsperson of the Year. The 13th-year RMU head coach was selected as much for his promoting and growing women's athletics as for his on the court accomplishments.
 
Winner, Winner, Carmine's Dinner
Head coach Sal Buscaglia, who's favorite on-the-road dinner destination in Carmine's in New York, became the winningest coach in RMU history when the Colonials beat Sacred Heart, 78-63, on Jan. 2 in the team's NEC opener. The victory was the 212th for Buscaglia who surpassed Dan Swalga (1978-90) for the record.
 
A Dozen Threes, Please
Robert Morris buried a dozen three-pointers twice this season, the second-most made treys in team history. RMU hit a dozen in a two-point setback against Northern Kentucky and also nailed 12 in its NEC opening victory against Sacred Heart.
 
Thessaloniki Thousand
Anna Niki Stamolamprou, a native of Thessaloniki, Greece, became the 20th player to record 1,000 career points when she tallied 22 points against Sacred Heart on Jan. 2. She joins all-time great Artemis Spanou (2010-14) as the only two Greek players in the club.
 
Chuck's Charms
The Charles L. Sewall Center, a.k.a. "The Chuck", has lent a certain advantage for the Colonials over the past 12 seasons. Since 2004-05, RobertMorris is 126-37 (.772) in home games, including an even more impressive 85-17 (.833) record in Northeast Conference opponents.
 
Things To Look For
Over a third of the way through the schedule, some statistical patterns have begun to emerge. RMU is 9-1 when leading at the half and 10-1 when leading at the end of the third quarter. They are 1-4 when trailing at half and winless, 0-5, when trailing at the end of the third quarter. RMU is unbeaten (8-0) when winning the rebounding battle, 9-1 when holding opponents to less than 60 points, and 9-0 when outshooting its opponent.
 
Tres, Trois, Tpia,Tre
The Colonials foreign born players have accounted for all but six of the team's 120 three pointers this season.
 
Consecutive Games With a Three
Robert Morris has hit a three-pointer in 85 consecutive games dating back to Feb. 18, 2013. That streak includes a trey in every game from 2013-14 and 2014-15 seasons. It's a long way off of the team record of 285 consecutive games stretching from Jan. 7, 2002 through March 8, 2011.
 
Depth Coming Through
The Colonials have had at least eight players score in all but two games this season and have had 10 or more players find the scoring column six times. RMU is averaging 20 points off the bench and nine players are averaging over 9.0 minutes per game.
 
Mulrain's Doing Double Duty
Sophomore Mikalah Mulrain has recorded three double-doubles this season. She had 20 points and 13 rebounds — both career highs — against West Virginia Wesleyan, 13 points and 11 rebounds against La Salle. and 10 points and 10 boards at LIU Brooklyn.
 
Six Score More
Robert Morris has had six different players lead the team in scoring this season. Anna Niki Stamolamprou, Ashley Ravelli, Mikalah Mulrain, Leah Wormack, Megan Smith and Rebeca Navarro have all finished games with top scoring honors for RMU.
 
Six Reach Double-Digits
Six Colonials hit double-digits in the scoring department in its season opener, the first time that's happened in a home since 2008, and the first time overall since the end of the 2013-14 season. Mikalah Mulrain led all scorers with 20 points, Anna Niki Stamolamprou and Rebeca Navarro added 15 each, Jocelynne Jones a career-best 13 along with Lou Mataly and freshman Nia Adams tacking on 11 points.
 
Preseason Favorite
Robert Morris earned seven first-place votes in the 2015-16 NEC Preseason Poll and was selected first in the preseason poll for the third straight season. They won the NEC Tournament in 2014 and made it to the championship in 2015 as the preseason leader. This marks the fifth time overall that the Colonials are the preseason favorite.
 
Fantastic Four
Anna Niki Stamolamprou, who wears number four, was named to the All-NEC First Team as a sophomore. She finished 2014-15 ranked 15th in the nation shooting 42.0% from three-point range while leading the team in scoring (15.2 ppg) and rebounding (5.6 rpg). Her 81 three-pointers last season rank second in single season history.
 
Postseason Prizewinners
A trio of Colonials players received post-season accolades from the coaches in 2014-15. Anna Niki Stamolamprou was named to the All-NEC First Team honor. Mikalah Mulrain and Megan Smith both earned spots on the All-Rookie team, the third consecutive season RMU has had two members on the league's all-rookie squad.
 
Coach In Waiting
With the imminent retirement of head coach Sal Buscaglia, associate head coach Charlie Buscaglia, will take over the reins of the program in 2016-17. Coach B, as he is respectfully called, is in his 13th season with the Colonials.
 
Record Three-Point Performance
The 2014-15 team crushed the team record for three-pointers, knocking down 248. The Colonials ranked 24th nationally hitting 7.8 treys per game.
 
Near Playoff Perfection At Home
Robert Morris is 16-2 all-time in home playoff games. The squad had won 14 consecutive home playoff contests before falling to St. Francis Brooklyn in the 2015 NEC Final.
 
Decade of Dominance
From 2004-05 through 2014-15, Robert Morris posted a record of 141-57 in Northeast Conference play and won four regular season titles. The Colonials .712 winning percentage is second only to Sacred Heart (149-49, .753) with each team claiming four regular season championships and three tourney titles.
 
Insurmountable Lead
Robert Morris has never lost a game in which it has held the lead at the end of the game. The Colonials are 10-0 in such situations this season. All-time, RMU is 505-0 when leading at the final whistle.
 
Full Complement
For the first time under head coach Sal Buscaglia, the Colonials roster features a full complement of 15 players. It's likely that all will make contributions as the Colonials had 10 or more players find the scoring column on 11 different occasions last season.
 
Nationally Known
Robert Morris has played in a national tournament in six of the last nine seasons. In 2007 and 2008, the Colonials took part in the NCAA Tournament. A Preseason WNIT berth followed in 2008-09 and a Postseason WNIT in 2009-10. The 2011-12 season ended with the top seed in the Women's Basketball Invitational before RMU returned to the Big Dance in 2014.
 
International Love
The Robert Morris roster once again features members from all over the world. The Colonials 15-player roster features eight international players and seven domestic products. RMU's imported players hail from Canada, France, Greece, Italy and Spain.
 
Perennial Playoff Potential
Robert Morris has missed the NEC playoffs just once since 2004-05. RMU had eight consecutive playoff appearances from 2004-05 through 2011-12 and finished first in three of those seasons, earning the tournament's top seed in 2010.