GAME 6
RMU (4-1 / 0-0 #HLWBB) vs. Canisius (2-3 / 0-0 #MAACWBB)
Saturday, November 26 | 1:00 p.m.
UPMC Events Center (4,000) | Moon Township, Pa.
 
TV: ESPN+
Talent: Adam Gusky (pxp), Justin Pyles (color)
Audio: RMU Athletics Gameday App
Twitter & Instagram: @RMUWBasketball
 
Opening Tip

• After their first road trip of the season, the Colonials return home to host the Canisius Golden Griffins of the Metro-Atlantic Athletic Conference.
• RMU is the youngest team in the Horizon League, and the only squad with no seniors on their roster. The team features two juniors, five sophomores and five freshmen.
• In a vote by Horizon League head coaches, RMU was picked to finish ninth in the conference in the 2022-23 season.
• The Colonials last season were 14-15 overall, and 11-11 in Horizon League play. In games at home, RMU was 8-6.
• Led by Charlie Buscaglia, he's entering his seventh year as head coach for the women's basketball team in 2022-23. RMU earned a 70-56 victory over Purdue Fort Wayne (3/1) in the first round of the 2022 Horizon League Tournament at the UPMC Events Center last season.
• The Colonials currently hold a four-game win streak at home, beating Saint Francis (11/7), George Mason (11/10), Waynesburg (11/12), and Wheeling (11/14) to begin the season.
• RMU have remained dominant in the second quarter, outscoring the opposition 77-39.
• Sophomore forward Phoenix Gedeon scored a career high 20 points vs. George Mason (11/10) in a final minute thriller winning 53-52. She also produced the squad's first double-double of the season against Waynesburg (11/12) scoring 18 points and 12 rebounds.
• Sophomore Alejandra Mastral has logged the most minutes played for RMU this season (151:29).
• Sophomore Rebecca Dwomoh recorded a career high five rebounds last game at Akron (11/23).
• Junior Mackenzie Amalia is 11 rebounds away from 100 in her career.

 
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The All-Time Series (Canisius) – In team history, the Colonials have faced the Golden Griffins only three times, winning twice. They last met in Moon Township (11/27/21) winning 57-43. Junior Mackenzie Amalia scored behind the arc four times, producing 12 points and four rebounds on that day. Before this meeting, the teams last played all the way back in 1986. Canisius last season finished last in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (6-25, 3-17). Overall, the Colonials have picked up 59 wins against current members of the MAAC. This includes wins against Quinnipiac (10), Marist (12), Rider (3), Siena (2), Niagara (2) and Mount St. Mary's (30).
 
Defense Wins Championships – Across the NCAA, RMU is near the top of the leaderboard in a few defensive categories. The Colonials are currently ranked second in three-point defense (14.5%). They're also eighth in turnovers forced per game, averaging 26.6. Overall, RMU is 14^th in scoring defense, only allowing 48.6 points per game on average.
 
Across the Horizon – RMU ranks first in six different statistical categories in the Horizon League. The Colonials rank in the top 15 in the three categories mentioned above, and are first in the conference in all those statistics. Their margin is also best (18.2), opponent field goal percentage (.346) and have the most steals per game (12.2). Sophomore Phoenix Gedeon is currently ranked fifth in FG% (.412), seventh in points per game (14.2) and seventh in rebounding (6.2). Amalia is second in assists, averaging 3.6 points per game. Rebecca Dwomoh and Alejandra Mastral are tied fourth in the conference in steals per game, averaging two. Gedeon is right behind them averaging 1.8 per game, which is fifth best in the Horizon.
 
QUOTABLES
"Akron was a good challenge for us. We got a lot of learning lessons from it. We fought hard and continued to fight. I always tell our girls we need to be able to handle winning and losing. We got off to a great start this season winning four in a row. Now, we need to handle how a loss feels because it stings." - Head Coach Charlie Buscaglia 
 
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