GAME 2
RMU (1-0 / 0-0 #HLWBB) vs. GMU (0-1 / 0-0 #A10WBB)
Thursday, Nov. 10 | 7:00 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

• RMU is set to play in their second regular season game at home playing George Mason (0-1) Thursday night. It marks game two, of a four-game home stand to open the year. Season tickets for the 2022-23 season are still on sale and can be purchased by calling the RMU Ticket Office at (412) 397-4949.
• The Colonials last season were 14-15 overall, and 11-11 in Horizon League play. In games played 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.
• RMU is returning two starters (Sol Castro, Alejandra Mastral) from the 2021-22 season. Castro led the team in a few categories last season. She was #1 in FG% (.419), averaged 5.4 rebounds per game and totaled 17 blocks on the team. She was also second in points per game with 8.6. Castro was one of two Colonials to start in each of RMU's 28 games last season. In her 45 career games, she's produced an average of 9.1 points per game and 5.4 caroms per contest while converting 43.3 percent (177-for-409) of her shots from the field. Mastral started last season as a freshman playing point guard. She averaged 3.9 points per game.
• The Colonials are also bolstered by the return of junior guard Mackenzie Amalia, who led RMU in three-pointers (38) last season in averaging 5.2 points per game.
• In a vote by Horizon League head coaches, RMU was picked to finish ninth in the conference in the 2022-23 season. Junior forward Sol Castro earned a spot on the 2021 Preseason All-Horizon League Second Team last year.  
• Taking a look back at a 49-36 win vs. Saint Francis to open the season, Phoenix Gedeon and Rebecca both scored a team high 14 points. Danielle Vuletich battled for a team high six boards, along with eight points. Mackenzie Amalia led the team in assists (6) and steals (3). Saint Francis was never able to hold a lead once against RMU all game. The Colonials saw their best scoring run in the first quarter, producing 10 straight points to start the game. 

GAMEDAY LINKS
- Live Stats
- Video
- Audio
- RMU Athletics Gameday App
- RMU 2022-23 Season Tickets 
 
The All-Time Series (George Mason) – Thursday night will be the first time in school history that the Colonials play the Patriots. George Mason finished 14^th in the Atlantic 10 conference last season with an overall record of 10-19. In conference play they went 3-12. All-time against current Atlantic10 members, RMU is 22-45 overall dating back to the 1980's. Upon completion of Thursday's game, the Colonials will then play two new teams again, facing Waynesburg (11/12), and Wheeling (11/14).
 
Welcome Aboard – The Colonials this season are welcoming five Freshman. They bring on Fatim Sarr Ndow from Putnam Science Academy, Louella Allana from TPLS Christian Academy, Candela Rabadan Solis from Complejo Universitario Mas Camarena, Paris Kirk from Putnam Science Academy and freshman Natalie Johnson from Northpoint. Allana, Solis, Kirk and Johnson all played in their first game for RMU in the season opener against Saint Francis (11/7). Kirk and Allana led the freshman in points with four each. Kirk also added five rebounds.

Across The Horizon – The RMU Women's Basketball features eight international players: Fatim Sarr Ndow (Barcelona, Spain), Louella Allana (Laval, Quebec), Candela Rabadan Solis (Madrid, Spain), Paris Kirk (Kelowna, B.C.), Rebecca Dwomoh (London, England), Phoenix Gedeon (Montreal, Quebec), Sol Castro (Rio Colorado, Argentina) and Alejandra Mastral (Zaragoza, Spain).

Grade A – The RMU women's basketball program continued its tradition of success in the classroom last year earning the No. 2 ranking in the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) Academic Top 25 Division I Team Honor Roll. RMU posted a 3.762 grade point average (GPA) during the 2021-22 school year, matching its highest designation thus far. The Colonials also extended their streak of six consecutive seasons with a top four ranking in the WBCA Academic Top 25, remaining the only D1 school to do so over that stretch. This unprecedented run began in 2016-17 (3.726) with a national runner-up finish, followed by a No. 4 ranking in 2017-18 (3.748). RMU posted a 3.713 GPA in 2018-19, a 3.767 GPA in 2019-20, and a 3.824 last season, coming in at No. 3 each year.

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