Colonials Welcome Raiders In Horizon League Action

RMU Game Notes (1/28)

GAME 21
RMU (8-12 / 2-9 #HLWBB) vs. WSU (2-19 / 1-10 #HLWBB)
Saturday, January 28 | 1:00 p.m.
UPMC Events Center (4,000) | Moon Township, Pa.

TV: ESPN+
Talent: Adam Gusky (pxp), Justin Pyles (analyst)
Twitter & Instagram: @RMUWBasketball

Opening Tip

RMU women's basketball finishes up their two-game home stand against Wright State (1/28) in Horizon League play.
The Colonials first conference game this season was at Wright State (12/2). RMU won 68-47 in Dayton, Ohio.
In yesterday's game against Northern Kentucky, RMU fell 62-47.
Sophomore Simone Morris led the team in points for the fourth time this season, registering 13 points. Also for the fourth time this season, she led the team in rebounds with seven.
Against the Norse, Phoenix Gedeon produced nine points and Alejandra Mastral recorded three steals.
Previously on the road, the Colonials lost a Horizon League contest to Green Bay (1/22) and Milwaukee (1/20).
Gedeon posted 13 points against the Phoenix, and produced a double-double with 20 points at Milwaukee. Mastral posted a career high six assists at Green Bay.
RMU is ranked eighth nationally in three-point defense percentage (.247). They're first in the Horizon League in this category.

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The All-Time Series (Wright State) – The Colonials are currently on a five-game win streak against the Raiders since the early part of 2021. In the past five, RMU is averaging 62.25 points per game against the Raiders and only allowing 52.25 points per game. The programs first met back in 2008 in Moon Township, winning 65-57. Overall, the Colonials are 6-3 all-time against the Raiders and 5-2 in Horizon League play. Head coach Charlie Buscaglia is 5-2 as well, all-time vs. Wright State. In their last meeting (12/2/22), the Colonials won by 21 points, 68-47. Phoenix Gedeon registered a double-double with 19 boards and 15 points. Gedeon's 19 boards remain tied first for the most rebounds in a game across the Horizon League this season. Sophomore Alejandra Mastral scored 10 points and freshman Paris Kirk scored 12. Mackenzie Amalia dished out five assists.

Scouting the Raiders – Wright State is currently ranked last in the Horizon League in 11^th place. The Raiders are on a four-game losing streak since beating Detroit Mercy, 82-69. With a roster of 13 players, they've started seven different players across the season. Bryce Nixon is leading the team in points, averaging 12 a game. She's also one of the team's biggest threats from behind the arc, as she's shooting (.409). Nixon owns the most steals on the Raiders with 22. Emily Chapman has only thrown up 31 three-pointers on the season but is shooting (.477) from distance. Chapman is also leading the team in assists with 45. Posting the most blocks on the team is Cara VanKempen with 14. The Raiders come into #HoopTownship looking for their second conference win and second win on the road in the 2022-23 season.

GOING THE DISTANCE
Saturday's game will feature one of the best teams in the Horizon League in defending and scoring the three-point basket. RMU has been first all year in defending three-pointers. They've only allowed 97 in 20 games. The opposition is shooting (.247) against the Colonials which is ranked eighth across all of Division 1. Wright State on the other hand is second in the conference in three-point percentage (.354). They've made the most triples in conference (200), averaging 9.5 triples a game.

CONFERENCE STATS
So far in Horizon League action, freshman Louella Allana is shooting (.385) from behind the arc. From the field, sophomore Danielle Vuletich is shooting (.450). Ranked fourth across the Horizon in steals, is Mastral with 20 takeaways. In conference play, Gedeon is averaging almost a double-double per game, with 13.8 points and 9.4 boards a game. In 11 conference games, Amalia has dished out a team high 29 assists. Rebecca Dwomoh is 10-for-12 (.833) from the free throw line for the Colonials. Simone Morris is averaging 7.8 points per game, 5.2 caroms a night and owns the most blocks on the team with six.

MILESTONE WATCH

Canadian forward Phoenix Gedeon is one field goal away from 100 in the 2022-23 season. She sits with 97 free throws made in her career, making her three from 100.
After pulling down four rebounds against NKU (1/26), Alejandra Mastral is one away from 100 career boards.
If Simone Morris makes three field-goals vs. Wright State, she'll hit 100 field goals in her career.