MOON TOWNSHIP, Pa. – The RMU women's basketball team will stay on the road and travel to play Green Bay on Saturday afternoon. Tipoff is scheduled for 2:00 p.m. and can be seen on ESPN+.
RMU LATELY
The Colonials (6-10) have had their struggles as of late losing four in a row and most recently to Milwaukee on Thursday afternoon, 73-58.
Simone Morris leads RMU with 10.9 points per game.
Danielle Vuletich leads the Colonials in rebounds as she averages 7.2 boards per game.
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GREEN BAY LATELY
The Phoenix (13-3) last played on Thursday afternoon when they won their eighth straight contest by defeating Youngstown State, 75-67. Green Bay is a perfect 6-0 in Horizon League play with wins against conference foes such as Milwaukee, Cleveland State, Purdue Fort Wayne, Northern Kentucky, Wright State, and the previously mentioned Youngstown State Penguins. Junior guard Bailey Butler leads the Horizon League in assists per game with 4.9 per contest while also leading the conference in steals averaging 2.5 steals per game. Last season, Green Bay finished with a 28-6 record and a loss in the Horizon League Championship game to Cleveland State, 73-61.
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Both teams have played similar opponents in conference play so far this season with each team having faced Milwaukee, Wright State, Purdue Fort Wayne, Cleveland State, and Youngstown State. RMU has beaten Youngstown State out of that group while Green Bay has defeated every conference opponent to date and sit at 6-0 in Horizon League play.
GREEN BAY HISTORY
The Colonials have a 0-4 record against the Phoenix since the series began in the 2021 season. RMU has been beaten by double digits in every matchup against Green Bay as they look to turn the tide against the Phoenix on Saturday.
SINGLE GAME HIGH'S VS OAKLAND (1/7) - RMU lost their third straight contest when they fell to Oakland on Sunday afternoon, 64-58.
Rebecca Dwomoh led the team with a season-high 14 points while adding eight rebounds.
Natalie Johnson and
Louella Allana both added 10 points while Johnson chipped in three steals and two assists to her stat line.
SINGLE GAME HIGH'S VS MILWAUKEE (1/11) – The Colonials continued to struggle as they fell to Milwaukee on the road, 73-58.
Tuana Coskun notched a career-high 12 points while going 5-5 from the field in her best game to date as a Colonial. Dwomoh had an all-around stat line tallying seven points, five rebounds, three blocks, and three assists for RMU.
DID YOU KNOW?
Through 16 games RMU leads all Horizon League teams in blocked shots as the Colonials average 4.20 blocks per contest. The Colonials also lead the conference in opponent field goal percentage as the team has only allowed their opponents to shoot 37 percent from the floor in 16 games played.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNEY - The RMU Women's Basketball team features eight international players:
Tuana Coskun (Istanbul, Turkiye)
Louella Allana (Laval, Quebec),
Eden Monka (Montreal, Quebec),
Camila Bozan (Santiago, Chile),
Rebecca Dwomoh (London, England),
Paris Kirk (Kelowna, B.C.),
Naomi Barnwell (Chanteloup-Les-Vignes, France) and
Alejandra Mastral (Zaragoza, Spain).
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UP NEXT
The Colonials will finish their three-game road trip when they travel to face Northern Kentucky next Wednesday evening. Tipoff is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. and can be seen on ESPN+.
RMU WOMEN'S BASKETBALL TICKETS
Single game tickets are on sale now for all home games at the UPMC Events Center. Special group rates and experiences for the 2023-24 season can be purchased by calling the RMU Ticket Hotline at (412) 397-4949.
Tickets:
Buy Robert Morris University Colonials Womens Basketball Tickets | 2023 Event Dates & Schedule | Ticketmaster.com
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