MOON TOWNSHIP, Pa. – RMU (6-5, 0-2 HL) kicks off a three-game homestand beginning with Towson (4-7, 0-0 CAA) on Tuesday night. Tipoff at the UPMC Events Center is at 7 p.m.
RMU LATELY
RMU fell to Purdue Fort Wayne 82-77 on December 8.
Alvaro Folgueiras scored a career-high 25 points and added 12 rebounds for his fifth double-double of the season.
TOWSON LATELY
Towson has dropped its last five contests dating back to November 28. The first three were at the Western Slam held in Lethbridge, Alberta.
RMU AND TOWSON HISTORY
The series dates back to 1980 when then Robert Morris College and Towson State competed in the ECAC Metro Conference, now known as the Northeast Conference. The schools played six times over three seasons with the Tigers winning four. After the 1982 meetings, the teams did not play each other until 2016.
RMU AND TOWSON LAST TIME OUT
Christian May's layup with 42 seconds remaining broke a 60-60 tie and gave Towson the lead in its 66-62 victory over RMU on November 12, 2023 at TU Arena.
RMU AND TOWSON BREAKDOWN
Overall: 3-5
in Moon (John Jay Center): 2-1
in Towson (Towson Center): 0-3
In Towson (TU Arena): 1-1
NATIONAL LEADERS
Amarion Dickerson is currently sixth in the nation in blocks with 29. Folgueiras is fourth in the NCAA with 8.1 rebounds per game and sixth with 117 total rebounds.
UP NEXT
RMU remains at the UPMC Events Center for the next two games beginning with its nonconference finale against Saint Francis U on Saturday, December 21. The Colonials return to Horizon League play on Sunday December 29 against Northern Kentucky.
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