MOON TOWNSHIP, Pa. – RMU (7-5, 0-2 HL) resumes its three-game homestand with Saint Francis (5-8, 0-0 NEC) on Saturday afternoon. Tipoff at the UPMC Events Center is at 1 p.m. This is part of a double-header with the women's team who starts at 4 p.m.
 
RMU LATELY
RMU scored the final eight points of the game including Kam Woods' game-winning jumper with 16 seconds left in the Colonials 68-67 victory over Towson on Tuesday night at the UPMC Events Center. The Colonials battled back from a 19-point deficit, tying the second-largest in program history.
 
SAINT FRANCIS LATELY
Saint Francis fell to Maryland 111-57 on Tuesday before defeating Franciscan 104-47 last night. This marked the first time since the 1971-72 season SFU allowed 100 points and scored 100 points in back-to-back games.
 
RMU AND SAINT FRANCIS HISTORY
Saint Francis is RMU's most-played team in program history as the two schools have met 92 times dating back to February 11, 1978. The Colonials hold a 54-38 advantage in the all-time series and 3-0 at the UPMC Events Center. The teams have met six times in conference championships, with RMU going unblemished in both the ECAC Metro South (1-0) and the Northeast (5-0).
 
RMU AND SAINT FRANCIS LAST TIME OUT           
Justice Williams' 3-pointer with 2.0 seconds led an 18-point come from behind win in RMU's 75-73 victory at Saint Francis on December 20, 2023.
 
RMU AND SAINT FRANCIS BREAKDOWN
Overall: 54-38
In Moon: 27-17
at Sewell Center: 20-14
at John Jay: 4-2
at North Athletic Complex: 0-1
at UPMC Events Center: 3-0
In Pittsburgh (at PPG Paints Arena): 0-1
In Loretto (at DeGol Arena): 25-20
In Trenton (Sovereign Bank Arena): 1-0
In Staten Island (Spiro Sports Center): 1-0
 
NATIONAL LEADERS
Amarion Dickerson is currently sixth in the nation in blocks with 29. Alvaro Folgueiras is fourth in the NCAA with 8.1 rebounds per game and sixth with 117 total rebounds.

UP NEXT
RMU wraps its homestand at the UPMC Events Center when they return to Horizon League play on Sunday December 29 against Northern Kentucky.

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