MOON TOWNSHIP, Pa. – The RMU Colonials women's basketball team comes back home to face Green Bay in Horizon League action on Thursday night. Tipoff is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. and can be seen on ESPN+.

RMU LATELY
The Colonials (6-18) fell on the road in their last matchup against Oakland last Saturday, 67-65 (OT).  Simone Morris leads RMU with 10.3 points per game. Danielle Vuletich leads the Colonials in rebounds as she averages 6.7 boards per game.
 
GREEN BAY LATELY
The Phoenix (19-5) are coming into Thursday's contest as one of the top squads in the Horizon League boasting a 12-2 conference record, with their only two losses coming against Cleveland State and Oakland. Green Bay has the best scoring margin in the conference as they average 75.2 points while only allowing 58.7 points per game. Bailey Butler leads the Horizon League in assist to turnover ratio as she averages five assists per game while turning the ball over just 1.8 times per contest.

GREEN BAY HISTORY
The Colonials own a 0-5 overall record against Green Bay since the series began during the 2021 season. In the last match just over a month ago, Simone Morris and Madison O'Dell led the Colonials with 11 points but RMU fell 72-40 at Green Bay.

SINGLE GAME HIGH'S VS DETROIT MERCY (1/24) - RMU dropped an away conference game at the hands of Detroit Mercy, 68-49. Natalie Johnson tallied a team-high 12 points off the bench for the Colonials. Naomi Barnwell notched 11 points while recording a team-high seven rebounds against the Titans.

SINGLE GAME HIGH'S VS OAKLAND (2/10) – The Colonials lost a tough one on the road against Oakland in overtime, 67-65. Simone Morris established a career-high 19 points along with eight field goals made against the Golden Grizzlies. Danielle Vuletich notched another double-double performance as she recorded 13 points along with 10 boards for the Colonials. Rebecca Dwomoh had 12 points and seven rebounds in a team-high 41 minutes played.

DID YOU KNOW?
Through 24 games RMU is fourth in the Horizon League teams in blocked shots as the Colonials average 3.46 per contest.

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).
 
UP NEXT
RMU will have a few days off before they travel to play IUPUI on Sunday afternoon in Indianapolis. Tipoff is scheduleD for 2:00 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

SEE YOU IN INDY
Tickets for the 2024 Barbasol Horizon League Basketball Championships in Indianapolis March 11-12 at the Indiana Farmers Coliseum are on sale now. Tickets for the men's and women's semifinals and championship games are available at HorizonLeague.com, Ticketmaster

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