MOON TOWNSHIP, Pa. – RMU women's basketball fell at home to Horizon League foe Cleveland State, 79-40.  With the loss, RMU drops to 6-22 overall and 2-17 in Horizon League action while Cleveland State moves to 25-4 on the season and 16-2 in conference play.

MOMENTS THAT MATTERED
To start the game, RMU was in a back and forth battle with top-seeded team Cleveland State as the score was 7-6 at the six-minute mark in the first quarter. The Vikings then immediately went on a 14-4 scoring run as the visiting team had success from the charity stripe going 7-9 in the first quarter.

The Colonials just couldn't get anything going in the second quarter as they got shutout 16-0 in the second frame. RMU had four turnovers and went 0-12 from the field in the second as they headed into the locker room with a 41-11 halftime deficit.

QUOTABLES
RMU Colonials Acting Head Coach Scott Schneider started out his postgame comments with, "I thought we had a really good game plan to start, Cleveland State we knew what they were they're a championship caliber team that's had a ton of success and it showed in the way they play." Schneider added about the team staying together, "The one thing that has been the biggest message the past two weeks has been that people are watching more of when the clock is stopped than when the clock is running with us." Schneider closed his statement by saying, "We've got to become even more resilient, one thing that I'm a huge proponent and believer of is that defense travels and to be successful in March you have to have that defense that can take over games."

INSIDE THE NUMBERS
Danielle Vuletich tallied a team-high 13 points while adding five rebounds, one assist, one block, and one steal. Simone Morris chipped in with 10 points along with three boards against the Vikings. Micah O'Dell came off the bench and had nine points in 18 minutes to contribute for the Colonials offense.

UP NEXT
The Colonials will close their regular season schedule when they host Northern Kentucky on Tuesday night at the UPMC Events Center. Tipoff is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. and can be seen on ESPN+.


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