MOON TOWNSHIP, Pa. – The RMU Colonials women's basketball team will close their regular season schedule when they host Northern Kentucky on Tuesday night. Tipoff is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. and can be seen on ESPN+.

RMU LATELY
The Colonials (6-22) most recently lost at home against Cleveland State on Saturday, 79-40.  Simone Morris leads RMU with 10.1 points per game. Danielle Vuletich leads the Colonials in rebounds as she averages 6.5 boards per game.
 
NORTHERN KENTUCKY LATELY
The Norse (9-18) have lost back to back games in Horizon League play to Purdue Fort Wayne and Youngstown State with their last win coming on February 17 against Wright State. Freshman center Carter McCray leads the Horizon League in rebounds as she averages 6.2 boards per game. The Norse are currently in the ninth spot in terms of Horizon League seeding and will be no higher than the five seed with two games remaining.

NORTHERN KENTUCKY HISTORY
RMU has struggled in the all-time series against Northern Kentucky as they only have a 1-9 record against the Norse since the 2013 season. The Colonials lone win against Northern Kentucky came on November 21, 2017 by the score of 59-50. RMU fell on the road in the last matchup just over a month ago as Rebecca Dwomoh led the Colonials with 10 points and six boards in the loss.

SINGLE GAME HIGH'S VS WRIGHT STATE (2/21) – The Colonials battled in all four quarters and had a lead for a good portion of the game but lost to Wright State, 76-68. Simone Morris tallied a team-high 14 points while going 2-2 from beyond the arc and 4-4 from the charity stripe. Danielle Vuletich notched 12 points and a team-high six rebounds.

SINGLE GAME HIGH'S VS CLEVELAND STATE (2/24) – RMU struggled from the floor in this contest as they fell at home, 79-40. Danielle Vuletich led the Colonials with 13 points against the Vikings. Simone Morris added 10 points as she notched another game in double figures for RMU.

DID YOU KNOW?
Through 28 games RMU is fourth in the Horizon League teams in blocked shots as the Colonials average 3.21 per contest.

INTERNATIONAL JOURNEY - The RMU Women's Basketball team features eight international players: Tuana Coskun (Istanbul, Turkey) 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 close out their regular season schedule when they host Northern Kentucky on Tuesday night in the season finale. 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: http://tinyurl.com/2s23rjes

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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