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12.19 WBB
29
Point Park F-30268 3-5,1-4 MEC
79
Winner Robert Morris F-579 9-2,2-0 Horizon
Point Park F-30268
3-5,1-4 MEC
29
Final
79
Robert Morris F-579
9-2,2-0 Horizon
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Point Park F-30268 4 6 11 8 29
Robert Morris F-579 16 17 20 26 79

Game Recap: Women's Basketball |

Colonials Cruise to Big Win Over Point Park; Beating Pioneers 79-29

MOON TOWNSHIP, Pa. – The RMU Colonials secured a huge 79-29 win over Point Park on Friday night, marking their largest victory since 1985, when they defeated Mercyhurst 100-50. RMU is now 9-2 on the season, going into the holiday break with a nine-game win streak at home.
 
FIRST QUARTER:
  • The Colonial offense got started quickly, opening the first quarter on a 7-0 run to go out early over the Pioneers.
  • With 2:10 left on the clock, Dania McClain hit a three-pointer to put the Colonials up 16-4 with their biggest lead of the first quarter.
  • RMU's defense held Point Park to just 11.8% shooting in the first quarter as the Colonials held Point Park to just 2-for-17 from the floor.
SECOND QUARTER:
  • The Pioneers got a made three from Teshaya Anderson to start the quarter before the Colonials went on a 6-0 run to go out 23-7.
  • RMU went on a 10-0 run to close out the second quarter, finding themselves up 33-10 as a pair of made free throws by Eva Levingston gave the Colonials a 23-point lead.
  • On the glass, the Colonials pulled down 19 rebounds compared to Point Park's 10.
  • On the defensive end, RMU once again held the Pioneers to 11.8% shooting in the first half, with Point Park going 4-for-34 from the floor.
THIRD QUARTER:
  • The Colonials continued their offensive attack as RMU went on a 15-0 run to push their lead to 34 points as a jumper by Markeli Jones-Tynes made it 53-19.
  • In the third quarter, RMU shot 41.2% going 7-for-17 from the floor, with Jones-Tynes scoring five points; going 2-for-2 from the floor and 1-for-1 from the charity stripe.
  • At the line, RMU was 5-for-5 in the third quarter and picked up 16 points from the bench and 10 in the paint. 
FOURTH QUARTER:
  • Offensively, RMU had its best quarter of the game, putting up 26 points in the final frame.
  • A 12-0 run to start the fourth quarter put the Colonials up 42 over the Pioneers as a jumper by Jones-Tynes made the score 65-23 with 5:39 to go.
  • The Colonials closed out the contest on a 7-0 run to go up by a massive 50 points over Point Park. A layup by McClain and Jones-Tynes, and a Jones-Tynes free throw gave the Colonials a 79-29 lead and their biggest victory since 1985.
INSIDE THE BOXSCORE
The Colonials were led by a pair of double-doubles from the freshman. Dania McClain and Layke Fields led RMU offensively, with McClain recording 17 and Fields with 16. The duo each pulled down 10 boards while Fields also contributed with three assists. Jennica Suggs pulled down a career-high 11 boards on the glass to lead RMU. RMU pulled down a massive 65 boards, which is the second most against an opponent since 2015, when the Colonials pulled down 67 rebounds against West Virginia Wesleyan.
 
As a team, RMU shot 39% from the floor, going 30-for-77. The Colonials recorded five made threes in the contest and went 14-for-18 from the charity stripe.
 
QUOTE FROM COACH MCCABE
"I'm proud of the toughness that we showed again, which obviously showed up against Detroit. I thought our second unit, especially our freshmen, were phenomenal this game, with them scoring 46 points in the second half." McCabe went on to say, "Our first group struggled shooting. Collectively, as a team, we struggled pretty heavily; again, 5-for-30 is not going to make a merry Christmas for me, but I guess if it's going to happen, hopefully we get it out of the way and are prepared for Oakland. I thought Point Park did a good job playing their zone, in transition, and in sets, testing us a little bit with their zone offense, so I'm glad that second unit played so well against it." When discussing the Colonials' 65 rebounds, McCabe said, "Really happy with our effort on the rebounding and on the glass. We had two kids with double-figure rebounds and 24 offensive rebounds, which is good. We just got to shoot it a little better, and we are looking forward to letting everyone go home for a break and then getting them back and hitting the ground running."
 
UP NEXT
The Colonials will have the holiday break off before returning to the UPMC Events Center on December 29 to host Oakland in Horizon League action. Tip-off is scheduled for 4:00 p.m.
 
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