TYE TEETERING ON TOP 10 ASSISTS LIST Junior point guard Briannica Tye has tallied 124 assists in 24 games this season, an average of 5.2 per game, putting her 10th on the single-season list. At her current pace, Tye has a chance to finish in the top-five at RMU in assists. MONDAY NIGHT MARY Senior forward Mary Durojaye has been magical during the last five Monday night NEC games. The British National Team member is averaging 21.6 points and 8.6 rebounds during those contests, including a career-best 29 points on 11-of-19 shooting against LIU Brooklyn.
CAREER REBOUNDS 1. Elise James 2. Maebeth Schalles 3. Kim Mong 4. Joann Beatty 5. MARY DUROJAYE
1,120 891 822 763 720
FASTEST TO 500 REBOUNDS Player Games 1 Sugeiry Monsac (04-07) 48 2 Artemis Spanou (Current) 51 3 Chinata Nesbit (06-08) 53
500 IN 51 Sophomore forward Artemis Spanou collected her 500th rebound in the first half of the team’s win over LIU Brooklyn. She managed the feat in just 51 career games, the second-fastest player in team history to join the 500 Rebound Club. She is the 18th player in team history, and the sixth in the last years, to reach 500 career boards. FIBA YOUNG WOMEN’S PLAYER OF THE YEAR NOMINEE Sophomore Artemis Spanou is one of 10 nominees for the FIBA Europe Young Women’s Player of the Year. The 6’2” guard was the MVP of the U20 European Championships and earned a spot on the alltournament team at the U18 European Championships. The winners in each of four categories will be decided by the public and an expert panel vote. Voting in all four categories will cease on 31 January 2012. The winners will be announced through fibaeurope.com in early February and will be later presented with a special trophy. CENTURY-AND-A-HALF FOR SAL Ninth-year RMU head coach Sal Buscaglia recorded his 150th career victory at Robert Morris with the team’s victory against Akron Dec. 21. Buscaglia’s win total at RMU is second only to Dan Swalga’s 211 victories as the team’s head coach from 1978 through 1991. CHUCK’S CHARMS The Charles L. Sewall Center, a.k.a. “The Chuck”, has lent a certain advantage for the Colonials over the past nine seasons. Since 2004-05, Robert Morris is 85-22 (.794) in home games, including an even more impressive .820 (55-12) winning percentage in home NEC games.
CHUCK’S CHARMS SINCE 2004-05 NEC 55 12 .820 Non-Conference 30 10 .750 ALL 85 22 .794 2011-12 7 4 .636
NON-CONFERENCE VICTORIES 1986-87 7-5 2011-12 6-5 2007-08 6-5 2006-07 6-5
NON-CONFERENCE VICTORIES The Colonials six non-conference wins this season are the second most since the team joined the ECAC Metro / Northeast Conference. RMU posted a non-league mark of 7-5 in 1986-87 and also had six wins in 2006-07 and 2007-08. WHACK THE MAC Robert Morris finished this season 3-1 against teams from the Mid-American Conference. The Colonials defeated Kent State, 78-44, and Central Michigan, 64-55, in back-to-back games in the seasonopening homestand. They then defeated Akron, 85-78, in their last home game before Christmas before succumbing to Miami (Ohio), 61-50.
WHO WAS ROBERT MORRIS? The “Financier of the American Revolution.” He isn’t as famous as his friend George Washington, but without Robert Morris, the American colonies’ bold attempt to throw off British rule never could have succeeded.
ROBERT MORRIS FACTS Birthplace Liverpool, England Date of Birth Jan. 20, 1734 Death May 8, 1806 Occupation Importer / Exporter Superintendent of Finance Senator
MISCELLANEOUS STATISTICS DOUBLE-FIGURE SCORING GAMES PLAYER 08-09 09-10 10-11 11-12 CAREER Mary Durojaye 1 9 16 19 45 Artemis Spanou -- -- 21 21 42 Briannica Tye -- -- -- 17 17 April Williams -- -- -- 10 10 Josette Campbell -- -- -- 7 7 Anna Gailite -- 1 2 1 4 Kelly Hartwell -- -- 0 3 3 Catherine Matthews -- -- -- 1 1 TOTAL 1 10 39 71 123 30-POINT SCORING GAMES PLAYER 08-09 09-10 10-11 11-12 CAREER Artemis Spanou -- -- 0 1 1 TOTAL 0 0 0 1 1 20-POINT SCORING GAMES PLAYER 08-09 09-10 10-11 11-12 CAREER Artemis Spanou -- -- 4 8 12 Mary Durojaye -- -- 2 3 5 Briannica Tye -- -- -- 2 2 April Williams -- -- -- 1 1 Kelly Hartwell -- -- 0 1 1 TOTAL 0 0 6 15 21 DOUBLE-FIGURE REBOUNDING GAMES Player 08-09 09-10 10-11 11-12 Career Artemis Spanou -- -- 12 17 29 Mary Durojaye 0 9 8 8 25 Anna Gailite -- 1 1 2 Josette Campbell -- -- -- 1 1 Jasmine Tate -- 0 1 1 TOTAL 0 10 22 26 58 DOUBLE-DOUBLES PLAYER 08-09 09-10 10-11 11-12 CAREER Artemis Spanou -- -- 12 15 27 Mary Durojaye 0 4 6 7 17 TOTAL 0 4 18 22 44 5+ STEALS GAMES PLAYER 08-09 09-10 10-11 11-12 CAREER Briannica Tye -- -- -- 2 2 Jasmine Tate -- 0 1 1 Artemis Spanou -- -- 0 1 1 April Williams -- -- -- 1 1 TOTAL 0 0 1 4 5 5+ ASSISTS GAMES PLAYER 08-09 09-10 10-11 11-12 CAREER Briannica Tye -- -- -- 12 12 Artemis Spanou -- -- 4 0 4 Jasmine Tate -- 0 2 0 2 Josette Campbell -- -- -- 1 1 TOTAL 0 0 6 13 19 5+ THREE-POINTERS IN A GAME PLAYER 08-09 09-10 10-11 11-12 CAREER April Williams -- -- -- 2 2 Artemis Spanou -- -- 1 0 1 TOTAL 0 0 1 2 3
Born in 1734 in Liverpool, England, Robert Morris sailed to the United States with his father when he was 14 years old. Morris became a partner at the import export firm of Willing & Morris where he made his millions. After, he became the spokesman for opposition to the Stamp Act, smuggled arms for the new American army and navy, signed the Declaration of Independence, secured financing — often using his personal credit — to fight the Revolutionary War and served as a Pennsylvania state senator. He died in Philadelphia on May 8, 1806.
2011-12 ROBERT MORRIS WOMEN’S BASKETBALL — VS. CENTRAL CONNECTICUT STATE BLUE DEVILS — 2.18.12