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For most of this season, the top of scoring sheet has been fairly predictable for Robert Morris.
Redshirt junior Velton Jones nearly always is there. Leading the Colonials with 16.8 points per game, he has been the team's top scorer in 15 of 25 games. Behind Jones is usually sharpshooter Coron Williams, who leads the team with 56 3-pointers and averages 11.0 points per game.
This past weekend, though, some new names worked their way up the scoreboard.
While the Colonials struggled offensively in their 80-69 loss Thursday against Wagner, freshman guard Brandon Herman came off the bench to score 11 points and pace the team. Sophomore Mike McFadden chipped in another 10.
- Matchup: Robert Morris (17-8, 8-4 NEC) at Saint Francis (5-18, 4-8), 7 p.m. today, DeGol Arena, Loretto, Pa.
- Radio, Internet: WPIT-AM (730), rmucolonials.com.
- Robert Morris: Beat Mount St. Mary's Saturday, converting a season-high 53.3 percent of its field-goal attempts. ... Colonials have won 24 games in a row when shooting 50 percent or better from the floor. ... Has won seven consecutive games at DeGol Arena, the longest win streak at an opposing venue in program history. ... Leading scorer Velton Jones (16.8 points per game) has total of 19 points in the past two games.
- Saint Francis: Lost to Wagner, 72-54, Saturday. ... Sophomore F Scott Eatherton leads Red Flash in scoring (14.8 points) and rebounding (7.1) and leads NEC in field-goal percentage (62.7 percent). ... Tied with Mount St. Mary's for ninth in NEC, but only top eight make the conference tournament.
- Hidden stat: Robert Morris leads NEC in rebounding defense (30.7 boards per game). Saint Francis is last in NEC in rebounding (28.1).
After the loss against Wagner, the game Saturday at Mount St. Mary's virtually became a must-win for Robert Morris if the Colonials want to remain in the driver's seat for an NEC home playoff game. While Velton Jones and Williams combined for 19 points against the Mountaineers, freshman Lucky Jones stepped up with a career-high 17 and sophomore Anthony Myers poured in 15. The Colonials walked away with a 67-62 victory.
First Published February 8, 2012 12:00 am
