RMU vs Quinnipiac Series Record QU, 9-6 First Meeting 1999 Last Meeting 2006 Current Streak QU, 2 Buscaglia vs. QU 3-4

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1 Schedule Game #13 November (3-2) 12 MIAMI OF OHIO W vs. Kent State % W Marshall% L COPPIN STATE L DUQUESNE W December (4-2) 2 ST. LOUIS Postponed #21 Pittsburgh L Wagner * W Youngstown W OHIO W Longwood W # 19 Bowling Green L, January (1-0) 6 CENTRAL CONN. STATE * W, QUINNIPIAC * 7:00 p.m. Fairleigh Dickinson * 4:30 p.m. Long Island * 2:00 p.m. 20 MOUNT ST. MARY S * 4:30 p.m. 22 SACRED HEART * 7:00 pm. Saint Francis (Pa.) * 7:00 p.m. Monmouth * 3:00 p.m. February (0-0) 3 SAINT FRANCIS (Pa.) * 12:30 p.m. 5 FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON * 7:00 p.m. Sacred Heart * 2:00 p.m. Quinnipiac * 7:00 p.m. 17 ST. FRANCIS (N.Y.) * 4:30 p.m. 19 WAGNER * 7:00 p.m. 22 LONG ISLAND * 7:00 p.m. Central Conn. State * 7:00 p.m. Mount St. Mary s * 7:00 p.m. March (0-0) 3 NEC Quarterfinals TBA 6 NEC Semifinals TBA 10 NEC Championship TBA HOME GAMES IN BOLD AND ALL CAPS * Northeast Conference Game; % Marshall Tournament with Marshall and Southern RMU vs Quinnipiac Series Record QU, 9-6 First Meeting 1999 Last Meeting 2006 Current Streak QU, 2 Buscaglia vs. QU 3-4 Robert Morris (8-4 / 2-0) vs. Quinnipiac (8-4 / 2-1) Monday, Jan. 7, 2007 ~ 7:00 p.m. ET Moon Township, Pa. ~ Charles L. Sewall Center (3,056) Broadcasted live and archived at yahoo.com (Adam Gusky, play-by-play and Matt Kirk, color) Opening Remarks: The Robert Morris University women's basketball team closes out its two-game home stand this evening as they host Northeast Conference opponent Quinnipiac. The Colonials defeated Central Conn. State in the first game of the home stand, on Jan. 6, The Colonials take to the road for twogames next weekend, first playing at Fairleigh Dickinson on Jan. 13, then playing at Long Island on Jan. 15. Quick Stat of The Night: Senior Jenna Burkett became the schools all-time leader with 157 three-pointers made against Central Conn. State by hitting 5-of-7 three pointers. The next career record that she is eyeing up is three-pointers attempted. Burkett currently has attempted 463 three-pointers over her career, that is only 23 away from former Colonial Candace John ( ) who finished her career with 486. NEC Player of the Week: For the second straight week, a Colonial has been named the Choice Hotels Northeast Conference Player of the Week. Last week junior Chinata Nesbit took home the honor and this week senior Sugeiry Monsac received the honor. Monsac tallied 28 points, 10 rebounds, four assists, three steals and one block in RMU s only game last week. She shot 63.4% (12-of-19) from the field and 80% (4-of-5) from the free throw line. The Series: Quinnipiac leads the all-time series against the Colonials, 9-6, with the Bobcats winning that last two meetings. The most recent coming in a NEC Tournament Semifinal game last season. Quinnipiac defeated RMU on March 7, Princess Asia Alston led the Colonials with 14 points while Psyche Butler tallied a double-double with 10 points and 12 rebounds. Erin Kerner and Monique Lee both tallied 16 points, while Lee also pulled down 12 rebounds. For the game RMU shot only 33.9% from the field, while Quinnipiac shot 45.2%. Probable Starters (Quinnipiac vs. Robert Morris) Quinnipiac (8-4, 2-1 NEC) No. P Name Pts. Reb. Hometown 3 G Erin Kerner Erie, Pa. 10 G Brianna Rooney Guilford, Conn. 21 F Monique Lee Lynn, Mass. 23 G Mandy Pennewell West Chester, Pa. 55 F Hannalee Pervan Uxbridge, Ontario Robert Morris (8-4, 2-0 NEC) No. P Name Pts. Reb. Hometown 1 F Chinata Nesbit Washington, D.C. 15 F/C Sugeiry Monsac Villa Maria, Dom. Rep. 21 G Kendra Williams Bronx, N.Y. 32 G Natasha Summerville Arlington, Texas 33 G Psyche Butler Fort Worth, Texas

2 Colonial Women s Basketball Game Notes - Page 2 Sal Buscaglia Third Season ~ Canisius Brend Reilly Coach of the Year Back-to-Back 20 win seasons (04-05 and 05-06) Coach Sal, as he is respectfully called, is entering his fourth season at the helm and has turned the Colonials into not only a Northeast Conference contender, but a nationally competitive program in his short time at Robert Morris. Buscaglia has led his teams to nine national tournament appearances and only two losing seasons. The Colonials have finished with 20 wins each of the last two seasons, including a 20-9 record last season and a mark in with his first recruiting class, tying for third in the nation in largest turnaround in one season. Along the way, Buscaglia tallied his 500th career head coaching victory and currently boasts an overall coaching record of The consecutive 20-win seasons is the first time that has ever happened in school history; Buscaglia also owns two of the four 20 win seasons in school history although only being at the helm for three seasons. Buscaglia guided the Colonials to the conference championship game in for the first time since Along the way, the Colonials posted wins over Mid-American teams Akron and Marshall, along with Atlantic 10 member and cross-town rival Duquesne. In addition, Robert Morris beat St. Francis (Pa.), Mount St. Mary's, and Monmouth. Prior to his arrival the team had 16, 15, and 13 game losing streaks, respectively versus those teams. Over his career, Buscaglia has won five conference titles at the Division I level and has averaged 18 victories per year. In his 13 years as a Division I head coach, Buscaglia has guided his teams to winning seasons in 11 of them. He also owns 13 Coach of the Year honors. The Buscaglia File Born: Feb. 14, 1954 When Appointed: May 2, 2003 (fifth coach in 30-year history) Alma Mater / Year: Canisius / 1976 Degrees: Bachelor of Science in Business, Accounting - Canisius / 1976 Master in Business Education - State Univ. of New York College at Buffalo / 1980 Master's of Physical Education - Canisius / 1989 Collegiate Coaching Experience: Manhattan College - Head Coach, University at Buffalo - Head Coach, Hilbert Junior College - Head Coach, Other Coaching Experience: USA Basketball, Olympic Festival - Assistant Coach, 1992 USA Basketball, Olympic Festival - Trial Coach, 1989 Empire State Games, Women's Basketball - Head Coach, Western Division Career Coaching Record Hilbert College Hilbert College 10-8 NJCAA Regional Qualifier Hilbert College 11-7 NJCAA Regional Qualifier Hilbert College 18-4 NJCAA Regional Runner-up Hilbert College 25-2 NJCAA Regional Tourn Hilbert College 23-3 NJCAA Regional Tourn Hilbert College 17-3 NJCAA Regional Tourn Hilbert College 29-1 NJCAA Regional Tourn Hilbert College 28-3 NJCAA Regional Tourn Hilbert College 28-7 NJCAA Regional Tourn Hilbert College 29-4 NJCAA National Sweet Hilbert College 28-3 NJCAA National Elite Buffalo ECC Conference Tourn. Finalist Buffalo 23-6 ECC Regular Season Champions ECC Tourn. Champions Buffalo ECC Regular Season Champions Buffalo 20-9 ECC Regular Season Champions ECC Tourn. Champions Buffalo 20-8 Mid-Con Regular Season Co-Champions Buffalo 23-8 Mid-Con Tourn. Finals Buffalo 22-6 Mid-Con Tourn. Semifinals Buffalo Mid-Con Tourn. Semifinals Manhattan MAAC Tourn. Quarterfinals Manhattan MAAC Tourn. Quarterfinals Manhattan MAAC Tourn. Quarterfinals Manhattan MAAC Tourn. Semifinals Manhattan MAAC Regular Season Champions MAAC Tourn. Champions NCAA Tourn Robert Morris Robert Morris NEC Tourn. Finals Robert Morris 20-9 NEC Tourn. Semifinals Robert Morris 8-4 Preseason No. 3 Pick Record at Hilbert College (12 seasons) Record at Buffalo (8 seasons) Record at Manhattan (5 seasons) Record at Robert Morris (3 seasons) Division I Record (15 seasons) Division II Record (1 season) Overall Coaching Record (28 seasons)

3 Colonial Women s Basketball Game Notes - Page 3 Coaching Staff Charlie Buscaglia Top Assistant Coach ~ Recruiting Coordinator Fourth Season ~ Manhattan 03 Charlie Buscaglia enters his fourth season as an assistant women's basketball coach at Robert Morris, but his eight-year working under head coach Sal Buscaglia. Buscaglia is the team s recruiting coordinator. Buscaglia comes to Robert Morris from Manhattan College, the 2003 Metro Atlantic Athletics Conference Champions and NCAA tournament participant, where he was an assistant from 1998 until While at Manhattan, Buscaglia focused mainly on recruiting. He signed Rosalee Mason, who averaged a double-double for the Lady Jaspers and finished her career as Manhattan's all-time leading rebounder and third leading scorer.buscaglia believes that recruiting is the life line of the success of Robert Morris basketball. He continues to have strong ties in the New York City area and Western Pennsylvania, along with premier junior college programs. Aside from recruiting, Buscaglia has helped run summer basketball camps and clinics at the University at Buffalo from 1994 until 1998 and was a camp coordinator at Manhattan during his tenure there. Joe DeAntonio Assistant Coach First Season ~ Penn State 83 Joe DeAntonio enters his first season with the Colonials. His primary responsibilities are skill development of the post players, film exchange, travel and handling the budget. Additional responsibilities include opponent scouting, assisting the head coach with game preparation, game strategy, and practice planning. DeAntonio has had a variety of previous coaching experiences. In his many years of coaching, DeAntonio has never been part of a staff that has coached a team with a losing record. Prior to his arrival at Robert Morris, DeAntonio was the top assistant and recruiting coordinator at Manhattan College. His recruiting efforts were highly instrumental in 2003 when Manhattan College advanced to a Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference title and an NCAA Tournament appearance. "He did an amazing job at Mt. Aloysius Junior College leading them to numerous NJCAA national tournaments," said Buscaglia. "As a member of my staff at Manhattan he helped lay the foundation for our conference championship and participation in the NCAA Tournament." DeAntonio was selected the NJCAA Region XX / District Coach of the Year six times, while his teams won the Eastern Regional Championship four times as well as the region title seven times. His teams earned NJCAA national tournament bids on four different occasions including one Elite Eight and three Sweet Sixteen appearances. Colonials at a Glance Starters Returning / Lost... 4 / 1 Letterwinners Returning / Lost... 8 / 4 Returning Starters (Ht., Year) (ppg / rpg): G - Princess Asia Alston (5-8, Sr.) (8.2 / 2.3) G - Psyche Butler (5-10, Sr.) (12.2 / 10.1) F/C - Sugeiry Monsac (6-1, Sr.) (11.4 / 7.0)* G - Natasha Summerville (5-8, Sr.) (15.2 / 3.6 / 1.79 apg) Overall Record: Home Record: Road Record: Neutral Record: NEC Record / Finish: 15-3 / T-2nd * only played five games due to injury Robert Morris Quick Facts Location: Moon Township, Pa. Founded: 1921 Enrollment: 5,000 Affiliation: NCAA I Conference: Northeast Nickname: Colonials President: Dr. Gregory G Dell Omo Home Court: Charles L. Sewall Center Capacity: 3,056 Athletic Director: Craig Coleman, M.D. Associate Athletic Director: Marty Galosi Asst. Athletic Director: Meghan Sweeney Asst. Athletic Director: Sean Simmons Asst. Athletic Director / SWA: Addie Muti Sports Information Director: Jim Duzyk Asst. Sports Info Director: Ken Baker Asst. Sports Info Director: Jeff McCafferty Office: (412) Fax: (412) Press Row: (412) sidga01@rmu.edu Shekinah Brazzle Assistant Coach First Season ~ Toledo 02 Shekinah Brazzle enters her first season as an assistant coach for the Lady Colonials. She is primarily responsible for individual skill instruction, assisting in strength and conditioning and scouting of opponents. She also assists in practice and game planning, recruiting. Brazzle also works directly with Sean Simmons in the academic area of the program. Brazzle comes to Robert Morris after completing a graduate assistantship at Marshall University. She spent the and seasons at Marshall. While at Marshall, she was primarily responsible for coordinating the film exchange and editing game tapes, worked with the guards, aided in on campus recruiting and team travel. She was the director of the Ball Girl program, helped raise $30,000 in the annual Locker Room Club golf fundraiser. Some of her other duties dealt with the marketing of the program, such as she organized community service projects and supervised sports and marketing interns. While playing at Toledo, Brazzle was named Team Defensive Player of the Year and ranked second in assist to turnover ratio. She also won a MAC regular season and conference championship. She also played at Midland Junior College. She was named First Team All-Conference and team offensive player if the year. Brazzle started her collegiate playing career at Lower Columbia Junior College, where she was named to the All-Freshman team and was the second leading scorer on the team. RMU vs Opponents Miami (Ohio) Kent State Marshall(possible opponent) Southern (possible opponent)...first Meeting Coppin State Duquesne St. Louis......First Meeting Pittsburgh Wagner Youngstown Ohio Longwood Bowling Green Central Conn. State Quinnipiac Fairleigh Dickinson Long Island Mount St. Mary s Sacred Heart Saint Francis (Pa.) Monmouth St. Francis (N.Y.) Total

4 Colonial Women s Basketball Game Notes - Page 4 RMU-Quinnipiac Statistical Comparison Category QU RMU All Games All Games Points Per Game Points Allowed Per Game Scoring Margin Field-Goal Percentage Three-Point FG Percentage Three-Point FG Made per Game Free-Throw Percentage Opponent FG Percentage Opponent Three-Point FG Percentage Opponent Free-Throw Percentage Rebound Average Rebound Margin AROUND THE NEC Standings (games through Jan. 6, 2007) NEC All 1. Sacred Heart Robert Morris Quinnipiac Long Island Monmouth Fairleigh Dickinson Central Conn. St St. Francis (PA) Mount St. Mary's St. Francis (NY) Wagner Results / Upcoming Games: Scouting the Blue Devils- The Bobcats enter today's game with an 8-4 overall record and a 2-1 mark in the NEC. Quinnipiac has lost its last three games including a loss to conference opponent Saint Francis (Pa.) on Jan. 6, The Bobcats next travel to Wagner to end a span of five straight games away from home, where they are an unblemished 5-0, but are only 2-4 on the road. Sophomore Erin Kerner leads the Bobcats in scoring (18.6 ppg), while junior Monique Lee is pulling down a team high 6.4 rpg and also is averaging 14.7 ppg. Also, scoring in double figures for Quinnipiac is sophomore Mandy Pennewell with 10.2 ppg. For the season, Quinnipiac is shooting 44.7% from the field including 38.1% from beyond the three point arc. They are also making 79.3% of their free throws. Quinnipiac Head Coach Tricia Fabbri (12 season at QU)- Fabbri s 144 Division I victories are the most in Quinnipiac women s basketball history. She won 22 games during the season setting a new personal career high. Fabbri has been named the NEC Coach of the Year on two occasions first in and then again in RMU s Last Game -Senior Jenna Burkett made five three-pointers, giving her 157 for her career passing former Colonial Noelle Chiodo for first place all-time, helping the Robert Morris University women s basketball team defeat Central Connecticut State, 80-65, Saturday night at the Charles L. Sewall Center. RMU opened quick and never looked back as they led from start-to-finish beginning with a 9-2 run to open the game. The run consisted of a Chinata Nesbit and a Psyche Butler lay-up, then was finished off with a Burkett three-pointer. The Colonials continued to pour it on by upping their lead to 12 with 7:33 remaining in the first half after a Sugeiry Monsac lay up, capping off a 6-0 run. The Blue Devils cut the lead down to nine with 6:10 left in the half after a P.J. Wade lay up making the score Burkett made her second three-pointer with 2:58 to go in the first half giving RMU a 15 point, lead. The Colonials lead would reach as high as 17 after a Monsac lay up, but four Wade free throws for CCSU and two Nesbit free throws sandwiched in between allowed the Blue Devils to stay with in 15 going into the half with a score of at halftime. The Colonials continued their offensive assault taking an 18 point lead 4:03 into the second half after a Natasha Summerville basket. CCSU outscored RMU 9-2 over the next 3:31 cutting the RMU lead down to 10 points with 12:04 left in the second half. The Colonials then used an 11-0 run to improve their lead to a game high 21 points with 9:33 left in the game. During that span, Burkett made her third and fourth three-pointers of the afternoon. The Blue Devils got back to within 15 points with 4:09 remaining in the game, when Burkett knocked down her fifth three-pointer of the game just nine seconds later, moving her into first place on the RMU all-time record book, making the score RMU outscored CCSU from that point on, giving the Colonials an victory. Leading Scorers: Monsac (28), Summerville (19), Burkett (15) Leading Rebounders: Monsac (10), Butler (6), Summerville (5) Assists: Smith (5), Monsac (4), Summerville (3) Tuesday, January 2 St. Francis (N.Y.) Wednesday, January 3 St. Francis Dayton Central Conn. State Sacred Mount St. Mary s Long Monmouth Saturday, January 6 Long Island Sacred St. Francis (N.Y.) Mount St. Mary Monmouth (2OT) St. Francis (Pa.) Central Conn. Robert Morris Fairleigh Dickinson Monday, January 8 Fairleigh Sacred Heart Mount St. Mary Long Island Monmouth Robert Morris Central Conn. St. Francis (Pa.) 7:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. Wednesday, January 10 Central Conn. State 7:00 p.m. Fairleigh St. Francis (N.Y.) 7:00 p.m. Saturday, January 13 Sacred Heart St. Francis Long Island Wagner Robert Fairleigh Dickinson St. Francis Mount St. Mary s 2:00 p.m. 2:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. 4:30 p.m. 7:00 p.m. Monday, January 15 Quinnipiac 1:00 p.m. Robert Long Island 2:00 p.m. St. Francis Fairleigh Dickinson 7:00 p.m. Central Conn. Mount St. Mary s 7:00 p.m. Sacred Heart 7:00 p.m.

5 Colonial Women s Basketball Game Notes - Page Miscellaneous Statistics Double-Figure Scoring Games (41)... Player Career Sugeiry Monsac Natasha Summerville Jenna Burkett Psyche Butler Princess Asia Alston Chinata Nesbit Arlene Mull Point Scoring Games (0)... Player Career Sugeiry Monsac Natasha Summerville Jenna Burkett Point Scoring Games (11)... Player Career Natasha Summerville Jenna Burkett Sugeiry Monsac Psyche Butler Chinata Nesbit Double-Figure Rebounding Games (12)... Player Career Sugeiry Monsac Psyche Butler Chinata Nesbit Double-Doubles (10)... Player Career Sugiery Monsac Psyche Butler Chinata Nesbit Steals Games (5)... Player Career Natasha Summerville Psyche Butler Arlene Mull Kendra Williams Princess Asia Alston Markesha Smith Sugeiry Monsac Three-Pointers in a Game (3)... Player Career Jenna Burkett Natasha Summerville RMU S Active Leading... Scorers Pts. Sugeiry Monsac 860 Jenna Burkett 595 Natasha Summerville 590 Psyche Butler 452 Princess Asia Alston 292 Chinata Nesbit 216 Arlene Mull 180 Kendra Williams 77 Markesha Smith 46 Crystal Champion 7 Rebounders # Sugeiry Monsac 493 Psyche Butler 339 Jenna Burkett 164 Natasha Summerville 149 Arlene Mull 133 Chinata Nesbit 119 Princess Asia Alston 85 Kendra Williams 44 Markesha Smith 19 Crystal Champion 9 Assists # Sugeiry Monsac 119 Natasha Summerville 72 Arlene Mull 61 Jenna Burkett 57 Psyche Butler 58 Princess Asia Alston 50 Kendra Williams 46 Markesha Smith 47 Chinata Nesbit 28 Crystal Champion 2 Steals # Sugeiry Monsac 142 Natasha Summerville 70 Princess Asia Alston 50 Psyche Butler 49 Jenna Burkett 35 Arlene Mull 31 Kendra Williams 27 Chinata Nesbit 19 Markesha Smith 4 Field Goals # Sugiery Monsac 318 Natasha Summerville 235 Jenna Burkett 200 Psyche Butler 158 Princess Asia Alston 118 Arlene Mull 81 Chinata Nesbit 77 Kendra Williams 28 Markesha Smith 16 Crystal Champion 2

6 Colonial Women s Basketball Game Notes - Page Top Performances Individual Scoring 29 - Nesbit vs. Ohio (12/21/06) 28 - Monsac vs. Central Conn. State (1/6/07) 26 - Summerville vs. Kent State (11/17/06) 26 - Longwood (12/28/06) 26 - Longwood (12/28/06) 25 - Bowling Green (12/31/06) 24 - Monsac vs. Miami (11/12/06) 23 - Monsac vs. Coppin State (11/22/06) 21 - Nesbit vs. Miami (11/12/06) Rebounding 15 - Nesbit vs. Duquesne (11/28/06) 13 - Monsac vs. Duquesne (11/28/06) 12 - Pitt (12506) 11 - Youngstown State (12/18/06) 11 - Nesbit vs. Ohio (12/21/06) 11 - Longwood (12/28/06) 10 - Marshall (11/18/06) 10 - Pitt (12/5/06) 10 - Youngstown State (12/18/06) 10 - Longwood (12/28/06) 10 - Bowling Green (12/31/06) 10 - Monsac vs. Central Conn. State (1/6/07) Assists 7 - Youngstown State (12/18/06) 5 - Smith vs. Miami (11/12/06) 5 - Marshall (11/18/06) 5 - Wagner (12/9/06) 5 - Monsac vs. Ohio (12/21/06) 5 - Longwood (12/28/06) 5 - Bowling Green (12/31/06) 5 - Bowling Green (12/31/06) 5 - Smith vs. Central Conn. State (1/6/07) Robert Morris in the NEC Rankings through games of Jan. 7, 2007 Individual Natasha Summerville 3-Pt. Field Goals Made...3rd (1.58) Scoring...12th (12.3) Chinata Nesbit Scoring...2nd (18.0) Offensive Rebounds...1st (4.42) Rebounding...2nd (9.9) Blocked Shots...6th (1.08) Defensive Rebounds...7th (5.50) Field Goal Pct....7th (.513) Steals...T-11th (1.58) Sugeiry Monsac Steals...2nd (3.33) Offensive Rebounds...4th (3.42) Rebounding...4th (9.2) Defensive Rebounds...4th (5.75) Scoring...5th (16.8) Field Goal Pct...4th (.527) Psyche Butler Field Goal Pct...5th (.525) Scoring...17th (11.2) Markesha Smith Assist/Turnover Ratio...2nd (1.84) Assists...2nd (3.83) Jenna Burkett 3-Pt. Field Goals Made...1st (2.18) 3-Pt. Field Goal Pct....1st (.471) Steals 7 - Wagner (12/9/06) 7 - Youngstown State (12/18/06) 6 - Monsac vs. Duquesne (11/28/06) Three-Point Field Goals 5 - Wagner (12/9/06) 5 - Youngstown State (12/18/06) 5 - Burkett vs. Central Conn. State (1/6/07) Team Scoring Longwood W, vs. Miami W, Scoring Defense Wagner W, Youngstown State W, Field Goal Percentage.538 vs. Miami W, Longwood W, Field Goal Percentage Youngstown State W, vs. Duquesne W, Free-Throw Percentage Marshall L, Three Point Field Goal Percentage.566 vs. Kent State W, Bowling Green L, Team Scoring Offense...1st (77.1) Scoring Defense...9th (69.8) Scoring Margin...1st (+ 7.2) Free Throw Pct....9th (.659) Field Goal Pct....1st (.450) Field Goal Pct. Defense...7th (.439) 3-Pt. Field Goal Pct....3rd (.330) 3-Pt. Field Goal Pct. Defense...11th (.378) 3-Pt. Field Goals Made...1st (5.58) Rebounding Offense...3rd (39.8) Rebounding Defense...3rd (35.6) Rebounding Margin...2nd (+4.2) Blocked Shots...8th (1.83) Assists...1st (15.67) Steals...3rd (9.58) Turnover Margin...3rd (+3.00) Assist / Turnover Margin...1st (0.91) Offensive Rebounds...1st (16.92) Defensive Rebounds...6th (22.83)

7 Colonial Women s Basketball Game Notes - Page 7 Home-Sweet-Home: Last year was the second straight season that the Colonials won 12 of their 20 games on their home court, the Charles L. Sewall Center. The 12 wins ties the season total for most home victories in a season. Also, last seasons.923 winning percentage on their home court eclipsed the teams.800 winning percent as the highest ever for one season. Since the opening of the Sewall Center during the season, RMU has compiled a record for a.491 winning percentage. Preseason Honors: According to a poll taken by Northeast Conference head coaches, the Robert Morris University women's basketball team has been picked to finish third in the conference in The Colonials received one first-place vote, while Quinnipiac, picked second in the poll received two first-place votes. Preseason favorite Sacred Heart received the final eight first-place votes. After garnering First Team All-NEC honors a season ago, senior forward Psyche Butler was selected to the preseason all-conference team. Joining Butler is fellow forward Gabriella Guegbelet of Central Conn. State, guards Erin Kerner of Quinnipiac, Tiffany Hill of St. Francis (N.Y.) and Player of the Year Amanda Pape of Sacred Heart. A look at the 2006 NEC preseason coaches poll: Team (First-Place Votes) 1. Sacred Heart (8) 2. Quinnipiac (2) 3. Robert Morris (1) 4. Monmouth 5. Long Island 6. Mount St. Mary's 7. Central Conn. State 8. St. Francis (N.Y.) 9. Fairleigh Dickinson 10. Saint Francis (Pa.) 11. Wagner All-Time Series Versus the Bobcats Record by Decade 1980 s Home Away Overall W/L s Home Away Overall W/L s Home Away Overall W/L Overall Home Away Overall W/L Coaches (at RMU) Home Away Overall Sal Buscaglia Kim Basick Renate Costner Lynn Roman Dan Swalga She is Back: After missing most of last season with an injury, Sugeiry Monsac has showed no signs of slowing down and is picking up where she left off after the campaign. She currently ranks in the top-5 in the NEC in six different categories. She ranks 2nd in steals (3.33), 4th in offensive rebounds (3.42), rebounds (9.2), defensive rebounds (5.75) and field goal percentage (52.7%), and 5th in scoring (16.8) (games through Jan. 7, 2007) Setting Records: Senior guard Jenna Burkett has gone 24- for-51 this season from beyond the arc giving her 157 career three-pointers placing her in first place on the RMU alltime record book for career three-pointers made, passing former Colonial Noelle Chiodo ( ). Chiodo finished her career with 156 three pointers. Over the last three seasons, Burkett has averaged just under 45 three-pointers per season. During the season Burkett h it 65 threepointers, ranking second in the RMU single season record book. Chasing Another Record: Senior Jenna Burkett has attempted 463 career three-pointers placing her in 2nd place on the RMU all-time record book for three-pointers attempted. Burkett is currently 23 attempts away from passing former Colonial Candace John ( ). John finished her career at RMU with 486 career three-pointers attempted. Four-for-All: Of the Colonials 925 points scored this season, Chinata Nesbit (216), Natasha Summerville (148), Sugeiry Monsac (201) and Psyche Butler (123) have scored 74.4% of those points by tallying 688 total points. Moving the Ball Around: Freshman Markesha Smith is averaging 3.83 assists per game ranking her second in the Northeast Conference. She also ranks second in assist/turnover ratio with a 1.84 ratio. In the Colonials two conference games this season, Smith is averaging 5.00 assists per game. Its a Bird, Its a Plane, Its Chinata Nesbit: Junior, junior college transfer, Chinata Nesbit has stormed onto the scene for the Colonials by starting every game this season. Nesbit is one of only two players in the Northeast Conference averaging a double-double with 18.8 points and 10.5 rebounds per game. How they Rank in the Country: Junior Chinata Nesbit ranks in the top-30 in two different categories in the country. Her 10.5 rebounds per game rank her 14th in the country, while her 18.8 points per game rank her 29th. Also, senior Sugeiry Monsac ranks 13th in the country averaging 3.4 steals per game

8 Colonial Women s Basketball Game Notes - Page Numerical Roster No. Name Yr. Ht. Pos. Hometown / High School, Junior College 1 Chinata Nesbit Jr. 6-2 F Washington, D.C. / Chipola J.C. 4 Markesha Smith Fr. 5-6 G Clemson, S.C. / Oak Hill Academy 15 Sugeiry Monsac * Sr. 6-1 F/C Villa Maria, Dom. Prep. / Arizona Western J.C. 20 Princess Asia Alston * Sr. 5-8 G Lowell, Mass. / Butler C.C. 21 Kendra Williams * So. 5-7 G Bronx, N.Y. / Mount St. Ursula 23 Jenna Burkett *** Sr. 5-9 G Altoona, Pa. / Altoona Area 24 Arlene Mull *** Sr. 6-1 F Irwin, Pa. / Greensburg Central Catholic 25 Crystal Champion Sr. 6-0 F Washington, D.C. / Marshall 32 Natasha Summerville * Sr. 5-8 G Arlington, Texas / Frank Phillips C.C. 33 Psyche Butler * # Sr G Fort Worth, Texas / New Mexico J.C. * Letters Earned # Senior academically, but junior eligibility wise Head Coach: Sal Buscaglia (fourth year at RMU; Canisius) Assistant Coaches: Charlie Buscaglia, Joe DeAntonio, Shekinah Brazzle Pronunciation Guide: Sugeiry: Su-HEY-dee, Burkett: BURK-ett, Psyche: Sa-She, Chinata: Cha-Ne-Ta By Class: Seniors (7): Princess Asia Alston, Jenna Burkett, Psyche Butler, Crystal Champion, Sugiery Monsac, Arlene Mull, Natasha Summerville Juniors (2): Chinata Nesbit Sophomores (1): Kendra Williams Freshman (1): Markesha Smith By Height Nesbit Monsac, Mull Champion Butler Burkett Alston, Summerville Williams Smith Starting Lineups Opponent Guard Guard Forward Forward Center Record Miami (Ohio) Summerville Williams Butler Nesbit Monsac 1-0 vs. Kent State Summerville Williams Butler Nesbit Monsac Marshall Summerville Williams Butler Nesbit Monsac 2-1 COPPIN STATE Summerville Williams Butler Nesbit Monsac 2-2 DUQUESNE Summerville Williams Butler Nesbit Monsac Pittsburgh Summerville Williams Alston Nesbit Monsac Wagner Summerville Williams Butler Nesbit Monsac 4-3, Youngstown Summerville Williams Butler Nesbit Monsac 5-3 OHIO Summerville Williams Butler Nesbit Monsac Longwood Summerville Williams Butler Nesbit Monsac Bowling Green Summerville Williams Butler Nesbit Monsac 7-4 CENTRAL CONN. STATE Burkett Williams Butler Nesbit Monsac 8-4, 2-0 Fairleigh Monmouth SAINT FRANCIS FAIRLEIGH Sacred Quinnipiac ST. FRANCIS (N.Y.) WAGNER LONG Central Conn. Mount St. Mary s

9 Colonial Women s Basketball Game Notes - Page 9 Season Records Robert Morris Basketball Points 1. Sugeiry Monsac ( ) Lee Repasky ( ) Betsy Puskar ( ) 499 Sheri Horvath ( ) Laura Lindak ( ) 495 Points Per Game 1. Lee Repasky ( ) Sugeiry Monsac ( ) Laura Lindak ( ) Lee Repasky ( ) Sheri Hirvath ( ) 17.8 Rebounds 1. Elise James ( ) Sugeiry Monsac ( ) Maebeth Schalles ( ) JoAnn Beatty ( ) Betsy Puskar ( ) 293 Steals 1. Kim Basick ( ) Kathy Frederick ( ) Terry Gaus ( ) Sugiery Monsac ( ) Betsy Puskar ( ) 91 Field Goal Percentage 1. Kim Mong ( ) Psyche Butler ( ) Kim Mong ( ) JoAnn Beatty ( ) Tammy Ryan ( ) 51.8 Field Goals Made 1. Lee Repasky ( ) Sugeiry Monsac ( ) Betsy Puskar ( ) Lee Repasky ( ) Sheri Horvath ( ) Elise James ( ) 178 Natasha Summerville ( ) JoAnn Beatty ( ) 174 Elise James ( ) JoAnn Beatty ( ) Career Games / Starts No. Player GP GS 1 Chinata Nesbit Markesha Smith Sugiery Monsac Princess Asia Alston Kendra Williams Jenna Burkett Arlene Mull Crystal Champion Natasha Summerville Psyche Butler The Last Time... RMU won a season opener: 11/12/ vs. Miami (Ohio) (90-89) RMU won a season opener on the road: 11/26/85 Akron (67-56) RMU won a NEC season opener: 12/9/2006 Wagner (78-47) 2007 RMU won a NEC Tournament Game: 3/4/ vs. Mount St. Mary s (65-56) NEC Quaterfinals RMU scored more than 100 points: 2/23/ vs. FDU ( OT) Oppoenent scored more than 100 points: 12/7/ West Virginia (114-45) RMU lost scoring less than 40 points: 12/6/2005 Pittsburgh (66-36) An opponent scored less than 40 points: 3/5/ CCSU (72-39) NEC Quaterfinals RMU won by more than 20 points: 1/6/ vs. Central Conn. State (80-65) RMU won by more than 30 points: 12/9/2006 Wagner (78-47) Largest margin of victory: 61 points - 2/28/1980 vs. Chatham (85-24) Season Records Field Goals Attempted 1. Lee Repasky ( ) Sugiery Monsac ( ) Natasha Summerville ( ) Lee Repasky ( ) Betsy Puskar ( ) 451 Three-Point Field Goal Percentage 1. Kelly Sabol ( ) Noelle Chiodo ( ) Jolene Streit ( ) Kristin Greco ( ) 43.6 Jenna Eckleberry ( ) Kim Davis ( ) 43.3 Melissa Tusick ( ) Candace John ( ) Le Sheala Dawson ( ) Tess Cooley ( ) 38.0 Three-Point Field Goals Made 1. Candace John ( ) Jenna Burkett ( ) Laura Lindak ( ) Natasha Summerville ( ) Noelle Chiodo ( ) 53 Three-Point Field Goals Attempted 1. Candace John ( ) Natasha Summerville ( ) Jenna Burkett ( ) Laura Lindak ( ) LeSheala Dawson ( ) 165 Free Throws Made 1. Kathy Frederick ( ) Sugiery Monsac ( ) Kathy Frederick ( ) Stacy Ritter ( ) Laura Lindak ( ) 120 Free Throws Attempted 1. Sugiery Monsac ( ) Kathy Frederick ( ) Kathy Frederick ( ) Satcy Ritter ( ) Sheri Horvath ( ) 178

10 Colonial Women s Basketball Game Notes - Page 10 O Captain My Captain: With the roster being dominated by upperclassmen, coach Sal Buscaglia has decided to use four first-time captains. Seniors Sugiery Monsac, Psyche Butler, Natasha Sumemrville and Jenna Burkett will have the task of leading the Colonials during the season. Boy Have Things Changed: In a span of just three years Sal Buscaglia has turned the Robert Morris University women s basketball team into a perenial conference power. When Buscaglia arrived at RMU the Colonials had only won seven games the previous three seasons. After suffering through his worst season record-wise as a head coach in , Buscaglia turned his team into a 20-team. After going 20-9 last season, Buscaglia became the fist head coach in the program s history to guide a team to back-to-back 20 win seasons. This Years Recruiting Class: RMU was able to obtain two new additions for the roster this season, Chinata Nesbit and Markesha Smith. Nesbit played two season at Chipola Junior College before signing with the Colonials this season. She averaged 15.5 points and 10.1 rebounds per game as a sophomore at Chipola. Nesbit was also selected to the Kodak All-America Second Team and the NJCAA All-Tournament team. She was ranked 23rd overall in the nation and the fifth best wing forward by the Adidas All-Star Report. Smith is a freshman who played her senior season of high school basketball at Oak Hill Prep where she averaged 16 points and 6 assists per game. As a junior at DW Daniel High School she averaged 20 points, six assists, four rebounds and three steals per game over three years at DW Daniel High School and was named First Team All-Conference her freshman, sophomore and junior season. Smith also, Garnered All-South Carolina First Team honors her sophomore and junior year and was named conference player of the year her junior year. Road to the NCAA Tournament: After finishing with 20 wins each of last two seasons, RMU looks to take the next step and advance to the NCAA Tournament for the first time in the program s history. RMU returns six seniors in Sugeiry Monsac, Princess Asia Alston, Jenna Burkett, Arlene Mull and Natasha Summerville, along with Psyche Butler (who is a senior academically) for the season. RMU will look to use their leadership to guide them to a NEC Tournament Championship. Of the six seniors, Monsac, Burkett and Mull were all a part of the squad that fell one game short of competing in the big dance. Conference Play: When the NEC schedule came to an end, RMU had three players rank in the conference s top-30 in points per game. Summerville (17.1), Butler (12.9) and Alston (8.8) combined to average 38.8 points per game. The rest off the team averaged a combined 28.9 points per game of the total 67.7 points per game RMU averaged per conference tilt. Cleaning The Glass: Of the Colonials 1,085 rebounds during the season, five players accounted for over 66% of those. Psyche Butler (274), Tess Cooley (195), Natasha Summerville (104), Crystal Ahmed (78) and Princess Asia Alston (65) recorded 716 rebounds over the season. Of the three returning Colonials from that list, Butler, Summerville and Alston tallied 41% of those rebounds (443 total).

11 Colonial Women s Basketball Game Notes - Page Top Performances Individual Scoring 32 - Saint Francis (Pa.) (2/15/06) 31 - Summerville vs. Saint Francis (Pa.) (1/11/06) 29 - Summerville vs. Long Island (1/14/06) 25 - Fairleigh Dickinson (2/18/06) 24 - Wagner (1/21/06) 24 - Butler vs. Quinnipiac (2/12/06) 23 - Summerville vs. Youngstown State (11/18/05) 22 - Dawson vs. Mount St. Mary s (2/25/06) 22 - Summerville vs. Mount St. Mary s (3/4/06) 21 - Summerville vs. Loyola (Ill.) (12/26/05) 20 - Summerville vs. Monmouth (1/30/06) Rebounding 18 - Mount St. Mary s (2/6/06) 18 - Butler vs. Central Conn. State (2/10/06) 17 - Sacred Heart (1/23/06) 16 - Butler vs. Quinnipiac (2/12/06) 15 - Butler vs. Wagner (12/10/05) 15 - Butler vs. St. Francis (N.Y.) (1/16/06) 15 - Butler vs. Fairleigh Dickinson (1/28/06) Assists 7 - Perry vs. Norfolk State (12/4/06) 7 - Summerville vs. Quinnipiac (2/12/06) 6 - Cleveland State (12/28/05) 6 - Williams vs. Long Island (1/14/06) Steals 7 - Fairleigh Dickinson (2/18/06) 6 - Cleveland State (12/28/06) 6 - Summerville vs. Monmouth (1/30/06) Three-Point Field Goals 8 - Butler vs. Quinnipiac (2/12/06) 7 - Fairleigh Dickinson (2/18/06) 7 - Summerville vs. Quinnipiac (2/12/06) 7 - St. Francis (N.Y.) (2/2/06) 7 - Butler vs. Monmouth (1/30/06) 7 - Butler vs. St. Francis (N.Y.) (1/16/06) 7 - Monmouth (1/9/06) Team Scoring 79 vs. St. Francis (Pa.) W, vs. Norfolk State W, Scoring Defense 40 vs. Central Conn. State W, vs. Saint Francis (Pa.) W, Field Goal Percentage.508 vs. Saint Francis (Pa.) W, vs. Norfolk State W, Field Goal Percentage Defense.279 vs. Central Conn. State W, vs. Saint Francis (Pa.) W, Free-Throw Percentage.867 vs. Fairleigh Dickinson L, Three Point Field Goal Percentage.529 vs. Saint Francis (Pa.) W West Virginia L, The Colonials in the NEC Rankings (at the conclusion of last season) Individual #14 Le Sheala Dawson 3-Pt. Field Goal Pct....3rd (.381) 3-Pt. Field Goals Made...6th (1.54) # 23 Jenna Burkett 3-Pt. Field Goals Made...7th (1.50) 3-Pt. Field Goal Pct th (.331) # 32 Natasha Summerville 3-Pt. Field Goals Made...3rd (1.97) Scoring...5th (15.2) Steals...7th (1.93) # 33 Psyche Butler Field Goal Pct....1st (.532) Rebounding...2nd (10.1) Offensive Rebounds...2nd (4.26) Defensive Rebounds...2nd (5.89) Scoring...14th (12.2) #44 Tess Cooley Blocks...4th (1.62) Rebounding...8th (6.7) Offensive Rebounds...8th (2.86) Defensive Rebounds...10th (3.86) Team Scoring Offense th (63.9) Scoring Defense...4th (62.0) Scoring Margin...3rd (+1.9) Free Throw Pct...5th (.700) Field Goal Pct....7th (.387) Field Goal Pct. Defense...4th (.400) 3-Pt. Field Goal Pct....5th (.311) 3-Pt. Field Goal Pct. Defense...3rd (.324) 3-Pt. Field Goals Made...1st (6.48) Rebounding Offense...6th (37.4) Rebounding Defense...7th (39.1) Rebounding Margin...5th (-1.7) Blocked Shots...4th (3.55) Assists...8th (12.83) Steals...6th (8.07) Turnover Margin...2nd (+2.52) Assist / Turnover Ratio...2nd (0.89) Offensive Rebounds...7th (14.03) Defensive Rebounds...6th

12 Colonial Women s Basketball Game Notes - Page 12 RMU Statistical Trends Robert Morris is... At home On the road Neutral Site Overtime Home Northeast Conference Away Northeast Conference When playing teams w/ winning record When playing teams w/ losing record When playing teams w/.500 record Games decided by 1 point Games decided by 5 points or less Games decided by 6-10 points Games decided by 10 points or more When outrebounding opponent When outrebounded by opponent When rebounds equal When leading at the half When trailing at the half When tied at the half When outshooting opponent When outshot by opponent When tied in shooting w/ opponent When team has 30+ rebounds When team has 40+ rebounds When team has 50+ rebounds When team shoots below 40% When team shoots above 40% When team shoots 50% or above When RMU makes 5+ 3-pt. field goals When RMU makes pt. field goals When an RMU player scores When an RMU player scores When an RMU players scores When an RMU player has 10+ rebounds When an RMU player has 10+ assists When an RMU player has 5+ steals FROM THE FIELD When scoring 80 or more points When scoring points When scoring points When scoring below 60 points When opponents score under 60 points When opponents score points When opponents score points When opponents score 80 or more points MONTHS OF THE YEAR Playing in November Playing in December Playing in January Playing in February Playing in March DAYS OF THE WEEK Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Day Games Night Games The Long Ball For the second straight season, RMU led the NEC in three-pointers made per game. Sal Buscaglia s first recruiting class was filled with guards that could shoot the ball and that they did averaging 5.53 three-pointers per game in The recruiting class for the season also brought in players that can shoot from downtown. New comer Natasha Summerville and Jenna Burkett both ranked in the top-10 in the Northeast Conference in three-pointers made per game. During the season RMU made five or more three-pointer in 24-of-29 games. On the season the Colonials shot.311 from beyond the arc making 188 three-pointers compared to their opponents who made 115. Here is a look at the top-5 of NEC standings for three-pointers made per game: Team GP No. 3PG 1.Robert Morris Long Island Mount St. Mary's Sacred Heart Fairleigh Dickinson The Colonials find themselves atop the NEC leader board for three-pointers made per game by hitting 5.71 per game. The team has the same two Colonials as the season lurking atop the three-point categories. Jenna Burkett is ranked first in both three-point field goal percentage (43.2%) and three-pointers made per game (1.90), wile Natasha Summerville ranks third in three-pointers made per game (1.64) and 15th in three-point field goal percentage (24%). RMU is shooting 33% from beyond the arc making 61-of-185 attempts. Here is a look at the top-5 three-point shooting teams in the NEC: Team GP No. 3pg 1. Robert Morris Quinnipiac Mount St. Mary s Fairleigh Dickinson Long Island

13 Colonial Women s Basketball Game Notes - Page 13 The Last Time it Happaned (Individual)... AN RMU PLAYER SCORED 30+ POINTS (span of 17 games overall) Home - 31 by Natasha Summerville in a win over St. Francis (Pa.), 01/11/06 (span of 12 games) Road - 32 by Natasha Summerville in a St. Francis (Pa.), 02/15/06 (span of 10 games) The Winning Number is 20 The Northeast Conference featured five schools last season that combined to score 20.0 points per game in Ranking fourth on that list was Natasha Summerville and Psyche Butler. The duo led by Summerville s 15.2 points per game combined for 27.4 points per game last season. A look at the top five returning scoring duos in the NEC: THREE RMU PLAYERS RECORDED A DOUBLE-DOUBLE (span of 321 game overall) Home - By Michele Witt (23 pts, 14 reb.), Sheri Horvath (17 pts, 10 reb.), and Rhonda Phillips (11 pts., 10 reb.) in a win over St. Francis (N.Y.), 01/29/95 (span of 148 game) Road - None TWO RMU PLAYERS RECORDED A DOUBLE-DOUBLE (span of 2 game overall) Home - By Sugeiry Monsac (14 pts, 13 reb) and Chinata Nesbit (18 pts, 15 reb) in a win vs. Duquesne, 11/28/2006 (span of 2 games) Road - By Sugeiry Monsac (26 pts, 10 reb) and Chinata Nesbit (26 pts, 11 reb) in a Longwood, 12/28/2006 (span of 1 games) THREE RMU PLAYERS SCORED 20+ POINTS (span of 2 games overall) Home - By Sugeiry Monsac (24), Chinata Nesbit (21) and Natasha Summerville (20) in a win over Miami (Ohio), 11/12/06 (span of 4 game) Road - By Sugeiry Monsac (26), Chinata Nesbit (26) and Psyche Butler (20) in a Longwood, 12/28/2006 (span of 1 games) SIX RMU PLAYERS SCORED IN DOUBLE FIGUES (span of 85 games overall) Home - By Candace John (20), Missy Spangler (17), Valarie Jacobs (13), Sarah McDonald (12), Keisha Brown (11), and Meghan Jent (10) in a victory over St. Francis (N.Y.), 02/09/02 (span of 64 games) Road - none AN RMU PLAYER HIT 7+ THREE-POINTERS (span of 158 games overall) Home - By Keisha Brown (7-for-12) in a overtime victory over Fairleigh Dickinson, 02/23/02 (span of 58 games) Road - By Jenna Burkett (9-for-20) in a Army, 12/28/03 (span of 29 games; also set single-game school record) (span of 44 games overall) MISCELLANEOUS INDIVIDUAL An RMU player finished with 20 or more rebounds: By Sugeiry Monsac (23) in a victory against Quinnipiac, 12/04/04 (span of 66 games overall) An RMU player finished with 15 or more rebounds: By Chinata Nesbit(15) in a win over Duquesne, 11/28/06 (span of 7 games overall) An RMU player had 10 or more assists: By Jenna Eckleberry (10) in a victory against Central Connecticut, 02/28/04 (span of 70 games overall) An RMU player had five or more steals: By Sugeiry Monsac (5) in a win at Youngstown State,12/18/06 (span of 4 games overall) Three RMU players with 10+ rebounds: By Michele Witt (14), Sheri Horvath (10) and Rhonda Phillips (10) in an win over St. Francis (N.Y.), 01/29/95 (span of 319 games overall) Two RMU players with 10+ rebounds: By Chinata Nesbit (11) and Sugeiry Monsac (10) in a92-62 Longwood, 12/28/06 (span of 2 games overall) Sacred Heart 30.0 Amanda Pape 17.9 Jasmine Walker 12.1 Quinnipiac 29.8 Monique Lee 15.9 Erin Kerner 3.9 St. Francis (N.Y.) 27.9 Tiffany Hill 15.4 Katja Bavendam 12.5 Robert Morris 27.4 Natasha Summerville 15.2 Psyche Butler 12.2 Mount St. Mary s 20.8 Tiffany Green 10.4 LaToya Butler 10.4 RMU Coaching Records Head coach Sal Buscaglia is the 30th coach in the the programs history. Before the start of last season, Buscaglia was rewarded for coaching his team to the third most historic turn around in NCAA history by winning 20 games during the season with a contract extension through May Years Overall Pct. Conf. Pct. Dan Swalga 13( ) NEC Tournament appearances: 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991 NEC Tournament Championships: 1988, 1991 Sal Buscaglia 3 (2003-) NEC Tournament appearances: 2005, 2006 NEC Coach of the Year: 2005 Kim Basick 4 ( ) NEC Tournament appearances: 1997, 2000 Renate Costner 5 ( ) NEC tournament appearances: 1994, 1995, 1996 Lynn Roman 3 ( )