Women's Hoop Travels to Robert Morris Saturday, 4 PM

Beryl Piper and the NEC leading Central Connecticut women's basketball team travel to Moon Township, PA to take on the second place Robert Morris Colonials on Saturday. The Blue Devils (15-8, 11-1 NEC) and Colonials (12-11, 10-2 NEC) are scheduled to tip-off at 4 p.m. in the Charles L. Sewall Center. The game will be the second of a double-header, following the conclusion of the CCSU and RMU men's game beginning at 12, noon.

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Today's Matchup
The first place Blue Devils (15-8, 11-1 NEC) and second place Colonials (12-11, 10-2 NEC) are two of the hottest teams in NEC play right now with CCSU riding an eight-game winning streak and RMU on a nine-game winning streak. The two teams will tip-off at 4 p.m. in the Sewall Center as both teams begin week 7 of conference play.

Series History
The Colonials hold a slight 18-13 edge over the Blue Devils in the all-time series. However, the Blue Devils won the latest meeting between the two teams earlier this season, 63-46 in New Britain on Jan. 10. With the win, Central is now 3-10 against the Colonials under head coach Beryl Piper, but Piper has yet to beat RMU on the road (0-6).

Earlier This Season
The Blue Devils topped the Colonials 63-46 back on Jan. 10 in New Britain. Central was led by senior Amanda Harrington who finished the game with 15 points and five rebounds. She netted 15 points on six-of-16 shooting from the floor and was three-of-four from the free throw line. Rebeca Navarro paced the Colonials with a game-high 16 points on six-of-10 shooting from the floor, including three-of-six from distance. She was also one-of-two from the stripe and added three steals.

Blue Devil D
In the 63-46 victory earlier this season, the Blue Devils held Robert Morris to just 26.2% (17-65) shooting from the field and 20.0% (4-20) shooting from three. The Blue Devils are allowing just 54.5 points per game to opponents in NEC play, a mark that is best in the league.

Last Year's Meeting
The Blue Devils dropped both meetings with the Colonials last season, including a tough 61-59 loss at home on Jan. 4 and a 66-49 defeat in Moon Township on Feb. 15.

Trouble in Moon Township
The Blue Devils are 0-6 under Beryl Piper against the Colonials when playing them on the road. In fact, the last time the Blue Devils have defeated RMU in Moon Township dates back to the 2001-02 season when CCSU took down RMU 64-43 under head coach Kim Foley.

The Streak
Central is currently riding an eight-game winning streak. This is the longest winning streak under head coach Beryl Piper. The previous best streak with Piper at the helm was six-straight back in the 2008-09 season. That year, the Blue Devils finished 18-14 overall and 12-6 in the NEC and earned a trip to the Women's Post-Season NIT. The 12 conference wins that season also marked the most under Piper.

The Streak Cont.
The current eight-game winning streak is also the second longest winning streak in program history. The streak is the longest run since the end of the 1989-90 season when the Blue Devils won 13-straight to end the season. CCSU finished 21-7 overall that season marking the most wins in a season for the program at the Division I level. The Blue Devils went on to win the first two games of the next season to set the longest streak in program history at 15.

The Hunt for 19
The most wins in a season under Beryl Piper is 19 in the 2010-11 campaign. The Blue Devils finished 19-11 overall that year and 11-7 in NEC play. The Blue Devils are currently 15-8 with six games remaining on the regular season schedule. The most wins in program history at the Division I level is 21.