Summer 2012 - Robert Morris University

ROUNDUP
BASKETBALL
For the fourth consecutive year, the
Colonials played in the NEC
championship game for an automatic
March Madness berth, falling to No. 1
seed Long Island. Velton Jones led the
team in scoring (16.0 ppg), as well as
assists and steals. Freshman Lucky
Jones also showed a scoring touch (8.5
ppg) and grabbed a team-leading 6.1
rebounds per game, earning him a spot
on the CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major
Freshman All-America Team.
Sophomore Artemis Spanou chalked
up 20 double-doubles, fourth highest
in the country, averaging 16.8 points
and 10.8 rebounds per game. The team
finished 18-13, advancing to the
semifinals of the NEC tournament.
SOCCER
The women's team had its first
winning record, finishing 11-8-1.
Ayana Davis scored 11 goals and 23
points, both second-most among NEC
athletes, and helped the Colonials
record the league's second-highest
goals per game average (1.75).
SOFTBALL
In another strong season, two new
leaders emerged. With a league-leading
25 wins and 1.59 ERA, freshman Nicole
Sleith won the league's Rookie of the
Year and Pitcher of the Year awards,
while freshman catcher Samantha
Santillo won the league's Golden Glove
with a .993 fielding percentage, the best
career mark in team history. The
Colonials won their second consecutive
regular season title, but lost to Quinnipiac
4-3 in a 12-inning marathon that was the
longest NEC tournament game ever.
FIELD HOCKEY
A trio of Australian freshmen helped the
Colonials record their best season yet, led
by Jamie Hartley, who in her rookie year
set several team single-season records
including goals (8), shots (72), and points
(21). RMU also beat its first nationally
ranked opponent in the sport, knocking
out No. 15 Ohio 1-0 in overtime.
ROWING
The women's varsity four boat won
its heat at the Car-Du-Pitt-Romo
Regatta in April, beating teams
from Pitt, Duquesne, Carnegie
Mellon, and John Carroll. In May
the same boat advanced to the grand
finals of the Dad Vail Regatta in
Philadelphia, eventually finishing
sixth out of 42 competing.
GOLF
Tess Wolfe shot her best round ever on
the first day of the NEC championship,
and then did two strokes better on the
second day, with a two-over-par 74 at
the Championship Course at LPGA
International in Daytona Beach. She
finished ninth in the tournament.
Showing impressive consistency over
the season, Brock Pompeani averaged
74.8 strokes in 19 rounds, shooting over
79 just once and finishing in the top
five three times.
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