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Video Archive of Wagner-RMU Game

Pictured Above: Head Coach Lisa Cermignano and Jasmine Nwajei delivering post-game interviews with Sylvia Walker of ESPN3.com

Moon Township, PA – The Wagner women's basketball team ended the 2014-2015 season on a resounding note, overcoming a 13-point second-half deficit behind 28 points from the nation's No. 1 scorer, sophomore guard Jasmine Nwajei (Rockaway Park, NY/Murry Bergtraum), in posting a 66-60 win over Robert Morris in a game that was seen live on ESPN3.com.
 
The Seahawks, who narrowly missed qualifying for their second straight Northeast Conference (NEC) Tournament, finish the season with an overall record of 7-22 and a league mark of 5-13. The Colonials, who were hoping to cop the No. 1 seed in the conference tourney with a win, instead fall to 13-5 in the NEC, which gives the Colonials the No. 3 seed. RMU is 15-13 overall on the season.

The Seahawks' victory snapped a 17-game home NEC winning streak for Robert Morris dating back to 2013.
 
Junior guard Jordyn Peck (Shaker Heights, OH/Shaker Heights) scored nine of her 12 points in the second half to help the Wagner comeback, while explosive freshman guard Tanasia Russell (Vineland, NJ/Vineland) continued her fine form off the bench, hitting for all 10 of her points in the second half.
 
The Colonials built a 34-21 halftime lead with Smith leading the way with 10 while Stamolamprou added eight. Nwajei tallied 14 first-half points for the Seahawks. The Seahawks were undone by cold shooting in the opening half as Wagner connected on just 29% (8-of-28) from the floor while RMU was at 48% (11-of-23) shooting in the first half.
 
The second half was an entirely different story as Wagner outscored RMU 45-26 over the final 20 minutes in registering the thrilling come-from-behind win.

Wagner, which trailed for the opening 30 minutes of the game, used a 31-11 scoring advantage in the game's final 13 minutes to pull away for the win.  While the Seahawks were shooting 9-of-17 during this stretch, on the defensive end, Wagner was holding RMU to just 6-of-22 shooting .
 
Trailing by 11 with 13:51 left in the second half, a Nwajei lay-up kick-started an 18-2 surge by the Seahawks. The 5-8 New York City guard scored eight of her game-high 28 points over the next five minutes while Russell chipped in eight of her own. The lone RMU bucket was a back door cut and lay-up by Anna Niki Stamolamprou off a feed from Ashley Ravelli. Wagner answered that with 12 consecutive points to take a 53-48 lead with 8:48 to play.

Jasmine Nwajei Superlatives
*Leading Scoring Average in NCAA Division I (24.8 ppg.)

*School-record 718 points scored in 2014-15

WAGNER CAREER SCORING (1,000 Point Club)
1. Stephanie Samuels (1982-86) ....................... 1,835
2. Mary Gormley (1977-81) .............................     1,734
3. Maureen Coughlin (1985-89) ......................   1,612
4. Nia Ryan (1996-00) .......................................   1,565
5. Amanda Young (1995-99) ............................   1,550
6. Susan Moff at (1994-98) ................................ 1,481
7. Chris Anderson (1988-92) ...........................    1,429
8. Meredith Kerns (1998-02) ...........................  . 1,397
9. Grace Paterno (1981-85) ..............................    1,328
10. Cynthia Quinlan (1986-90)..........................   1,323
11. Carrie Walker (2000-04) ..............................  1,288
12. Lisa Holoman (1982-86) ..............................  1,250
13. Cindy Bonforte (1981-85) ............................  1,239
14. JASMINE NWAJEI (2014-present) ..........   1,235
15. Chelsey Bunyer (2004-08) ...........................1,220
16. JORDYN PECK (2012-Present) ...............   1,208
17. Joy Gallagher (2002-06) ............................... 1,158
18. Tricia Hoff (1976-79) ....................................   1,154
19. Patti Winterfeldt (1990-94) .......................... 1,149
20. Jeanne Sullivan (1978-82) ............................ 1,144
21. Kelly Clark (2008-12)....................................   1,117
22. Marie-Laurence Archambault (2009-13)...1,083
23. Jenny Frazier (1992-96) ................................ 1,051
24. Toni Roker (1999-03)....................................  1,049
25. Brenda Milano (1991-95) .............................  1,046


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