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Loretto, PA - No. 1 Robert Morris extended its winning streak to 13 games while running past No. 8 Wagner 68-52 in the Northeast Conference (NEC) Quarterfinals at DeGol Arena. In defeat, the Green & White, who were playing in their first playoff game since the 2003-2004 campaign, finish up at 9-21 while the Colonials improve to 23-7.

Monica Jones led five double-figure scorers with 13 points while Vega Gimeno-Martinez recorded her first career double-double (11 points, 10 assists) for RMU, who will next meet Saint Francis (PA) tomorrow at 1:30 pm.

The Seahawks shot just 31.3 percent (20-64) for the game while connecting on an anemic 21.7 percent (5-23) from beyond the arc. The Colonials, meanwhile, were good on 46.0 percent (23-50), including 50.0 percent (9-18) on three pointers. The Green & White did control the glass by a 38-37 margin, including 17-10 on the offensive end.

Junior Ashley Olsen (Staten Island, NY / Notre Dame Academy) led the way for the Seahawks, scoring 12 points with a team-best matching seven rebounds and four assists. Freshman Marie-Laurence Archambault (Montreal, Quebec / Montmorency) narrowly missed double-digits with nine points while junior Megan Mahoney (Staten Island, NY / St. Peter's) recorded eight points, a team-best matching seven rebounds and four assists in 38 minutes of action.

Robert Morris scored the first four points of the game before Wagner rallied to cut it to 7-6 with a pair of three pointers from junior Stephanie McBride (Mechanicville, NY / Catholic Central). The Colonials immediately responded with four-straight points before sophomore Kelly Clark (Neptune, NJ / St. Rose) banked in a jumper from the top of the key, cutting the deficit to 11-8 with 15:05 to play. Robert Morris then embarked on a 9-2 run, including seven-straight points from Kristine Silaraja, to take a 20-10 lead with 12:16 on the clock. Undaunted, the Seahawks ripped off six-straight points in cutting the deficit to 20-16 at the 10:34 mark.

After exchanging a pair of baskets, the Colonials ripped off a 13-4 run over the next 4:58, pushing the lead out to a half-high 13 at 35-22 with 4:34 to play until halftime. Archambault stopped the bleeding with a three pointer as the Green & White went into halftime down 38-27.

In the second half, the teams played even over the first three-plus minutes of the second half before Robert Morris flexed its muscles. The Colonials used three runs of at least seven-straight points over the next 8:26 while outscoring Wagner 22-10 during that time in building a 64-41 lead with 7:49 to play. The Seahawks outscored the Colonials 11-4 the rest of the way but ultimately fell 68-52.

Robert Morris shot 55.0 percent (11-20) in the pivotal second half, while Wagner was good on just 39.3 percent (11-28), including 18.2 percent (2-11) from long range.

NOTES: Wagner connected on all seven free throw attempts, marking the eight time in school history and the second time this year the Seahawks were perfect from the line … 2009-2010 NEC Player and Defensive Player of the Year Angela Pace scored 10 points with five rebounds, five assists and four steals … Wagner won the battle of the boards for the 15th time this year after doing so just four times a year ago … The Seahawks are now 14-18 in 19 appearances in the NEC Tournament and have lost four-straight games … The Green & White finish up at 0-20 when trailing with five minutes remaining … Wagner was also 1-13 when scoring under 60 points and 4-20 when allowing 60 points … Olsen's 12 points and seven rebounds mark the eighth time the Island native led the squad in scoring and the 18th time in rebounding, both of which pace the team … Olsen also finishes up the season 61-70 from the charity stripe … Her 87.1 percent average is the top mark in the NEC … In three games against Robert Morris, Wagner never led and trailed by at least 16 points in each contest … The Seahawks graduate Naomi Augustin (Valley Stream, NY / Valley Stream Central), John'a Poole (Middle River, NY / Eastern Tech) and Andrea Reed (Pocomoke City, MD / Pocomoke) from this year's team … Reed missed the final seven games after suffering an injury and finishes up with 907 points, 499 assists (4th in school history), 426 rebounds and 221 steals (3rd in school history) … She is the first Seahawk student-athlete to record 900 points, 400 assists, 400 rebounds and 200 steals … Wagner returns 11 letterwinners, including six that started at least 10 games, in 2010-2011.