Moon Township, PA – Six-time Northeast Conference (NEC) Rookie of the Week Kerstie Phills (Charlotte, NC / Charlotte Christian) recorded her third double-double of her young career with 13 points and 11 rebounds but Robert Morris was able to use a big third quarter to pull away for a 74-41 victory this afternoon at the Sewall Center.
 
With the win, the defending NEC champion Colonials,, who entered the day tied for second place in the Northeast Conference (NEC) standings, win their seventh straight game in improving to 15-9 on the season and 10-3 in league play while the Seahawks fall to 3-21 overall, 2-11 in conference.
 
Wagner trailed by just a 17-16 count midway through the second quarter following a pair of free throws from junior guard Tanasia Russell (Vineland, NJ / Vineland) before RMU outscored the Seahawks 20-9 in building a 37-25 lead at the intermission.
 
Robert Morris then opened the second half on a quick 9-2 run, capped by a three-point play from Megan Smith, to make it a 46-27 game on their way to outscoring the Seahawks 22-11 in the third quarter. The Colonials' big third quarter increased their lead to 59-34 entering the fourth and RMU never looked back.
 
With her 13-point effort, the 5-9 Phills, who is the NEC's top scoring freshman (15.9 ppg. in NEC play/12.9 ppg. overall), has now hit for double digits in 13 straight games, including all 12 NEC contests, and 15 of her last 16 overall. En route to her 13-point game, Phills was a perfect 9-of-9 from the free throw line. Deep-shooting freshman guard Kellie Crouch (North Brunswick, NJ / St. John Vianney) finished with 11 points, reaching double figures for the fourth consecutive game and 11^th time overall, while sophomore guard Julia McClure (Secaucus, NJ / Secaucus) added eight for the visitors.
 
Rebeca Navarro led three Colonials in double figures with 17 points while Anna Niki Stamolamprou and Smith added 16 and 12 points, respectively.
 
The Green & White conclude their two-game western Pennsylvania road swing on Monday with a 7:00 p.m. start at first-place Saint Francis U.
 
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