BROOKLYN, N.Y. – The LIU Brooklyn women's basketball team could not stop Robert Morris Monday night in the Steinberg Wellness Center, as the Colonials beat the Blackbirds, 64-54, for their sixth-straight Northeast Conference win. Senior Shanovia Dove had an outstanding performance for LIU, scoring 26 points, but she was out gunned by RMU's Anna Niki Stamolamprou, who led all players with 28 points and 10 rebounds.

The Blackbirds came out strong in the home game, setting the tone with a three pointer from Dove on the first possession. From there, Dove hit a jumper and freshman Aja Boyd hit two free throws and made a layup at 6:09 to put LIU up, 9-4. Another three from Dove would widen the lead to 12-6 just four minutes later, but RMU would hit a jumper as the buzzer sounded to come out of the first period having closed the lead to just one point, 15-14. Robert Morris then pulled ahead in the second quarter, and closed the period on an 8-2 run that would give the visiting team a 33-22 lead at the halftime break.

LIU started the second half on a strong note once more, using a jumper from Aja Boyd and another three from Dove to help close the lead to just six points, 35-29 at 5:22. The Blackbirds would close the lead even further as the quarter ran down. In the final three minutes, LIU put together an 8-0 run, including a three-point play from freshman Gabrielle Caponegro, that would help the home team come within four points, 41-37 at the start of the fourth quarter. Dove hit another jumper with 4:56 left to play in the contest that would make it 47-43, but RMU was perfect from the free throw line in the fourth quarter, keep it at least at a two-possession difference for the remainder of the contest. Stamolamprou scored 15 of her 28 points in the fourth quarter to help give RMU the 64-54 victory.

NOTES FROM THE NEST

• With the loss, LIU moves to 4-19 overall, 3-9 in the NEC, while RMU improves to 14-9 and 9-3 in conference play.
• LIU was led by Shanovia Dove's 26 points, on 7-of-15 shooting, and five rebounds. Freshman Aja Boyd had 16 points and nine rebounds, shooting 12-for-14 from the free throw line.
• RMU had three players in double figures, led by Stamolamprou's double double of 28 points and 10 rebounds. Mikalah Mulrain added 12 points, while Rebecca Navarro had 10.
• The Colonials had nine steals as a team, forcing 20 LIU turnovers. RMU scored 24 points off those turnovers, and had 16 second-chance points.
• Up next, the Blackbirds host Fairleigh Dickinson, Saturday, February 11 at 2 p.m.