STAT LINE: 12.0 ppg, 5.0 apg, 3.5 rpg, .529 FG pct., .545 3FG pct.
Robert Morris is rolling and its efficient freshman point guard is a key reason why. Helping the Colonials to a pair of home victories that extended the team’s win streak to nine games, Ikematsu averaged 12.0 points, 5.0 assists and 3.5 rebounds per contest while shooting 53 percent from the field. Continuing to deliver from long distance, the Japanese-born Colonial scored 16 points in a 72-49 triumph over third-place Bryant on Saturday. Ikematsu, who ranks second amongst NCAA DI leaders in three-point field goal percentage (.489), victimized the Bulldogs to the tune of 67 percent shooting, including a 4-of-6 clip from beyond the arc. Two days later, she totaled eight points and dished out a season-high eight assists in a 66-47 victory over Central Connecticut. Ikematsu hit two triples and added five rebounds as Robert Morris completed an undefeated record for the month of January.