After falling to the nation's second best defensive team, Bryant, last week by one goal in double overtime (15-14), the Colonials will look to bounce back by taking on one of the best teams in the nation.

Head coach Bear Davis was named the first men's lacrosse coach at Robert Morris in 2004, and throughout six seasons at the head of the program has built a program that is now a strong contender on the national level.  This year the team is experiencing its best season ever with an 8-3 record, wins over perennial powerhouses Ohio State and Penn State and the program's first ever national ranking (19^th) on March 16^th.

The Colonials have maintained their ranking as nation's top scoring offense throughout the season with 15.73 goals per game, while the Tar Heels are ranked 18^th with 11 goals per game.  However, North Carolina is the nation's top defensive team, holding their opponents to an average of just 6.36 goals per game.

RMU Musket Shots

• RMU's 8-3 record is the best in program history.
• The Colonials have the top scoring offense in the nation with 15.73 goals per game and the best man-up offense with a .571 percentage.
• RMU has scored double-digit goals in every contest this season.
• RMU has had two players honored by the Northeast Conference this season when Trevor Moore was named NEC Player of the Month on March 16 and Patrick Smith earned NEC Player of the Week honors on March 29.
• Trevor Moore is currently on a 26-game point scoring streak, dating back to February 14, 2009 against Penn State. His streak is the ninth longest in the NCAA. Throughout those games he has collected 57 goals and 20 assists for 77 points.
• Junior Corbyn Tao-Brambleby has collected six hat tricks this season, which is tied for fourth in the nation for the most hat tricks. His last one came against Bryant when he scored five goals in the Colonials 15-14 double overtime loss.
• Trevor Moore, Corbyn Tao-Brambleby, Kiel Matisz and Kyle Buchanan have all recorded at least one point in every contest this season.
• Moore leads the Colonials with 22 assists and 48 points and is ranked eighth in the nation for points per game with 4.36 and is eighth in the nation with 2.00 assists per game. He holds the RMU career record for assists with 47 needs just seven more points to become RMU's all-time point leader
• Tao-Brambleby is first on the team with 29 goals and ranked 18^th in the NCAA with 2.64 games per game. He needs 13 more goals to take over as the RMU career leader for goals scored
• Matisz is second on the team with 24 goals, 14 assists and 38 points.
• Jordon Sealock is the squad's top defensemen and is ranked 11^th in the country with 1.91 caused turnovers per game. He is third on the team with 30 ground balls and has totaled 21 caused turnovers. He needs four more caused turnovers to take over the top spot in the RMU career record books.
• Mike Grosz leads the Colonials with 44 ground balls and a .535 face-off percentage.
• The last time RMU and North Carolina met in competition was on February 7, 2009 when the Tar Heels topped the Colonials 16-4 at Fetzer Field.

Scouting the Tar Heels

• Joe Breschi is in his second season as the head coach of the Tar Heels and is the first head coach since 1991 to start off the season with a 10-0 record.
• Billy Bitter has the fourth longest scoring streak in the nation at 28 games in a row and Sean Delaney has the 17^th longest scoring streak at 21 games.
• UNC has only allowed one opponent this season to reach double-digit scoring and has the strongest scoring defense in the nation with 6.36 goals per game.
• Redshirt junior Chris Madalon has the sixth strongest save percentage in NCAA Divison I at .591.
• Billy Bitter leads the Tar Heels with 33 points, including 17 goals and 16 assists.
• Thomas Wood and Sean DeLaney are second and third on the team, respectively, with 28 and 27 points.
• Ryan Flanagan leads the team with 20 caused turnovers and is third on the team with 31 ground balls.

Following RMU final home contest this Saturday, RMU will travel to Fairfield Conn. on Saturday, April 24 to take on future NEC foe Sacred Heart and concludes its season against No. 1 Virginia on Saturday, May 1.