ANNAPOLIS, Md. – March 7, 2012 –The Robert Morris women's lacrosse team closed
out a four-game road trip on Wednesday afternoon with an 8-18 loss to Navy.
Newcomer Kristin Yoviene led the Colonials with two goals while senior Courtney Sicinski posted a team-high three points in the loss.
Robert Morris (1-4 overall, 0-0 NEC) fell behind
the Mids early, surrendering seven goals to open the contest before junior
Rachel Engel (Pittsburgh, Pa. / Upper St. Clair) put the Colonials on the board
at 17:33 of the first with her second goal of the year. Sicinski (Downingtown,
Pa. / Downingtown West) set up the goal – her first of two helpers in the game.
After Navy added an eighth goal just over a minute later, freshman Emma Baukhages (Gambrills, Md. / Indian Creek) scored RMU's second goal of the day
at 14:46 of the first half. The unassisted goal was Baukhages eighth goal of
the season – ranking the newcomer second among Colonials this season.
The Mids (6-1) would answer back three minutes
later before Sicinski and Yoviene (Easton Md. / Saints Peter and Paul) gave RMU
a late push in the closing minutes of the first half to double the Colonials'
offensive production in the first half. Navy would add a goal with 3:24 left in
the half from Kathy Young, who would end the day with four goals, to take a
10-4 lead into halftime.
The Colonials would open the second half with a
pair of goals from sophomore Lauren Roberts (Baldwinville, N.Y. / C.W. Baker)
and sophomore MacKenzie Lawler (Okemos, Mich. / Okemos). Yoviene would add her
second goal of the day at 19:31 before senior Colleen O'Donnell (Portland, Ore.
/ St. Mary's Academy) would tally her seventh goal of the season to close out
RMU's offensive production for the day. Baukhages, Sicinski, Yoviene, Roberts,
Engel and Lawler all ended the day with multi-point games.
Sophomore Kaitlin Pentz (Sykesville, Md. / Century)
took the loss for RMU, making one save. Junior Angelina Gasparo (Philadelphia,
Pa. / Nazareth Academy) came in for a relief appearance and made seven saves.
Robert
Morris returns to Joe Walton Stadium on Saturday, March 10 against High Point. Start time for that game is 1:00 p.m. ET.
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