Monmouth Hawks
Sunday, Nov. 3 – Moon Township, Pa. – Noon

Preview
The Robert Morris University field hockey team ends its regular season this Sunday at Joe Walton Stadium, as they host Monmouth at noon in a game that will decide the final seed in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) playoffs.

MAAC Playoff Scenarios
With a win, the Colonials will clinch the fourth and final seed in the MAAC playoffs. If RMU loses, then they are eliminated.

History vs. Monmouth
The Colonials will hope that the 10^th time is the charm against the Hawks, as they are 0-9 against them in their program's history. The two teams played last year, with Monmouth taking that contest at West Long Branch, N.J. by the score of 5-0.

Thank You Seniors
Senior defender Eloise Irwin (Dublin, Ohio / Dublin) and graduating juniors Erin McKenzie (Lismore, Australia / University of Queensland Tech) and Jamie Hartley (Tamworth, Australia / University of Newcastle) will be honored in a pre-game ceremony as a part of Senior Day festivities.

Irwin has played in 60 games over her last four years, and has started 55 of them. She was selected to the USA Women's Field Hockey Midwest Junior High Performance Squad following her freshman campaign, and scored her first goal – a game-winner – the next season against Appalachian State.

McKenzie has started 46 games in her three seasons as a Colonial. She was named to the All-NEC Second Team as a freshman a tied a then-school record for shutouts with two. McKenzie has since surpassed that mark, as she's blanked six opponents this season. Between Aug. 31 and Nov. 14, the graduating goalkeeper shut out four teams in a row.

Hartley has earned All-NEC Second Team honors the past two seasons, and was named to the Preseason All-MAAC Team before this year. On Nov. 6 against Ball State, Hartley's lone goal not only won the game for RMU, but it also set a new program mark for goals in a career with 17. She's since extended that record to 19, and holds the program's top spot in points with 59.

In Case You Missed It
RMU kept their playoff hopes alive by splitting a home series with Bryant and Siena last weekend. The Colonials dropped a heartbreaker in overtime on Friday night to the Bulldogs, 1-0, but rebounded with a convincing 3-0 victory over the Saints on Sunday afternoon. The victory gave the Colonials their ninth of the year, which sets a program record for wins in a season.

RMU held advantages in shots (11 to 9), shots on goal (7 to 6), and penalty corners (11 to 5) against Bryant, but couldn't push the ball past Bulldog goalkeeper Megan Hancock. Goalkeeper Erin McKenzie made five saves on the evening.

The Colonials picked up goals from freshman midfielder/defender Chloe McIlwaine (Belfast, Ireland / Northumbria University), junior midfielder Taleah Scott (Crookwell, Australia / Crookwell), and midfielder Jamie Hartley. RMU's defense held Siena to two shots in total, neither of which found their way to the net.

Quick Hitters

• Not only did RMU clinch a record-breaking ninth win last Sunday against Siena, the Colonials also clinched a winning record for the first time in program history.
• Chloe McIlwaine's goal against the Saints was her ninth of the season, which put her in a tie for the top spot in the RMU record books for single-season goals. Sophomore forward Jess Martin-Brown (Mount Gambier, Australia / University of Adelaide) set the original mark last year as a freshman.
• The Colonials currently rank third nationally in shutouts per game with a mark of 0.44. Erin McKenzie and sophomore goalkeeper Emma Singer (Harrisburg, Pa. / Susquehanna Township) have combined to blank seven opponents this season.
• McIlwaine is a perfect 2-2 on penalty shots this season. The attempts came in back-to-back games against Towson and Ohio on Nov. 27 and 29.
• Jess Martin-Brown has had a flair for the dramatic in her two seasons with RMU. She has scored six game-winning tallies, including three this season against Saint Louis, Colgate, and Ohio.