Moon Township, Pa. – After a season-opening victory against Detroit, the Robert Morris University women's lacrosse team had two individuals take home weekly awards from the Northeast Conference.  Goaltender Kaitlin Pentz (Sykesville, Md. / Century) picked up the Defensive Player of the Week award while freshman Brittany Byerly (Wexford, Pa. / Pine-Richland) earned the Rookie of the Week honor.

Pentz earns her first career award from the NEC after backstopping the Colonials to a 13-7 victory on Saturday.  In the win, Pentz would record six saves while allowing six goals in 55 minutes of action.  While making four saves in the first half against Detroit, Pentz would not allow the first goal until there were three minutes remaining in the half as the Colonials took a 7-1 lead.  Pentz finished the game with a .500 save percentage and a 6.63 goals-against average.

Byerly picks up the NEC Rookie of the Week award after competing in her first collegiate contest and tallying four points.  Byerly didn't wait long to record her first-career point as she assisted on the first goal of the game.  Byerly would also contribute to the opening 7-0 run by Robert Morris as she scored her first-career goal during the scoring streak by the Colonials.  Byerly would also contribute a goal and an assist in the second half of the contest with both points coming 46 seconds apart.

The Colonials will hit the road for the first time this season as they travel to Washington, D.C. to take on Howard on Sunday.  The start time for the contest is scheduled for 3:00 p.m.