- The Colonials enter the contest against Howard with an 1-0 record after opening the 2014 campaign with a 16-13 victory over Niagara.
- Four Colonials picked up a hat trick in the victory as seven players found the back of the net in the win.
Against Howard
- The Colonials and Bison will meet for the fifth time when the two teams battle it out at Joe Walton Stadium on Saturday.
- The all-time series is led by Robert Morris, 3-1, with the Colonials winning the three previous meetings between the two teams after a loss to Howard in RMU's first season, 17-5.
- The game in 2005 was the lone loss suffered by Robert Morris as the Colonials have won the next three meetings, including two in the previous two seasons. Â
- Last season, RMU was victorious, 20-7, when the Colonials traveled to Washington, D.C. to take on the Bison.
- The Colonials have won both contests at home, 18-14 in 2006 and 18-9 in 2012.
- Robert Morris has outscored Howard, 61-47, in the four meetings between the two programs.
Scouting the Bison
- Howard enters the contest against RMU with a 0-3 record, suffering losses against George Washington, Duquesne, and Binghamton.
- The Bison have been outscored, 66-17, in their three games this season.
- Courtland Lackey leads Howard with six goals and six points in the three games for the Bison this season.
- Lackey also paces the Bison with eight shots on goal, ten ground balls, and four caused turnovers.
- Cynithia Smalls leads the team with a pair of assists and is tied with Lackey for the team-lead in points with six.
- Jaymie Cox has a team-high nine draw controls for Howard in the 2014 campaign.
- Jasmine Wilson has seen action in all three games for Howard despite starting just one game for the Bison.
- Wilson has managed an 18.00 goals-against average and a .333 save percentage to go with a record of 0-1.
- Also seeing action between the pipes for Howard has been Candace Ross who has started two games for a 0-2 record with a 30.00 goals-against average and a .211 save percentage.
What's On Tap
- A three-game homestand comes to an end for the Colonials when they host Oregon on Monday, March 3 at Noon.
Yoviene Earns NEC Offensive Player of the Week
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After recording six points in RMU's season-opening 16-13 victory over Niagara, junior midfielder
Kristin Yoviene was named NEC Offensive Player of the Week.
- Yoviene was one of four Colonials to record a hat trick, but it was her three assists that helped her lead RMU with six points.
- While Yoviene's six points matched a career high, her three assists marked a new personal best during her time at Robert Morris.
- The accomplishment was the second time that Yoviene had earned the award with her first Player of the Week honor coming during the 2013 season.
Leading the Nation in Draw Controls
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After recording 20 draw controls in the first RMU game of the season,
Jessica Karwacki currently leads the nation in draw controls, averaging 20.00 draw controls per game.
- Karwacki is averaging nearly twice as many draw controls per game as her closest competition, Alyssa Leonard from Northwestern, who averages 11.50 draw controls per game.
National Assists
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Although the Colonials are just one game into their season,
Kristin Yoviene ranks 15th nationally in assists per game.
- Yoviene is one of seven players currently averaging 3.00 assists per game.
- The Colonials will get a good look at the NCAA leader in assists-per-game with 5.50 when Shannon Propst and Oregon visit Robert Morris on Monday, March 3.
