RMU Concludes Road Trip with Saint Mary's on Friday

Game Six

Robert Morris at Saint Mary's
Moraga, Calif.

Friday, March 14, 2014 - 6:00 p.m.

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Robert Morris Roundup

- The Colonials enter the contest against Saint Mary's with a 4-1 record after opening the 2014 campaign with victories over Niagara, Howard, Oregon, and Detroit before suffering a loss against UC-Davis.

- RMU leads the nation in caused turnovers, averaging 15.25 per game this season.
- The Colonials are second in the NCAA in draw controls per game with an average of 19.75 while they rank fourth in the nation in ground balls per game with an average of 23.50.
- Robert Morris ranks at the top of the NEC in many categories that include caused turnovers (15.25), draw controls (19.75), ground balls (23.50), points (82), scoring offense (15.75), scoring defense (10.50), and scoring margin (5.25).

Against Saint Mary's

- Friday's contest will be the third meeting between the two programs.

- The two teams last met in 2009, the last trip to California for the Colonial program, as RMU came away with its first win against the Gaels, 15-9.

What's On Tap

- Robert Morris returns home for a contest on March 22 against Liberty.

A Perfect Start

- The 4-0 start to the 2014 campaign marks is the longest unbeaten streak to start a season in the ten-year history of the program at Robert Morris.

- The streak surpassed the benchmark set last season when RMU started 3-0 before suffering its first loss.

Quick on the Draw

- Jessica Karwacki again leads the NCAA in draw controls, averaging 15.75 per game this season.
- Karwacki's closest competiton averages nearly seven fewer draw controls per game.
- As a freshman last season, Karwacki recorded 152 draw controls, establishing a new NCAA single-season record.

Dishing out the Assists

- Senior Lauren Roberts leads the NEC in assists, averaging 2.00 helpers per game this season.
- Roberts' average ranks her 25th in the NCAA through the team's first four games of the 2014 campaign.

Causing a Fit for their Opponent

- Jessica Karwacki leads the Northeast Conference in caused turnovers per game with an average of 2.25.
- Karwacki ranks 19th in the nation with her average.

A Mainstay Between the Pipes

- After an 8-8 season in 2013, goaltender Kaitlin Pentz returns for her senior year with the Colonials.

- Pentz's eight wins last season matched a career high and give Pentz the second-most wins in a single season in program history.

- After four victories to start the season, Pentz now has 26 career wins, the most in Robert Morris history after surpassing Erica Webb (2007-10) who recorded 24 victories during her time as a Colonial.

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