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vs. Youngstown State
Sunday, Aug. 31 – 3:00 p.m.
North Athletic Complex – Moon Township, Pa.
 
Capsule
Robert Morris plays the home opener of its 2014 season Sunday, Aug. 31, when the Youngstown State Penguins visit North Athletic Complex for a 3:00 p.m. game. The match is the second of a Sunday doubleheader that also features the RMU men taking on Rider at 1:00 p.m. The Colonials have lost their last two games after opening the year with a 3-2 win against Duquesne.
 
All-Time vs. Youngstown State
Robert Morris owns an 11-6-1 advantage in the series, but have lost four of the last five games against Youngstown State. RMU won last year's game, 1-0, after dropping the previous four meetings. From 2000 through 2008, the Colonials went 7-0-1 against YSU. These teams have played every season since 1996.
 
Musket Shots

• Robert Morris is 8-13-1 in it home openers all-time
• Redshirt-freshman Erin Ritzer is the NEC Rookie of the Week after setting up the Colonials gamewinning goal against Duquesne
• Ritzer tallied her first career goal in the team's 3-1 loss at Pitt
• Junior Kristie Hamilton and sophomore Antonia Grese both have five points to lead the team
• The two players each have two goals and one assist
• Hamilton scored twice against the Duquesne
• Becky Schoenecker has an .804 career save percentage, the best mark in program history
• The Colonials were selected eighth in the NEC Preseason Coaches Poll
• The Colonials return 11 letterwinners from a 2013 squad that posted a 5-9-4 record last season

Next Up
Robert Morris heads back on the road for a 7:00 p.m. game at Bucknell on Friday, Sept. 5.