at Youngstown StateSeptember 5, 2015 | 1:00 p.m.
Youngstown, Ohio | Farmers National Bank FieldÂ
CapsuleRobert Morris will continue searching for its first victory of the season Sunday, Sept. 6, when they travel to Youngstown State for a 1:00 p.m. game at Farmers National Bank Field. The Colonials dropped a 3-2 contest at Howard Friday afternoon in a game that featured three goals in the final five minutes. Youngstown State started the season with back-to-back wins, but have since dropped their last three and sit at 2-3 overall.
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The Series vs. Youngstown StateRobert Morris leads the all-time series against Youngstown State, 11-7-1. These squads have met every season since 1996. RMU dominated over the first 13 meetings with a 10-2-1 record, but the Penguins have won five of the last six. Robert Morris is 5-4 at Youngstown State.
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Musket Shots- Junior defender
Theresa Laux tallied her first career goal Friday at Howard with a header
- Senior forward
Lauren Sulkowski tallied two assists at Howard, the first multi-assist game of her career
- Sophomore
Gabrielle Corrente also scored at Howard
- The Colonials outshot the Bison, 20-11
- RMU returns its top six scorers from a season ago, including
Kristie Hamilton who led the squad with 10 points and six assists in 2014
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Kayla Kelley was an All-NEC First Team selection in 2014
- Hamilton is 15th all-time at Robert Morris with 23 career points and tied for fifth with 11 assists
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Chelsea de Jager has the sixth best goals against average (2.02) in team history and stands 10th with a .729 save percentage
- Allowing just 1.25 goals per game, the 2014 squad set a program record for goals against average
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Coming UpRobert Morris finishes a three-game road trip Friday, Sept. 11, at Ohio University. Kick-off is scheduled for 5:00 p.m.
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