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Siena, UMBC On Weekend Slate

ALL-TIME SERIES VS. SIENA
> Robert Morris is 3-2 against the Saints
> The Colonials have won three of the last four games
> RMU is 3-1 against Siena in neutral site contests
> Siena won the last meeting, 2-1, at RMU in 2014
> The teams first played one another in 2008

ALL-TIME SERIES VS. UMBC
> Robert Morris is 6-11 against the Retrievers
> UMBC has won the last five meetings
> The teams have not played since 2009
> RMU is 1-4 in games played at UMBC Softball Field

GURGANUS SWINGING A HOT BAT
> Senior Jordan Gurganus leads the Northeast Conference and is 30th nationally hitting .455 (37-73)
> She has hit safely in 18 of 21 games
> Has 12 multi-hit games
> Current RMU career leader with a .361 average
> Is second at RMU with 211 career hits
> Ranks seventh in team history with 555 at bats
> Has had a nine-game and an eight-game hitting streak this season

CAPP'S FOUR-HIT DAY
> Stacey Capp tied the RMU single game record with four hits against Fairfield
> She went 4-of-6 and drove in the gamewinning run in the eighth inning
> It is the 24th four-hit game in RMU annals
> She is hitting .270 (17-63) this season

THE POWER BATS
> Olivia Lorusso and Abrielle McCartney each have three home runs this season
> Lorusso leads the team with 14 runs batted in
> McCartney is second on the squad with nine RBI
> The duo is also 1-2 on the team in slugging percentage at .559 and .511

PRAY DAY
> Kristin Pray has raised her average from .188 to .316 in the last seven games
> Is 9-for-22 (.409) during the seven-game stretch
> Has reached base safely in six of those contests
> Four multi-hit games over that period

FRESH FACES
> All seven freshmen on the RMU roster have played
> Freshmen account for 37% of the team's at bats
> 12 of the team's 17 players are underclassmen

MUSKET SHOTS
> The Colonials have not played since March 12
> The team's last six games have been cancelled
> RMU has won four of the last six NEC regular season championships
> The Colonials return six starters and nine letterwinners from 2016
> Only three of 17 players on the roster have more than one season of collegiate experience
> Senior Jordan Gurganus hit .346 last season and was named All-NEC Second Team
> Sophomore Kaitlin Ellzy was a second-team All-NEC selection in the circle
> Seniors Stacey Capp and Gurganus and junior Olivia Lorusso are the only players with multiple letters
> The Colonials roster features 12 underclassmen, five sophomores and seven freshmen

COMING UP
> The Colonials are slated to open their home schedule next Wednesday, March 29, when they host the Youngstown State Penguins in a 3:00 p.m. doubleheader at North Athletic Complex
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Players Mentioned

Stacey Capp

#15 Stacey Capp

IF
Senior
R/R
Kaitlin Ellzy

#22 Kaitlin Ellzy

P
Sophomore
R/R
Jordan Gurganus

#4 Jordan Gurganus

OF/IF/C
Senior
L/R
Olivia Lorusso

#8 Olivia Lorusso

3B
Junior
R/R
Abrielle McCartney

#3 Abrielle McCartney

OF
Sophomore
L/R

Players Mentioned

Stacey Capp

#15 Stacey Capp

Senior
R/R
IF
Kaitlin Ellzy

#22 Kaitlin Ellzy

Sophomore
R/R
P
Jordan Gurganus

#4 Jordan Gurganus

Senior
L/R
OF/IF/C
Olivia Lorusso

#8 Olivia Lorusso

Junior
R/R
3B
Abrielle McCartney

#3 Abrielle McCartney

Sophomore
L/R
OF