ALL-TIME SERIES VS. YOUNGSTOWN STATE
> Robert Morris is 28-21 all-time against YSU
> The Penguins have won the last four meetings
> RMU won 10 straight games from 2007 to 2014
> Colonials are 13-11 at home against YSU
> The series record dates back to 1991
 
GURGANUS SWINGING A HOT BAT
> Senior Jordan Gurganus is second in the Northeast Conference hitting .430 (40-93)
> She has hit safely in 22 of 25 games
> Has 13 multi-hit games
> Current RMU career leader with a .359 average
> Has 216 career hits in 601 at bats
> Need four hits to break RMU career record of 219 (Jill Spargo, 2004-07)
> Ranks third in team history with 601 at bats
> Has had a nine-game and an eight-game hitting streak this season
 
CAPP-RIFICE
> Stacey Capp is seventh in the nation and first in the NEC with nine sacrifices
> Is sixth all-time at RMU with 28 sacrifice hits
> Tied the RMU single game record with four hits against Fairfield (2/24)
> 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 .250 (19-76) this season
 
PLAY ON, PLAYAS ... OF THE WEEK
> Olivia Lorusso was named the NEC Co-Player of the Week
> Natalie Higgins was named the NEC Rookie of the Week
> Lorusso hit .583 (7-13) with two homers and seven RBI
> She had a slugging pct. of 1.154
> Higgins hit .500 and posted a .615 on base pct.
> Was 5-10 with two runs and three RBI
 
THE POWER BATS
> Olivia Lorusso and Abrielle McCartney have 8 of the team's 12 home runs
> Lorusso leads the team with five homers
> Her 21 runs batted in lead the team
> McCartney is second on the squad with nine RBI and three home runs
> The duo is also 1-2 on the team in slugging percentage at .667 and .492
 
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
 
STREAKING
> Natalie Higgins has hit safely in seven straight games
> She is 9-19 (.474) during the streak
> Olivia Lorusso has a five-game hitting streaking
> She has two hits in four of those contests
> She is 9-16 (.563) in those games
 
MUSKET SHOTS
> 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 open Northeast Conference play this weekend beginning with a two-game set at Bryant on Saturday, April 1
> RMU then travels to Central Connecticut on Sunday, April 2