Moon Township, Pa. - Robert Morris University women's lacrosse will take a spring break trip to George Washington University in Washington, D.C. before returning home to face Liberty University at Joe Walton Stadium.

GAME INFORMATION
Saturday, March 11, 1:00pm at George Washington
LIVE STATS
Monday, March 13, 5:00pm vs. Liberty, Joe Walton Stadium
LIVE STATS  |  LIVE VIDEO

COLONIALS VS. COLONIALS
This is the first-ever meeting between Robert Morris and George Washington, pitting the Colonials vs. the Colonials for the first time in either program's history.

SCOUTING THE OPPONENTS
George Washington
The GWU Colonials are 0-5 so far this season. Last time out, GWU was defeated by Navy 16-5 on Wednesday, March 1. Junior Jocelyn Donohue paced the Colonials with a pair of goals, while freshman Aidan Cage and seniors Cassidy Shollenberger and Baliey Forcier scored one apiece. In the cage, Adele Wise recorded six saves in 46:59 while Erin Long made two saves in 12:51. Wise has started each of the Colonials five games this season. GWU average 8.40 goals per game while allowing 15.20 goals per game. Donohue leads the Colonials with 13 goals and 16 points. Defender Posie Paoletta has caused nine turnovers this season while Becca Taub (13) and Bridget Cassidy (10) lead the way in ground balls.

Liberty University
Robert Morris is the second stop on a six-game road trip for the Flames (1-5 overall entering the weekend). Liberty heads to George Mason to open the weekend before traveling to RMU. The Flames lost their last outing 11-8 to Old Dominion, receiving two-goal efforts from midfielders Brianna McCaffrey and Abby Britton. McCaffrey (7G, 3A, 10P) and Kayla Foster (6-8-14) lead the Flames in scoring. Katherine Widrick and Aubrie Tarris have both made multiple appearances in goal this season. Liberty averages 6.50 goals per game while their opponents have scored an average of 15.17 goals per contest. Ashlyn Altieri and Victoria Tickle lead the way in the ground game with 15 ground balls apiece, while Lindsey McNamara paces the club with 13 caused turnovers.

MARYLAND PRIDE
Seventeen of the Colonials players will head to their home state this weekend as RMU plays at George Washington. Maryland serves as a hot spot for Robert Morris recruiting. These 17 players hail from 14 different towns or high schools from across the state.
 
LEAGUE HONORS
Robert Morris freshman Katelyn Miller was named the Northeast Conference Defensive Player of the Week for the second time this season. Miller made ten saves in the Colonials 9-7 win over Detroit Mercy on Saturday, allowing just seven goals and posting a .588 save percentage. Miller picked up two ground balls in the effort as well. Miller has a .471 save percentage this season and ranks first among NEC goalkeepers in save percentage and total saves (49), 21st in the NCAA in saves, and is second in the NEC in goals against average (9.50).

FIERCE FRESHMEN
Freshmen have led the Colonials in scoring in each of RMU's first five contests. In the opening game against Bucknell, Annie Sachs posted two goals and four assists in an 11-10 loss to Bucknell. She followed with two goals in a 9-4 loss to #18 Louisville, and added four goals and two assists in a 21-6 victory over visiting Central Michigan on Saturday. Sachs was only second in scoring for RMU on one occasion, when Mackenzie Gandy took that title in the win over CMU, scoring five goals and two assists. Sachs posted four goals and an assist vs. SMC and two goals and an assist at Yale. Gandy tied the game-high points total in RMU's win over Detroit Mercy with three points on a goal and two assists.

STELLA SURGE
For the first time this season, someone other than a freshman led the Colonials in scoring. In RMU's 9-7 win over Detroit Mercy, sophomore Maggie Stella scored a hat trick to pace the Colonials with three points. A freshman did match that point total, with Mackenzie Gandy scoring a goal and adding two assists. Stella surpassed Gandy for second on the team in goal-scoring, now with 12 goals ahead of Gandy's ten. 

CAUSING A RUCKUS
Robert Morris is ranked first in the NCAA in caused turnovers per game with a 17.50 average. The Colonials have 100 caused turnovers in six games played. Senior Megan Wolfgang is second in the NEC and 9th in the NCAA in caused turnovers per game (2.83). Sachs is close behind, ranked 4th in the NEC and 17th in the NCAA (2.50). Juniors Dana Davis and Kendall Noel, freshman Meghan Crouse and sophomore Stella are all in the NCAA's top 100 in caused turnovers.
 
GROUND GAME
RMU has also been solid in ground balls, ranked 4th in the NCAA in ground balls per game with 24.17, second in the NEC to top ranked St. Francis (27.50). Sachs is 7th in the NEC and 35th in the NCAA with 3.33 ground balls/pg while Davis and Wolfgang are 9th in the NEC, 68th nationally (2.83).

UP NEXT
Following this weekend's games, Robert Morris will travel to face St. Bonaventure on Sunday, March 19 at 1:00pm before returning home to face crosstown rival Duquesne the following week at Joe Walton Stadium.

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