ALL-TIME SERIES VS. SAINT FRANCIS U
> Robert Morris is 47-13-1 all-time against Saint Francis
> RMU is is 3-2 in the last five against SFU
> The Colonials reeled off 12 consecutive wins, and 15 of 16, prior to going 3-5 over the last three seasons
> RMU is 19-4 when playing in Loretto
> These teams split four meetings last season
 
ALL-TIME SERIES VS. BUCKNELL
> Robert Morris is 2-2 all-time against Bucknell
> All four games have been decided by one run
> The Bison won the last two games, both in 2015
> RMU won the first two meetings, both 4-3 victories in 2009 and 2014
> These teams have never played at North Athletic Complex
 
GURGANUS COLLECTS CAREER HITS RECORD
> Jordan Gurganus became the Colonials career hits leader in game one at Bryant (4/3)
> She now has 225 career hits, surpassing the previous record of 219
> Her 636 at bats rank second (Jill Spargo, 644)
> She is fifth in the Northeast Conference hitting .383
> She has hit safely in 28 of 35 games
> Has 16 multi-hit games
> Third at RMU with a .358 career average
> Has had a nine-game and an eight-game hitting streak this season
 
CAPP-RIFICE
> Stacey Capp is fifth in the nation and first in the NEC with nine sacrifices
> Is fifth all-time at RMU with 30 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
> Ninth in RMU history with 256 assists
 
HIGGINS NAMED ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
> Natalie Higgins was named the NEC Rookie of the Week for the second time this season
> She hit .476 (10-21) and had a six-game hit streak
> Higgins had two doubles, a homer and three RBI
> She had two hits in each of the four NEC games
> First Colonial to earn Rookie of the Week more than once in a season since Nicole Sleith (2012)
 
 
LO-JACK
> Olivia Lorusso hit six homers over a six-game stretch from March 26 to April 2
> Lorusso leads the team with nine jacks
> That total already eclipses her totals of four as a freshman and sophomore
> She is third in the NEC with a .660 slugging pct.
> Her 29 runs batted in lead the team and are third in the league
 
KAITLIN WITH A "K"
> Pitcher Kaitlin Ellzy whiffed a season-high seven batters in a complete game win against Bryant
> In her last 24.2 innings, she has allowed just four earned runs
> She has a 1.14 ERA and a 4-0 record with one save in her last six appearances
 
STREAKING
> Abrielle McCartney has a nine-game hitting streak, tied for the longest streak this season (Gurganus, 9)
> Jordan Gurganus has a six-game hit streak and has reached base safely in eight straight games
 
FRESH FACES
> All seven freshmen on the RMU roster have played
> Freshmen account for 35% of the team's at bats
> 12 of the team's 17 players are underclassmen
 
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 host Canisius in a 3:00 p.m. double-dip Monday, April 17

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