Moon Township, Pa. -  Robert Morris University women's lacrosse suffered its first loss in Northeast Conference play, a 15-13 setback against Bryant. The teams were both unbeaten in NEC play at 4-0 entering the game. The loss goes down as the only home loss this season for the Colonials who are 7-1 at Joe Walton Stadium and also marks the first loss in the last eight games for RMU, ending the team's winning streak at seven.

The Colonials took an early 2-0 lead before a back-and-forth affair began. Tied 6-6 with under three minutes to play in the first half, Bryant scored four goals to close the half on a run.

But Robert Morris came back strong with a 4-1 run of its own, eventually tying the game up at 12-12 with just over 15 minutes to play. RMU's defense held Bryant scoreless for nearly ten minutes with the game tied at twelve apiece, before the Bulldogs pulled back in front for good with a pair of goals and was able to hold the ball late to close out the win. 



Dana Davis led the Colonials in scoring with four goals, and collected five ground balls, also causing three turnovers. Both Maggie Stella and Annie Sachs recorded hat tricks. Meghan Crouse scored one goal but it was a big one to tie the game in the second half. Mackenzie Gandy and Katie Breeze scored the other goals. 

Freshman Katelyn Miller matches a career-high with 11 saves, her third 11-save performance of the season. Miller made 8 of those stops in the second half to help the Colonials outscore Bryant 7-5 in the second frame.

Robert Morris (10-5, 4-1 NEC) is in second place in the conference standings and has a chance to lock up a postseason berth with a win in the final weekend of play. The Colonials will face LIU Brooklyn on Friday, April 28 before wrapping the regular season at Sacred Heart on Sunday.

Prior to the game, the Colonials honored graduating seniors Katie Breeze, Megan Gold and Megan Wolfgang. Video of Senior Day is below.


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