Women's Soccer | 8/31/2017 12:41:00 PM

Niagara Purple Eagles (1-1-1, 0-0-0 MAAC) at Robert Morris Colonials (1-3-0, 0-0-0 NEC)
Friday, September 1, 2017 // 4:00 p.m. // Moon Township, Pa. – North Athletic Complex
Live Video: NEC Front Row // Live Stats: RMUColonials.com

NOTES: Niagara @ Robert Morris (9.1.17)

Musket Shots
> Robert Morris picked up its first victory of the season on Sunday, defeating UMBC in overtime, 2-1, thanks to a highlight reel goal from 40 yards out by sophomore midfielder Kristina Kelley … Junior forward Jane Schleicher also scored for the Colonials and led all players with five shots on the afternoon
> Freshman midfielder Taylor Burkley notched her first career point on Sunday, assisting on Schleicher's first half goal … Burkley is the lone freshman to start all four games for RMU thus far
> RMU returns six seniors and seven of its top 10 scorers from 2016, including senior midfielder Kasia Bak (2g, 4a, 8p) and Jane Schleicher (3g, 1a, 7p), who respectively led the team in points and goals
> Senior defender Kayla Kelley is the only player in program history to be named to three All-NEC teams, as she gained First and Rookie Team honors in 2014 and Second Team plaudits in 2015
> RMU was selected to finish sixth in the NEC Preseason Coaches' Poll released on Monday, August 14th

Weekly Update


History vs. Niagara
Overall: 4-15-1 | Home: 4-7-0 | Away: 0-8-1
Last Meeting: 8/26/16 at Niagara (L, 0-1)
First Meeting: 9/11/93 vs. Niagara (L, 0-6)
> This will be the 12th consecutive season that RMU and Niagara have played
> The Colonials have won four of their last six games at home against the Purple Eagles

Scouting Niagara
> The Purple Eagles enter this matchup at 1-1-1, with a 2-2 draw at Binghamton on Monday as their most recent result … Niagara also has a 2-0 victory at home against St. Bonaventure and a 2-0 defeat at Michigan State to open the season
> Niagara went 5-10-1 in 2016 and owned a 4-6-0 mark in Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) play
> Senior forward Eva Bachmann returns for the Purple Eagles after pacing the team in assists with six last season; she collected 10 points in all, second most on the team
> Redshirt sophomore goalkeeper Shania van Nuland is back between the posts for Niagara after splitting time with Shangyne Samuels in 2016; van Nuland owned a 2.02 goals against average and .642 save percentage last year, and has a combined shutout to her name this season

Colonial Trends
> Kristina Kelley has generated at least two shots in her last six contests
> Robert Morris has put at least half of its shots on target in eight of the last 10 contests
> Samantha Lackner has gone the full 90 minutes or longer in each of the last 11 games
> The Colonials have been victorious in their last two overtime fixtures

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