Women's Soccer | 9/2/2017 10:22:00 PM
Robert Morris Colonials (1-3-0, 0-0-0 NEC) @ Howard Bison (1-3-0, 0-0-0 SWAC)
Sunday, September 3, 2017 // 3:00 p.m. // Washington, D.C. – Greene Stadium
Musket Shots
> A goal in the 83rd minute dropped Robert Morris to 1-3-0 overall this season as the Colonials fell to Niagara on Friday, 2-1
> Junior forward Jake Schleicher scored her second goal in as many games off assists from seniors
Maddison Duncan and
Kayla Kelley
> 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 paced 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
History vs. Howard
Overall: 8-6-2 | Home: 4-3-2 | Away: 4-3-0
Last Meeting:Â 9/15/16 vs. Howard (W, 2-0)
First Meeting:Â 10/19/97 at Howard (W, 3-2)
> RMU and Howard have played in eight consecutive seasons
> The Colonials snapped a four-game winless streak against the Bison last year with a 2-0 victory
Scouting Howard
> The Bison are currently 1-3-0 this season after losing just five total matches (13-5-2) in 2016; Howard picked up its first victory of the year against George Mason this past Sunday, 1-0, after dropping fixtures at Radford (0-3), Longwood (0-1), and against Mount St. Mary's (1-4)
> Senior forward Whitney White has both of Howard's goals this season after not scoring in 14 appearances as a junior … Fellow fourth-year Gabrielle Emilien returns after 17 appearances last season, as she owns a 1.24 goals against average and .826 save percentage in 289:44 this year
Colonial Trends
> Kristina Kelley has generated at least two shots in her last seven contests
> Robert Morris has put at least half of its shots on target in eight of the last 11 matches
> Samantha Lackner has gone the full 90 minutes or longer in each of the last 12 games
> The Colonials have been victorious in their last two overtime fixtures
