Women's Soccer | 9/30/2017 1:21:00 PM

Sacred Heart Pioneers (3-8-0, 0-1-0 NEC) @ Robert Morris Colonials (2-8-0, 0-1-0 NEC)
Sunday, Oct. 1, 2017 // Noon // Moon Township, Pa. – North Athletic Complex // Friends & Family Day
Live Video: NEC Front Row // Live Stats: RMUColonials.com

NOTES: Sacred Heart @ Robert Morris (10.1.17)

Musket Shots
> Robert Morris dropped its NEC opener in heartbreaking fashion on Friday, falling to Bryant in double overtime, 2-1
> Junior forward Jake Schleicher leads the Colonials in goals (5) and shots on goal (19), and is tied for first in points (12)
> Sophomore midfielder Kristina Kelley tallied her fourth goal of the season against the Bulldogs and now is deadlocked with Schleicher for the team lead in points with 12 (4g, 4a)
> Fifth-year senior Erin Ritzer scored her first goal since Oct. 21, 2016 at Fort Wayne and played a season-high 78 minutes on Friday against Bryant
> Junior midfielder Keirsten Van Horn registered the second assist of her career in RMU's last non-conference match and has played a career-high 715 minutes thus far
> RMU has had five players start every game this season: Maddison Duncan, Kayla Kelley, Kristina Kelley, Samantha Lackner, and Jane Schleicher

History vs. Sacred Heart
Overall: 7-10-1 | Home: 6-2-1 | Away: 1-8-0
Last Meeting: 10/2/16 at Sacred Heart (L, 0-3)
First Meeting: 10/10/99 vs. Sacred Heart (W, 1-0)
> RMU is unbeaten in its last six home matches against Sacred Heart, earning five victories during that stretch
> Erin Ritzer tallied a goal and an assist in a 3-2 victory over the Pioneers on Oct. 9, 2015

Scouting Sacred Heart
> The Pioneers fell in their NEC debut at Saint Francis U, 2-0, dropping them to 3-8-0 overall on the season
> Junior forward Melanie DaSilva leads Sacred Heart with eight points (3g, 2a) and 13 shots on goal; classmate Alex Mesropyan shares the team lead in goals with DaSilva and has seven points (3g, 1a) to her name
> Sacred Heart has started junior Nicole Sambuco between the sticks in all 11 matches this season; Sambuco has compiled a 2.06 goals against average and .713 save percentage in 1006:06, and picked up a shutout victory on Aug. 31 over Army West Point with four saves

Colonial Trends
> Kristina Kelley has collected two or more points in five of the last seven fixtures
> Jane Schleicher has registered a point in five of the last seven contests
> Samantha Lackner has gone the full 90 minutes or longer in each of the last 17 games
> The Colonials have scored in six of their last seven games

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