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Colonials, Golden Griffins to Square Off in Moon Township

WSOC Canisius Gameday

Women's Soccer | 9/7/2017 1:11:00 PM

Canisius Golden Griffins (3-2-0, 0-0-0 MAAC) @ Robert Morris Colonials (2-4-0, 0-0-0 NEC)
Friday, September 8, 2017 // 4:00 p.m. // Moon Township, Pa. – North Athletic Complex
Live Video: NEC Front Row // Live Stats: RMUColonials.com


NOTES: Canisius @ Robert Morris (9.8.17)

Musket Shots
> Robert Morris moved to 2-4-0 overall on Sunday, bouncing back from a heartbreaking loss on Friday to defeat Howard, 3-2
> Junior forward Jake Schleicher continued her recent stretch of excellent form, registering a brace to go along with an assist in the victory; Schleicher was named an NEC Prime Performer for her efforts and leads the team with four goals and nine points this season
> Sophomore midfielder Kristina Kelley assisted on both of Schleicher's tallies and added a goal herself in the win; Kelley is up to six points (2g, 2a) this year after collecting four (1g, 2a) in 2016
> 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

Weekly Update


History vs. Canisius
Overall: 5-3-0 | Home: 2-1-0 | Away: 3-2-0
Last Meeting: 8/28/16 at Canisius (L, 0-3)
First Meeting: 9/10/93 vs. Canisius (L, 0-11)

> This is the fourth consecutive season that RMU and Canisius have played
> RMU had a five-game winning streak in the series snapped last season

Scouting Canisius
> The Golden Griffins have opened the season with a 3-2-0 overall record, owning victories over Youngstown State (1-0, OT), Buffalo (2-1, OT), and Oakland (1-0); Canisius' two losses have both been on the road, at Toledo (0-2) and Cleveland State (0-2)
> Sophomore midfielder Madeline Beaulieu leads Canisius with two goals and four points, registering game-winning tallies against Youngstown State and Oakland; freshman forward Shauna Lee has three points (1g, 1a) to begin her collegiate career
> Sophomore goalkeeper Alana Rossi has started all five games for the Golden Griffins, posting a 0.99 goals against average and .773 save percentage

Colonial Trends
> Kristina Kelley has generated at least two shots in her last eight contests
> Jane Schleicher has registered a point in three straight contests
> Samantha Lackner has gone the full 90 minutes or longer in each of the last 13 games
> The Colonials have been victorious in their last two overtime fixtures

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Players Mentioned

Kasia Bak

#23 Kasia Bak

M
5' 6"
Senior
Kayla Kelley

#6 Kayla Kelley

D
5' 6"
Senior
Kristina Kelley

#9 Kristina Kelley

M
5' 8"
Sophomore
Samantha Lackner

#19 Samantha Lackner

D
5' 4"
Junior
Jane Schleicher

#2 Jane Schleicher

F
5' 4"
Junior

Players Mentioned

Kasia Bak

#23 Kasia Bak

5' 6"
Senior
M
Kayla Kelley

#6 Kayla Kelley

5' 6"
Senior
D
Kristina Kelley

#9 Kristina Kelley

5' 8"
Sophomore
M
Samantha Lackner

#19 Samantha Lackner

5' 4"
Junior
D
Jane Schleicher

#2 Jane Schleicher

5' 4"
Junior
F