Moon Township, Pa. - Robert Morris University women's lacrosse takes its 2-3 overall record on the road to California, facing off against Cal Berkeley on Monday, before a Thursday contest at UC Davis.

#GAMEDAY INFORMATION
Robert Morris (2-3) vs. California (3-2)
Monday, March 5  //  8:00 p.m. ET (5:00 p.m. PT)
California Memorial Stadium  //  Berkeley, Ca.
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Robert Morris vs. UC Davis (1-3)
Thursday, March 8  //  9:00 p.m. ET (6:00 p.m. PT)
Aggie Stadium  //  Davis, Ca.
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LAST TIME OUT
Robert Morris dropped a 9-7 contest with George Washington last Saturday. Sophia Eureka and Shannon Lynch each scored two goals for the Colonials, while Kelly Colegrove led the defense with five ground balls and five caused turnovers.
 
EUREKA! SHE HAS FOUND IT
"Eureka!" is the state motto of California but it's been shouted from the Colonials sidelines for the last three games, as junior Sophia Eureka scored her first goal of the season at Radford, before breaking through for the best offensive performance of her career with a four-goal outing at Liberty. Eureka scored a pair of goals and picked up two ground balls and a caused turnover in last Saturday's game against GWU. Eureka's seven goals are tied for the team scoring lead.

CADET KELLY
Kelly Colegrove has guarded the Colonials net-front with authority, ranked first in the Northeast Conference and 11th in the NCAA, averaging 2.60 caused turnovers per game this season. Colegrove recorded career highs of five ground balls and five caused turnovers in Saturday's game against George Washington.

DANGEROUS DEFENSE
Robert Morris had the top defense in the NEC and one of the NCAA's best in 2017, leading the conference in ground balls and caused turnovers, as well as being the nation's No. 2 team in caused turnovers and 4th in ground balls. The theme has held strong in the 2018. RMU is ranked 15th in the NCAA in caused turnovers per game (11.00, 2nd in NEC), scoring defense is 19th (9.60, 3rd in NEC), and 13th in ground balls per game (21.80, 3rd in NEC).
  
GOLDEN STATE OF MIND
Monday's meeting with California will be the first in Robert Morris program history. The Colonials have a 1-3 record all-time against UC Davis, with the lone win over the Aggies coming in a 13-8 victory at Aggie Stadium on March 14, 2009 (Losses: 17-2 at RMU, 4/16/2005; 21-3 at UC Davis, 2/12/2006; 15-7 at UC Davis, 3/12/2014). RMU's record in games played in the state of California is 3-3, with a 2-1 record playing at Saint Mary's (CA).

FLYNN IT TO WIN IT
Freshman Kelley Flynn took home NEC Rookie of the Week honors for the final week of February, after torching Radford for five goals, also collecting two ground balls and two caused turnovers, before a two-assist outing at Liberty. Flynn scored her first career goal in the game at Radford before firing away to rack up five on the day.

QUEEN OF THE CAGE
Sophomore Katelyn Miller returns in goal to defend again for RMU after a successful frosh campaign. Miller posted an 11-6-0 record a season ago. Miller looks solid as ever, posting a season-high 13 saves in an outing at Liberty, with an 8.93 GAA, the third-best goals against average in the NEC this season, ranked 9th in the NCAA.
 
CROUSE'S HOUSE
Sophomore Meghan Crouse is a force when it comes to possession. Crouse is fourth in the NEC in draw controls per game (4.00, 84th in NCAA). Crouse is ranked 9th in career average for caused turnovers per game among active NCAA players (1.82).
 
DYNAMIC DANA
Senior Dana Davis is the definition of an all-around midfielder, bringing a balanced and determined style to the field. An all-NEC first team honoree last season, Davis has earned league honors in each of her three seasons, an all-Rookie team member as a freshman and a second-team sophomore. Davis is among the NCAA's active career leaders in four categories: Ground Balls (13th, 159), Ground Balls Per Game (36th, 2.94), Caused Turnovers (35th, 81).

412 CREW
RMU sports two players from the Pittsburgh area, senior Taylor Lewand (Oakland Catholic) and junior Shannon Lynch (Shaler).
 
SO FRESH
The Colonials welcome seven freshman to the program in 2018, including five from the state of Maryland, with one from Pennsylvania and one from Texas.
 
#1 - Goalkeeper, Mia Tornetta
#9 - Midfielder, Kelley Flynn
#11 - Midfielder, Madison Griffin
#25 - Defense, Katie Martin
#28 - Midfielder, Hannah Miller
#34 - Attack, Rachel Ward
#35 - Defense, Caroline Downham

WINNING WAYS
The Colonials have posted five consecutive winning seasons, with the last four resulting in trips to the Northeast Conference postseason tournament. Robert Morris holds a 49-36 record over the last five years. RMU went 11-7 overall last season and 5-2 in NEC play.

Last Five Seasons
2017: 11-7
2016: 9-8
2015: 10-7
2014: 10-6
2013: 8-8

NEW LEADERSHIP
The Colonials are under the direction of head coach Katrina Silva in her first year at the helm at Robert Morris, named to the role in December of 2017, after serving seven seasons as an assistant coach. Silva begins her 15th season as a head coach and has an overall record of 126-115, including stints at Roanoke (3 seasons, 1997-1999), Colgate (7 seasons, 2000-2006) and Virginia Tech (4 seasons, 2007-2011). Assistant coaches Eileen Ghent (Rutgers '13) and Rachael McKinnon (Denver '16) are also new to the Colonials staff.
 
PRESEASON POLL
The Robert Morris University women's lacrosse team was tabbed for a third place finish in the Northeast Conference (NEC) women's lacrosse coaches' preseason poll. Bryant was selected as the unanimous favorite to repeat as league champion, while Wagner was chosen second. Robert Morris is followed by Mount St. Mary's, Sacred Heart was picked fifth, Central Connecticut followed in sixth, Saint Francis U in seventh, and LIU Brooklyn in eighth to round out the poll.

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