Moon Township, Pa. - Robert Morris University women's lacrosse takes a 2-1 Northeast Conference record into this weekend's league matchups on the road, visiting Bryant under the lights on Friday, and wrapping the three-game road trip at Central Connecticut State on Sunday. The Colonials are winners of four of the last six, tied for third in the conference standings, just back of league-leader Bryant, who is undefeated in NEC play and on a four-game win streak. CCSU is tied for fifth with a 1-2 mark in conference play.

GAME INFORMATION
Robert Morris (6-7, 2-1 NEC) at Bryant (8-4, 3-0 NEC)
Smithfield, Rhode Island
Friday, April 20  //  7:00 p.m.
LIVE VIDEO  //  LIVE STATS

Robert Morris (6-7, 2-1 NEC) at Central Connecticut (2-10, 1-2 NEC)
New Britain, Connecticut
Sunday, April 22  //  12:00 p.m.
LIVE VIDEO  //  LIVE STATS

LAST TIME OUT
Robert Morris moved to 2-1 in Northeast Conference play with an 18-12 victory at Saint Francis last Friday. Junior Shannon Lynch and sophomore Melanie Gandy recorded four-point games with a hat trick and assist for each, with both picking up three ground balls. Sophomore Katelyn Miller made nine saves in goal for her sixth win of the season.

ALL-TIME VS. BRYANT
The Colonials are 4-5 in the series history against the Bulldogs, with Bryant winning five of the last six. RMU's last win over Bryant was a 10-7 victory in Smithfield on April 17, 2016.

ALL-TIME VS. CCSU
RMU is 8-5 all-time versus the Blue Devils, winning three of the last four against Central Central Connecticut. 

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. 3 team in caused turnovers and 5th in ground balls. The theme has held strong in the 2018. RMU is currently ranked 5th in the NCAA in ground balls per game (23.58, 2nd in NEC), 11th in the NCAA in caused turnovers per game (11.50, 1st in NEC), and scoring defense is 19th (9.54, 3rd in NEC).
 
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 ground balls (5th, 173), ground balls per game (13th, 2.80) and caused turnovers per game (29th, 1.50). Davis is now RMU's all-time ground balls leader with 173. The senior from Garnet Valley, Pa. is second on the team in goal-scoring with 16 goals, leading RMU with 37 draw controls, collecting 22 ground balls and 15 caused turnovers.

MILESTONE MARKS
Dana Davis enters the weekend with 98 career goals, two shy of 100 for her career. 100 goals would also place Davis in a tie for sixth all-time in goals at Robert Morris. She's ranked sixth all-time in points as well with 128 for her career. Davis became the program leader in ground balls this season, setting a new record that she's continuing to add onto, now with 176 ground balls for her career, which ranks fifth among active NCAA players.

CADET KELLY
Kelly Colegrove has guarded the Colonials net-front with authority, leading the team with 30 caused turnovers, ranked second in the Northeast Conference and 12th in the NCAA, averaging 2.31 caused turnovers per game. Colegrove set a single-game school record with a career-high 7 caused turnovers in RMU's 14-4 rout of Mount St. Mary's on April 8. Colegrove also found the scoreboard for her first career goal in RMU's 18-12 victory at SFU last Friday.
 
EUREKA! SHE HAS FOUND IT
Sophia Eureka has had the magic stick for the Colonials, leading RMU in goal-scoring with 18 on the season. The junior is second in total points with 23. Eureka is ranked 7th in the NEC in shooting percentage (.474)

QUEEN OF THE CAGE
Sophomore Katelyn Miller returns in goal for RMU after a successful frosh campaign. Miller posted an 11-6-0 record a season ago and is 6-7 through 13 starts in 2018. Miller looks solid as ever, posting a career-high and RMU single-game record 18 saves vs. Louisville on March 23. Miller's 9.56 goals against average this season ranks fourth in the NEC and 18th in the NCAA. Miller's .465 save percentage is fourth in the NEC and 35th in the NCAA. Miller is one save shy of 100 for the 2018 season.

APPLES TO APPLES
Sophomore Melanie Gandy leads the Colonials in points, scoring 25 points on the season, also leading RMU with 12 assists.
 
TEN POINTS FOR GRIFFIN-DOR
Freshman Madison Griffin been a ball hawk for the Colonials, leading the team in ground balls with 34. Griffin is ranked 8th in the NEC and 61st in the NCAA, averaging 2.62 ground balls per game.
 
CAUSE A RUCKUS
Along with Colegrove ranking second in the NEC in caused turnovers per game (2.31), sophomore defender Madison Burke ranks seventh (1.46).


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