Women's Soccer | 8/16/2018 10:15:00 AM

FIXTURE #1
Robert Morris Colonials (0-0-0, 0-0-0 NEC) @ UMBC Retrievers (0-0-0, 0-0-0 America East)
Friday, August 17, 2018 // 5:00 p.m. // Baltimore, Md. – Retriever Soccer Park
Live Video: UMBCRetrievers.com // Live Stats: UMBCRetrievers.com

Musket Shots
> Robert Morris went 6-11 overall and 4-4 in Northeast Conference (NEC) play in 2017, finishing with a .500 record or better in the league slate for the third consecutive season
> The Colonials flourished down the stretch, winning four of their last five matches, including the last three by an aggregate score of 9-1
> Jane Schleicher and Kristina Kelley make up the leading returning scoring duo in the NEC, as the pair combined for 44 points (17g, 10a) last season – a school record
> Kelley, an All-NEC First Team selection, paced the team in all scoring categories (9g, 7a, 25p), and led the conference in goals per game (0.53)
> Schleicher, an All-NEC Second Team pick, completed her junior year with eight goals, three assists, and 17 points
> Sydney Bruckner made the All-NEC Rookie Team in 2017 after posting a 1.44 goals against average and .786 save percentage
> Schleicher is one of five seniors on the roster, joining Victoria Kraemer, Samantha Lackner, Keirsten Van Horn, and Anni Varjonen
> The 2018 roster features six new faces as freshmen Allie Ball, Bailey Farabaugh, Courtney Hurey, Chelsea Kingston, Hannah Schmidt, and Jaiden Williams enter the fold
> RMU was selected to finish sixth in the annual NEC Preseason Coaches' Poll
 
History vs. UMBC
Overall: 2-7-0 | Home: 1-3-0 | Away: 1-4-0 | Streak: W1
Last Meeting: 8/27/2017; Moon Township, Pa. – Robert Morris 2, UMBC 1 (OT)
First Meeting: 9/19/1998; Baltimore, Md. – UMBC 6, Robert Morris 3
> RMU picked up its first victory of 2017 in dramatic fashion over UMBC, thanks to a Kristina Kelley strike from 40 yards out in overtime
> Its other win over the Retrievers came on Sept. 27, 2002, when a Lauren Meyer penalty kick into the left corner was the difference in a 1-0 double-overtime thriller
 
Scouting UMBC
> The Retrievers finished the 2017 campaign with a 4-10-3 overall record and 2-6 mark in America East play
> After going winless between Sept. 14 to Oct. 15, UMBC brought home victories in its final two matches
> Sophomore midfielder Erin Stevenson returns as the team's leading scorer, tallying four goals and nine points in 2017
> Another second-year, forward Christina Corbi, added five points (2g, 1a) as a total of six sophomores played 11 or more games last season
> Senior goalkeeper Leah Roth started all but one of UMBC's 17 contests last year, posting a 1.64 goals against average and .730 save percentage
 
Colonial Trends
> RMU is riding a three-game winning streak dating back to last season
> Samantha Lackner has gone the distance in 24 consecutive fixtures
> Kristina Kelley has registered a goal and assist in each of the last three contests
> Jane Schleicher has scored a goal in each of the last three games
> Sydney Bruckner has posted clean sheets in the Colonials' last two fixtures
> Kelley has started 35 consecutive contests to begin her collegiate career
 
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