Men's Soccer | 9/7/2018 12:28:00 PM

FIXTURE #5
Robert Morris Colonials (0-3-1, 0-0-0 NEC) @ Longwood Lancers (1-2-0, 0-0-0 Big South)
Saturday, September 8, 2018 // 3:00 p.m. // Farmville, Va. – Longwood Athletics Complex
Live Video: ESPN+ ($) // Live Stats: LongwoodLancers.com

Musket Shots
> Robert Morris fell to Northern Kentucky, 3-2, on Sunday in the final game of the RMU / Duquesne Tournament
> The Colonials took a 1-0 lead in the 24th minute, but allowed three goals in a 23-minute span soon after
> Zac Sherman scored both RMU tallies, notching the first brace of his career
> Christian Snatchko made his first career start between the posts, making six saves
> Cristian Palermo assisted on Sherman's first goal, tallying his first collegiate point
> Jake Plumb made his collegiate debut against NKU, playing 17 minutes
> Winter Fondi has made 37 starts in his career, which is tied for fourth all-time among Colonial goalkeepers
> Kai Olguin, Gustaf Moberg, and Oeyvind Skjesol join Sherman and Fondi as returnees who started 11 or more games last season
> Fondi, Olguin, Sherman, Owen Pearce, Noah Elamin, and Mason George make up the six-player senior class
> RMU was picked to finish sixth in the annual Northeast Conference (NEC) Preseason Coaches' Poll
 
History vs. Longwood
Overall: 0-0-0 | Home: 0-0-0 | Away: 0-0-0
> This is the first time in program history that the Colonials and Lancers have met
 
Scouting Longwood
> The Lancers have opened up the season with a 3-0 victory at VMI and losses to UNC-Greensboro (1-5) and UNC-Wilmington (0-2)
> Longwood finished 1-15-2 overall last season and 1-6-1 in the Big South Conference
> Freshman midfielder Markus Gronli and junior forward Mikel Abando led the team with three points each (1g, 1a)
> Sophomore goalkeeper Jacob Reimers has started all three matches thus far, owning a 2.57 goals against average and .533 save percentage
 
Colonial Trends
> Kai Olguin has gone the distance in his last 36 matches
> Oeyvind Skjesol has appeared in the last 13 Starting XIs
> The Colonials are unbeaten in their last five overtime contests (T-W-T-T-T)
> RMU has now started a freshman in two consecutive season openers (Dylan Thomas, 2017)

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