PITTSBURGH, Pa. - The Robert Morris University women's soccer team faces Wright State this Thursday as they continue with their home portion of the 2021 schedule at SouthPointe Fieldhouse.
Robert Morris (1-4-0, 1-4-0 Horizon League) vs. Wright State (2-3-0, 2-3-0 Horizon League)
Thursday, March 17, 2021 at 10:00 a.m.
LIVE STATS
CATCHING UP
The Colonials are coming off of a 5-0 loss on the road against Oakland in Rochester last week.
KNOW BOBBY MO
- The Colonials are coming off of a 5-0 road loss to Oakland.
- RMU's lone win this season came at home agains Purdue Fort Wayne two weeks ago as RMU looks to add a second home victory Thursday.
- Including their exhibition against Saint Francis, RMU has scored nine goals this season, led by Kaoru Hayashi with two. Haleigh Finale, Sheridan Reid, Gabriella Lecuona, Kayla Veloso-Lima, Ylexus Gilliland, Brittany O'Connell and Sofie Lien Fagereng each have one apiece.
- Sheridan Reid leads RMU in conference scoring with four points (1G, 2A) following her two-assist performance against the Mastodons.
- Nineteen Colonials saw game action for Robert Morris last week against PFW. Kaoru Hayashi led RMU with two total shots.
- Hayashi leads RMU in total shots for the season with 14.
- Head Coach Chris Shaw earned his first official career win at RMU earlier this year against PFW.
- RMU sports a balanced roster in terms of class distribution, consisting on five freshman, seven sophomores, seven total juniors and three seniors.
- Shaw takes over in his first year at the helm of Robert Morris in 2021. Shaw spent the last six years as the head coach at the University of Nevada Las Vegas (UNLV), compiling an overall record of 66-48-9 (.573), the winningest coach in program history.
- The Colonials will play their 2021 home schedule away from campus in 2021, hosting games at the indoor facilities of the SouthPoint Fieldhouse.
- Amongst their new Horizon League foes, the Colonials have never faced Detroit Mercy before, though they did face off against the Titans in pre-season play a year ago. Youngstown State has been a familiar opponent for RMU as the two squads have squared off 38 times overall and at least once in each of the previous nine seasons.
SCOUTING THE RAIDERS
Wright State sits at 2-3 on the season and is coming off of a 3-2 loss at IUPUI last Wednesday.
The Raiders are 0-2 on the road this season as they roll into SouthPointe Fieldhouse Thursday, having been out-scored 8-3 in those matchups.
WSU has scored seven goals off the foot of seven different goalscorers this season and are led in overall scoring by sophomore forward Olga Massombo with four points.
QUOTABLES
"We are looking to get back on track after a tough loss last week. Wright State will be a good test, and we are excited to get back on the field." - Head Coach Chris Shaw
NEXT UP
RMU heads to Detroit for a showdown with Detroit Mercy next Wednesday, March 24 at noon.
