PITTSBURGH, Pa.— The Robert Morris University women's lacrosse team heads back out on the road this week when they face the Cincinnati Bearcats on Wednesday at Nippert Stadium.
COLONIAL WLAX PREVIEW
ROBERT MORRIS (5-1-0, 1-0 MAC)
VS CINCINNATI (2-2, 0-0 AAC)
Wednesday, March 10 at 3:00 p.m.
CINCINNATI, OH
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LAST TIME OUT
The Colonials went 2-1 on an extended road swing through the midwest last week, earning their first ever win as members of the MAC with an 18-3 victory at Kent State before back-to-back action against #4 Notre Dame and Butler on Saturday and Sunday.
While the Colonials had all they could handle with the #4 Irish, they ended the weekend on a high note with a 16-10 win over the Bulldogs on Sunday.
Clio Kerr had herself a memorable week, setting a new career-high for goals in a game with four against KSU before breaking that mark four days with with six against Butler.
OPPOSITION RESEARCH
Cincinnati sits at 2-2 on the year and is coming off of a 15-5 win against Kent State on Sunday.
After winning a wild 19-18 shootout against Marquette in their season opener, the Bearcats dropped back-to-back matchups against Liberty and #23 Louisville before getting back on track last weekend against the Golden Flash.
The Colonials are 2-2 all-time against Cincinnati but have not faced the Bearcats since the 2016 campaign when they dropped an 8-7 loss at Joe Walton Stadium on 2/28.
Offensively UC has been pretty top heavy in 2021, with the trio of Monica Borzillo, Kylie Nause, and Alyssa Adams combining for 36 of their 50 goals through four games.
KNOW BOBBY MO
- Colonials are 5-1 and received votes in the latest Maverik Women's Division I Media Poll.
- RMU wraps up a four-game road stretch this week in Cincinnati.
- RMU is 2-2 against Cincinnati and last defeated the Bearcats on 2/22/15, a 20-7 win at JWS.
- Graduate attack Mackenzie Gandy passed Ashley Levering '09 earlier this season for first place on the all-time scoring list with 180 career points.
- Gandy is also close to breaking several other program records this season, needing eight goals and 13 assists to pass Jenn Collins '09 and Levering for most all time in each category. Melanie Gandy is just ten assists shy of breaking the record as well, while defender Kelley Colegrove needs 21 caused turnovers to pass Colleen O'Donnell '12 for most in program history.
- Clio Kerr set a new career high in goals this weekend with six against Butler.
- Several RMU freshmen have already scored their first career NCAA tallies this season. Olivia Rupert scored against Liberty while Kathleen Kelley and Isabelle Robarge netted their firsts against Gardner-Webb. Lilli Hadden scored her first two against Kent State last Wednesday.
- RMU was picked to finish second in the MAC in the preseason coaches' poll, earning two first-place votes. Central Michigan took the top spot with four first-place votes, with Kent State coming in third.
- Goalie Katelyn Miller has started every game for the Colonials since arriving on campus four years ago, a remarkable streak of 65 in a row. Junior Jamie Keller has also seen significant minutes in relief this season, including playing 50 of 60 minutes vs. Butler in a ten-save performance.
- The Colonials will boast an expanded squad in 2021 that includes six graduate students, seven total seniors, six juniors, five sophomores and twelve freshmen.
- Robert Morris welcomes back six graduate students for their last go-around with the program, a class which includes their three top scorers in Mackenzie Gandy, Melanie Gandy and R-Sr. Clio Kerr. Ground ball leaders Madison Burke and Kelly Colegrove also make their return, as do free-position goals leaders Thalia Zolis and Shea McArdle.
- The Colonials will see a mix of new and familiar foes as they join the MAC in 2021, They are 4-0 all-time against Kent State, 1-0 against Akron, 2-0 all-time against Central Michigan and 4-1 all-time against Detroit-Mercy meeting the latter two for the last time during the 2017 campaign. They will play first-year Youngstown State as well.
- For a full list of all-time team records and stats, click here.
THE SILVA FILE
Entering her fourth season at the helm of the Colonials, Katrina Silva brings 14 years of Division I head coaching experience to the table. Before taking over the program in 2018, Silva served as an RMU assistant coach for five years and a volunteer assistant for one.
Previous to her time in Moon Township, Silva led the lacrosse programs at Virginia Tech (four years) and Colgate (seven), in addition to Division III Roanoke College. A goalie in her playing days, she was the 1993 Southeastern Conference defensive player of the year for Towson.
Silva will be joined by the returning Cacki Helmer and Chelsea Rosiek.
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