Mount Pleasant, Mich.  – The Robert Morris women's lacrosse team will travel to Mount Pleasant, Mich., to face off against the Youngstown State Penguins for the second time in five days. The game is set for 4 p.m. on May 5th on Central Michigan's campus.

GAME #1
#2 Robert Morris Colonials (8-8, 8-2 MAC) vs. #3 Youngstown State Penguins (10-7, 8-2 MAC)
May 5, 2022 // 4:00 p.m. // Mount Pleasant, Mich.
Live Stats: MAC // Video: ESPN+
 
History w/ Youngstown State
Overall: 3-1 | Home: 1-1 | Away: 2-0 | Neutral: 0-0
Thursday will mark the fifth time that RMU has played Youngstown State since joining the MAC in 2021. This will mark the first time in program history that RMU has closed the regular season with the same opponent that they would face in the first round.

Previously playing YSU on April 30th, the Colonials fell 19-17 on senior day. Three Colonials had hat tricks in the contest, with Colleen Tift netting four goals, while Julia Koterwas and Jerica Obee both scored three. Senior goalkeeper Jamie Keller made six saves in 60 minutes for RMU.

Scouting the Penguins
Theresa Walton is in her third season with Youngstown State and is the first head coach in the history of the program. Since 2019, Walton as cumulated an 12-14 record with the program. The Penguins are currently riding a five-game win streak after defeating the Colonials
 
Freshman Natalie Calandra-Ryan leads the Penguins with 63 goal in 17 games on the season, netting five against RMU last week. Graduate Student Savannah Clarke started in net for every game this season, playing 906:29 minutes and holding a 13.90 GAA and a .434 save percentage.
 
Fresh as It Gets
RMU's leading scorer is freshman Jenna Irwin. The Liverpool, N.Y. native currently leads the Colonials with 33 goals and 37 points, riding a 14-game point streak. She is the first freshman to lead the Robert Morris team in scoring since Annie Sachs in 2017. Additionally, Irwin is lethal on the free-position shot, making 13 of her 16 attempts this season. This accuracy places her first in the nation in terms of FP%.

Only the Best
According to the national NCAA statistics, RMU's Madison Griffin is ranked fifth in the nation in CTO's per game (2.5) and is currently tied for second in the nation for ground balls per game (3.34). She leads both categories for the MAC. Meanwhile, goalkeeper Jamie Keller ranks 50^th in the NCAA in save percentage (.503) and 40th in saves per game.

Consistency is Key
Colleen Tifft, Jerica Obee, and Julia Koterwas all managed to extend their goal streaks in the loss. Tifft finished the day with four goals, while Obee tallied a hat trick and Koterwas earned two. Tifft owns the high-water mark at 12 games while Obee hit 11 and Koterwas nine.