GAME 8
RMU (2-5 / 0-0 #MAC) vs UC Davis (5-3 / 0-0 #PAC-12)
Sunday, March 26| 12:00 a.m.
Joe Walton Stadium (3,000) | Moon Township, Pa.
 
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Opening Draw

• The Robert Morris women's lacrosse team continues its non-conference play when it welcomes UC Davis to Joe Walton Stadium on Sunday, March 26.
• The Colonials are coming off a narrow victory, snapping Queens four-game winning streak with an 11-10 win last Saturday (3/18) at Joe Walton Stadium.
• The duo of junior Lilli Hadden and sophomore Jenna Irwin paced RMU with five points apiece. Irwin carded a season-high four goals and an assist while Hadden recorded her first career hat trick and collected two assists.
• Colleen Tifft registered two points after collecting a goal and an assist while causing two turnovers and three draw controls. She has now tallied an assist in six of seven games for RMU
• Jordan Anderson scored her second goal of the season while collecting six draw controls and forcing two turnovers. Chelsea Colman found the back of the net to keep her scoring streak alive and grabbed a career-high six ground balls and caused a pair of turnovers.
• Gia Anthony finished with her fourth goal of the campaign, while Kelsey Nelson finished with an assist, a career-high six ground balls, and caused three turnovers.
• Goalkeeper Jamie Keller registered her best save percentage of the season during the win. She recorded a .524 average while collecting 11 saves on 29 shots faced. It's the 10th time in her career where she has recorded double-digit saves. Queens peppered Keller for a majority of the day, placing 21 shots on goal.
• This will be the Colonials last non-conference match until they host Notre Dame on April 16 as they start conference play next Saturday (4/1) traveling to Youngstown State.

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The All-Time Series (UC Davis) – Come Sunday, it'll be the fourth all-time meeting between the Colonials and Aggies as well as the first meeting in Moon Township. UC Davis holds a 2-1 record in the series winning the last meeting 11-8 back in 2018. The two squads met in 2009 where Robert Morris captured a 13-8 victory after leading for a majority of the game. The Colonials are averaging over nine goals a contest while the Aggies are producing over 11 scores in the last three games in the series.

Scouting The Aggies – UC Davis comes to Joe Walton Stadium snapping a two-game losing streak, capturing a 15-12 victory over Columbia last Saturday (3/18). The Aggies hold a 5-3 overall record this season after winning four straight earlier this month. Against the Lions, Grace Gebhardt notched her third consecutive game with four or more goals. The attack found the back of the net four times to lead the team while picking up four draw controls. Alex Agnew and Lauren Picardi each recorded a hat trick while Ella Brislin and Alannah Scott each recorded two goals apiece. Sophia Gorona played an important role on the draw, racking up four draw controls during the win.

UC Davis comes to Moon Township as one of the top powerhouse offenses in the country. The Aggies rank eighth in NCAA in scoring offense, netting over 15 goals per contest. They've scored 15 or more goals in five of their eight games and have tallied 15 or more in three consecutive games. Grace Gebhardt paces the Aggies with 24 goals on 30 shots on goal this season. She ranks ninth in the country with .632 shot percentage while tallying four or more goals four times this year. Alex Agnew leads the team with 29 total points after carding 15 goals and a team-high 14 assists. Agnew has recorded three assists three times this year while producing three goals three times this season. Alannah Scott ranks third on the team with 20 points, boating 13 goals and seven assists while registering an impressive .818 shots on goal percentage. Scott has fired 33 total shots, with 27 coming on goal this season. Between the pipes, UC Davis has one of the top goalkeepers in the country in Ashley Laing. Laing currently sits eighth in the NCAA with 83 saves while ranking 12th with 10.38 saves per contest. She has carded double-digit saves in six games this season, with a season-high coming against Albany.

Weekly Award Sweep – The Colonials swept the Mid-American Conference (MAC) weekly awards this week as junior Lilli Hadden was tabbed the Offensive Player of the Week and graduate student Jamie Keller was chosen as the Defensive Player of the Week. Hadden enjoyed a career day against Queens on Saturday afternoon. She recorded a career-high in points and goal as the Colonials secured an 11-10 victory over the Royals. Hadden tied for the team lead with five points while recording her first career hat trick. The Worthington Kilbourne product also tallied two assists and ended the game with six shots, all being on goal and converted her free position shot. She currently sits third on the team with 11 points, while being tied for second with eight goals and has collected three assists. This is the first time in her career that she has been honored by the MAC.

Keller has been selected the Defensive Player of the Week for the second time this year. She registered her best save percentage of the season during the victory. Keller recorded a .524 average while collecting 11 saves on 29 shots faced. It's the 10th time in her career where she has recorded double-digit saves. The Royals fired 15 shots in the first half, 11 of them coming on goal as Keller collected six saves in the first 30 minutes. The Peters Township product now sits fifth in the conference with 53 total saves, facing 184 shots while averaging just under eight saves per contest. Since joining the MAC in January 2021, Keller has collected five weekly honors.

4 For 4 – Since missing the opening four games of the season due to injury, sophomore midfielder Jenna Irwin has been on a tear as of late. She has totaled eight points, with six goals and two assists in three games this year. Irwin is coming off a five-point performance where she tallied a season-high four scores and collected an assist. It's the fourth time in her career where she scored four or more goals and the sixth time in her career where she's recorded a hat trick. Irwin ended the contest with seven shots, all of them coming on goal while converting both of her free position opportunities.

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