GAME 5
RMU (4-0 / 0-0 #HLWSOC) vs. IUS (0-0-4 / 0-0 #TheValley)
Thursday, Aug. 31 | 4:00 p.m.
North Athletic Complex | Moon Township, Pa.
TV: ESPN+
Twitter & Instagram: rmuwsoccer
 
Opening Kick-Off

• After a four-game road trip, the Colonials finally come home to the North Athletic Complex to host Indiana State on Thursday, August 31 at 4:00 p.m.
• Opening the 2023 season in four away games, the Colonials have beaten each opponent on the road. They've taken down VMI 3-0, Hampton 1-0, Akron 3-0 and Saint Francis 4-1.
• In Week 1 of the regular season, goalkeeper Brenna Murray was named Horizon League Under Armour Defensive Player of the Week for posting two clean sheets, making 10 saves and earning two wins.
• In Week 2 of the campaign, graduate forward Lidia Nduka was tabbed Horizon League Under Armour Offensive Player of the Week for scoring three goals in the last two games. She increased her goal total on the year to five goals, leading the Horizon League in that category.
• Sophomore Renae Mohrbacher leads the team in assists with three.
• Taylor Day, Haleigh Finale and Kaoru Hayashi have all produced one goal and two assists each.
• Head coach Chris Shaw enters his fourth year as the bench boss for the Colonials. Assistant coach Brianna Murgi is back for her second season and goalkeeper coach Erik Eisenhut returns for his fifth year with the team.

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The All-Time Series (Indiana State) – For Thursday's game, this will be the first time ever the Colonials play Indiana State. Each program will look to become 1-0 all-time against each other.
 
Scouting the Sycamores – Last year the Sycamores finished 2-11-3 overall and 2-6-2 in conference. In 2022, sophomore Ella Gorrie in her first season was the team's leading scorer, producing two goals and two assists. She factored in on 50% of the squad's goals. Goalkeeper Maddie Alexander heads into her senior year with the Sycamores. As a junior last year, she made 34 saves throughout the season and picked up two wins. So far, through four games in 2023, the Sycamores have yet to win but have yet to lose as well. For all four games at the final whistle, the game has ended in a tie. Their season began tying Louisville to a scoreless draw, and then doing the same against Miami (OH). Indiana State then tied Marshall and Eastern Illinois, 1-1. Maddie Helling and Chloe Tesny have both scored one each.
 
UNDEFEATED START
After the Colonials beat Saint Francis this past week, the program officially for the first time began their season with four consecutive wins. Adding more victories on top of the win streak will increase the record for RMU. Chris Shaw and his team achieved a new record as well, as the team didn't allow a goal for over the first 357 minutes.
 
PLAYER'S OF THE WEEK
Through the first two weeks of the season, two Colonials have been awarded with the honor of Player of the Week by the Horizon League. In Week 1, Brenna Murray took home the award for Defensive Player of the Week. She's won the first four games, playing all 360 minutes between the posts. The graduate has only allowed one goal in all season, which came off a penalty kick late in the Saint Francis game. In Week 2, Lidia Nduka was tabbed Offensive Player of the Week. She scored three more goals in two games against Akron and Saint Francis. This brought her season totals to five goals in four games, which leads all Horizon League women's soccer player's in that category.
 
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