GAME 12
DETROIT MERCY (2-8 / 1-1 #MAC) at RMU (3-8 / 2-0 #MAC)
Saturday, March 30 | 2:00 p.m.
Joe Walton Stadium | Moon Township, Pa
 
Opening Draw

• The RMU women's lacrosse team is set to return home when they host Detroit Mercy for Senior Day on Saturday afternoon.
• Most recently, the Colonials won their second straight conference game by defeating Kent State, 11-10 in three overtimes.
• Jenna Irwin and Julia Koterwas led the Colonials in scoring as each player had three goals and one assist against the Golden Flashes. Also, Isabella Teal, Colleen Tifft, Eliana LaMange, Jerica Obee, and Julia Hadden each scored one goal for the Colonials.
• Goalkeeper Megan Shepley had a stand out performance against Kent State as she recorded 14 saves along with nine ground balls. Shepley was then honored by the MAC as the Defensive Player of the Week for the first time in her career.
• Eleven games into the season Jenna Irwin leads the Colonials with 22 points along with a team-high 18 goals. Lilli Hadden has registered 21 points so far with Colleen Tifft right behind her with 19 points this season.
   

THE ALL-TIME SERIES (DETROIT MERCY) – RMU has played extremely well against the Titans in the past as they have a 9-1 record against Detroit Mercy. The Colonials have won six straight meetings with their lone loss coming in the 2016 season. Last season, RMU won 18-10 as Lilli Hadden led the Colonials with four goals in the game. Julia Koterwas, Colleen Tifft, and Chelsea Coleman each scored three goals to help lead RMU to victory.

SCOUTING THE TITANS – Detroit Mercy goes into Saturday's matchup with a 2-8 overall record along with one conference win. The Titans are led by Cat Kopchia who has 36 points along with a team-high 33 goals. Kopchia is currently the third highest scorer in the MAC behind Mackenzie Blackwood (EMU) and Jackie Wolford (KENT).

HISTORY MADE – Jenna Irwin had yet another game-winning overtime goal against Kent State which makes her the lone RMU player to ever have back to back game-winning goals in overtime. Irwin leads the Colonials this season with three game-winning goals with still six games remaining in the regular season.

RUN IT BACK – Joining the Mid-American Conference in 2021, the Colonials have been making a name for themselves the past three seasons. In RMU's first season in the MAC they were crowned champions and the past two years have made the championship game but fell both times to Central Michigan.

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