Mount Women's Lacrosse Travels to Robert Morris for Regular Season Finale on Sunday

MOUNT ST. MARY'S (5-11, 3-3 NEC) at ROBERT MORRIS (8-7, 4-2 NEC)
Sunday, May 1, 2016 | 1 p.m.
Moon Township, Pa.

MOUNT UPDATE
Nicole Snyder registered a career-high five points on four goals and one assist, and juniors Kelly Maloney and Sammie Knapp added three points apiece as the Mount rolled to a 12-4 victory over Saint Francis U on Senior Day in Emmitsburg. Snyder tallied the final three goals of the first half and added one goal and an assist in the second for her career-high five points. Maloney chipped in with three goals and Knapp added a pair of tallies and one assist, while three other Mountaineers notched two points apiece. Steph Rurkowski collected her fifth win in goal with a five-save performance.

TEAM LEADERS
Goals: Molly Morris (31), Kelly Maloney (29), Sammie Knapp (26)
Assists: Morris (16), Maloney (9), Nicole Lantuh (7)
Points: Morris (47), Maloney (38), Lantuh (33)
Ground balls: Steph Rurkowski (44), Knapp (29), Alex Carhart (25)
Draw controls: Jannel Daufenbach (47), Knapp (37), Maloney (26)
Caused turnovers: Emily Davis (17), A. Carhart (12), Knapp (10), Maloney (10)
Save pct.: Steph Rurkowski (.451)

ABOUT ROBERT MORRIS
The Colonials own an 8-7 overall record and 4-2 mark in conference play as they sit in a tie for third place in the league. They opened NEC play with consecutive wins over LIU Brooklyn and Sacred Heart before suffering their first defeat at the hands of Central Connecticut. Following the loss to the Blue Devils, they won two of their last three, including a 10-7 victory over conference front runner, Bryant. Corey Karwacki (21g, 15a) and Jessica Karwacki (28g, 7a) are the team's top two scorers, and goalie Sarah Arnold owns a .257 save percentage and 9.49 goals against average in 14 starts.

ALL-TIME SERIES
The Mountaineers claimed a 13-10 victory over Robert Morris last season in Emmitsburg to improve to 8-4 in the all-time series with the Colonials. In the matchup last year, Lantuh led the way with five goals, and Morris and Daufenbach each added a pair to help pace the attack. Rurkowski earned the win in goal, registering a 13-save performance.

UP NEXT
With a win over Robert Morris and a victory by Sacred Heart against Bryant, the Mount would clinch the No. 4 seed in the Northeast Conference playoffs. The semifinal round begins on Friday, May 6 at the home field of the highest seed.

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