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LORETTO, Pa. (April 17, 2014) - The Saint Francis University women's lacrosse team will start up Northeast Conference play again after a one-game hiatus as it played Bucknell in a non-conference contest at home on Tuesday.

SCOUTING THE COLONIALS

Robert Morris is sporting a 9-4 record in 2014, including three wins since Northeast Conference play began. RMU most recently took down Central Connecticut State, 9-8 on Sunday.

The Colonials lead the conference in draw controls with 212 already accumulated in 2014. A big reason for that is sophomore midfielder Jessica Karwacki who has totaled 169 in 16 games, which ranks No. 1 in the nation by a large margin. Junior midfielder Kristin Yoviene leads the team in points with 36 (23 goals, 13 assists). Sophomore midfielder Corey Karwacki has totaled 34 points (24 goals, 10 assists) to rank second on the team.

LAST TIME OUT...

The Saint Francis University women's lacrosse team fell in a non-conference match-up with Bucknell, 13-8, on Tuesday evening. Rachel Larson (Corning, N.Y./Corning East) led the Red Flash (4-9) with three goals, while Danielle Conwell (Roxbury, N.J./Roxbury) added two. The Bison (4-11) fired 28 total shots and caused 17 turnovers in the game. Bucknell scored the first two goals of the game, before Larson put SFU on the board at the 20:40 mark. The Bison scored again four minutes later to take a 3-1 lead.

Saint Francis scored at the 12:26 mark as Conwell converted on a free position attempt. Casey Burk (Moorestown, N.J./Delran) tied the game up for SFU with another free position shot two minutes later. Bucknell scored four goals over the final 10 minutes of the half and took a 7-3 halftime lead.

The Bison scored the first goal of the second half and held a five- goal advantage before SFU made a comeback. The Flash scored four straight to get back within one with two coming from Larson, one from Conwell, and one from Christina Fini (Huntington, N.Y./Smithtown East).

Bucknell then scored five unanswered goals to lead 13-7, before SFU put up one more tally as Holly Lawrence (Damascus, Md./Damascus) scored with 1:20 to play.

Kimberly Gronski (Corning, N.Y./Corning East High) led SFU with two caused turnovers, while Danielle Conwell (Roxbury, N.J./Roxbury) posted a team-high two draw controls. Savannah Shores (Trappe, Md./Easton) registered eight saves in net.

UP NEXT...

Saint Francis will hit the road to play Mount St. Mary's next Friday at 7 p.m.