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Moon Township, Pa. ? The Robert Morris University
field hockey team, under the direction of head coach Olivia
Netzler, will play a 15-game schedule during the 2009 season as they
look to head to the Northeast Conference playoffs for the first time in
Colonial field hockey history. The Colonials play five home contests while
opening the season with six of the first seven games on the road.
The
Colonials kick off the season at Missouri State on Sep. 4 against the Bears in Springfield,
Mo. RMU will then continue the road trip with matches against St. Louis
University (Sep. 5) and Bellarmine (Sep. 8) .
Robert
Morris' first regular season home contest is against Ohio University
on Sept. 18 at 1:00 p.m. in Joe Walton
Stadium.
After just
one home game, the Colonials will be back on the road in Washington
D.C. as they face Georgetown on Sep. 20. The trip will
continue at Appalachian State on Sep. 25 and Radford on Sep. 27.
The month
of October begins with three consecutive home contests and the start of NEC
action. RMU warms up with Bryant before conference games with Monmouth on
Oct. 4 and Saint Francis (Pa.)
on Oct. 9.
NEC action
continues on the road with matches at Siena
and 2008 conference champion, Lock Haven on Oct. 11 and Oct. 16.
On Friday
Oct. 23, the Colonials will host Rider for Senior Day in their final
non-conference match up of the 2009 campaign.
RMU closes
out conference play in Connecticut
at Quinnipiac and Sacred Heart on Oct. 30 and Nov. 1.
After
completing the 2008 season with a 5-12-0 record, the Colonials hope to make
their first ever conference playoff appearance after finishing fifth the NEC
last year.
