The Hobart lacrosse team will travel to Moon Township, Pennsylvania, to take on Robert Morris at Joe Walton Stadium at 2 p.m. Saturday, March 1. The Statesmen will be playing their first road game of the season after going 2-2 in a four-game homestand to start the year.
 
The game will be broadcast live on WEOS-FM (89.5/90.3) and webcast on ESPN+.
 
SERIES SNAPSHOT

• Saturday will be the 14th meeting between the Statesmen and Colonials.
• Hobart leads the series, which began in 2005, 8-5.
• The Statesmen have won the past two showdowns, including a 15-10 triumph on Boswell Field last season. David Peterkin had a hat trick and Mike Valent won 16-of-22 faceoffs and grabbed 12 ground balls to lead Hobart in the most recent meeting.

 
TALE OF THE TAPE

• Goals Per Game: Robert Morris 7.5, Hobart 13.0
• Goals Against Per Game: Robert Morris 12.0, Hobart 15.25
• Extra-man Offense: Robert Morris .250, Hobart .533
• Extra-man Defense: Robert Morris .643, Hobart .643
• Faceoff Winning Percentage: Robert Morris .622, Hobart .632
• Clear Percentage: Robert Morris .820, Hobart .872
• Ground Balls Per Game: Robert Morris 35.25, Hobart 34.75
• Turnovers Per Game: Robert Morris 18.25, Hobart 17.0

 
FACE FACTS

• Hobart is sixth in the nation in faceoff winning percentage. Graduate student Cole Emmanuel and Valent have taken the majority of the restarts for the Statesmen.
• Emmanuel is 10th in the nation in faceoff winning percentage (.644) and 15th in ground balls per game (6.25).
• Valent is fourth in the A10 in faceoff winning percentage (.617) and seventh in ground balls per game (4.0).
• Robert Morris (2-2) is eighth in Division I in faceoff winning percentage.
• Graduate student Bo Columbus is the Colonials' main faceoff man. He's 14th in winning percentage at .627 and 15th in ground balls per game (6.25).

 
STATESMEN TO WATCH

• Senior attackman Alex Rosa leads the team with 13 goals and is second with three extra-man goals.
• Classmate Will Delano is tied for the national lead with four extra-man goals. He's second on the team with 10 points (9-1).
• Peterkin also has 10 points on three goals and a team-high seven assists.
• Defensemen senior Nolan Firth and junior Michael Shafer are tied for the team lead with four caused turnovers.

 
COLONIAL LEADERS

• Senior attackman David Burr leads the RMU offense with seven goals and nine points.
• Junior attackman Calum Brennan is right behind him with six goals and eight points.
• Sophomore defenseman Owen Tapper has a team-high six caused turnovers.
• Sophomore goalie Nate Fechter has played all but 15 minutes this season for the Colonials, sporting a 2-2 record with a 12.00 GAA and a .505 save percentage.