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ROBERT MORRIS #19 ROBERT MORRIS COLONIALS R.I.T. TIGERS (20-5-5 · 17-3-4 AHC) (12-13-5 · 11-8-5 AHC) Atlantic Hockey Conference · Feb. 20-21, 2015 Gene Polisseni Center · Rochester, N.Y. SCHEDULE THE MATCHUP DATE OPPONENT RESULT/TIME ABOUT ROBERT MORRIS SCOUTING R.I.T. OCT. 10 (FRI.) LAKE SUPERIOR W 3-1 OCT. 11 (SAT.) LAKE SUPERIOR W 3-0 - It could be a historic weekend for - After losing twice in Pittsburgh earlier 19th-ranked Robert Morris, as it this season, the Tigers will get a OCT. 17 (FRI.) NIAGARA * W 5-2 chases its first regular-season second chance at RMU on their home OCT. 18 (SAT.) @ NIAGARA * W 4-1 conference title in 11 years of Division ice. RIT is 1-1-2 all-time against the OCT. 24 (FRI.) @ ARMY * W 3-0 I hockey. RMU leads the rest of the Colonials in Rochester OCT. 25 (SAT.) @ ARMY * T 3-3 Atlantic Hockey pack by seven points OCT. 31 (FRI.) RIT * W 6-3 with four games to play - This weekend’s series features four NOV. 1 (SAT.) RIT * W 4-2 of Atlantic Hockey’s top five scorers, - RMU can clinch the AHC’s top spot with RIT senior Matt Garbowsky NOV. 14 (FRI.) AIR FORCE * T 3-3 NOV. 15 (SAT.) AIR FORCE * L 1-2 (OT) by gaining two points in its final four leading the way at 40 points (21g) games, or if both Mercyhurst and and junior Josh Mitchell (26a) third NOV. 21 (FRI.) @ AMERICAN INT’L * T 5-5 Bentley fail to earn two points over with 36. RMU linemates Cody Wydo NOV. 22 (SAT.) @ AMERICAN INT’L * W 6-0 that same span (39 points) and Zac Lynch (35) are DEC. 5 (FRI.) SACRED HEART * W 5-4 (OT) second and fifth in the league DEC. 6 (SAT.) SACRED HEART * W 8-4 - The Colonials carry a nation-best DEC. 13 (SAT.) @ MERCYHURST * W 7-4 eight-game unbeaten streak (7-0-1) - Much like the RMU goalie tandem of DEC. 14 (SUN.) @ MERCYHURST * L 0-3 into the series, one shy of matching Terry Shafer and Dalton Izyk, RIT’s the program record set twice before. Jordan Ruby (16 starts) and Mike THREE RIVERS CLASSIC PITTSBURGH, PA. DEC. 29 (MON.) #20 PENN STATE % W 4-2 RMU went nine games without a loss Rotolo (13) have shared time nearly DEC. 30 (TUE.) #14/17 COLGATE % L 1-6 (7-0-2) to start its current season evenly. The senior Ruby has the better save percentage (.920) and WALLEYE WINTERFEST TOLEDO, OHIO JAN. 3 (SAT.) #13 BOWLING GREEN $ T 2-2 - RMU has already matched its previous goals-against average (2.14) JAN. 4 (SUN.) #13 BOWLING GREEN L 1-4 best for wins in a season, set first in 2012-13. Over the past five seasons, - The Tigers are middle-of-the-pack in JAN. 9 (FRI.) BENTLEY * W 3-0 JAN. 10 (SAT.) BENTLEY * L 0-1 the Colonials have the 13th-best win- most teamwide categories, but their ning percentage (.576) among 59 D-I penalty killing stands out. RIT has JAN. 16 (FRI.) AMERICAN INT’L * W 5-3 teams and the best in the AHC allowed just 15 goals in 140 power- JAN. 17 (SAT.) AMERICAN INT’L * W 9-4 play chances, good for a 89.3 percent JAN. 23 (FRI.) @ HOLY CROSS * W 4-3 - The Colonials are 8-1-3 as the visiting success rate that ranks fifth in the JAN. 24 (SAT.) @ HOLY CROSS * W 2-1 team, the second-best road record in nation and first in the AHC JAN. 30 (FRI.) @ AIR FORCE * W 5-4 (OT) the nation to Michigan Tech. RMU has JAN. 31 (SAT.) @ AIR FORCE * W 5-2 won four in a row away from home MEDIA INFO FEB. 6 (FRI.) CANISIUS * W 2-1 (OT) RADIO BROADCAST: 89.7 FM (Rochester area) FEB. 7 (SAT.) CANISIUS * T 1-1 - This will be RMU’s first trip to the new Polisseni Center, but it has good AUDIO STREAM: witr.rit.edu/hockey FEB. 20 (FRI.) @ RIT * 7:05 memories in Rochester, where it won VIDEO STREAM: AtlanticHockey.TV ($) FEB. 21 (SAT.) @ RIT * 7:05 its first AHC postseason champion- LIVE STATS: sidearmstats.com/rit/mhockey TWITTER: @RMUHockey FEB. 27 (FRI.) @ NIAGARA * 7:05 ship last March FEB. 28 (SAT.) NIAGARA * 7:05 NATIONAL RANKINGS & LEADERS AHC PLAYOFFS TIME AND PLACE TBD CATEGORY RMU RIT CATEGORY RMU RIT GOALS FOR 3.67 (4) 2.57 (T-32) POINTS Wydo - 39 Garbowsky - 40 * Atlantic Hockey Conference (AHC) Game GOALS AGST 2.37 (19) 2.57 (27) GOALS Wydo - 18 Garbowsky - 21 % CONSOL Energy Center, Pittsburgh $ Fifth Third Field, Toledo, Ohio SCORING MARGIN +1.30 (4) +0.30 (29) ASSISTS Wydo - 21 Mitchell - 26 POWER PLAY 21.5% (14) 12.6% (53) PP GOALS Wydo - 6 2 players - 4 PENALTY KILL 86.1% (T-15) 89.3% (5) SH GOALS Cope/Wydo - 2 4 players - 1 All Times Eastern SHOTS ON GOAL 35.1 (3) 33.9 (6) PLUS/MINUS Wydo - +20 Garbowsky - +15 Home Games in BOLD SHOTS ALLOWED 32.7 (48) 27.8 (16) SHOTS Wydo - 128 Garbowsky - 122 All Home Games at 84 Lumber Arena Special events ITALICIZED BLOCKED SHOTS 18.0 (1) 14.1 (12) FACEOFFS Jacklin - .558 Garbowsky - .588 FACEOFFS 50.0% (33) 53.0% (11) BLOCKS Golightly - 64 Perron-Fontaine - 41 PENALTY MINS 10.8 (34) 13.5 (15) SHOOTING % Ferguson - .157 Garbowsky - .172 SHOOTING % .104 (13) .085 (39) SAVE % Shafer - .933 Ruby - .920 2014-15 ROBERT MORRIS MEN’S HOCKEY QUICK FACTS MUSKET SHOTS UNIVERSITY INFORMATION FIVE-YEAR PLAN Robert Morris has risen to national prominence over the past five seasons, all of which have seen LOCATION Moon Township, Pa. the Colonials finish at .500 or better. Since joining Atlantic Hockey in 2010-11, RMU is 94-66-24 over- FOUNDED 1921 all - the 13th-best winning percentage among 59 Division I teams over that span. ENROLLMENT 5,413 AFFILIATION NCAA Division I CONFERENCE Atlantic Hockey Conference NEW HEIGHTS IN THE POLLS NICKNAME Colonials The Colonials broke into the USCHO.com top 20 on Nov. 3, taking the No. 18 ranking. It was the first COLORS Blue and White with Red time RMU had a number next to its name since 2012-13. RMU bumped up to No. 17 on two occasions FACILITY 84 Lumber Arena during the fall semester, matching an all-time high for the program in any national survey. As of Feb. CAPACITY 1,589 16, the Colonials were ranked in 11 of the previous 14 USCHO polls. PRESIDENT Gregory G. Dell’Omo, Ph.D. ATHLETIC DIRECTOR Craig Coleman, M.D. A NIGHT TO REMEMBER RMU’s 9-4 victory over American International on Jan. 17 was one to remember. A sellout crowd at 84 SPORTS INFORMATION Lumber Arena watched Cody Wydo set the program’s career scoring record with a five-point night WEBSITE www.rmucolonials.com (3g, 2a), with linemate Scott Jacklin also adding five points (1g, 4a). Wydo and Jacklin tied the RMU FACEBOOK facebook.com/RMUAthletics single-game high for points, while Jacklin’s four helpers matched the most ever by a Colonial in one TWITTER @RMUAthletics contest. Zac Lynch (2g, 2a) and Matt Cope (3a) tied career highs for points as well. MEN’S HOCKEY CONTACT Matt Gajtka CODY KEEPS CLIMBING CELL PHONE (304) 374-3093 After a program-record 31-goal, 54-point junior year, Hobey Baker Award candidate Cody Wydo has OFFICE PHONE (412) 397-4953 paced RMU’s attack once again. The Michigan native, who entered the season as the active Division E-MAIL [email protected] I leader in goals, has 39 points (18g, 21a) in his first 30 games, the seventh-highest total in the na- MAILING ADDRESS 6001 University Boulevard tion. His five-point night Jan. 17 vs. AIC gave him the all-time program scoring record at 139 points Moon Township, Pa. 15108 A BANNER YEAR COACHING STAFF The year 2014 saw the Colonials rise from the bottom of the Atlantic Hockey Conference to a HEAD COACH Derek Schooley league title and NCAA Tournament appearance, followed by a historic start to the 2014-15 season. ALMA MATER Western Michigan ‘94 From January to December, RMU went 29-9-6 for a .727 points percentage. The Colonials were TENURE AT RMU 11th Season also the highest-scoring program in the nation over that span, netting 172 goals in 44 games for a RECORD AT RMU 163-179-50 potent 3.91 goals-per-game average. CAREER RECORD Same ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH Mark Workman KUDOS FROM ATLANTIC HOCKEY The Colonials have not only succeeded on a team-wide basis this season, they’ve also earned sev- ALMA MATER St. Scholastica ‘93 eral individual honors. On top of Cody Wydo and Dalton Izyk each earning Atlantic Hockey monthly TENURE AT RMU Sixth Season awards in October, Daniel Leavens won player of the month for December and Zac Lynch claimed the prize for January. RMU has claimed 16 AHC player of the week honors thus far. David Friedmann ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH Matt Nicholson (two), Wydo (two), Terry Shafer (two) and Izyk (three) have all won multiple weekly awards. ALMA MATER Colgate ‘04 TENURE AT RMU Sixth Season RUNNING THE GAUNTLET HOCKEY OPS. COORD. Kody Van Rentergem For the first time in program history, the Colonials played three different ranked teams consecu- ALMA MATER SUNY-Fredonia ‘12 tively from Dec. 29 - Jan. 4. RMU emerged from that grueling stretch with a 1-2-1 record, including a TENURE AT RMU Third Season 4-2 win over No.