2008-09 WOMEN’S ICE HOCKEY SCHEDULE vs. Syracuse (3-12-0, CHA 0-8-0) Date Opponent Site Time Friday, Jan. 9, 2009 / Tennity Ice Pavilion - Syracues, N.Y. / 7:00 p.m. SEPTEMBER Saturday, Jan. 10, 2009 / Tennity Ice Pavilion - Syracuse, N.Y. / 7:00 p.m. 28 (Sun.) GUELPH (exh.) Pittsburgh, Pa. W, 4-1 Series at a Glance OCTOBER Overall: 2-0-0 3 (Fri.) @ Minnesota Minneapolis, Minn. W, 3-2 At Home: 2-0-0 4 (Sat.) @ Minnesota Minneapolis, Minn. L, 1-7 10 (Fri.) SYRACUSE * Pittsburgh, Pa. W, 1-0 At Syracuse: 0-0-0 11 (Sat.) SYRACUSE * Pittsburgh, Pa. W, 3-2 Neutral: 0-0-0 24 (Fri.) @ St. Lawrence Canton, N.Y. L, 1-5 25 (Sat.) @ St. Lawrence Canton, N.Y. L, 0-5 31 (Fri.) @ RIT Rochester, N.Y. L, 1-2 NOVEMBER RMU in Review This past weekend the Colonials dropped two games to the Bemidji State Beavers and move to 1-3-1 in the 1 (Sat.) @ Cornell Ithaca, N.Y. W, 2-1 all-time series against the Beavers. On night one, Robert Morris fell 2-0 to the Beavers, however, senior goalie 7 (Fri.) PROVIDENCE Pittsburgh, Pa. L, 1-3 Brianne McLaughlin still had an exceptional performance, recording her seventh 30-plus save game of the year. 8 (Sat.) PROVIDENCE Pittsburgh, Pa. L, 2-5 The netminder tallied 39 saves, a .951 saving average and a 2.03 GAA. The Beavers and the Colonials started 14 (Fri.) NIAGARA *$ Pittsburgh, Pa. W, 2-1 even, with neither squad scoring in the fi rst perioed, but Bemidji was able to fi nd the net once in the second 15 (Sat.) NIAGARA * Pittsburgh, Pa. L, 2-3 period and once in the third period for the win. 21 (Fri.) RPI Pittsburgh, Pa. T, 2-2 22 (Sat.) RPI Pittsburgh, Pa. L, 0-2 On night two, Bemidji defeated the Colonials again, this time with a 3-1 decision. The Beavers got the fi rst 28 (Fri.) MAINE # Pittsburgh, Pa. W, 4-2 strike of action, scoring at 6:30 in the fi rst period. RMU sophomore Kylie Rossler answered back in the second 29 (Sat.) MAINE # Pittsburgh, Pa. W, 5-4 period at 10:54, as she fl ipped the puck into the top left corner of the net, with senior Alissa Dorman and junior DECEMBER Jessica Riley adding the helpers. Unfortunately, Bemidji captured their second goal three minutes later and 16 (Tues.) @ Sacred Heart Fairfi eld, Conn. W, 8-1 then added to their lead again in the third period, ending the game, 3-1. 17 (Wed.) @ Sacred Heart Fairfi eld, Conn. L, 3-4 JANUARY 2 (Fri.) BEMIDJI STATE Pittsburgh, Pa. L, 0-2 Scouting the Syracuse Orange Last week, Syracuse faced CHA foe No. 4 Mercyhurst and fell in both games by scores of 5-1 and 9-2, respectively. 3 (Sat.) BEMIDJI STATE Pittsburgh, Pa. L, 1-3 In game one, freshman Megan Skelly tallied the Orange’s lone goal, with sophomores Stefanie Marty and Julie 9 (Fri.) @ Syracuse * Syracuse, N.Y. 7:00p.m. Rising adding the assists. In game two, Skelly led Syracuse again, recording another goal and one assist, while 10 (Sat.) @ Syracuse * Syracuse, N.Y. 7:00p.m. freshman Kylie Klassen added the other goal for the Orange. 16 (Fri.) @ Wayne State * Detroit, Mich. 7:00p.m. 17 (Sat.) @ Wayne State * Detroit, Mich. 2:00p.m. In the Orange and Colonials last meeting, Robert Morris slipped past Syracuse by one goal in both games, win- 23 (Fri.) MERCYHURST * Pittsburgh, Pa. 7:35p.m. ning 1-0 on night one and 3-2 on night two. In the 1-0 win, sophomore Sara O’Malley grabbed the Colonials’ lone 24 (Sat.) MERCYHURST * Pittsburgh, Pa. 7:35p.m. FEBRUARY goal, with freshman Brianna Delaney and senior Samantha Ullrich adding the assists. In the 3-2 win, senior Megan Picinic led the way with a goal and an assist, while senior Morgan Beikirch tallied two assists. Also in 6 (Fri.) SACRED HEART Pittsburgh, Pa. 7:35p.m. the win, freshman Kathryn Stack scored her fi rst collegiate goal. 7 (Sat.) SACRED HEART Pittsburgh, Pa. 7:35p.m. 13 (Fri.) @ Mercyhurst * Erie, Pa. 7:00p.m. In the Orange’s fi rst season as a Division I program, they are led by freshman Megan Skelly, who has racked 14 (Sat.) @ Mercyhurst * Erie, Pa. 7:00p.m. up eight goals and six assists for 14 points. Sophomore Stefanie Marty and freshman Lisa Mullen are tied for 20 (Fri.) WAYNE STATE * Pittsburgh, Pa. 7:35p.m. second with 11 points each. 21 (Sat.) WAYNE STATE * Pittsburgh, Pa. 7:35p.m. 27 (Fri.) @ Niagara * Niagara, N.Y. 7:00p.m. 28 (Sat.) @ Niagara * Niagara, N.Y. 7:00p.m. Brianne Barrier MARCH Senior netminder Brianne McLaughlin has once again proved herself as being one of the top goalies in the country 6-8 CHA Tournament Erie, Pa. TBA after stopping 63 of 65 shots against the Gophers in the Colonials season opener against the No. 3 Minnesota Gophers and scoring a save percentage of .969 to lead Robert Morris to a 3-2 victory. Last season McLaughlin was named All-CHA First Team and has already started to rack up the awards this year. McLaughlin earned Home matches bold and all CAPS All home games played at the RMU Island Sport Center U.S. College Hockey Online National Defensive Player of the Week and CHA Defensive Player of the Week for her * College Hockey America Game performance against Minnesota. In the Colonials 20 contests thus far, McLaughlin has tallied 546 saves, has a $ Played at Mellon Arena .930 saving average, a 2.60 GAA and has a 7-8-1 record. Currently, McLaughlin has 3,386 saves and needs just # Skate for the Cure Game All Times Local 204 to become the national leader and she is also ranked ninth in the nation with her .930 save percentage. WWomen’somen’s IIcece HHockeyockey vvs.s. SSyracuseyracuse GGamesames 2121 andand 2222 Pressure Points Securing the Win On the Internet The Colonial squad has a knack for putting up strong per- When the Colonials enter the third period, Robert Morris All Robert Morris men’s and women’s hockey home games formances in pressure situations. So far this season, the intensifi es their play. So far this season, the Colonials have can be heard live on the internet by visiting www.sports. Colonials have played in nine games that were decided by a earned three of their eight wins with game-winners in the yahoo.com. Gero Von Dehn returns for his fi fth season of one goal difference and Robert Morris has come out victori- third period and captured their lone tie with a goal late in the play-by-play while Bob Kennedy will provide color com- ous in six out of those nine games. third period. Also, the Colonials are 5-0 when leading after mentary. the second period, due to the Colonial defense’s ability to Miles Above the Rest shut-down opponents in the third period. Home Sweet Home Every season, senior captain Kristen Miles manages to The women’s ice hockey team will have all the luxuries of the be one of the Colonials’ top scorers. She is currently fi rst in Mellon Memories RMU Island Sports Center for 18 games this season, including the career records books for goals with 36 and recently tied For the fi rst time in the RMU women’s ice hockey program, eight straight home games in the month of November. The senior Morgan Beikirch to be the Colonial’s top point scorer the squad competed in the Pittsburgh College Hockey Colonials opened up the home and conference season on with 64 total points. Just like in past seasons, Miles is atop Showcase at Mellon Arena and put on one of the most excit- Friday and Saturday, Oct. 10-11 against CHA newcomer Syra- the Colonial leader board in points this year with 13 and leads cuse and came out victorious in both contests. To date the the squad in assists with nine. ing shows of the season, thus far. In front of one of Robert Morris’s biggest crowds and with the score knotted 1-1 Colonials are 4-6-1 on home ice. Last season, the Colonials against Niagara, Morgan Beikirch dropped the puck in had most of their success at the RMU Island Sports Center, Delaney Delivers earning seven of their 12 wins on home ice. Freshman forward Brianna Delaney continues to be the net with less than a minute left in regulation to win the game for the Colonials, 2-1. one of the Colonials’ primary offensive threats. She cur- Sharing the Wealth rently leads the squad with eight goals and eight assists for The Colonials really know how to play as a team, which is 16 points. Her 16 points makes her one of the top scoring A Pittsburgh Penguin Product freshman in the CHA and the nation, as she is ranked 18th It will not be freshman defenseman Paige Pietrangelo’s shown from the fact that in all of Robert Morris’ wins this nationally with 0.80 points per game. fi rst residence in the steel city as she embarks on her hockey season seven different players have scored the game-win- career at Robert Morris. The rookie spent the fi rst year of her ning goal. Against Minnesota, Jacki Gibson tallied the Back to Conference Action life in Pittsburgh, as her father Frank Pietrangelo competed game clinching goal, in the Colonials’ two contests against The Robert Morris Colonials have not competed in confer- as a goalie for the Penguins from 1987-92.