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ROBERT MORRIS ROBERT MORRIS COLONIALS RIT TIGERS (5-0-1 · 3-0-1 AHC) (2-3-0 · 1-1-0 AHC) Oct. 31 - Nov. 1, 2014 · 7:05 p.m. 84 Lumber Arena · Pittsburgh, Pa. SCHEDULE THE MATCHUP DATE OPPONENT RESULT/TIME ABOUT ROBERT MORRIS SCOUTING RIT OCT. 10 (FRI.) LAKE SUPERIOR ST. W 3-1 - Off to their best start in program history, the - The Tigers come to Neville Island after OCT. 11 (SAT.) LAKE SUPERIOR ST. W 3-0 undefeated Colonials continue Atlantic Hockey splitting a pair against Air Force in Colorado OCT. 17 (FRI.) NIAGARA * W 5-2 play with a pair at home against RIT. Among Springs last weekend. RIT prevailed 5-1 on OCT. 18 (SAT.) @ NIAGARA * W 4-1 D-I teams that have played four or more Friday before suffering a controversial 4-3 games, RMU is the only one without a loss overtime loss Saturday OCT. 24 (FRI.) @ ARMY * W 3-0 OCT. 25 (SAT.) @ ARMY * T 3-3 - In addition, Robert Morris’ 3-0-1 record in the - RIT went 12-20-5 overall and 10-14-3 in Atlantic OCT. 31 (FRI.) RIT * 7:05 AHC is also the program’s best start against Hockey last season, finishing ninth of 12. The NOV. 1 (SAT.) RIT * 7:05 league opponents. RMU leads second-place Tigers were eliminated by Holy Cross in the Canisius (3-0-1) by one point in the standings first round of the conference playoffs, with NOV. 14 (FRI.) AIR FORCE * 7:05 two of the three games going to overtime NOV. 15 (SAT.) AIR FORCE * 7:05 - For the third time this calendar year, RMU NOV. 21 (FRI.) @ AMERICAN INT’L * 7:05 had two players earn weekly honors at once. - Junior forward Josh Mitchell is RIT’s leading NOV. 22 (SAT.) @ AMERICAN INT’L * 4:05 Senior wing Cody Wydo and sophomore goalie scorer, with four assists and six total points. Dalton Izyk were recognized by the AHC for Senior co-captains Brad McGowan and matt DEC. 5 (FRI.) SACRED HEART * 7:05 their efforts against Army last weekend Garbowsky have five points each; McGowan DEC. 6 (SAT.) SACRED HEART * 7:05 paces the Tigers with three goals DEC. 13 (SAT.) @ MERCYHURST * 7:05 - As for Wydo, it’s his fifth weekly honor in DEC. 14 (SUN.) @ MERCYHURST * 4:05 the past two seasons. After a school-record - Junior Pittsburgh native Alexander Kuqali 54-point junior season, the Michigan native is is RIT’s leading scorer on the blueline, with THREE RIVERS CLASSIC PITTSBURGH, PA. on pace to at least match that total, with 10 two goals and an assist. 6-foot-4 freshman DEC. 29 (MON.) PENN STATE % 7:35 points (6g, 4a) in the first six games defenseman Matt Abt has three helpers DEC. 30 (TUE.) COLGATE/WMU % 4:35/7:35 WALLEYE WINTERFEST TOLEDO, OHIO - Izyk has won two of the first three Goalie of - Sophomore goalie Mike Rotolo has been given JAN. 3 (SAT.) BOWLING GREEN $ 12:00 the Week awards this season, adding to the the majority of the playing time, starting JAN. 4 (SUN.) BOWLING GREEN 7:05 pair he collected last spring during RMU’s run three of the five games, including both last to the NCAA tournament. The New Yorker has weekend at Air Force JAN. 9 (FRI.) BENTLEY * 7:05 JAN. 10 (SAT.) BENTLEY * 7:05 stopped 97 of 98 shots so far, good for a .990 save percentage and two shutouts - Head coach Wayne Wilson took over the Tigers JAN. 16 (FRI.) AMERICAN INT’L * 7:05 program in 1999, when it was a part of NCAA JAN. 17 (SAT.) AMERICAN INT’L * 7:05 - Boosted by the goalie tandem of Izyk and Division III. He has twice won national coach of junior Terry Shafer, the Colonials have allowed the year awards, including in 2010 when RIT JAN. 23 (FRI.) @ HOLY CROSS * 7:00 JAN. 24 (SAT.) @ HOLY CROSS * 3:00 just seven goals in six games, the fourth-best made a surprise run to the Frozen Four per-game rate (1.17) in Division I JAN. 30 (FRI.) @ AIR FORCE * 9:05 JAN. 31 (SAT.) @ AIR FORCE * 9:05 MEDIA INFO - Junior Matt Cope scored his second short- handed goal in three games last Friday. They FEB. 6 (FRI.) CANISIUS * 7:05 RADIO BROADCAST: 970 AM - ESPN Radio FEB. 7 (SAT.) CANISIUS * 7:05 are the first two of his NCAA career AUDIO STREAM: 970espn.com FEB. 20 (FRI.) @ RIT * 7:05 - FUN FACT: Saturday’s tie with Army was WEBCAST: America One/Eversport ($) FEB. 21 (SAT.) @ RIT * 7:05 RMU’s first since Feb. 28 against Mercyhurst, AtlanticHockey.TV a span of 15 games FEB. 27 (FRI.) @ NIAGARA * 7:05 FEB. 28 (SAT.) NIAGARA * 7:05 RANKINGS AND LEADERS AHA PLAYOFFS TIME AND PLACE TBD CATEGORY RMU RIT CATEGORY RMU RIT GOALS FOR 3.50 (T-12) 3.20 (T-20) POINTS Wydo - 10 McGowan - 3 * Atlantic Hockey Association (AHA) Game GOALS AGST 1.17 (4) 3.20 (36) GOALS Wydo - 6 Mitchell - 4 % CONSOL Energy Center, Pittsburgh $ Fifth Third Field, Toledo, Ohio SCORING MARGIN +2.33 (4) 0.00 (27) ASSISTS Lynch - 6 Mitchell - 6 POWER PLAY 25.0% (T-9) 18.2% (25) PP GOALS Wydo - 2 Mitchell - 2 PENALTY KILL 88.9% (T-13) 80.8% (T-34) SH GOALS Cope - 2 None - 0 All Times Eastern SHOTS ON GOAL 35.7 (8) 29.6 (26) PLUS/MINUS 4 players - +6 3 players - +3 Home Games in BOLD SHOTS ALLOWED 31.8 (37) 27.6 (20) SHOTS Gibson - 26 Garbowsky - 25 All Home Games at 84 Lumber Arena Special events ITALICIZED BLOCKED SHOTS 18.3 (4) 15.2 (10) FACEOFFS Ferguson-.647 Garbowsky-.573 FACEOFFS 50.6% (25) 52.3% (17) BLOCKS Golightly - 14 Smith - 8 PENALTY MINS 12.5 (T-30) 15.2 (13) SAVE % Izyk - .990 MacLean - .939 2014-15 ROBERT MORRIS MEN’S HOCKEY QUICK FACTS MUSKET SHOTS UNIVERSITY INFORMATION WHAT A START LOCATION Moon Township, Pa. By winning their first five games of the 2014-15 season, the Colonials not only established the FOUNDED 1921 best start in program history, they also matched their longest win streak in 11 years of Division I ENROLLMENT 5,413 hockey. Their six-game unbeaten streak to start (5-0-1) is three shy of the longest ever for RMU, a AFFILIATION NCAA Division I nine-gamer in 2013-14 (7-0-2). CONFERENCE Atlantic Hockey Conference NICKNAME Colonials COLORS Blue and White with Red IZYK KEEPS COLLECTING After winning the final two conference Goalie of the Week honors for 2013-14, as he posted a .941 FACILITY 84 Lumber Arena save percentage during the Colonials’ run to the Atlantic Hockey title, sophomore goalie Dalton Izyk CAPACITY 1,589 earned two of the first three such prizes in 2014-15. Izyk recorded two shutouts in his first three PRESIDENT Gregory G. Dell’Omo, Ph.D. starts, giving him a sparkling .990 save percentage over that span. ATHLETIC DIRECTOR Craig Coleman, M.D. SPORTS INFORMATION NATIONAL RECOGNITION The Colonials earned votes in the USCHO and USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine preseason polls, WEBSITE www.rmucolonials.com ranking an unofficial 26th in both surveys. They bumped up to 21st in the former and 20th in the FACEBOOK facebook.com/RMUAthletics latter after starting the season with a 5-0-1 record. TWITTER @RMUAthletics MEN’S HOCKEY CONTACT Matt Gajtka COMING THROUGH LATE CELL PHONE (304) 374-3093 Robert Morris scored 57 goals in the third period or overtime last season, the third-highest total OFFICE PHONE (412) 397-4953 in the NCAA. The Colonials added 10 more third-period tallies en route to a 5-0-1 start this season, E-MAIL [email protected] while allowing only two goals in the final frame. MAILING ADDRESS 6001 University Boulevard Moon Township, Pa. 15108 #FANCYSTATS Although true time of possession isn’t possible to measure yet, comparing shot-attempt totals is COACHING STAFF a reasonable method to determine which team has the puck more. Thus far this season, RMU has HEAD COACH Derek Schooley launched 46 percent of the shot attempts in its games, a measurement known as Corsi. The metric ALMA MATER Western Michigan ‘94 called Fenwick factors out blocked shots; since the Colonials make that a big part of their defen- TENURE AT RMU 11th Season sive game, it’s no suprise they fare better there, with 49 percent of the non-blocked attempts. In RECORD AT RMU 148-174-46 terms of simple shots on goal, RMU has fired 53 percent of those. CAREER RECORD Same SEEKING A BREAKTHROUGH ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH Mark Workman After sophomore defensemen John Rey (40th game) and Rob Mann (14th) netted their first NCAA ALMA MATER St. Scholastica ‘93 goals in the season’s first month, there is one non-freshmen still seeking his first RMU tally: senior TENURE AT RMU Sixth Season forward David Rigatti, who has played 85 NCAA games entering the weekend. ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH Matt Nicholson ALMA MATER Colgate ‘04 AVOIDING THE GOOSE EGG Robert Morris was not shut out in 2013-14 and, entering the weekend, the Colonials have gone 64 TENURE AT RMU Sixth Season games since last getting blanked. RMU suffered a 2-0 loss at Air Force on Jan. 25, 2013. HOCKEY OPS. COORD. Kody Van Rentergem ALMA MATER SUNY-Fredonia ‘12 CENTURY CLUB TENURE AT RMU Third Season Forward Jeff Jones played his 100th collegiate game Oct. 11 vs. Lake Superior State, joining fellow seniors Scott Jacklin and Cody Wydo in the century club.