2015-16 Robert Morris Women's Hockey Robert Morris Combined Team Statistics (As of Oct 31, 2015) All Games
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ROBERT MORRIS COLONIALS (5-4-1, 1-1-0) at RIT TIGERS (3-6-0, 0-3-0) Game 1 (11/6 - 7:00 p.m.), Game 2 (11/7 - 3:00 p.m.) • Gene Polisseni Center • Rochester, N.Y. 2015-16 SCHEDULE TOP STORY SEPTEMBER In their College Hockey America (CHA) opening weekend, the Robert Morris 25 (Fri.) @ No. 9 Bemidji State L, 1-3 26 (Sat.) @ No. 9 Bemidji State T, 4-4 (SO, 2-1) Colonials split a two-game series with Syracuse, dropping the first game, OCTOBER 4-3, in overtime and shutting out the Orange in the second, 2-0. Senior 2 (Fri.) @ Colgate L, 3-5 captain Ashley Vesci scored three goals over the weekend and posted her 3 (Sat.) @ Colgate L, 0-6 9 (Fri.) MERRIMACK W, 6-1 second career two-goal game in Friday night’s matchup. Redshirt sopho- 10 (Sat.) MERRIMACK W, 4-2 more Brittany Howard netted the game-winner Saturday afternoon. She 16 (Fri.) @ RPI W, 2-0 leads the Colonials in goals with five (tied with Amber Rennie and Ashley 17 (Sat.) @ RPI W, 3-1 30 (Fri.) SYRACUSE* L, 3-4 (OT) Vesci) and points with 12. 31 (Sat.) SYRACUSE* W, 2-0 NOVEMBER 6 (Fri.) @ RIT* 7:00 p.m. 7 (Sat.) @ RIT* 3:00 p.m. SERIES HISTORY 13 (Fri.) PENN STATE* 7:05 p.m. 14 (Sat.) PENN STATE* 3:05 p.m. Overall: 6-9-3 • At Home: 4-5-2 • At RIT: 2-4-1 • Neutral: 0-0-0 27 (Fri.) MAINE 7:05 p.m. The Colonials trail in the all-time series with the Tigers, 6-9-3. Two of the 28 (Sat.) MAINE 3:05 p.m. four most recent meetings between the two squads have ended in a 2-2 DECEMBER 4 (Fri.) @ Mercyhurst * 7:00 p.m. tie after overtime. The last time RMU defeated RIT was on January 9, 2015, 5 (Sat.) @ Mercyhurst* 2:00 p.m. in Rochester, N.Y. in a 2-0 shutout victory. Junior Mackenzie Johnston 12 (Fri.) @ Lindenwood* 2:00 p.m. netted the insurance goal, and juniors Maeve Garvey, Mikaela Lowater and 13 (Sat.) @ Lindenwood* Noon JANUARY Rikki Meilleur all posted assists. 2 (Sat.) PROVIDENCE 7:00 p.m. 3 (Sun.) PROVIDENCE 2:00 p.m. 15 (Fri.) @ Quinnipiac 7:00 p.m. 16 (Sat.) @ Quinnipiac 4:00 p.m. 22 (Fri.) @ Penn State* 7:00 p.m. 23 (Sat.) @ Penn State* 2:00 p.m. SCOUTING RIT 29 (Fri.) LINDENWOOD* 7:05 p.m. 30 (Sat.) LINDENWOOD* 3:05 p.m. RIT is still searching for its first CHA victory of the season, as the Tigers fell to FEBRUARY Syracuse, 7-1, in an early conference test and dropped two games to Mercy- 5 (Fri.) MERCYHURST* 7:05 p.m. 6 (Sat.) MERCYHURST* 3:05 p.m. hurst, 5-0 and 4-3 (OT) on the road last weekend. Special teams could pose 12(Fri.) @ Syracuse* 7:00 p.m. a threat to the Colonials, as three Tigers have scored shorthanded goals in 13 (Sat.) @ Syracuse* 2:00 p.m. nine games played, including RIT’s leading scorer, senior forward and captain 19 (Fri.) RIT* 7:05 p.m. 20 (Sat.) RIT* 3:05 p.m. Carly Payerl. She paces the Tigers with three goals and three assists for a team-leading six points. Goaltenders Brooke Stoddart and Jenna de Jonge Home games in bold and all CAPS have split duties between the pipes, with four starts each. All home games played at 84 Lumber Arena * - College Hockey America Game All Times Eastern LAST FIVE MEETINGS RIT 1, Robert Morris 0 - February 28, 2015 RIT 3, Robert Morris 1 - February 27, 2015 Robert Morris 2, RIT 2 (OT) - February 14, 2015 Robert Morris 2, RIT 2 (OT) - February 13, 2015 RIT 3, Robert Morris 2 - January 10, 2015 2015-16 ROBERT MORRIS WOMEN’S HOCKEY - PAGE 1 MEDIA INFORMATION PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Women’s Hockey Contact: Rachel Labosky Natalie Fraser FRAY-zer (rhymes with laser) Phone: (412) 397-6070 Anissa Gamble Uh-NISS-uh Fax: (412) 397-4992 Maeve Garvey Mayve Email: [email protected] Jessica Gazzola Guh-ZOAL-uh Maggie LaGue luh-GYOO Website Information: Rikki Meilleur MAY-er The RMU website contains schedules, rosters and updated Amanda Pantaleo PAN-tuh-LAY-oh statistics along with all releases including archives from previous Sarah Quaranta kuh-RON-tuh seasons. Caitlyn Sadowy SAD-uh-wee Ashley Vesci VESH-ee Website Address: www.rmucolonials.com Kirsten Welsh KEER-stin CHA CHATTER Twitter: @RMUWHockey Instagram: @rmu_w_hockey 2015-16 CHA Standings CHA Overall Information regarding Robert Morris women’s ice hockey is W L T Pct. Pts. W L T Pct. available on the following websites, which cover college women’s Syracuse 2 1 0 .667 4 4 5 0 .444 hockey: Mercyhurst 2 0 0 1.000 4 2 3 1 .417 Lindenwood 1 0 1 .750 3 3 4 1 .438 -www.chawomenshockey.com ROBERT MORRIS 1 1 0 .500 2 5 4 1 .550 -www.uscho.com Penn State 0 1 1 .250 1 3 6 1 .350 -www.collegehockeystats.net RIT 0 3 0 .000 0 3 6 0 .333 Weekly Game Notes: Game notes will be made available each week that Robert Morris This Week in the CHA women’s ice hockey has a game scheduled. Friday, November 6th Mercyhurst @ Penn State - 7:00 p.m. If you are interested in being added to the RMU women’s ice ROBERT MORRIS @ RIT - 7:00 p.m. Syracuse @ Lindenwood - 4:00 p.m. hockey distribustion list, please contact the RMU media relations department. Saturday, November 7th Mercyhurst @ Penn State - 2:00 p.m. Gameday Services: ROBERT MORRIS @ RIT - 3:00 p.m. Gameday packages containing game programs, game notes and Syracuse @ Lindenwood - 4:00 p.m. line charts in addition to updated statistics and standings will be available in the press box for all home games. Radio Policy: Visiting radio stations wishing to originate from 84 Lumber Arena are asked to contact Rachel Labosky prior to the game to make arrangements for broadcast. Mid-Week Interviews: All interview requests with RMU players and coaches must go through the media relations department. Colonial players and coaches will primarily be available on Tuesdays, Wednesdays or Thursdays. To schedule an interview, contact Rachel Labosky at (412) 397-6070. Post Game Interviews: Following a 10-minute cooling off period, visiting players and coaches will be available for interviews followed by Robert Morris players and coaches. Please direct interview requests to Rachel Labosky in the third period. Locker rooms are closed to the media. By NCAA rule, no player interviews will be granted prior to the 2015-16 ROBERT MORRIS WOMEN’S HOCKEY - PAGE 2 NATIONAL CHATTER GETTING WISE USCHO.com Division I Women’s Poll RMU is ranked 17th in the Women’s Division I PairWise Rankings, a Team (First Place Votes) Record Points Last Poll poll that attempts to mimic the method used by the NCAA Selec- 1. Wisconsin (8) 10-0-0 143 3 tion Committee to determine participants for the NCAA Division I 2. Boston College (7) 10-0-0 139 2 women’s hockey tournament. 3. Minnesota 9-1-0 120 1 4. Clarkson 9-0-2 107 4 #WINNING 5. North Dakota 6-2-2 75 7 6. Bemidji State 8-2-2 71 6 As of last weekend’s 2-0 shutout victory over CHA opponent 7. Quinnipiac 5-1-1 53 5 Syracuse, junior goaltender Jessica Dodds is now tied with Kristen 8. Northeastern 7-1-1 48 9 DiCiocco for the all-time career wins record with 35 victories. 9. Harvard 1-1-1 45 8 10. Princeton 4-0-0 16 NR CHA STANDOUTS Two Colonials round out the top five point scorers in the College Receiving Votes: Dartmouth 4, Minnesota-Duluth 2, Colgate 1, St. Hockey America conference. Redshirt sophomore Brittany Howard Lawrence 1 is tied for second in the league with five goals, seven assists and USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Women’s College Hockey Poll 12 points. Freshman Sarah Quaranta sits in a tie for fourth with Team (First Place Votes) Record Points Last Poll one goal, 10 assists and 11 points. 1. Minnesota 8-0-0 188 1 2. Boston College 8-0-0 165 3 Freshman Amber Rennie is tied with Howard and senior Ashley 3. Wisconsin 8-0-0 160 2 Vesci for second in the league in goal scoring with five. Fellow 4. Clarkson 9-0-0 131 4 rookie Kirsten Welsh sits atop the CHA in power play points (4). 5. Quinnipiac 4-0-1 89 7 Rennie and Welsh are part of a four-way tie for first in power play 6. Bemidji State 6-2-2 88 6 goals (2). 7. Harvard 0-1-0 75 5 8. North Dakota 5-1-2 62 8 Junior Mikaela Lowater tops the CHA in defenseman scoring (3-5- 9. Northeastern 6-1-1 61 9 8). 10. Dartmouth 1-0-0 11 NR Goalie Jessica Dodds leads the conference in winning percentage Receiving Votes: Cornell 6, Princeton 3, Connecticut 2, Minneso- (.625) and is second in GAA (2.10) and save percentage (.931). ta-Duluth 2, Boston University 1, Colgate 1 RECORD WATCH Junior goalie Jessica Dodds recorded her eighth career shutout in a 2-0 win vs. Syracuse. She is now tied with Brianne McLaughlin for @RMUWHockey the all-time career shutout record at Robert Morris. HIGH FIVE @rmu_w_hockey Robert Morris ranks among the top five in NCAA DI women’s hock- ey in multiple categories, including power play opportunities (44; 1st), penalty kills (39; 1st), blocked shots (177; 2nd) and blocked shots per game (17.70; 1st).