2013-14 RIT Men’s Ice Hockey RIT vs. Mercyhurst/Robert Morris Mercyhurst, Friday, Nov. 8, 2013 (Mercyhurst Ice Center, Erie, Pa. - 1,300) - 7:05 p.m. EST Robert Morris, Saturday, Nov. 9, 2013 (84 Lumber Arena, Moon Township, Pa. - 1,100) - 7:05 p.m. EST- Radio Sports Information - 51 Lomb Memorial Drive - Clark Gym A261 - Rochester, NY 14623 Both weekend games can be heard on WITR 89.7, with Scott Biggar and Nick Phelan bringing you all Phone: (585) 475-6154 or (585) 475-5598 - Fax: (585) 475-2617 - Website: www.ritathletics.com the action from the Mercyhurst Ice Center and 84 Lumber Arena. Fans can listen online at http://witr. Joe Venniro: Executive Director - [email protected] – Stephen Jaynes: Director - [email protected] rit.edu/ This Weekend’s Games... The Tigers head to Pennsylvania for Television Last 10 Meetings Between All RIT home regular season games will be aired a pair of games against Atlantic Hockey Association foes this RIT and Mercyhurst by Time Warner Cable Sports channel 26 or 1026 weekend. On Friday, the Tigers take on Mercyhurst University Date Place Score for HD Subscribers. Gene Battaglia and John at the Mercyhurst Ice Center and on Saturday, face Robert 11/14/09 at Mercyhurst W, 3-2 DiTullio bring you all the action from Ritter Morris University at 84 Lumber Arena. Both road contests 12/10/10 at Mercyhurst W, 4-2 Arena. start at 7:05 p.m. 12/11/10 at Mercyhurst W, 4-2 1/29/11 Ritter Arena T, 3-3 (OT) Video/Streaming Television All RIT home games and selected road contests Conference Play Rules Rest of Schedule... RIT plays 26 of its 10/28/11 at Mercyhurst L, 1-2 will feature video streaming with audio by final 28 games against AHA opponents. RIT’s lone non-AHA 1/27/12 Ritter Arena W, 5-1 America One Network on a subscription basis. contests come on Nov. 22-23 at home against St. Lawrence. 1/28/12 Ritter Arena T, 2-2 (OT) For more information, please go to http://www. 11/9/12 Ritter Arena L, 3-5 americaonesports.com/partner_members. Last Time Out... RIT played perhaps its best game of the 2013- 2/15/13 at Mercyhurst W, 3-2 (OT) asp?id=179. Both games this weekend will be 2/16/13 at Mercyhurst W, 5-3 available online. 14 season, but could not solve Air Force goaltender Jason Torf, falling to the Falcons, 2-0 at Ritter Arena last Friday evening. The Tigers out-shot Air Force 39-25, including 29-14 over the final two periods. The Tigers limited Air Force 2013-2014 Schedule (0-4-2, 0-1-0 AHA) to very little in the way of quality chances throughout. Torf was the difference however, keeping everything out of the net for his fourth shutout against the Tigers. He is now 7-2-0 all-time against RIT with a 1.42 goals Date Opponent Time against average and .955 save percentage in 10 games. Ben Carey scored 7:11 into the contest and Scott Holm tallied a power-play goal 2:09 into the second period for all of Air Force’s offense. Alex Halloran assisted on 10/5 QUEEN’S (Exhibition) L, 1-2 both goals. RIT goaltender Jordan Ruby played well, stopping 23 shots in defeat. The Falcons were 1-for-4 10/10 COLGATE L, 1-4 with the man-advantage, while RIT, who was fifth nationally coming into the contest on the power-play, 10/12 ! #11/10 MICHIGAN L, 4-7 finished 0-for-3. 10/18 at Clarkson L, 1-4 10/19 at Clarkson T, 3-3 (OT) About Mercyhurst... Mercyhurst enters Friday’s contest with a 2-5-1 mark. On Nov. 2, the Lakers opened 10/25 at Penn State T, 3-3 (OT) AHA play by trouncing Air Force, 8-2. The Lakers have been outscored 31-24 this season. Matthew Zay 11/1 * AIR FORCE L, 0-2 leads the team in scoring with 10 points on four goals and six assists. Daniel O’Donoghue has a team- 11/8 * at Mercyhurst 7:05 p.m. best five goals. In goal, Jimmy Sarjeant has taken control of the starting job. He is 2-2-1 with a 2.80 goals 11/9 * at Robert Morris 7:05 p.m. against average and .917 save percentage. 11/19 * at Canisius 7:05 p.m. 11/22 ST. LAWRENCE 7:05 p.m. All-Time Against Mercyhurst/Long-Time Rivals.. RIT and Mercyhurst have enjoyed a long rivalry, first as 11/23 ST. LAWRENCE 7:05 p.m. members of the ECAC West Conference during their Division III days and currently, as AHA schools. RIT leads the all-time series between the two schools, 30-15-6, and is 14-6-3 against the Lakers at the Division 11/29 *^ at Sacred Heart 1:05 p.m. I level. Last season, RIT won two of the three meetings between the two schools. On Nov. 9, Mercyhurst 11/30 * at Sacred Heart 3:05 p.m. defeated RIT at Ritter Arena by a score of 5-3, as Tyler Shiplo snapped a 3-3 tie with 10:45 left in regulation. 12/6 * AIC 7:05 p.m. RIT won both meetings in Erie on Feb. 22-23. The first night, Adam Hartley scored 1:07 into overtime to 12/7 * AIC 7:05 p.m. give the Tigers a 3-2 win. The following evening, Matt Garbowsky snapped a 3-3 tie with 54.7 seconds left in 12/14 %* NIAGARA 7:05 p.m. regulation and Dan Schuler scored an empty-net goal 25 seconds later to give RIT a 5-3 victory. 1/3 * at Connecticut 7:05 p.m. Matt Garbowsky and Greg Noyes both have seven points all-time against Mercyhurst to lead all active 1/4 * at Connecticut 4:05 p.m. Tigers. Garbowsky has three goals and four assists in six games, while Noyes has two goals and five assists in 1/10 * at Bentley 7:05 p.m. nine contests. In net, Jordan Ruby is 2-2-0 all-time against the Lakers with a 2.76 goals against average and 1/11 * at Bentley 7:05 p.m. .911 save percentage. 1/17 * ARMY 7:05 p.m. 1/18 * ARMY 7:05 p.m. Great Success at the Mercyhurst Ice Center ... RIT is 9-1-1 in its last 11 games at the Mercyhurst Ice 1/24 * at Niagara 7:05 p.m. Center dating back to the 2006-07 season. 1/25 * NIAGARA 7:05 p.m. About Robert Morris... Robert Morris enters the weekend looking for its first victory of the season. On 1/31 * HOLY CROSS 7:05 p.m. Friday, the Colonials host Canisius. Last time out, Robert Morris fell at home to Penn State, 5-4. Cody 2/1 * HOLY CROSS 7:05 p.m. Wydo scored all four Robert Morris goals in defeat. They are 0-1-1 in league play, having tied Niagara, 2/7 * ROBERT MORRIS 7:05 p.m. 3-3 on Oct. 19. The Colonials have been outscored 23-15 this season. Wydo leads the team in scoring 2/8 * ROBERT MORRIS 7:05 p.m. with seven goals and eight points this season. Scott Jacklin and Zac Lynch have six points each. In goal, 2/14 * MERCYHURST 7:05 p.m. Rochester native Terry Shafer is 0-5-1 with a 4.36 goals against average and .886 save percentage. 2/15 * MERCYHURST 7:05 p.m. 2/21 * at Air Force 9:05 p.m. All-Time Against Robert Morris... RIT is 3-5-3 all-time against All-Time Meetings Between Robert Morris, but just 1-4-1 all-time at 84 Lumber Arena. Last RIT and Robert Morris 2/22 * at Air Force 9:05 p.m. Date Place Score 2/28 * at Canisius 7:05 p.m. season, Robert Morris won two of the three meetings between the two schools. On Oct. 25, Robert Morris scored three times 11/12/05 at Robert Morris T, 5-5 (OT) 3/1 * CANISIUS 7:05 p.m. 11/13/05 at Robert Morris L, 2-4 3/7-9 AHA First Round (if nec.) 7:05 p.m. over the last nine minutes to snap a 4-3 deficit and defeat RIT, 10/29/10 Ritter Arena W, 3-2 (OT) 3/14-16 AHA Quarterfinals 7:05 p.m. 6-4. In Moon Township, Robert Morris defeated RIT by a score 12/30/10 * Consol Energy Ctr. W, 4-3 of 3-0 on Feb. 8, before the Tigers rallied from a 3-1 deficit to 3/21 ! AHA Semifinal TBA 2/19/11 at Robert Morris L, 3-5 earn a 4-3 win the following night. In that win, Matt Garbowsky 3/22 ! AHA Championship 7:05 p.m. 12/17/11 at Robert Morris L, 0-4 and Mike Colavecchia had three points apiece. 2/17/12 Ritter Arena T, 2-2 (OT) Mike Colavecchia has six points (1-5-6) in eight career Home Games in BOLD 2/18/12 Ritter Arena T, 2-2 (OT) games against the Colonials to lead all active Tigers. Brad 10/25/12 Ritter Arena L, 4-6 * - Denotes AHA Contests Shumway recorded a career-high three assists in the 6-4 loss 2/8/13 at Robert Morris L, 0-3 ! - Blue Cross Arena, Rochester, N.Y.