ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY RIT TIGERS MEN’S ICE HOCKEY SATURDAY-SUNDAY, JAN. 2-3 - 7:35PM/4:05 PM - CLEARVIEW ARENA, PITTSBURGH, PA RIT TIGERS (4-2-2, 2-0-1 AHA) AT ROBERT MORRIS COLONIALS (5-3-0, 3-1-0 AHA) 2020-21 SCHEDULE/RESULTS RIT RESUMES ATLANTIC HOCKEY PLAY WITH ROBERT MORRIS DOUBLEHEADER NOVEMBER RIT travels to Pittsburgh to take on Robert Morris in one of only two road doubleheaders on this season's schedule. The Tigers came back for a 4-4 tie at Colgate on Tuesday in a non-league contest 27 #9 CLARKSON W, 8-5 recently added to the schedule while the Colonials were slated to travel to Niagara Thursday night to 29 at #9 Clarkson L, 5-1 follow up a 2-1 home setback to No. 7 Bowling Green on Tuesday. DECEMBER FOLLOW LIVE TALE OF THE TAPE (AHA Rank) : FloHockey.tv/events 5 NIAGARA * T, 3-3 + Watch CATEGORY RIT RMU Local Audio: WITR 89.7 FM/FOX Sports 1280 AM 6 at Niagara * W, 5-1 Scoring Offense 4.25 (2nd) 3.50 (3rd) Web Audio: witr.edu/foxsports1280.iheart.com Scoring Defense 3.38 (7th) 3.12 (5th) 11 LIU L, 4-3 : Ed Trefzger, Scott Biggar Radio Color/PxP Scoring Margin 0.88 (2nd) 0.38 (4th) Live Stats: ritathletics.com 12 LIU W, 5-1 Penalty Min/Gm. 8.1 (10th) 12.2 (4th) Twitter: @RITMHKY 22 at Niagara * W, 5-4 Power Play 9-43/.209 (3rd) 8-35/.229 (2nd) 29 at Colgate T, 4-4 TIGER TRACKS Penalty Kill 22-28/.786 (7th) 22-30/.733 (10th) RIT sophomore forward Elijah Gonsalves scored JANUARY two goals while junior forward Kobe Walker notched the game-tying tally with less than three minutes 2 at Robert Morris * 7:35 PM left in regulation to help salvage a 4-4 tie at Colgate, Tuesday. The Raiders built a 2-0 lead with 8:39 left in the first period before junior forward Jake Joffe put the Tigers on the board with 3:52 on the 3 at Robert Morris * 4:05 PM clock. Gonsalves tallied back-to-back goals to push the visitors ahead, 3-2, with 11:02 left in the 6 at Canisius * 7:05 PM second, but Colgate re-took a 4-3 lead with 11:23 left in the third. Walker found the equalizer off a 8 CANISIUS * 5:05 PM pretty assist from senior forward Nick Bruce with 2:14 remaining for the final goal of the game. Senior 9 at Canisius * 2:05 PM goalie Logan Drackett logged 27 saves to earn the decision. 14 MERCYHURST * 5:05 PM CALL IN THE CALVERLEY 16 at Mercyhurst * 5:05 PM Junior forward Will Calverley entered the weekend second nationally with 14 points and tied for 19 at Canisius * 7:05 PM second six goals. He was tabbed the Atlantic Hockey Player of the Week for the second time in three weeks after notching a goal and an assist in both of the Tigers' games versus LIU. Calverley also won 23 ROBERT MORRIS * 5:05 PM the first Player of the Week honor of the season (Dec. 1) after scoring his first collegiate hat-trick in the 26 MERCYHURST * 7:05 PM Tigers' 8-5 victory over then No. 9 Clarkson (Nov. 27) in the season-opener. Calverley found the net 30 NIAGARA * 5:05 PM with 6:30 left in the first period to push RIT to an early 2-0 lead and later broke a 4-4 tie with a power- play tally with 8:27 left in the third period. The Golden Knights re-tied the game 28 seconds later, but FEBRUARY Calverley notched what proved to be the game-winner with 6:15 remaining in regulation. 4 at Mercyhurst * 5:05 PM GOING GONZO 6 MERCYHURST * 7:05 PM Sophomore forward Elijah Gonsalves entered the weekend tied for fifth nationally with five goals, 12 at Air Force * 9:05 PM ET following his two-goal night in Tuesday's 4-4 tie at Colgate. The 2019-20 Atlantic Hockey All-Rookie 13 at Air Force * 7:05 PM ET Team honoree tied for 15th among freshman nationally as well as second in Atlantic Hockey with 24 points while leading all conference rookies over the final month of the regular season with 10 points. 19 at Robert Morris * 7:05 PM The five-time Atlantic Hockey Rookie of the Week notched a pair of goals during a 5-4 OT victory 21 ROBERT MORRIS * 5:05 PM over Canisius (Jan. 25) to lead the Tigers back from a late 4-1 deficit. He also scored twice in a 5-1 27 NIAGARA * 5:05 PM win over visiting Bentley (Feb. 15) to go along with back-to-back one goal/one assist outings at Holy Cross (Jan. 31-Feb. 1). * Atlantic Hockey Game SQUAD GOALS + Won Shootout RIT entered the weekend tied for second nationally with 4.25 goals per game among teams which NOTE: Atlantic Hockey Tournament dates TBA. have played at least six games. The Tigers are also third with 11.25 points per game, including 7.00 Schedule Subject to Change. assists per game which are the third-best average. Home Games in BOLD TO WHISTLE OR NOT TO WHISTLE RIT was saddled with a season-high eight penalties and 19 PIM in last Tuesday's win over Niagara, while the Purple Eagles were whistled nine times for 29 PIM. Conversely, only one penalty was called in the teams' 3-3 tie on Dec. 5 at the Polisseni Center - an RIT goalie interference call 46 seconds into overtime. START WITH A BANG RIT opened Atlantic Hockey play with a shoot-out win opposite visiting Niagara (Dec. 5). The Tigers RIT ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS dug out of a 3-0 first-period deficit with three-unanswered goals to salvage the 3-3 home tie, before earning the extra AHA point with a shootout victory. Senior forward Jake Hamacher converted the Tim Volkmann - Director Steve Jaynes winning goal in the shootout while senior defenseman Dan Willett and junior forwards Jake Joffeand (Hockey Contact) Associate Director Andrew Petrucci each tallied goals in the comeback. Senior goalie Logan Drackett logged 23 saves, [email protected] [email protected] including five during the five-minute overtime period, as well as two shoot-out saves. Office - 585-475-5598 RITAthletics.com Cell - 413-657-7336 @RITathletics/@RITMHKY ROC THE VOTE 2020-21 BY THE NUMBERS RIT received six votes in this week's USCHO.com Division I poll. Robert Morris received 45 votes to sit just outside the top-20. Record 4-2-1 Home 2-1-1 SCOUTING THE COLONIALS Away 2-1-1 Robert Morris entered Thursday's game at Niagara following a 2-1 loss at No. 7 Bowling Green in what Neutral 0-0-0 was their first game in over three weeks. The Colonials held a 1-0 lead after two periods on a goal by junior forward Grant Hebert, but Bowling Green took advantage of a 5-on-3 opportunity 36 seconds After 1st Period/2nd Period into the third and scored what proved to be the game-winner less than three minutes later to earn the When Leading 2-1-0/4-0-0 win. Hebert leads the squad with 10 points and seven assists, while junior forward Justin Addamo When Trailing 1-1-1/0-2-1 is second with nine points on four goals and five assists. Junior forward Jordan Timmons is second When Tied 1-0-1/0-0-1 with six goals and third with eight points. Freshman goalie Noah West (2-2-0, 2.27 GAA, .931 S%) has started four games, while senior Dyllan Lubbesmeyer (2-1-0, 3.70 GAA, .876 S%) has started three. When Scoring/Allowing First Goal 1-1-0/3-1-2 RED LIGHT DISTRICT Less Than 3 Goals 0-1-0/2-0-0 It didn't take long for the 2020-21 Tigers to surpass their highest team point total from all of last 3 Goals 0-1-1/0-0-1 season. RIT compiled 21 total points (eight goals, 13 assists) in its 8-5 victory over No. 9 Clarkson 4 Goals 0-0-1/1-1-1 (Nov. 27), eclipsing the season-high 19 points (seven goals, 12 assists) it accumulated during a 7-4 5+ Goals 4-0-0/1-1-0 win over visiting Holy Cross last November. Twelve Tigers notched at least one point, led by senior forward Alden Dupui's four (1 goal, 3 assists) and junior forward Will Calverley's hat-trick. Back to Back - Game 1/2 1-1-1/2-1-0 After Win/Loss 1-2-1/1-0-1 DON’T CALL ME SHORTY After Tie 1-0-0 Senior forward Alden Dupuis currently leads the nation with six career short-handed goals. He punctuated the Tigers' 8-5 victory over visiting Clarkson with his first empty-netter of the campaign Taking/Allowing <20 Shots 0-0-0/0-0-0 after scoring two shorties last season as well as three as a sophomore. Taking/Allowing 20-29 Shots 3-1-1/2-0-0 Taking/Allowing 30-39 Shots 2-1-0/3-2-1 PULLING RANK Taking/Allowing 40-49 Shots 0-0-0/0-0-0 RIT's win over then No. 9 Clarkson was its fifth opposite a nationally-ranked team in the last two Taking/Allowing >50 Shots 0-0-0/0-0-0 seasons.