ROBERT MORRIS COLONIALS (4-9-1, 1-3-0 CHA) vs. SYRACUSE ORANGE (3-6-5, 2-1-1 CHA) Nov. 21-22, 2014 • 7:05 p.m. / 3:05 p.m. • 84 Lumber Arena • Pittsburgh, Pa.
2014-15 SCHEDULE
SEPTEMBER 20 (Sat.) 26 (Fri.) 27 (Sat.) OCTOBER 3 (Fri.) 4 (Sat.) 10 (Fri.) 11 (Sat.) 17 (Fri.) 18 (Sat.) 24 (Fri.) 25 (Sat.) 31 (Fri.) NOVEMBER 1 (Sat.) 7 (Fri.) 8 (Sat.) 21 (Fri.) 22 (Sat.) 28 (Fri.) DECEMBER 5 (Fri.) 6 (Sat.) JANUARY 3 (Sat.) 9 (Fri.) 10 (Sat.) 16 (Fri.) 17 (Sat.) 23 (Fri.) 24 (Sat.) 30 (Fri.) 31 (Sat.) FEBRUARY 6 (Fri.) 7 (Sat.) 13 (Fri.) 14 (Sat.) 20 (Fri.) 21 (Sat.) 28-29 MARCH 1 (Sun.) 6 (Fri.) 7 (Sat.)
BLUEWATER JR. HAWKS (Exh.) BEMIDJI STATE BEMIDJI STATE
W, 10-2 L, 2-5 L, 1-3
@ Maine @ Maine COLGATE COLGATE @ St. Lawrence @ St. Lawrence NORTHEASTERN NORTHEASTERN @ No. 7/8 Mercyhurst *
L, 2-3 (OT) W, 1-0 L, 3-6 W, 2-1 L, 2-8 L, 1-3 W, 3-2 T, 2-2 (OT) L, 0-3
@ No. 7/8 Mercyhurst * @ Lindenwood * @ Lindenwood * SYRACUSE * SYRACUSE * OHIO STATE
L, 1-4 W, 3-2 (OT) L, 3-4 (OT) 7:05 p.m. 3:05 p.m. 7:05 p.m.
PENN STATE * PENN STATE *
3:05 p.m. 3:05 p.m.
WINDSOR (Exh.) @ RIT * @ RIT * QUINNIPIAC QUINNIPIAC LINDENWOOD * LINDENWOOD * MERCYHURST * MERCYHURST *
7:05 p.m. 3:00 p.m. 3:00 p.m. 3:05 p.m. 3:05 p.m. 7:05 p.m. 3:05 p.m. 7:05 p.m. 3:05 p.m.
@ Syracuse * @ Syracuse * RIT * RIT * @ Penn State * @ Penn State * CHA Quarterfinals
7:00 p.m. 3:00 p.m. 7:05 p.m. 3:05 p.m. 2:00 p.m. Noon TBA
CHA Quarterfinals CHA Semifinal CHA Final
TBA TBA TBA
Home games in bold and all CAPS All home games played at 84 Lumber Arena * College Hockey America Game All Times Eastern
TOP STORY Robert Morris will host Alumni Weekend against Syracuse on Friday and Saturday as the program celebrates its 10th season of existence. The Colonials were off this past weekend after splitting a series at Lindenwood on Nov. 7-8. Both games needed overtime to settle them, marking the first time that has happened since Feb. 18-19, 2011 against the Orange. RMU took the first game from the Lions, 3-2, as Natalie Fraser tallied the walkoff with the first goal of her career. The following afternoon, Lindenwood gave RMU a taste of its own medicine with a 4-3 win. The Colonials held 2-1 and 3-2 leads in that contest, but were unable to seal the deal.
SERIES HISTORY Overall: 9-9-6 • At Home: 3-5-4 • At CUSE: 6-4-2 • Neutral: 0-0-0
The term “even” might be an understatement when it comes to the alltime series between Robert Morris and Syracuse. The Colonials and Orange have met 24 times in their histories, with each team earning nine victories. The two programs have also tied six times. RMU and Syracuse kept with the common theme last season as they split their series at 1-1-2. The Colonials earned a 2-1 win on Nov. 23, 2013 in the Empire State after Rebecca Vint scored with 1:13 remaining, while the Orange tallied the first three goals en route to a 3-1 victory on Feb. 8, 2014 in the Steel City.
SCOUTING SYRACUSE Syracuse currently holds an overall record of 3-6-5 and sits second in College Hockey America with a 2-1-1 mark. The Orange rattled off four straight ties in the early parts of the 2014-15 campaign, compiling the draws against Northeastern, New Hampshire, Providence, and Connecticut. Freshman forward Stephanie Grossi leads Syracuse in points with 13 (3g, 10a), while junior Melissa Piacentini is the team’s leading goal scorer with seven. Junior netminder Jenn Gilligan has seen the majority of time between the pipes for the Orange, posting a record of 3-5-4 with a 3.22 goals against average and a save percentage of .879.
LAST FIVE MEETINGS Syracuse 3, No. 9/8 Robert Morris 1 - February 8, 2014 No. 9/8 Robert Morris 3, Syracuse 3 (OT) - February 7, 2014 Robert Morris 2, Syracuse 1 - November 23, 2013 Robert Morris 1, Syracuse 1 (OT) - November 22, 2013 Syracuse 2, Robert Morris 1 - February 2, 2013
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