MLAX Game Notes vs. Bellarmine

Game 2 vs. Bellarmine (0-1, 0-0 ECAC) • February 14, 2015 • 11:00 a.m. • Moon Township, Pa.

ROBERT MORRIS MEN’S LACROSSE GAME NOTES Overall Record: 0-1 NEC Record: 0-0 (1st) National Ranking: NR

Home: 0-0 Away: 0-1 Neutral: 0-0

NEXT UP at Detroit Feb. 21 - 1:00 p.m.

Website: www.rmuathletics.com • Twitter: @RMUAthletics / @RobertMorrisLax SCOUTING BELLARMINE Bellarmine opened up the season on the road last Saturday, falling to former conference foe Michigan, 16-9. Sophomore attack Austin Shanks led the Knights with a hat trick in the defeat, while classmate Jack Perkins added two goals and an assist. Senior face-off specialist Grant Beczkalo won seven of 19 draws at the dot against the Wolverines, while freshman goaltender Drew Goethals made 12 saves over the full 60 minutes in his collegiate debut.

AGAINST THE KNIGHTS Robert Morris is 3-6 against Bellarmine in its history, having dropped the last two meetings. The Colonials last earned a win over the Knights on Feb. 11, 2012, when hat tricks by Kiel Matisz and Jake Hayes guided RMU to a 9-8 victory. These two teams have been a familiar foe on each other’s schedules as they have played each other in every season but one since 2005.

Feb. 15, 2014: Bellarmine 10, Robert Morris 7

Feb. 9, 2013: Bellarmine 9, Robert Morris 8

Feb. 11, 2012: Robert Morris 9, Bellarmine 8 - Kiel Matisz, Sr., M; 3 goals, 2 assists - Jake Hayes, Jr., A; 3 goals, 1 assist - Charles Ruppert, R-Jr., G; 11 saves, 8 GA

March 19, 2011: Robert Morris 18, Bellarmine 10 - Corbyn Tao-Brambleby, Sr., A; 4 goals - Kyle Buchanan, Jr., M; 2 goals, 2 assists - Charles Ruppert, R-So., G; 11 saves, 9 GA

March 21, 2010: Bellarmine 18, Robert Morris 15

Feb. 21, 2009: Robert Morris 20, Bellarmine 11 - Dan Kerch, Sr., M; 6 goals, 1 assist - Corbyn Tao-Brambleby, So., A; 3 goals - Sal Barcia, Jr., G; 13 saves, 10 GA

March 1, 2008: Bellarmine 20, Robert Morris 9

April 19, 2006: Bellarmine 9, Robert Morris 6

April 10, 2005: Bellarmine 13, Robert Morris 3

NORTHEAST CONFERENCE STANDINGS

School Hobart Mount St. Mary’s Sacred Heart Wagner Bryant Robert Morris Saint Joseph’s

NEC Pct. Overall Pct. Streak Home Away Neutral 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 --- 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 --- 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 --- 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 --- 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 .000 0-1 .000 L1 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 .000 0-1 .000 L1 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 .000 0-1 .000 L1 0-0 0-1 0-0

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2015 SCHEDULE

February 10 (Tues.) @ Ohio State 14 (Sat.) BELLARMINE 21 (Sat.) @ Detroit 28 (Sat.) @ High Point March 7 (Sat.) SIENA 11 (Wed.) @ Jacksonville 21 (Sat.) @ Sacred Heart * 24 (Tues.) MARYLAND 28 (Sat.) HOBART * April 4 (Sat.) @ Saint Joseph’s * 8 (Wed.) MOUNT ST. MARY’S * 11 (Sat.) @ Bryant * 18 (Sat.) @ Air Force 25 (Sat.) WAGNER * 30 (Thurs.) NEC Semifinals May 2 (Sat.) NEC Finals

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Home games in bold and all CAPS All home games played at Joe Walton Stadium * Northeast Conference game ^ Mountain Daylight time All other times Eastern

TALE OF THE TAPE

RMU BU Goals 6 9 Goals Per Game 6.00 9.00 Shot Pct. .222 .281 SOG Pct. .593 .656 Shots Per Game 27.0 32.0 Assists 3 5 Man-Up Goals 0 0 Man-Up Pct. .000 .000 Ground Balls 17 29 Turnovers 11 17 Caused Turnovers 5 6 Faceoffs (W-L) 5-20 11-28 Faceoff W-L Pct. .250 .393 Clears 14-15 13-16 Clear Pct. .933 .812 Penalties 4 3 Penalty Minutes 4:00 2:30

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RMU QUICK FACTS

MUSKET SHOTS

ON DECK Robert Morris hits the road next weekend to begin a two-game road trip at Detroit.

The Colonials have never lost to the Titans in their history, holding wins in 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, and 2014. Four different players scored twice in the victory last season, including Jacob Ruest, who led the team with two goals and two assists.

LAST TIME OUT The Colonials fell behind by five goals early on Tuesday, ultimately suffering a 10-6 defeat in their season opener at Ohio State. RMU saw six different players tally goals, with James Rahe and Eric Wales registering two-point nights. Chase Rose made 11 saves between the pipes in his collegiate debut.

PRESEASON PREDICTIONS Robert Morris was selected to finish fifth in the Northeast Conference this season, SPORTS INFORMATION according to a poll of the league’s head coaches. The Colonials have gained a reputaWEBSITE www.rmucolonials.com tion of outperforming its prediction, finishing second in 2013 and first in 2012 after FACEBOOK facebook.com/RMUAthletics being picked third in both preseason polls.

TWITTER @RMUAthletics REMEMBER THE FIRST VOLLEYBALL CONTACT Ethan Woy Office Phone (412) 397-6070 Freshmen Zachary Bryant and Carter Yepsen as well as redshirt junior attack Eric Office Fax (412) 397-4943 Wales scored their first career goals on Tuesday at Ohio State. Last season, JonPatrik Twitter @WoyRMU15 Kealey was the lone player to tally his first goal in the season opener as he collected E-Mail sidga02@rmu.edu a hat trick at Bellarmine.

Mailing Address 6001 University Boulevard TERRIFIC TRIO

Moon Township, Pa. 15108 Robert Morris returns its top three scorers from a season ago in Eric Rankel, Luke Laszkiewicz, and James Rahe. The junior trio combined for 64 goals, 37 assists, and COACHING STAFF HEAD COACH Andrew McMinn 101 points in 2014. Rankel (first) and Rahe (second) earned All-NEC honors, while Alma Mater Providence ‘05 Laszkiewicz made the All-NEC Rookie Team in 2013.

Tenure at RMU Fourth Season BROTHERLY LOVE Career Record 24-21 The Colonials have had a history of brothers playing together and this season is no ASSISTANT COACH Travis Harrington different with three sets on the roster. The Gibsons (Leighton and Marshall), Wales Alma Mater Bryant ‘12 Tenure at RMU First Season (Eric and Mitchell), and Yepsens (Carter and Conner) make up the RMU family who ASSISTANT COACH Robert Marasti are actually family. The last time the Colonials have not had a set of brothers on Alma Mater Robert Morris ‘11 their roster was in the 2010 season.

Tenure at RMU First Season TRAVELIN’ MEN VOLUNTEER ASSISTANT Carlo Sunseri Robert Morris is scheduled to play in eight different states this season, tying a Alma Mater Robert Morris ‘07 school record set in its inaugural season of 2005 and in 2011. The Colonials will stay Tenure at RMU Fifth Season in the Keystone State for seven games with home contests and a trip to Philadelphia.

DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS Josh Seese RMU will also visit Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Michigan, North Carolina, Ohio, Alma Mater West Virginia ‘12 Tenure at RMU Second Season and Rhode Island during the 2015 campaign.

NEW FACES The Colonials welcome 16 freshmen and a junior college transfer to the program in TEAM INFORMATION FIRST SEASON OF MEN’S LACROSSE 2005 2015. In addition, RMU also will be guided by two new assistant coaches in Travis ALL-TIME LACROSSE RECORD 60-85 Harrington and Robert Marasti. Harrington is a 2012 graduate of Bryant and previNEC TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES 3 ously coached at Seton Hill. Marasti is an alumnus of the program, having played for

(2011-13) the Colonials from 2008 to 2011.

UNIVERSITY INFORMATION LOCATION Moon Township, Pa. FOUNDED 1921 ENROLLMENT 5,413 AFFILIATION NCAA Division I CONFERENCE Northeast Conference (NEC) NICKNAME Colonials COLORS Blue and White with Red FACILITY Charles L. Sewall Center Capacity 3,056 PRESIDENT Gregory G. Dell’Omo, Ph.D. ATHLETIC DIRECTOR Craig Coleman, M.D.

NEC TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSHIPS 0 NEC REGULAR-SEASON TITLES 1

(2012) NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES 0 2014 OVERALL RECORD 5-9 2014 NEC RECORD | FINISH 2-4 | 5th 2015 NEC PRESEASON POLL 5th

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THE ANDREW MCMINN FILE

TOTAL RECORDS OVERALL 24-21 AGAINST THE NEC 10-6

SEASON-BY-SEASON RECORDS YEAR 2015 2014 2013 2012

OVERALL | CONFERENCE (PLACE) 0-1 | 0-0 (1st) 5-9 | 2-4 (5th) 8-7 | 3-2 (3rd) 10-4 | 5-0 (1st)

- 2012 Northeast Conference Coach of the Year Andrew McMinn enters his fourth season as head coach at Robert Morris University.

McMinn has been at RMU for 10 seasons now, beginning his tenure as an associate head coach during the program’s second season in 2006.

In 2014, McMinn had six players earn All-Northeast Conference recognition and saw his team finish the season third in caused turnovers per game with a mark of 10.14.

The Colonials accomplished a handful of firsts in McMinn’s second season at the helm, finishing an overall record of 8-7 and a mark of 3-2 in conference play. RMU defeated Quinnipiac in the NEC Tournament semifinals, 15-14, for the program’s first postseason win. The victory also pushed the Colonials through to their first NEC Tournament championship game.

In his first season as a collegiate head coach, McMinn continued the rapid rise of the RMU’s men’s lacrosse program. He led Robert Morris to a program-record 11 wins in just 15 games, including posting a perfect 5-0 record in league play. As a result, the Colonials claimed the NEC regular-season crown, the first conference title of any kind for the men’s lacrosse program.

RMU has also been in the national conversation under McMinn. Robert Morris used a sixgame winning streak to earn a national ranking for the second time in program history in 2012 as it entered the Nike/Inside Lacrosse Media Poll in April. The Colonials also posted multiple wins over nationally ranked teams in 2012, the first such occurrence in school history, including a 9-7 victory at Ohio State in March.

Prior to being named head coach, McMinn had previously as the associate head coach for the Colonials. He had served on the Robert Morris staff for six seasons, helping RMU develop from its earliest stages as a program to one that had secured three consecutive winning seasons and a national ranking along with its first postseason berth in the two years prior to his appointment as head coach.

McMinn progressively earned additional responsibilities within the Colonial program the years leading up to his appointment, including aiding in the hiring and management of other staff members and overseeing certain budgetary matters. He also represented Robert Morris as a speaker at the USILA national convention in December 2009, where he led a presentation on transition offense.

Before joining the Colonials’ coaching staff, McMinn was a standout goaltender for the Providence Friars of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC). In three seasons as the starting goaltender, he helped lead his team to two regular-season championships, a MAAC Tournament Championship and a berth in the 2004 NCAA Tournament. He was a three-time All-MAAC selection, a 2004 MAAC All-Tournament Team honoree, and he held the top two single-season goals against average marks in MAAC history at the time of his graduation.

During his career, he ranked among the top goaltenders in Division I in both save percentage and goals against average. He ranked fourth nationally in GAA in 2003, allowing just 6.91 tallies per game, and was seventh nationally in save percentage in 2005 with a .599 mark.

McMinn earned his Bachelor’s degree in management with a minor in finance from Providence in 2005. He just completed his Master’s degree in instructional leadership with a concentration in sport management from Robert Morris in 2014.

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GENERAL 2015 UNDERMCMINN Overall 0-1 24-21 Home 0-0 12-7 Away 0-1 10-13 Neutral 0-0 2-1 Non-Conference 0-1 13-13 Conference 0-0 10-6 Conference Home 0-0 6-3 Conference Road 0-0 4-3 Postseason 0-0 1-2 vs. Nationally Ranked 0-0 2-7

BY QUARTERS Leading After 1st Trailing After 1st Tied After 1st Leading After 2nd Trailing After 2nd Tied After 2nd Leading After 3rd Trailing After 3rd Tied After 3rd Overtime Record

0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0

19-5 4-15 1-1 17-6 5-14 2-1 21-2 3-18 0-1 1-1

MISCELLANEOUS On Monday On Tuesday On Wednesday On Thursday On Friday On Saturday On Sunday In February In March In April In May

0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0

0-0 3-2 1-1 1-0 1-1 15-15 3-2 5-3 7-5 6-2 1-2

RMU SEASON HIGHS TEAM Points Goals Assists Shots SOG Saves Ground Balls Caused Turnovers OPPONENT Points Goals Assists Shots SOG Saves Ground Balls Caused Turnovers

2/10 at Ohio State | 9 2/10 at Ohio State | 6 2/10 at Ohio State | 3 2/10 at Ohio State | 27 2/10 at Ohio State | 16 2/10 at Ohio State | 11 2/10 at Ohio State | 17 2/10 at Ohio State | 5 2/10 at Ohio State | 18 2/10 at Ohio State | 10 2/10 at Ohio State | 8 2/10 at Ohio State | 33 2/10 at Ohio State | 21 2/10 at Ohio State | 10 2/10 at Ohio State | 35 2/10 at Ohio State | 7

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2015 Robert Morris Men's Lacrosse Robert Morris Combined Team Statistics All games (as of Feb 13, 2015)

2015 Robert Morris Men's Lacrosse Robert Morris Overall Team Statistics All games (as of Feb 13, 2015)

RECORD: ALL GAMES CONFERENCE NON-CONFERENCE

Overall: 0-1 Conf: 0-0 Home: 0-0 Away: 0-1 Neut: 0-0 TEAM STATISTICS SHOT STATISTICS Goals-Shot attempts Goals scored per game Shot pct.

Shots on goal-Attempts SOG pct.

Shots/Game Assists MAN-UP OPPORTUNITIES G oal s- O p p ort uni t i e s Conversion Percent GOAL BREAKDOWN Total Goals Man-up Man-down Unassisted Overtime Goals scored average GROUND BALLS TURNOVERS CAUSED TURNOVERS FACEOFFS (W-L) Faceoff W-L Pct. CLEARS Clear Pct. PENALTIES Number Minutes ATTENDANCE Total Dates/Avg Per Date Neutral Site #/Avg

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Goals by Period Robert Morris Opponents

1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total

Saves by Period Robert Morris Opponents

1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total

1 5

3 3

3 2

3 2

1 2

2 3

1 1

3 2

6 10

11 10

Date

RMU

OPP

6-27 6.00 .222 16-27 .593 27.0 3

10-33 10.00 .303 21-33 .636 33.0 8

0-1 .000

3-4 .750

6 0 0 3 0 6.00 17 11 5 5-20 .250 14-15 .933

10 3 0 2 0 10.00 35 17 7 15-20 .750 12-12 1.000

4 4:00

1 1:00

0 0/0 0/0

488 1/488

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TEAM STATISTICS SHOT STATISTICS Goals-Shot attempts Goals scored per game Shot pct.

Shots on goal-Attempts SOG pct.

Shots/Game A ssi st s MAN-UP OPPORTUNITIES Goals-Opportunities Conversion Percent GOAL BREAKDOWN Total Goals Man-up Man-down Unassisted O v e rt i me Goals scored average GROUND BALLS TURNOVERS CAUSED TURNOVERS FACEOFFS (W-L) Faceoff W-L Pct. CLEARS Clear Pct. PENALTIES N umb e r Minutes ATTENDANCE Total Dates/Avg Per Date Neutral Site #/Avg

Shots by Period Robert Morris Opponents

1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total

Shots on Goal Robert Morris Opponents

1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total

7 9

4 8

6 6

5 5

Opponent at Ohio State

6 11

4 4

8 7

3 4

OVERALL 0-1 0-0 0-1

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Score 6-10

Att. 488

RMU

OPP

6-27 6.00 .222 16-27 .593 27.0 3

10-33 10.00 .303 21-33 .636 33.0 8

0-1 .000

3-4 .750

6 0 0 3 0 6.00 17 11 5 5-20 .250 14-15 .933

10 3 0 2 0 10.00 35 17 7 15-20 .750 12-12 1.000

4 4:00 0 0/0 0/0

HOME 0-0 0-0 0-0

AWAY 0-1 0-0 0-1

## PLAYER GP 32 RAHE, James 1 42 WALES, Eric 1 19 RANKEL, Eric 1 37 LASZKIEWICZ, Luke 1 5 YEPSEN, Carter 1 18 BRYANT, Zachary 1 26 MAYFIELD, Justin 1 44 RUEST, Jacob 1 7 BOHL, Alexander 1 55 NAKANO, Kento 1 53 RENNICH, Tanner 1 48 GIBSON, Marshall 1 47 SEIDEL, Michael 1 45 MAGNAN, Luc 1 41 LORDO, Stephen 1 35 GIBSON, Leighton 1 30 SCENNA, Joseph 1 27 BARNEY, Chris 1 25 DOYLE, Sean 1 17 TREMBLAY, Tony 1 12 CHRISTIANSON, Zac 1 11 FICKENSCHER, Clay 1 10 JOHNSTON, Alec 1 2 STURGIS, David 1 1 ROSE, Chase 1 Total 1 Opponents 1

G

1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 10

NEUTRAL 0-0 0-0 0-0 A Pts

Sh Up Dn

1 2 4 1 2 2 0 1 9 0 1 4 0 1 2 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 9 27 8 18 33

## Goalie 1 ROSE, Chase

GP 1 1 1

1 1:00

Goals by Period Robert Morris Opponents

1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total

488 1/488

Saves by Period Robert Morris Opponents

1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total

Shots by Period Robert Morris Opponents

1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total

Shots on Goal Robert Morris Opponents

1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total

Total Opponents

1 5 3 3 7 9 4 8

Min. 60:00 60:00 60:00

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3

3 2 3 2 6 6 5 5

1 2 2 3

6 11 4 4

GB

0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 17 0 35

GA GAAvg Save

10 10 6

1 1 3 2 8 7 3 4

10.00 10.00 6.00

11 11 10

Faceoff

0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 5-19 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 5-20 15-20

Pct

.524 .524 .625

W-L-T

0-1-0 0-1-0 1-0-0

6 10

11 10 27 33 16 21

27 33

16 21

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