ROBERT MORRIS COLONIALS (9-17-5, 6-8-4 CHA) @ PENN STATE NITTANY LIONS (15-13-4, 9-7-2 CHA) Feb. 20-21, 2015 • 2:00 p.m. / Noon • Pegula Ice Arena • State College, 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.) 27-28 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) T, 2-2 (OT) T, 1-1 (OT) L, 1-5
PENN STATE * PENN STATE *
L, 0-5 W, 4-2
WINDSOR (Exh.) @ RIT * @ RIT * No. 4 QUINNIPIAC No. 4 QUINNIPIAC LINDENWOOD * LINDENWOOD * MERCYHURST * MERCYHURST *
W, 4-1 W, 2-0 L, 2-3 L, 2-3 (OT) L, 0-3 W, 2-1 (OT) W, 7-1 L, 1-2 (OT) W, 3-2
@ Syracuse * @ Syracuse * RIT * RIT * @ Penn State * @ Penn State * CHA Quarterfinals
L, 1-2 L, 1-3 T, 2-2 (OT) T, 2-2 (OT) 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 $ at Mercyhurst University All Times Eastern
TOP STORY Following a series split with two ties against RIT, Robert Morris caps off the regular season by traveling two and a half hours east to State College for a two-game set with Penn State. The Colonials sit four points behind the Nittany Lions and Syracuse in the College Hockey America (CHA) standings, but can only finish as high as third due to falling on the short end of various tiebreakers. RMU also is two points ahead of Lindenwood for fourth place and a home series in the CHA Quarterfinals and hold an edge on the Lions with three wins this season.
SERIES HISTORY Overall: 9-1-0 • At Home: 5-1-0 • At PSU: 4-0-0 • Neutral: 0-0-0
Robert Morris has dominated Penn State since the Nittany Lions moved their club team to NCAA Division I in 2012-13, winning nine of the 10 meetings plus an exhibition in 2011. This season PSU picked up its first win over the Colonials on Dec. 5, but RMU rebounded the next day with a 4-2 victory. The Colonials have scored at least four goals in each of their wins over the Nittany Lions, and have allowed more than two goals just once. This will be the first time that the season series between RMU and PSU has closed in State College.
SCOUTING PENN STATE Penn State currently sits in a tie with Syracuse for second in the CHA standings, but holds the tiebreaker thanks to a series victory over the Orange. The Nittany Lions, who have shattered their previous single-season record for wins with 15, are led offensively by sophomores Laura Bowman and Amy Petersen, who have combined for 27 goals, 29 assists, and 56 points. PSU has also gotten 10 goals from junior Shannon Yoxheimer, who serves as a captain for the Nittany Lions. Both junior Celine Whitlinger and freshman Hannah Ehresmann have seen considerable time in net for PSU, but Whitlinger has earned the last seven starts. She has posted a 2.15 goals against average and a save percentage of .936 this season.
LAST FIVE MEETINGS Robert Morris 4, Penn State 2 - December 6, 2014 Penn State 5, Robert Morris 0 - December 5, 2014 No. 9 Robert Morris 4, Penn State 0 - February 22, 2014 No. 9 Robert Morris 5, Penn State 2 - February 21, 2014 Robert Morris 6, Penn State 0 - November 1, 2013
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