Women's Hockey Game Notes vs. RIT (3/7/14) by Robert Morris University Athletics

2012 CHA CHAMPIONS

2013-14 WOMEN’S ICE HOCKEY SCHEDULE Date SEPT. 29 (Sun.)

Opponent

Time/Result

TORONTO (Exh.)

6-2

OCT. 4 (Fri.) 5 (Sat.) 11 (Fri.) 12 (Sat.) 18 (Fri.) 19 (Sat.) 25 (Fri.) 26 (Sat.) 31 (Thurs.)

RPI RPI @ Bemidji State @ Bemidji State NO. 8/7 BOSTON U. NO. 8/7 BOSTON U. VERMONT VERMONT @ Penn State *

L, 0-3 W, 3-2 [OT] W, 2-1 W, 3-0 L, 2-5 W, 3-0 W, 4-3 W, 6-4 W, 4-0

NOV. 1 (Fri.) 8 (Fri.) 9 (Sat.) 15 (Fri.) 16 (Sat.) 22 (Fri.) 23 (Sat.) 26 (Tues.) 29 (Fri.)

@ Penn State * NO. 9 MERCYHURST * NO. 9 MERCYHURST * LINDENWOOD * LINDENWOOD * @ Syracuse * @ Syracuse * @ Ohio State MAINE

W, 6-0 L, 0-2 W, 3-2 W, 3-2 W, 3-1 T, 1-1 [OT] W, 2-1 W, 2-1 W, 4-2

DEC. 6 (Fri.) 7 (Sat.)

RIT * RIT *

W, 2-1 W, 4-2

JAN. 4 (Sat.) 5 (Sun.) 17 (Fri.) 18 (Sat.) 24 (Fri.) 25 (Sat.) 31 (Fri.)

ST. LAWRENCE ST. LAWRENCE @ No. 10 Quinnipiac @ No. 10 Quinnipiac @ Mercyhurst * @ Mercyhurst * @ Lindenwood *

W, 4-2 W, 3-0 T, 1-1 W, 5-1 W, 3-1 L, 3-5 W, 6-1

FEB. 1 (Sat.) 7 (Fri.) 8 (Sat.) 14 (Fri.) 15 (Sat.) 21 (Fri.) 22 (Sat.)

@ Lindenwood * SYRACUSE * SYRACUSE * @ RIT * @ RIT * PENN STATE * PENN STATE *

L, 2-4 T, 3-3 L, 1-3 W, 2-1 L, 0-1 W, 5-2 W, 4-0

MARCH 7 (Fri.) 8 (Sat.)

RIT CHA Championship

7:30 p.m. 3:00 p.m.

Home games in bold and all CAPS All home games played at the RMU Island Sports Center * College Hockey America Game All Times Eastern

#2 Robert Morris (24-7-3, 13-5-2 CHA) vs. #3 RIT (18-15-3, 11-7-2 CHA) College Hockey America Tournament Semifinals Friday, March 7, 2014 / Mercyhurst Ice Arena - Erie, Pa. / 7:30 p.m. Series at a Glance Overall: 5-5-1 At Home: 4-2-0 At RIT: 1-3-1 Neutral: 0-0-0

Top Story

Robert Morris begins the search for its second College Hockey America (CHA) Championship

this weekend as the Colonials take on RIT in the CHA Semifinals. The Tigers advanced to the semifinal round after a two-game sweep (3-2 [OT], 3-0) of Penn State this past weekend in the CHA Quarterfinals. RMU has never faced RIT in the postseason, but are 3-1 against the Tigers this season and are 5-2 in their last three CHA tournaments.

Series vs. RIT

As aforementioned, Robert Morris is 3-1 against RIT this season. On Dec. 6, 2013, the Colonials

used the strength of two power play goals to earn a 2-1 win, then completed the sweep the following afternoon thanks to two unassisted tallies from Maeve Garvey in a 4-2 victory. Rebecca Vint played the role of hero on Feb. 14, as her short-handed goal was the difference in a 2-1 win. However, the Tigers bounced back to take the regular season series finale, 1-0, thanks in part to Ali Binnington’s 22 save shutout.

Scouting RIT

RIT is 18-15-3 overall and finished third in the CHA with a record of 11-7-2. Juniors Celeste

Brown and Ali Binnington were respectively named CHA Player and co-Goaltender of the Week after the Tigers’ two-game sweep of Penn State in the CHA Quarterfinals. Brown scored the game-winning goal in RIT’s 3-2 overtime win over the Nittany Lions in Game 1, while Binnington stopped 65 of 67 shots in the series and earned her sixth shutout of the season in the Tigers’ 3-0 Game 2 victory. Junior forward Marissa Maugeri leads RIT with 27 points (9g, 18a), while classmate Kolbee McCrea is the team’s leading goal scorer with 16 on the season. Binnington sports a record of 14-9-2, leads the CHA in save percentage (.940) and is tied for second in goals-against-average (1.82).

2013-14 Seniors Anneline Lauziere Brandi Pollock (A) Kristen Richards (C) Thea Imbrogno (A) Kylie St. Louis

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Media Information

Pronunciation Guide

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Maddie Collias Megan Eady Anissa Gamble Maeve Garvey Thea Imbrogno Anneline Lauziere Rikki Meilleur Kylie St. Louis Erin Staniewski Ashley Vesci Courtney Vinet

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Class of 2014 CHA Chatter 2013-14 CHA Standings CHA W L T Mercyhurst 15 3 2 Robert Morris 13 5 2 RIT 11 7 2 Syracuse 9 8 3 Lindenwood 5 13 2 Penn State 1 18 1

Pts. 32 28 24 21 12 3

Overall W L T 22 7 4 24 7 3 18 15 3 20 13 3 5 26 3 4 28 3

This Week In the CHA

(Friday, March 7, 2014 - Saturday, March 8, 2014) CHA Semifinals #4 Syracuse vs. #1 Mercyhurst - 4:00 p.m. - Game 1 (Fri.) #3 RIT vs. #2 Robert Morris - 7:30 p.m. - Game 2 (Fri.) CHA Championship Game Game 1 Winner vs. Game 2 Winner - 3:00 p.m. (Sat.)

Post Game Interviews: Following a 10-minute cooling off period, visiting players and coaches will be available for interviews followed by Robert Morris players and coaches. Please direct interview requests to Ethan Woy in the third period. Locker rooms are closed to the media. By NCAA rule, no player interviews will be granted prior to the contest on game day.

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2013-14 season info Last Time Out

Robert Morris was last in action on Feb. 22-23, when the Colonials welcomed Penn State to 84 Lumber Arena as a part of Senior Weekend.

RMU stayed undefeated against the Nittany Lions in its program history with a two-game sweep. In Friday’s contest, Thea Imbrogno was the story as she broke the program’s career points record with two assists in the Colonials’ 5-2 victory. Imbrogno broke the previous mark of 121 set by Brianna Delaney (2008-12) by recording the primary helper on RMU’s first two goals. Katelyn Scott opened up the scoring with her second tally of the season at the 16:51 mark of the first period, then Brittany Howard struck on the power play early in the second frame. Katie Fergus struck at the 8:35 mark of the stanza off a pass from Maddie Collias to make it 3-0, then Rebecca Vint gathered a feed from Collias before potting a goal of her own. Penn State answered with a tally from Laura Bowman, but Kristen Richards answered five minutes later to regain the four-goal advantage. However, the Nittany Lions cashed in once more to set the final. Jessica Dodds made 17 saves in the victory. Five seniors enjoyed their final time playing at 84 Lumber Arena the following afternoon, as they helped end the Colonials’ regular season with a 4-0 win. Vint tallied the lone goal of the first period as she stole the puck on a Penn State power play and scored short-handed. The tally was her 23rd of the season, breaking her own single-season record she set as a freshman in 2011-12. Howard made it 2-0 with 6:55 remaining in the second period off passes from Kelsey Gunn and Fergus. Fellow classmate Maeve Garvey notched her eighth goal of the season seven minutes into the final frame off a pass from Ashley Vesci, then assisted Vesci on the final goal of the game with 2:27 left. Dodds earned her fifth shutout of the season after stopping all 22 shots she faced.

Miss March

After hitting three homeruns in Game 6 of the 1977 World Series, New York Yankees outfielder Reggie Jackson was dubbed Mr. October for

his playoff heroics. With the amount of success Robert Morris has had recently in the postseason, who would be considered the Colonials’ ‘Miss March’ - both from this season’s team and alumni? From 2008-13, the Delaney sisters helped lead RMU to a 6-4 record in the playoffs. Brianna Delaney leads all Colonial postseason scorers with nine points (4g, 5a), while her younger sister Cobina tallied three goals and five assists in March. Both had the flair for the dramatic, as Brianna scored the game-winning goal in RMU’s 3-2 win over Mercyhurst in the 2012 CHA Championship, while Cobina notched a walk-off winner in the Colonials’ 2-1 triple-overtime victory over Lindenwood in Game 1 of the 2013 CHA Quarterfinals. This season’s team features two senior assistant captains that could fit the bill as ‘Miss March’. Thea Imbrogno leads all current RMU players with five points in the postseason, tallying four of them in two separate games. Imbrogno collected a goal and an assist in the 2012 CHA title game, then did the same in the Colonials’ 2-0 win in the 2013 CHA Quarterfinal clincher. Brandi Pollock has only scored five goals in her career, but 40% of those tallies have come in the postseason. Pollock scored the gamewinner in RMU’s 4-2 win over Wayne State in the 2010 CHA Tournament, then potted the Colonials’ lone goal in last season’s CHA Semifinals at Mercyhurst. Along with Imbrogno and Pollock, Rebecca Vint has been a steady performer in the playoffs, registering nearly a point per contest. Vint scored the game-winning goal in RMU’s 3-2 win over Niagara in the 2012 CHA Semifinals, and added assists in three of her last four postseason games. From a goaltending standpoint, alum Kristen DiCiocco was as steady as they come in March. DiCiocco went 4-1 in the playoffs and stopped 160 of 166 shots she faced. She blanked Lindenwood in the deciding game of the 2013 CHA Quarterfinals and made 45 saves en route winning to the 2012 CHA Tournament MVP award.

Among the Elite

For the 13th straight week, Robert Morris found itself in both the USCHO.com and USA Today / USA Hockey Magazine polls.

The Colonials slotted in at No. 9 in the USA Today / USA Hockey Magazine rankings and No. 10 in the USCHO.com Poll. RMU received 38 points from USA Today / USA Hockey Magazine and 23 from USCHO this week, slotting ahead and behind of North Dakota in the respective releases. Prior to their first appearance in the national Top 10, the Colonials spent four consecutive weeks in both polls’ ‘receiving votes’ category.

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Bracketology

The Pairwise Rankings attempt to mimic the method used by the NCAA Selection Committee to determine participants for the

eight-team NCAA Division I women’s hockey tournament. The criteria that PWR uses include record against common opponents, record against teams under consideration, head to head competition, and the Ratings Percentage Index (RPI). According to the latest version of the rankings, the Colonials are currently in seventh. RMU trails Harvard in RPI by .0251, but holds a .0012 edge over Mercyhurst in that department.

Know Your Enemy

When Robert Morris and RIT have gotten together over this season and last, you know that the game would come down to the

final seconds. Without the performances of some particular players, the Colonials’ 3-4-1 record against the Tigers might be worse. Kristen Richards leads all current players with five points against RIT. Richards tallied a goal and an assist in RMU’s 2-2 tie with the Tigers on Jan. 26, 2013, and added an assist in the Colonials’ 2-1 victory on Dec. 6, 2013. The following afternoon, the senior captain added an helper on a Brittany Howard goal and potted an empty-netter of her own in RMU’s 4-2 win. Howard has registered at least one point in her four contests against the Tigers. Howard scored goals in both victories at home, and tallied an assist in the Colonials’ 2-1 win at RIT on Valentine’s Day. Rebecca Vint has also tallied four points in her career versus the Tigers. Vint scored the game-winning short-hander on the aforementioned Valentine’s Day victory, and has three helpers in other games. Between the pipes, Jessica Dodds has stopped 86 of 91 shots she faced in four starts against the Tigers.

Ridiculous Rookies

From the moment they made their debuts, Brittany Howard and Jessica Dodds have established themselves as two of the nation’s

best freshmen. Howard leads all rookies in assists (24), points (41), game-winning goals (5), power play assists (10), and power play points (15). She also is tied for first in goals (17) with Minnesota’s Dani Cameranesi. When taking into account all classes, she is tied for sixth in game-winning goals, tied for 14th in points and tied for 15th in assists. Dodds leads all freshmen in wins (21), shutouts (5), winning percentage (.804), save percentage (.935), and goals-against-average (158) among those who qualify. Nationally, she is fourth in wins and winning percentage, seventh in goals-against-average, tied for seventh in shutouts, and eighth in save percentage.

Studious Student-Athletes

Junior forward Katelyn Scott was one of a conference-best 11 student-athletes named CHA Student-Athletes of the Year, and the Colonials earned a conference-best 21 selections on the 2012-13 College Hockey America Academic Team. Scott, an engineering major, posted a perfect cumulative GPA of 4.0 during the 2012-13 school year. To qualify for the CHA All-Academic Team, a student-athlete must post a 3.0 GPA or higher during the 2012-13 academic year. Four RMU student-athletes made the CHA All-Academic Team as double majors, including last year’s assistant captain Cobina Delaney. Delaney, who was nominated for the 2013 BNY Mellon Wealth Management Hockey Humanitarian Award, posted a 3.80 GPA majoring in both marketing and management.

A complete listing of Robert Morris’ CHA All-Academic Team selections are as follows:

Delayne Brian - 3.30 - Applied Psychology Cobina Delaney - 3.80 - Marketing; Management (Double-Major) Katie Fergus - 3.56 - Marketing; Management (Double-Major) Kelsey Gunn - 3.56 - Biology Jamie Joslin - 3.33 - Social Science Courtney Langston - 3.53 - Psychology Dayna Newsom - 3.70 - Accounting Kristen Richards - 3.88 - English Kylie St. Louis - 3.64 - Psychology Kelsey Thomas - 3.47 - Environmental Science Courtney Vinet - 3.72 - Management; Marketing (Double-Major)

Leah Carlson - 3.41 - Nursing Kristen DiCiocco - 3.83 - Early Childhood and Special Education Anissa Gamble - 3.92 - Biology Thea Imbrogno - 3.69 - Biology Jennifer Kindret - 3.06 - Sports Management Anneline Lauziere - 3.98 - Biology Brandi Pollock - 3.77 - Communication Katelyn Scott - 4.00 - Engineering Erin Staniewski - 3.78 - Management; Marketing (Double-Major) Ashley Vesci - 3.97 - English

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A Look Back

Robert Morris shocked the college hockey world in 2012 when it defeated

Robert Morris Quick Facts

in-state rival Mercyhurst, 3-2, to win the CHA title, snapping a streak of ninestraight championships for the Lakers. General Information The Colonials, who enjoyed home ice for the entire conference tournament Location: Moon Township, Pa. due to a now-defunct rotating site rule, opened up the scoring just 3:41 into Founded: 1921 the game as Katelyn Scott scored the first goal of her collegiate career off a Enrollment: 5,000 pass from Thea Imbrogno. Affiliation: NCAA Division I Imbrogno made it 2-0 about eight minutes later when she gathered a feed Conference: College Hockey America (CHA) from Dayna Newsom on the power play. Jamie Joslin was credited with the sec- Colors: Blue & White with Red ondary assist. Nickname: Colonials The Lakers cut the RMU lead to one with 3:54 remaining in the second President: Gergory G. Dell’Omo, Ph.D. Athletic Director: Craig Coleman, M.D. period with a power play tally. However, just before the second intermission, Senior Associate Athletic Director: Marty Galosi Brianna Delaney buried the puck behind Mercyhurst goaltender Hillary PatAssociate Athletic Director / SWA: Addie Muti tenden off passes from Rebecca Vint and Kylie St. Louis. Associate Athletic Director: Sean Simmons Despite scoring with seven seconds left to pull within one, the Lakers Associate Athletic Director: Don Smith couldn’t avoid being on the wrong side of history when the final buzzer Assistant Athletic Director: Ryan Fleischer sounded. Faculty Representative: Scott Branvold, Ed.D. A big reason why the Colonials won their first conference title that afterAthletic Department Phone: (412) 397-4999 noon was because of the play of their special teams. RMU faced 13 power play chances and only allowed two goals - the one being the aforementioned tally Sports Information with seven seconds remaining in the contest. Sports Information Director: Jim Duzyk Kristen DiCiocco stopped 45 of 47 shots - including 22 in the second period Office Phone: (412) 397-4919 alone - to earn the victory. Office Fax: (412) 397-4992

Two’s More Fun Than One

Brittany Howard’s two-goal effort in a 3-3 tie against Syracuse on Feb. 7 was just one of 10 Colonial multi-goal performances this season. Vint leads the team with three multi-goal performances, tallying them all in a five-game stretch. The junior forward notched back-to-back hat tricks in a 5-3 loss at Mercyhurst on Jan. 25 and in a 6-1 victory at Lindenwood on Jan. 31, and also tallied two goals in a 5-1 win at Quinnipiac on Jan. 18. Maeve Garvey is the only RMU player other than Vint and Howard to register two multi-goal games. Garvey tallied two goals in a 4-3 win over Vermont on Oct. 25, 2013 and in a 4-2 victory against RIT on Dec. 7, 2013. The most notable multi-goal performance this season is Brittany Howard versus Maine. The rookie forward registered all four Colonial goals in a 4-2 win over the Black Bears. Anissa Gamble (Oct. 26, 2013 vs. Vermont), Thea Imbrogno (Feb. 1, 2014 at Lindenwood) and Kristen Richards (Nov. 1, 2013 at Penn State) also have recorded multi-goal performances for RMU - Gamble’s being the first two goals of her career.

E-mail: duzyk@rmu.edu Asst. Sports Information Director: Ken Baker Office Phone: (412) 397-4914 E-mail: baker@rmu.edu Asst. Sports Information Director: Spencer Kowitz Office Phone: (412) 397-4950 E-mail: kowitz@rmu.edu Sports Information Graduate Assistant: Mike Wagner Office Phone: (412) 397-4953 E-mail: sidga01@rmu.edu Women’s Ice Hockey Contact: Ethan Woy Office Phone: (412) 397-6070 E-mail: sidga02@rmu.edu SID Mailing Address: Sewall Center, 6001 University Blvd., Moon Township, PA 15108

Get Ahead, Stay Ahead

Robert Morris’ 2-1 win at RIT on Feb. 14 was the first time the Colonials had won this season when down after the first period. RMU was 0-6 this season when facing a deficit after the first 20 minutes. On the flip side, the Colonials are 14-0-1 when leading after the opening frame. In addition, RMU is 20-0-1 when scoring first this season. However, when its opponent scores first, the Colonials are just 4-7-2.

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Robert Morris vs. RIT 2013-14 Statistical Comparisons

Shot Pct. Goals Goals Per Game Assists Shots Shots Per Game Power-Play Goals Conversion Pct. Short-handed Goals Penalties Penalties Per Game Penalty Minutes PenaltyMin.PerGame Saves Save Pct.

RMU RIT .095 .074 99 81 2.9 2.2 162 138 1,045 1,092 30.7 30.3 26 29 .152 .165 5 2 181 182 5.3 5.1 384 364 11.3 10.1 778 1,012 .931 .916

Meet the Captains

Record Watch

In this historic season for Robert Morris, there have been both career and single-season

marks that have fell. The Colonials’ last series against Penn State provided more of the same with two records falling. Senior assistant captain Thea Imbrogno set her second career record in as many homestands, as she broke Brianna Delaney’s career mark of 121 points with two assists in the Colonials’ 5-2 win on Feb. 21. Imbrogno also surpassed Delaney’s record of 68 assists with two helpers in RMU’s 3-3 tie with Syracuse on Feb. 7. Junior forward Rebecca Vint already holds the top career mark in goals (59) and singleseason marks in points (44). On Feb. 22, Vint broke her own single-season record for goals with her 23rd of the campaign, as she scored a first period short-hander in the Colonials’ 4-0 victory. Freshman forward Brittany Howard might get to Vint’s single-season point record as she’s three away from tying it. Howard broke the junior forward’s record for assists with a helper in RMU’s 3-1 loss to the Orange on Feb. 8. She moved into sole possession of fifth in single-season goals with her 17th during the series against the Nittany Lions. Imbrogno became the fourth player to reach the 50-goal plateau with two in a 4-2 loss at Lindenwood on Feb. 1. Her assist total of 22 this season ties Vint’s mark for second best in program single-season history. Senior captain Kristen Richards also moved into the top five of the record books against Penn State. Richards tallied an assist in the Feb. 22 contest, tying Brianna Delaney’s 2009-10 mark of 19 helpers in a single-season. Career Points 122 - Thea Imbrogno (51g, 71a) 121 - Brianna Delaney (53g, 68a) 117 - Rebecca Vint (61g, 56a) 97 - Sara O’Malley (52g, 45a) 75 - Kelsey Thomas (32g, 43a) 75 - Kristen Miles (43g, 32a)

Senior forward Kristen Richards will serve as the captain for the 2013-14 season. Seniors Thea Imbrogno and Brandi Pollock Single-Season Points 44 - Rebecca Vint - 11-12 will serve as the assistant captains.

Career Goals Career Assists 61 - Rebecca Vint 71 - Thea Imbrogno 53 - Brianna Delaney 68 - Brianna Delaney 52 - Sara O’Malley 56 - Rebecca Vint 51 - Thea Imbrogno 45 - Sara O’Malley 43 - Kristen Miles 43 - Kelsey Thomas

Single-Season Goals 23 - Rebecca Vint - 13-14 41 - Brittany Howard - 13-14 22 - Rebecca Vint - 11-12 40 - Rebecca Vint - 13-14 18 - Brianna Delaney - 08-09 36 - Thea Imbrogno - 11-12 18 - Sara O’Malley - 09-10 34 - Thea Imbrogno - 13-14 17 - Brittany Howard - 13-14

The Little Things

Single-Season Assists 24 - Brittany Howard - 13-14 22 - Thea Imbrogno - 13-14 22 - Rebecca Vint - 11-12 20 - Thea Imbrogno - 11-12 19 - Kristen Richards - 13-14 19 - Brianna Delaney - 09-10

One of the biggest reasons why Robert Morris has enjoyed its best season in program his-

Kristen Richards

Thea Imbrogno

tory? Success beyond the normal scoring and goaltending statistics. The Colonials blocked an average of 16.65 shots per game, which is behind Bemidji State for the best mark in the nation. That number contributes to RMU’s superb penalty kill unit, which ranks sixth nationally - and first in the CHA - with a mark of 88.2 percent. Winning faceoffs can help a team in numerous ways. With a percentage of 55.8, the Colonials rank fifth nationally in that department, just behind the Lakers when factoring in just conference members. RMU also fires off 6.15 more shots per game than its opponent, which ranks ninth in the nation.

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USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Division I Poll

The Last Time RMU ...

March 4, 2014

Won in Overtime - vs. RPI.................................................... 10/5/13 Lost in Overtime - at Lindenwood..................................... 2/15/13 Played an Overtime Game - vs. Syracuse............................ 2/7/14 Won by 3 or more Goals - vs. Penn State...........................2/22/14 Won by 6 or more Goals - at Penn State.............................11/1/13 Lost by 3 or more Goals - vs. RIT......................................... 10/4/13 Lost by 6 or more Goals - vs. No. 7 Mercyhurst.................. 2/9/13 Won a Season Opener - vs. Yale........................................ 10/19/12 Lost a Season Opener - vs. RPI............................................ 10/4/13 Recorded a Shutout - vs. Penn State.................................2/22/14 Lost in a Shutout - at RIT..................................................... 2/15/14 Beat a ranked team - at No. 10 Quinnipiac....................... 1/18/14

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

School (FPV) Minnesota (19) Clarkson Wisconsin Boston College Cornell Harvard Quinnipiac Mercyhurst ROBERT MORRIS North Dakota

Pts. 190 161 158 128 115 92 61 60 38 36

Last Poll 1 3 2 4 6 5 7 8 9 10

Others receiving votes: Northeastern, 4; Boston University, 1; Minn.-Duluth, 1

2013-14 Colonials at a Glance

2013-14 CHA Preseason Poll

2012-13 Overall Record: 15-15-3 2012-13 Home Record: 8-8-0 2012-13 Road Record: 7-7-3 2012-13 Neutral Record: 0-0 2012-13 CHA Record/Finish: 9-10-1 / 3rd

School (FPV)

Letterman Returning/Lost: 16/ 8

Key Returning Players F – Kristen Richards (Sr.) Captain GP G A Pts. Pen. 32 9 14 23 17 F – Thea Imbrogno (Sr.) Assistant Captain GP G A Pts. Pen. 33 11 12 23 1 D – Brandi Pollock (Sr.) Assistant Captain GP G A Pts. Pen. 33 2 6 8 5 F –Rebecca Vint (Jr.) 2012-13 All-CHA First Team GP G A Pts. Pen. 31 16 17 33 21 F – Maddie Collias (Jr.) GP G A Pts. Pen. 33 6 9 15 17 D – Kylie St. Louis (Sr.) GP G A Pts. Pen. 33 4 7 11 G - Courtney Vinet (Jr.) GP Min Sv Sv % GAA 2 26:01 7 1.000 0.00

Record 34-1-1 27-4-5 27-6-2 26-5-3 22-5-4 23-5-4 22-5-9 22-7-4 24-7-3 19-11-4

PIM 45

2011-12 CHA

2011-12 Overall

Pts.

1. Mercyhurst (5)

17-3-0

29-7-1

2. Syracuse

13-6-1

20-15-1

3. Robert Morris (1)

9-10-1

15-15-3

4. RIT

7-8-5

16-16-5

5. Lindenwood

7-10-3

7-26-3

6. Penn State

1-17-2

7-26-2

PIM 2 PIM 10 PIM 42 PIM 34 PIM W-L 0-0

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ROBERT colonials MORRIS No. Name Cl. 1 Jessica Dodds Fr. 2 Leah Carlson So. 3 Brittany Howard Fr. 4 Katelyn Scott Jr. 5 Anneline Lauziere Sr. 6 Kelsey Gunn Jr. 7 Tia Kipfer Fr. 8 Megan Eady So. 9 Kylie St. Louis Sr. 10 Rikki Meilleur Fr. 11 Kristen Richards Sr. 14 Mikaela Lowater Fr. 15 Maeve Garvey Fr. 16 Erin Staniewski Jr. 17 Anissa Gamble So. 19 Thea Imbrogno Sr. 21 Maddie Collias Jr. 22 Ashley Vesci So. 24 Rebecca Vint Jr. 26 Mackenzie Johnston Fr. 27 Katie Fergus Jr. 28 Brandi Pollock Sr. 29 Carley Catherine Fr. 31 Courtney Vinet Jr.

Pos. Ht. G 5-7 D 5-8 F 5-4 F 5-6 D 5-6 D 5-9 F 5-3 D 5-6 D 5-11 F 5-5 F 5-9 D 5-7 F 5-4 D 5-7 F 5-5 F 5-4 F 5-7 F 5-5 F 5-10 F 5-7 F 5-9 D 5-6 G 5-2 G 5-4

Hometown / Previous Team Colonial 2013-14 Superlatives London, Ontario / London Jr. Devilettes Leading after the first period 14-0-1 Copper Center, Alaska / Kenny Lake Trailing after the first period 1-6-0 St. Thomas, Ontario / Burlington Jr. Barracudas Brighton, Mich. / Belle Tire Tied after the first period 9-1-2 St. Thomas, Ontario / London Jr. Devilettes Leading after the second period 18-0-1 Smith Falls, Ontario / Niagara University Trailing after the second period 1-7-0 Stratford, Ontario / London Jr. Devilettes Tied after the second period 5-0-2 Renfrew, Ontario / Nepean Wildcats Windsor, Ontario / Southwest Wildcats Overtime games 1-0-3 St. Adolphe, Manitoba / Shaftesbury Titans One-goal games 9-1-0 Toronto, Ontario / Niagara University Two-goal games 6-4-0 Thornhill, Ontario / Mississaugga Jr. Chiefs Robert Morris outshoots opponent 18-5-1 Oakville, Ontario / Burlington Jr. Barracudas Strathroy, Ontario / London Jr. Devilettes Robert Morris is outshot 6-2-2 Fredericton, N. Brunswick / Burlington BarracudasTied in shots 0-0-0 Etobicoke, Ontario / Mississauga Jr. Chiefs Scoring three or more goals 19-1-1 Roseville, Mich. / Belle Tire Scoring two goals 5-2-0 Pittsburgh, Pa. / Lawrence Academy (Mass.) Caldeon, Ontario / Brampton Junior Thunder Scoring one goal or less 0-4-2 Barrie, Ontario / Etobicoke Dolphins Opponent scores three or more goals 2-5-1 Oakville, Ontario / Burlington Jr. Barracudas Opponent scores two goals 7-1-0 Virden, Manitoba / Westman Wildcats Opponent scores one goal or less 15-1-2 Bloomington, Ill. / Rochester Edge Camrose, Alberta / Edge School Robert Morris scores first 20-0-1 Opponent Scores first Robert Morris scores a power play goal

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4-7-2 13-4-2

Opponent scores a power play goal

6-5-0

RMU on Thursdays

1-0-0

RMU on Fridays

10-3-3

RMU on Saturdays

11-4-0

RMU in October

7-2-0

RMU in November

7-1-1

RMU in December

2-0-0

RMU in January

5-1-1

RMU in February

3-3-1

RMU in March

0-0-0

RMU at home

14-4-1

RMU on the road

10-3-2

RMU at neutral site

0-0-0

A RMU PLAYER.... Scores 2 goals Scores 3+ goals

5-1-1 2-1-0

Has 3 assists Has 4+ assists

3-1-0 1-0-0

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Paul Colontino Head Coach Third Season Mercyhurst ‘00 Paul Colontino has raised the bar since taking the head coaching job at Robert Morris, compiling a record of 58-31-10 into his third season with the Colonials. Under Colontino’s watch, RMU has finished with their best three single-season records in program history. No previous team had won more than 12 games before 2011-12. In Colontino’s first season, he led the Colonials to the largest yearto-year win improvement in Division I women’s hockey. Colontino guided the squad to a storybook ending as RMU captured the program’s first-ever conference championship. His turn-around of the RMU program earned him USCHO (U.S. College Hockey Online) National Coach of the Year accolades. Colontino led Robert Morris women’s hockey to unprecedented heights. He helped RMU break its program record for wins by the end of January and finished the season with 19 victories, an amazing 13-win improvement from the prior season. Despite being picked to finish last in the league after the loss of the program’s all-time leading scorer, RMU posted the highest-ever finish in league play under Colontino’s guidance, with the most CHA wins and points ever, and also reset school records for longest winning streak and longest unbeaten streak during the course of the season. Colontino, who previously had claimed CHA Coach of the Year honors, led the squad to one of the biggest regular-season wins in program history Jan. 21 when Robert Morris scored twice in the final three minutes to defeat conference powerhouse Mercyhurst for the first time ever. The victory not only ended the Lakers’ 28-game conference unbeaten streak, but it would serve as a harbinger of things to come for the Colonials.

The Colontino File Associate Head Coach Mercyhurst College 2006-2011 Assistant Coach University of North Dakota 2002-2006 Assistant Coach Mercyhurst College 2000-2002 Playing Experience / Accolades Mercyhurst College, 1996-2000 Mercyhurst Student-Athlete of the Year MAAC Co-Defensive Player of the Year All-MAAC First Team

Coaching Staff Logan Bittle Assistant Coach Fourth Season Robert Morris ‘08

RMU entered the 2012 CHA Tournament as the second seed, but with top-seeded Mercyhurst having won nine straight tournament titles, the Lakers were clearly still the team to beat. After dispatching of Niagara in the semifinals, Robert Morris and Mercyhurst met with the championship on the line. The Colonials opened up a two-goal lead within the first 12 minutes and never let Mercyhurst pull even as RMU held on for a 3-2 win to dethrone the long time CHA champions. Robert Morris’ success occurred due to dramatic improvements on both ends of the ice. RMU broke the single-season school records for both overall goals and goals per game as it averaged over one goal per game more than last season. The Colonials’ progress on the defensive end was even more evident as RMU was one of eight squads nationally to allow fewer than two goals per game as Robert Morris allowed approximately 1.90 goals per game fewer than it conceded during the 2010-11 season.

Jinelle Siergiej Assistant Coach First Season Wisconsin ‘08

Before coming to Robert Morris, Colontino had served as associate head coach at Mercyhurst since 2006. At Mercyhurst he helped guide teams to the NCAA Tournament in each of his five years, including earning two Frozen Four berths, and has over a decade of women’s hockey coaching experience at the Division I level. In Colontino’s five seasons with Mercyhurst, the Lakers posted an overall record of 148-25-9 (.838), advanced to the national championship game once, made two Frozen Four appearances, qualified for the NCAA Tournament five times, were ranked No. 1 nationally in each season and won five College Hockey America (CHA) tournament championships and five regular-season titles. Immediately after Colontino returned to Mercyhurst as associate head coach, the Lakers went 32-2-3 in 2006-07, claiming the program record for victories, as they registered a ninewin improvement from the previous season and were ranked No. 1 nationally for 13 weeks. After a one-goal loss in the NCAA Tournament to the eventual national champions ended the Lakers’ 2007-08 season, the 2008-09 squad reached new heights. Entering the NCAA Tournament on a 15-game winning streak, Mercyhurst advanced to its first-ever Frozen Four with a victory over St. Lawrence and proceeded to top Minnesota in a thrilling semifinal contest to move into the national championship game against Wisconsin. The Lakers were ranked No. 1 for 23 weeks the following season, went 30-3-3 and advanced to the Frozen Four for the second straight season before succumbing in overtime to Cornell.

Jocey Kleiber Director of Hockey Ops. First Season Niagara ‘12

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2013-14 RMU Women's Ice Hockey Robert Morris Overall Individual Statistics (as of Mar 04, 2014) All games Overall: 24-7-3 Conf: 13-5-2 Home: 14-4-1 Away: 10-3-2 Neut: 0-0-0 Shots ##

Player

Brittany Howard Rebecca Vint Thea Imbrogno Kristen Richards Anneline Lauziere Maeve Garvey Ashley Vesci Katie Fergus Kylie St. Louis Brandi Pollock Maddie Collias Mackenzie Johnston Mikaela Lowater Anissa Gamble Katelyn Scott Kelsey Gunn Erin Staniewski Rikki Meilleur Jessica Dodds Leah Carlson Megan Eady Tia Kipfer TEAM Total Opponents

33 33 34 34 33 34 34 34 32 34 32 32 32 29 33 32 29 34 28 9 8 7 13 34 34

24 19 11 5 15 22 27 9 28 21 26 14 17 4 6 16 10 1 2 8 7 TM

Penalties

pts

sh%

17 24 41 23 17 40 12 22 34 7 19 26 5 13 18 8 7 15 6 8 14 6 7 13 3 9 12 1 10 11 1 7 8 3 3 6 0 5 5 3 1 4 2 2 4 1 3 4 0 3 3 1 1 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 99 162 261 58 94 152

111 145 93 108 38 40 63 84 66 27 60 25 19 40 55 20 9 35 0 3 0 4 0 1045 836

.153 .159 .129 .065 .132 .200 .095 .071 .045 .037 .017 .120 .000 .075 .036 .050 .000 .029 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .095 .069

Goalie

Jessica Dodds 31 Courtney Vinet TM EMPTY NET Total Opponents 1

Goals

min

maj

+14 20-51 18 +18 24-48 24 +14 5-10 5 +7 27-54 27 +8 5-10 5 +11 5-10 5 +15 7-14 7 +8 12-24 12 +9 23-57 21 +20 12-24 12 +4 8-16 8 -1 9-18 9 +15 3-6 3 +6 2-4 2 0 4-8 4 +2 5-10 5 +6 5-10 5 -2 1-2 1 0 0-0 0 +3 3-6 3 +2 0-0 0 0 0-0 0 0 1-2 1 +159 181-384 177 - 195-434 187

1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4

Goal average ##

pen-min

Saves

oth pp sh

1 5 0 6 0 8 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 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 2 26 4 19

fg gw

ht pn ua

0 3 5 4 5 7 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 3 3 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 21 24 2 13 7

0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0

1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0

Record

0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0

blk

1 26 2 48 0 32 1 59 0 55 2 16 0 17 0 7 1 47 0 81 0 18 0 12 0 19 0 5 0 9 1 63 0 28 0 12 0 0 0 5 0 7 0 0 0 8 8 574 6 529

Goals allowed

gp-gs

minutes

avg

saves

pct

sho

pen

sog

28-27 7-7 13-0 34-0 34-0

1671:09 379:15 8:17 2058:41 2058:41

44 14 0 58 99

1.58 2.21 1.69 2.89

630 148 0 778 946

.935 .914 .000 .931 .905

21 3 0 24 7

4 3 0 7 24

3 0 0 3 3

5 1 0 6 3

16 3 0 19 26

2 0 0 2 5

0 0 0 0 5

0 0 0 0 1

0 0 0 0 0

2013-14 RMU Women's Ice Hockey Robert Morris Overall Individual Statistics (as of Mar 04, 2014) All games ## 3 27 21 11 10 24 26 22 19 8 6 4 15

Faceoffs Brittany Howard Katie Fergus Maddie Collias Kristen Richards Rikki Meilleur Rebecca Vint Mackenzie Johnston Ashley Vesci Thea Imbrogno Megan Eady Kelsey Gunn Katelyn Scott Maeve Garvey

## 19 3 24 11 5 27 15 4 9 22 21 1 6 28 26 10

Power Play Scoring Thea Imbrogno Brittany Howard Rebecca Vint Kristen Richards Anneline Lauziere Katie Fergus Maeve Garvey Katelyn Scott Kylie St. Louis Ashley Vesci Maddie Collias Jessica Dodds Kelsey Gunn Brandi Pollock Mackenzie Johnston Rikki Meilleur

GP 33 34 32 34 34 33 32 34 34 8 32 33 34 GP 34 33 33 34 33 34 34 33 32 34 32 28 32 34 32 34

W 22 211 23 294 89 401 31 2 5 0 0 0 0

L 13 148 17 224 68 310 43 4 23 1 1 1 2

G 8 5 6 0 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

A 8 10 8 13 6 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0

Pct. .629 .588 .575 .568 .567 .564 .419 .333 .179 .000 .000 .000 .000 Pts 16 15 14 13 10 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0

Shots 37 42 62 40 22 26 2 20 23 5 5 0 1 3 1 4

Pct. .216 .119 .097 .000 .182 .077 .500 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000

2013-14 RMU Women's Ice Hockey Robert Morris Overall Team Statistics (as of Mar 04, 2014) All games Overall: 24-7-3 Conf: 13-5-2 Home: 14-4-1 Away: 10-3-2 Neut: 0-0-0 TEAM STATISTICS SHOT STATISTICS Goals-Shot attempts Shot pct. Goals/Game Shots/Game Assists POWER PLAYS Goals-Power Plays Conversion Percent Shot Attempts Shot Percent GOAL BREAKDOWN Total Goals Power Play Short-handed Empty net Penalty Unassisted Overtime Shootout Delayed Penalty PENALTIES Number Minutes Penalties/Game Pen minutes/Game Minor Major 10-minute Misconduct Game Misconduct Gross Misconduct Match FACEOFFS (W-L) Faceoff W-L Pct. SHOOTOUTS (Made-Att) ATTENDANCE Total Dates/Avg Per Date Neutral Site #/Avg Goals by Period Robert Morris Opponents

1st 2nd

3rd

25 14

43 22

30 22

1 0

1st 2nd

3rd

Shots by Period Robert Morris Opponents

317 374 346 248 278 300

Saves by Period Robert Morris Opponents

3rd

234 256 278 292 331 316

10 7

1st 2nd

RMU

OPP

99-1045 .095 2.9 30.7 162

58-836 .069 1.7 24.6 94

26-171 .152 293 .089

19-159 .119 186 .102

99 26 5 5 1 8 1 0 0

58 19 2 0 0 6 0 0 0

181 384 5.3 11.3 177 2 0 1 0 1 1078-855 .558 0-0

195 434 5.7 12.8 187 4 0 2 0 2 855-1078 .442 0-0

4454 19/234 0/0

6637 15/442

Total 99 58

Total 8 1045 10 836 OT

Total 778 946

2013-14 RMU Women's Ice Hockey Robert Morris Combined Team Statistics (as of Mar 04, 2014) All games

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* * * * * * * * * *

Date Oct 4 Oct 5 Oct 11 Oct 12 Oct 18 Oct 19 Oct 25 Oct 26 Oct 31 Nov 01 Nov 08 Nov 09 Nov 15 Nov 16 Nov 22 Nov 23 Nov 26 Nov 29 Dec 06 Dec 07 Jan 04 Jan 05 Jan 17 Jan 18 Jan 24 Jan 25 Jan 31 Feb 01 Feb 07 Feb 08 Feb 14 Feb 15 Feb 21 Feb 22

Opponent RPI RPI at Bemidji State at Bemidji State #7 BOSTON UNIVERSITY #7 BOSTON UNIVERSITY VERMONT VERMONT at Penn State at Penn State #9 MERCYHURST #9 MERCYHURST LINDENWOOD LINDENWOOD at Syracuse at Syracuse at OSU MAINE RIT RIT ST. LAWRENCE ST. LAWRENCE at #10 Quinnipiac Univ. at #10 Quinnipiac Univ. at Mercyhurst at Mercyhurst at Lindenwood at Lindenwood SYRACUSE SYRACUSE at RIT at RIT PENN STATE PENN STATE

TEAM STATISTICS SHOT STATISTICS Goals-Shot attempts Shot pct. Goals/Game Shots/Game POWER PLAYS Goals-Power Plays Conversion Percent Shot Attempts Shot Percent GOAL BREAKDOWN Power Play Short-handed Empty net Penalty Unassisted Overtime Shootout Delayed Penalty PENALTIES Number Minutes Penalties/Game Pen minutes/Game FACEOFFS (W-L) Faceoff W-L Pct. SHOOTOUTS (Made-Att)

Score 0-3 3-2 2-1 3-0 2-5 3-0 4-3 6-4 4-0 6-0 0-2 3-2 3-2 3-1 1-1 2-1 2-1 4-2 2-1 4-2 4-2 3-0 1-1 5-1 3-1 3-5 6-1 2-4 3-3 1-3 2-1 0-1 5-2 4-0

L Wot W W L W W W W W L W W W Tot W W W W W W W Tot W W L W L Tot L W L W W

Att. 213 158 427 530 166 102 226 178 513 771 206 215 275 167 482 327 201 374 195 124 208 132 212 290 718 675 287 73 532 303 459 672 313 367

RMU

OPP

99-1045 .095 2.9 30.7

58-836 .069 1.7 24.6

26-171 .152 293 .089

19-159 .119 186 .102

26 5 5 1 8 1 0 0

19 2 0 0 6 0 0 0

Record: ALL GAMES CONFERENCE NON-CONFERENCE ##

Player

3 24 19 11 5 15 22 27 9 28 21 26 14 17 4 6 16 10 1 2 8 7 TM

33 33 34 34 33 34 34 34 32 34 32 32 32 29 33 32 29 34 28 9 8 7 13 34 34

Goalie 1 Jessica Dodds 31 Courtney Vinet TM EMPTY NET ##

181 384 5.3 11.3 1078-855 .558 0-0

195 434 5.7 12.8 855-1078 .442 0-0

Overall 24-7-3 13-5-2 11-2-1

Total Opponents

Home 14-4-1 7-2-1 7-2-0 g

pts

17 24 41 23 17 40 12 22 34 7 19 26 5 13 18 8 7 15 6 8 14 6 7 13 3 9 12 1 10 11 1 7 8 3 3 6 0 5 5 3 1 4 2 2 4 1 3 4 0 3 3 1 1 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 99 162 261 58 94 152

111 145 93 108 38 40 63 84 66 27 60 25 19 40 55 20 9 35 0 3 0 4 0 1045 836

min

gaavg

28 7 13 34 34

1671:09 379:15 8:17 2058:41 2058:41

44 14 0 58 99

1.58 2.21 1.69 2.89

Attendance Summary Total Dates/Avg Per Date Neutral Site #/Avg Goals by Period Robert Morris Opponents

Away 10-3-2 6-3-1 4-0-1

pp sh

5 6 8 0 4 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 19

20-51 24-48 5-10 27-54 5-10 5-10 7-14 12-24 23-57 12-24 8-16 9-18 3-6 2-4 4-8 5-10 5-10 1-2 0-0 3-6 0-0 0-0 1-2 181-384 195-434

saves save%

630 148 0 778 946

Opponent

6637 15/442

2nd

3rd

43 22

30 22

1 0

1st

2nd

Shots by Period Robert Morris Opponents

3rd

317 374 346 248 278 300

8 10

Saves by Period Robert Morris Opponents

3rd

234 256 278 292 331 316

10 7

Total 99 58 Total 1045 836 Total 778 946

w-l-t

.935 21-4-3 .914 3-3-0 .000 0-0-0 .931 24-7-3 .905 7-24-3

RMU

25 14

2nd

sh% pen-min

.153 .159 .129 .065 .132 .200 .095 .071 .045 .037 .017 .120 .000 .075 .036 .050 .000 .029 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .095 .069

4454 19/234 0/0 1st

1st

Neutral 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0

0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 2