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(11-13-4 · 11-6-4 AHA)
(9-15-4 · 9-8-4 AHA)
ROBERT MORRIS COLONIALS
NIAGARA PURPLE EAGLES
Games #2 9-30 · February 13 & 15, 2014 · 7:05 p.m.
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OVERALL ATLANTIC HOCKEY
Dwyer Arena · Niagara, N.Y. / 84 Lumber Arena · Pittsburgh, Pa.
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ABOUT ROBERT MORRIS
- With just three weeks remaining in the regular season, Robert Morris will have three home-andhome series to close out its schedule and it begins with a trip to Niagara on Thursday, Feb. 13 and a home contest against the Purple Eagles on Saturday, Feb. 15. - Last weekend, RMU hit the road for a two-game series against RIT. After a 2-2 tie and a 5-1 victory, the Colonials came away with three points in the Atlantic Hockey standings. - Entering the series against Niagara with a record of 11-13-4, the Colonials hold a conference record of 11-6-4 which places them in fifth place in the AHA. - Junior forward Cody Wydo leads Robert Morris with 21 goals and 34 points in 28 games played. - Sophomore forward Zac Lynch paces Robert Morris with 17 assists during the 2013/14 campaign. - Sophomore goaltender Terry Shafer has played in 26 of Robert Morris’ 28 games this season, earning a record of 11-11-4 with a 2.80 goals-against average and a .917 save percentage.
OCT. 6 (SUN.) TORONTO (EX.) W | 2-0 Oct. 11 (Fri.) @ Lake Superior St. L | 1-3 Oct. 12 (Sat.) @ Lake Superior St. L | 1-3 OCT. 19 (SAT.) * NIAGARA T-OT | 3-3 Oct. 25 (Fri.) @ Ohio State L | 3-5 OCT. 26 (SAT.) OHIO STATE L | 3-4 NOV. 1 (FRI.) PENN STATE L | 4-5 NOV. 8 (FRI.) * CANISIUS W | 6-1 NOV. 9 (SAT.) * RIT L | 2-4 Nov. 16 (Sat.) * @ Air Force L | 3-4 NOV. 22 (FRI.) * HOLY CROSS L | 1-2 AGAINST NIAGARA NOV. 23 (SAT.) * HOLY CROSS W | 5-1 - Robert Morris and Niagara have already played once this season and skated to a 3-3 tie on Oct. 19 Dec. 6 (Fri.) * @ Bentley L | 1-4 at 84 Lumber Arena. Dec. 7 (Sat.) * @ Bentley L | 2-7 - The Colonials and Purple Eagles are familiar foes, seeing each other for the 49th and 50th time Dec. 14 (Sat.) * @ Mercyhurst T-OT | 5-5 this weekend in a rivalry that dates back to when the two teams were foes in the CHA in which RMU has an all-time record of 12-27-9 against Niagara. THREE RIVERS CLASSIC PITTSBURGH, PA. - Since the two teams joined Atlantic Hockey starting with the 2010/11 season, the Colonials have DEC. 27 (FRI.) ! PENN STATE L | 2-3 gone 3-6-3 in their meetings with Niagara. DEC. 28 (SAT.) ! BOWLING GREEN L | 2-3 - Robert Morris has won just five of the 24 games played at Niagara; the Colonials hold a 5-17-2 record at Dwyer Arena. Jan. 4 (Sat.) * @ Sacred Heart W | 2-1 - Senior forward Colin South has a team-high four goals against the Purple Eagles and five ColoJan. 5 (Sun.) * @ Sacred Heart W-OT | 2-1 nials have multiple goals in their careers against Niagara. Jan. 9 (Thu.) * @ Connecticut L | 1-5 - Sophomore goaltender Terry Shafer has played in two games against Niagara, going 0-1-1 with a Jan. 10 (Fri.) * @ Connecticut W | 6-1 2.89 goals-against average and a .914 save percentage. JAN. 17 (FRI.) * AMERICAN INT’L T-OT | 4-4 JAN. 18 (SAT.) * AMERICAN INT’L W | 5-2 JAN. 24 (FRI.) * AIR FORCE W | 3-1 SCOUTING THE PURPLE EAGLES JAN. 25 (SAT.) * AIR FORCE W | 5-3 - Niagara currently sits in sixth place in Atlantic Hockey, just four points behind Robert Morris, with a conference record of 9-8-4 and an overall record of 9-15-4. JAN. 31 (FRI.) * ARMY W | 4-0 - In its most recent series, the Purple Eagles went up against Canisius, tying the first game of the FEB. 1 (SAT.) * ARMY W | 6-4 two-game series, 4-4, before winning in the second contest, 4-2. Feb. 7 (Fri.) * @ RIT T-OT | 2-2 - Junior forward Isaac Kohls leads Niagara with 11 goals and 22 points in 28 games this season. Feb. 8 (Sat.) * @ RIT W | 5-1 Feb. 13 (Thu.) * @ Niagara 7:05 p.m. - Sophomore forward Hugo Turcotte and freshman defenseman Vince Muto have a team-leading 12 assists for the Purple Eagles during the 2013/14 campaign. FEB. 15 (SAT.) * NIAGARA 7:05 P.M. - Freshman goaltender Jackson Teichroeb has started 15 of Niagara’s 28 games this season for a FEB. 21 (FRI.) * CANISIUS 7:05 P.M. record of 4-9-2 with a 2.89 goals-against average and an .904 save percentage. Feb. 22 (Sat.) * @ Canisius 7:05 p.m. - Freshman goaltender Adrian Ignagni has started the other 13 games for the Purple Eagles, proFeb. 28 (Fri.) * @ Mercyhurst 7:05 p.m. ducing a record of 5-6-2 with a .903 save percentage and a 3.04 goals-against average. MARCH 1 (SAT.) * MERCYHURST 7:05 P.M.
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3.18 SCORING OFFENSE 2.86 2.93 SCORING DEFENSE 3.11 +0.25 SCORING MARGIN -0.25 19.4% POWER PLAY 10.9% 75.2% PENALTY KILL 76.5% 35.25 SHOTS ON GOAL 32.61 33.50 SHOTS ALLOWED 30.82 16.29 BLOCKED SHOTS 13.93 49.0% FACEOFFS 47.4% 12.00 PENALTY MINUTES 13.14 22 yrs 3 mths AVG. AGE 22 yrs 4 mths 6’ 0.62” AVG. HEIGHT 5’ 11.48” 189.38 lbs AVG. WEIGHT 186.45 lbs
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Wydo - 34 POINTS 22 - Kohls Wydo - 21 GOALS 11 - Kohls Lynch - 17 ASSISTS 12 - Two Players Wydo - 5 PP GOALS 3 - Two Players Lynch - 4 SH GOALS 1 - Five Players Lynch - +13 PLUS/MINUS +15 - Ryan Lynch - 104 SHOTS 94 - Kohls Gibson - .534 FACEOFFS .522 - Rashid Blazek - 70 BLOCKED SHOTS 38 - Ryan Friedmann - 46 PENALTY MIN. 40 - Conte Shafer - 11 WINS 5 - Rotolo Lane - 2.76 GAA 2.73 - Rotolo Shafer - .917 SAVE PERCENTAGE .910 - Rotolo
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