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morris
(10-13-3 · 10-6-3 AHA)
(8-14-4 · 7-10-2 AHA)
Games #27-28 · February 7-8, 2014 · 7:05 p.m.
Frank Ritter Arena · Roch ester, N.Y.
ROBERT MORRIS COLONIALS
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T-4th | 10-6-3
Oct. 6 (Sun.) TORONTO (Ex.) Oct. 11 (Fri.) @ Lake Superior St. Oct. 12 (Sat.) @ Lake Superior St. Oct. 19 (Sat.) * NIAGARA Oct. 25 (Fri.) @ Ohio State Oct. 26 (Sat.) OHIO STATE Nov. 1 (Fri.) PENN STATE Nov. 8 (Fri.) * CANISIUS Nov. 9 (Sat.) * RIT Nov. 16 (Sat.) * @ Air Force Nov. 22 (Fri.) * HOLY CROSS Nov. 23 (Sat.) * HOLY CROSS Dec. 6 (Fri.) * @ Bentley Dec. 7 (Sat.) * @ Bentley Dec. 14 (Sat.) * @ Mercyhurst
W | 2-0 L | 1-3 L | 1-3 T | 3-3 L | 3-5 L | 3-4 L | 4-5 W | 6-1 L | 2-4 L | 3-4 L | 1-2 W | 5-1 L | 1-4 L | 2-7 T | 5-5
THREE RIVERS CLASSIC Pittsburgh, Pa. Dec. 27 (Fri.) ! PENN STATE L | 2-3 Dec. 28 (Sat.) ! BOWLING GREEN L | 2-3 Jan. 4 (Sat.) * @ Sacred Heart W | 2-1 Jan. 5 (Sun.) * @ Sacred Heart W | 2-1 Jan. 9 (Thu.) * @ Connecticut L | 1-5 Jan. 10 (Fri.) * @ Connecticut W | 6-1 Jan. 17 (Fri.) * AMERICAN INT’L T | 4-4 Jan. 18 (Sat.) * AMERICAN INT’L W | 5-2 Jan. 24 (Fri.) * AIR FORCE W | 3-1 Jan. 25 (Sat.) * AIR FORCE W | 5-3 Jan. 31 (Fri.) * ARMY W | 4-0 Feb. 1 (Sat.) * ARMY W | 6-4 Feb. 7 (Fri.) * @ RIT 7:05 p.m. Feb. 8 (Sat.) * @ RIT 7:05 p.m. Feb. 13 (Thu.) * @ Niagara 7:05 p.m. Feb. 15 (Sat.) * NIAGARA 7:05 p.m. Feb. 21 (Fri.) * CANISIUS 7:05 p.m. Feb. 22 (Sat.) * @ Canisius 7:05 p.m. Feb. 28 (Fri.) * @ Mercyhurst 7:05 p.m. March 1 (Sat.) * MERCYHURST 7:05 p.m. * Atlantic Hockey Game ! CONSOL Energy Center
Pittsburgh Pa.
All Times Eastern Home Games in ALL CAPS BOLD All HomeGames at 84 Lumber Arena
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ABOUT ROBERT MORRIS
- After a six-game homestand, Robert Morris returns to action with a pair of road contests at RIT on Friday, Feb. 7 and Saturday, Feb. 8. - Last weekend, RMU concluded its six-game homestand with a two-game series against Army, sweeping the weekend series from the Black Knights with 4-0 and 6-4 victories. - Entering the series against RIT with a record of 10-13-3, the Colonials hold a conference record of 10-6-3 which places them in a tie with Air Force for fourth place in Atlantic Hockey. - Junior forward Cody Wydo leads Robert Morris with 19 goals and 31 points in 26 games played. - Sophomore forward Zac Lynch paces Robert Morris with 14 assists during the 2013/14 campaign. - Sophomore goaltender Terry Shafer has played in 24 of Robert Morris’ 26 games this season, earning a record of 10-11-3 with a 2.93 goals-against average and a .913 save percentage.
AGAINST RIT
- Robert Morris and RIT have already met once this season, a game that ended in a 4-2 loss for RMU on Nov. 9. - The Colonials have faced the Tigers 12 times since the inception of the Robert Morris program, and RMU holds the advantage in the all-time series with a record of 5-4-3. - Since the Colonials joined Atlantic Hockey starting with the 2010/11 season, the two teams have split their ten meetings, each going 4-4-2. - Of the four matchups that have taken place in Rochester, N.Y., Robert Morris has come away with just one win and a record of 1-1-2. - Senior forward Colin South has totaled eight points - four goals and four assists - in nine career games against RIT. - Sophomore goaltender Terry Shafer has played in just one game against RIT in his career, the contest on Nov. 9 when he was removed during the second period after allowing four goals on 28 shots.
SCOUTING THE TIGERS
- RIT currently sits in eighth place in Atlantic Hockey with a conference record of 7-10-2 and an overall record of 8-14-4. - In its most recent series, the Tigers went up against Holy Cross, tying the first game of the twogame series, 3-3, before falling in the second contest, 4-2. - Senior forward Mike Colavecchia leads RIT with 11 goals and 25 points in 26 games this season. - Senior defenseman Greg Noyes has a team-leading 15 assists for the Tigers during the 2013/14 campaign. - Junior goaltender Jordan Ruby has started 15 of RIT’s 26 games this season for a record of 3-10-2 with a 3.62 goals-against average and an .896 save percentage. - Freshman goaltender Mike Rotolo has started the other 11 games for the Tigers, producing a record of 5-4-2 with a .910 save percentage and a 2.73 goals-against average.
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3.15 SCORING OFFENSE 2.69 3.04 SCORING DEFENSE 3.38 +0.12 SCORING MARGIN -0.69 20.3% POWER PLAY 24.3% 73.4% PENALTY KILL 81.2% 35.08 SHOTS ON GOAL 31.69 33.42 SHOTS ALLOWED 33.19 16.50 BLOCKED SHOTS 13.42 48.3% FACEOFFS 50.7% 11.77 PENALTY MINUTES 11.81 22 yrs 3 mths AVG. AGE 22 yrs 6 mths 6’ 0.62” AVG. HEIGHT 6’ 0.33” 189.38 lbs AVG. WEIGHT 191.67 lbs
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Wydo - 31 POINTS 25 - Colavecchia Wydo - 19 GOALS 11 - Colavecchia Lynch - 14 ASSISTS 15 - Noyes Wydo - 5 PP GOALS 8 - Colavecchia Lynch - 4 SHORTHANDED GOALS N/A Lynch - +12 PLUS/MINUS +9 - Schuler Lynch - 98 SHOTS 83 - Colavecchia Friedmann - .540 FACEOFFS 56.4 - Garbowsky Blazek - 66 BLOCKED SHOTS 38 - Shumway Friedmann - 44 PENALTY MIN. 72 - Thompson Shafer - 10 WINS 5 - Rotolo Lane - 2.76 GAA 2.73 - Rotolo Shafer - .913 SAVE PERCENTAGE .910 - Rotolo
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