Women's Hockey Game Notes vs. Maine (11/29/13)

2012 CHA CHAMPIONS

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

Opponent

No. 10 Robert Morris (13-3-1) vs. Maine (0-11-3) Friday, November 29, 2013 / 84 Lumber Arena - Pittsburgh, Pa. / 2:05 PM

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 BOSTON UNIVERSITY BOSTON UNIVERSITY 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 * MERCYHURST * 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 2:05 PM

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

RIT * RIT *

7:05 PM 3:05 PM

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

ST. LAWRENCE ST. LAWRENCE @ Quinnipiac @ Quinnipiac @ Mercyhurst * @ Mercyhurst * @ Lindenwood *

7:05 PM 3:05 PM 4:00 PM 2:00 PM 7:00 PM 2:00 PM 7:00 PM

FEB. 1 (Sat.) 7 (Fri.) 8 (Sat.) 14 (Fri.) 15 (Sat.) 21 (Fri.) 22 (Sat.) 28 (Fri.)

@ Lindenwood * SYRACUSE * SYRACUSE * @ RIT * @ RIT * PENN STATE * PENN STATE * CHA Quarterfinal

2:00 PM 7:05 PM 3:05 PM 2:00 PM 2:05 PM 3:05 PM 3:05 PM TBA

MARCH 1-2 (Sat. - Sun.) CHA Quarterfinals TBA 6-8 (Thurs. - Sat.) CHA Semis & Championship TBA Home games in bold and all CAPS All home games played at the RMU Island Sports Center * College Hockey America Game All Times Eastern

Series at a Glance Overall: 6-3-1 At Home: 2-1-1 At Maine: 4-2-0 Neutral: 0-0-0

Top Story

Robert Morris extended its unbeaten streak to six games on Tuesday with a 2-1 victory at

Ohio State. The Colonials won their second-straight game with a game-winning third period goal from Rebecca Vint, and Jessica Dodds extended her record to 10-0-1. The victory also gave RMU its first as a nationally-ranked program, as the Colonials came in at 10th in both the USCHO.com and USA Today / USA Hockey Magazine polls released this week. RMU’s 13 wins through its 17 games is a program record, surpassing the 11-4-1 mark that the 2011-12 Colonials previously set.

Series vs. Maine

Robert Morris is 6-3-1 in 10 games all-time against Maine, but the two teams haven’t played

since the 2010-11 season. The Colonials played their second and third games as a Division I program against Maine in 2005-06, but were swept by the combined score of 7-2 (3-1, 4-1). RMU then went on a six-game winning streak against the Black Bears, but fell short in the teams’ most recent series, as the Colonials went 0-1-1.

Scouting Maine

Maine comes into the game as the only winless team in NCAA Division I Women’s College

Hockey. The Black Bears have managed ties against New Hampshire, Northeastern, and Connecticut, and lost by just one goal at Mercyhurst on Oct. 25. Senior defenseman Kelly McDonald and junior forward Jennifer More lead Maine in points with five each (2 goals, 3 assists), while junior goaltender Meghann Treacy has spent the majority of the time between the pipes. Treacy has compiled a record of 0-10-3 with a save percentage of .897 and goalsagainst-average of 3.88.

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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W L T Pts. Robert Morris 6 1 1 13 RIT 4 1 1 9 Mercyhurst 3 2 1 7 Syracuse 2 2 2 6 Lindenwood 1 4 1 3 Penn State 1 7 0 2

Overall W L T 13 3 1 8 6 1 10 5 2 7 6 2 1 13 2 3 12 1

This Week In the CHA

(Friday, November 29, 2013 - Tuesday, December 3, 2013) Maine @ Robert Morris - 2:00 P.M. (Fri.) RIT @ Quinnipiac - 4:00 PM (Fri. - Quinnipiac Tournament) RIT vs. TBA - TBA (Sat. - Quinnipiac Tournament) Maine @ Penn State - 2:00 PM (Sat.) Cornell @ Syracuse - 7:00 PM (Tues.)

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 This week the Colonials took to the ice in their only Tuesday game of the 2013-14 season, and came away with a 2-1 victory over Ohio State.

RMU outshot the Buckeyes, 26-20, and held Ohio State scoreless on six power play opportunities.

The Buckeyes struck first with a goal five minutes into the second period - the third straight time the Colonials’ opponent scored first.

RMU answered with a goal from Brittany Howard off passes from Brandi Pollock and Kristen Richards three and a half minutes later. The goal was Howard’s sixth of the season and her first since Nov. 16.

A little more than four minutes into the third period, the Colonials would take the lead off a goal from Rebecca Vint. The goal was Vint’s team-leading ninth of the season and her second-straight game-winner.

Jessica Dodds started between the pipes for the fourth straight game and stayed unbeaten, moving to 10-0-1 with a 19 save performance.

The Colontino Era

In his third season as head coach of the Robert Morris University women’s hockey team, Paul Colontino has compiled a record of 48-27-

8, won both United States College Hockey National Coach of the Year and College Hockey American Coach of the Year awards, and led the Colonials to their first CHA Championship.

Last season, RMU won 15 games and advanced in the CHA Tournament for the fourth straight year. Among those victories were a two-game sweep of No. 4/5 Mercyhurst in December, and a thrilling triple-overtime win over Lindenwood in the first round of the CHA Tournament. The Colonials went 4-3-1 against nationally-ranked opponents on the year.

In 2011-12, Colontino led the Colonials to the largest year-to-year win improvement in Division I women’s hockey before guiding the squad to a storybook ending as RMU captured the program’s first-ever conference championship. 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 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.

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.

Colontino also guided a couple of Colonials to have noteworthy individual seasons as junior Kristen DiCiocco claimed the CHA RegularSeason Goaltending Trophy and freshman Rebecca Vint was selected as the league’s Rookie of the Year.

Breaking Through

After four weeks on the doorstep of the Top 10, Robert Morris finally broke through this week as the Colonials slot in 10th in the US-

CHO.com and the USA Today / USA Hockey Magazine polls. This is the first time RMU has ever been ranked in a national poll.

The Colonials spent the last four weeks in the ‘receiving votes’ section of both rankings, getting as many as 10 votes in the Nov. 11 release of the USCHO.com poll and 16 in the Nov. 12 release of the USA Today / USA Hockey Magazine rankings. RMU received the most votes in both polls for a non-Top 10 team over the last two weeks.

CHA rival Mercyhurst slid out of both polls following a split at RIT this past weekend, and only received two votes from USCHO and five from USA Today / USA Hockey Magazine. The Colonials beat the team ranked ahead of them, No. 9 Boston University, on Oct. 19 and will play No. 8/7 Quinnipiac on Jan. 17-18.

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Looking Back

Robert Morris has played once on Nov. 29 in their history. Ironically, that game was against Maine as well.

On Nov. 29, 2010, the Colonials came back from three deficits to defeat the Black Bears, 5-4, on Skate for the Cure weekend at the RMU Island Sports Center.

Maine tallied the first two goals of the contest - with the first coming via power play - but the Colonials picked one back up at the end of the first period as Sara O’Malley buried a pass from Brianna Delaney.

RMU would tie it up 10 minutes into the second period as Whitney Pappas scored off a pass from Chelsea Walkland. However, the Black Bears responded with a goal two minutes later to take the lead again.

The Colonials tied it up with less than six minutes in the second frame as O’Malley and Delaney hooked up for the second time. Maine went back up front 21 seconds into the third period, but RMU tied it up for a third time as Pappas found the back of the net for the second time.

With 9:19 remaining in regulation, the Colonials would score the game-winning goal on the power play as Megan Picnic lit the lamp off passes from Kathryn Stack and Mallory Giambra.

Pappas and O’Malley each scored twice, while Delaney registered three assists. Daneca Butterfield earned the win by making 27 saves.

The 100 Club

With a goal in the Colonials’ 2-1 victory over Syracuse this past Saturday, Thea Imbrogno inched closer to joining a prestigious club in Robert Mor-

ris hockey history.

Imbrogno’s next point will give the senior forward the 100th of her career, making her just the second player in the program who has reached that mark. Brianna Delaney is the only other player in school history who has accomplished the feat, as she tallied 121 points (53 goals, 68 assists) from 2008-12.

The assistant captain is currently tied for second on the team in goals (6) and fourth in points (11). Imbrogno has done most of her damage on the power play, as she has scored four of her six goals with a man advantage.

Road Warriors

Playing away from your home confines is tough in any sport, but Robert Morris has excelled outside 84 Lumber Arena this season. The Colonials

are 6-0-1 on the road, with just a tie this past Friday against Syracuse as their only non-victory away from home.

RMU has swept two teams in their home arenas, beating Bemidji State (2-1, 3-0) in early September and Penn State (4-0, 6-0) on the week of Halloween.

On the road, the Colonials have averaged 2.86 goals-per-game and have allowed just 0.57 goals-per-game. In comparison, RMU has averaged 3.00 goals-per-game and allowed 2.67 goals-per-game at home.

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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Know Your Enemy

Because Robert Morris hasn’t played Maine since the 2010-11 season, only six current Colonials have familiarity with the Black Bears.

Thea Imbrogno registered an assist in RMU’s 4-2 loss on Nov. 26, 2010 and was one of four current Colonials (Imbrogno, Kylie St. Louis, Anneline Lauziere, and Brandi Pollock) to play in that game.

Two other players - Kristen Richards and Kelsey Gunn - faced Maine when they played for Niagara. Richards played in three games against the Black Bears, and scored the first goal in the Purple Eagles’ 3-1 victory over Maine on Oct. 23, 2010. Gunn played twice against the Black Bears and notched an assist on Niagara’s first goal in a 3-3 tie on Nov. 13, 2011.

Robert Morris Quick Facts

I’ll Take The Saturday Special

The Colonials have enjoyed Saturdays moreso than Friday evenings in this early sea-

son, as they have won all seven games played on the weekend’s first day.

Robert Morris has used Saturdays as bounce-back days this year, with three of those seven weekend wins coming after a Friday loss. The Colonials did this in their opening series against RPI, as they outlasted the Engineers in overtime to win 3-2, and then picked up a big 3-0 victory against No. 7/8 Boston University following a 5-2 loss the night before. RMU also came back from a 2-0 defeat to Mercyhurst with a 3-2 victory to split the series.

The Colonials also have clinched three sweeps on Saturdays, as they beat Bemidji State 3-0 on Oct. 12, Vermont 6-4 on Oct. 26, and Lindenwood 3-1 last Saturday.

RMU is scoring an average of 3.29 goals per game on Saturdays, while allowing just 1.43 goals per game. On Fridays, the Colonials average just 2.25 goals per game and give up 2.13.

Fresh Faces

RMU adds eight freshmen (five forwards, two goaltenders, one defenseman) to the

roster this season. Jessica Dodds is a goaltender from London, Ontario, and arrives in the Keystone State with her London Jr. Devilette teammate Tia Kipfer, who is a forward from Stratford. Forwards Brittany Howard out of St. Thomas, Ontario, and Maeve Garvey from Oakville, Ontario, also come over as teammates from the Burlington Jr. Barracudas.

Defenseman Mikaela Lowater of Thornhill and forward Mackenzie Johnston of Barrie give the Colonials six newcomers from Ontario. Forward Rikki Meilleur arrives from St. Adolphe, Manitoba, and goaltender Carley Catherine comes from Bloomington, Ill. The eight newcomers make up the largest incoming class since the 2009-10 season.

Noteworthy Newcomers

Robert Morris head coach Paul Colontino welcomes two newcomers to his coaching

staff for the 2013-14 season.

Joining as an assistant coach is Jinelle Siergiej. This is the former Olympian’s first collegiate coaching job, as she’s served as the head coach of the Arrowhead Union High School girls hockey team over the past three seasons.

Siergiej won four silver medals (2006, 2007, 2009, 2010) in the Four Nations Cup as a member of Team USA, and captured silver medals in the 2007 International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) World Women’s Championship and in the 2010 Olympic Games. Siergiej officially retired from international competition in 2011.

A 2008 graduate from the University of Wisconsin, Siergiej (then known as Jinelle Zaugg) helped lead the Badgers to back-to-back national championships in 2006 and 2007.

Jocey Kleiber also joins the staff as the new Director of Hockey Operations. She graduated from Niagara in 2012.

General Information

Location: Moon Township, Pa. Founded: 1921 Enrollment: 5,000 Affiliation: NCAA Division I Conference: College Hockey America (CHA) Colors: Blue & White with Red Nickname: Colonials President: Gergory G. Dell’Omo, Ph.D. Athletic Director: Craig Coleman, M.D. Senior Associate Athletic Director: Marty Galosi Associate Athletic Director / SWA: Addie Muti Associate Athletic Director: Sean Simmons Associate Athletic Director: Don Smith Assistant Athletic Director: Ryan Fleischer Faculty Representative: Scott Branvold, Ed.D. Athletic Department Phone: (412) 397-4999

Sports Information

Sports Information Director: Jim Duzyk

Office Phone: (412) 397-4919

Office Fax: (412) 397-4992

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

Phone: 412-397-6070

E-mail: sidga02@rmu.edu SID Mailing Address: Sewall Center, 6001 University Blvd., Moon Township, PA 15108

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Robert Morris vs. MAINE 2013-14 Statistical Comparisons

RMU MAINE Shot Pct. .098 .063 Goals 47 19 Goals Per Game 2.80 1.36 Assists 78 28 Shots 482 302 Shots Per Game 28.4 21.6 Power-Play Goals 8 4 Conversion Pct. .103 .061 Short-handed Goals 0 0 Penalties 87 70 Penalties Per Game 5.1 5.0 Penalty Minutes 196 151 PenaltyMin.PerGame 11.5 10.8 Saves 375 465 Save Pct. .931 .889

Meet the Captains

Record Watch

Senior assistant captain Thea Imbrogno ranks in the career top five in Robert Morris

program history for points, goals and assists. 17 games into 2013-14 season, Imbrogno ranks second in career points and career assists. Imbrogno also ranks fourth in career goals scored with 45. If she finishes the year similar to her previous three seasons, then she could end up threatening at the top marks in all of those categories.

Imbrogno also holds spots in the same categories for single season performance. She worked her way into the single-season record books after an impressive sophomore campaign. Imbrogno ranks second in single-season points, tied for fourth in single-season goals scored and second in single-season assists.

Junior forward Rebecca Vint reset the single-season record book last season as a freshman, and added onto that with a successful sophomore campaign. 17 games into the 2013-14 season, Vint ranks fourth in career points and assists, and third in goals. She also holds the program’s single-season records in points, goals, and assists, and cracked the top five in points (third) and goals (tied for fourth) after her second season.

If Imbrogno breaks Brianna Delaney’s career marks in her senior campaign, Vint could topple them in her final season as a Colonial in 2014-15.

Career Points 121 - Brianna Delaney (53g, 68a) 99 - Thea Imbrogno (45g, 54a) 97 - Sara O’Malley (52g, 45a) 91 - Rebecca Vint (47g, 44a) 75 - Kelsey Thomas (32g, 43a) 75 - Kristen Miles (43 g, 32a)

Career Goals Career Assists 53 - Brianna Delaney 68 - Brianna Delaney 52- Sara O’Malley 54- Thea Imbrogno 47 - Rebecca Vint 45 - Sara O’Malley 45 - Thea Imbrogno 44 - Rebecca Vint 43 - Kristen Miles 43 - Kelsey Thomas

Single-Season Points

Single-Season Goals 22 - Rebecca Vint - 11-12 18 - Brianna Delaney - 08-09 18 - Sara O’Malley - 09-10 16 - Thea Imbrogno - 11-12 16 - Rebecca Vint - 12-13

Senior forward Kristen Richards will serve as the captain for 44 - Rebecca Vint - 11-12 the 2013-14 season. Seniors Thea Imbrogno and Brandi Pollock 36 - Thea Imbrogno - 11-12 33 - Rebecca Vint - 12-13 will serve as the assistant captains.

32 - Brianna Delaney - 08-09 31 - Brianna Delaney - 09-10

Single-Season Assists 22 - Rebecca Vint - 11-12 20 - Thea Imbrogno - 11-12 19 - Brianna Delaney - 10-11 18 - Brianna Delaney - 11-12 18 - Maria Olausson - 06-07

Two’s Better Than One

Robert Morris goaltenders Jessica Dodds and Courtney Vinet are allowing two goals or less

Kristen Richards

Thea Imbrogno

in their last nine starts, giving Colonials head coach Paul Colontino two appealing options between the pipes each game.

RMU is the only team in the nation that has two goaltenders ranked in the top six of their conference in goals-against-average and save percentage.

Dodds leads the CHA in wins (10), winning percentage (.955), goals-against-average (1.44), and save percentage (.935), and is tied for second in shutouts (3). Meanwhile, Vinet ranks fourth in goals-against-average (2.00) and sixth in save percentage (.923). The junior also has a shutout to her name.

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The Last Time RMU ...

Won in Overtime - vs. RPI.................................................... 10/5/13 Lost in Overtime - at Lindenwood..................................... 2/15/13 Played an Overtime Game - at Syracuse......................... 11/22/13 Won by 3 or more Goals - at Penn State.............................11/1/13 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. RIT............................................ 10/4/13 Recorded a Shutout - at Penn State....................................11/1/13 Lost in a Shutout - vs. No. 9 Mercyhurst............................11/8/13 Beat a ranked team - vs. No. 9 Mercyhurst........................11/9/13

USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Division I Poll November 26, 2013

School (FPV) 1. Minnesota (19) 2. Wisconsin 3. Cornell 4. North Dakota 5. Harvard 6. Clarkson 7. Quinnipiac 8. Boston College 9. Boston University 10. ROBERT MORRIS

Letterman Returning/Lost: 16/ 8

Key Returning Players F – Kristen Richards (Sr.) Captain

GP G A Pts. Pen. PIM 32 9 14 23 17 45 F – Thea Imbrogno (Sr.) Assistant Captain

GP G A Pts. Pen. PIM 33 11 12 23 1 2 D – Brandi Pollock (Sr.) Assistant Captain

GP G A Pts. Pen. PIM 33 2 6 8 5 10 F –Rebecca Vint (Jr.) 2012-13 All-CHA First Team

GP G A Pts. Pen. PIM 31 16 17 33 21 42 F – Maddie Collias (Jr.)

GP G A Pts. Pen. PIM 33 6 9 15 17 34 D – Kylie St. Louis (Sr.)

GP G A Pts. Pen. PIM 33 4 7 11 G - Courtney Vinet (Jr.)

GP Min Sv Sv % GAA W-L

2 26:01 7 1.000 0.00 0-0

Pts. 190 163 145 125 119 86 67 65 45 16

Last Week 1 2 3 4 5 8 6 7 9 NR

Others receiving votes: Minn.-Duluth, 7; Mercyhurst, 5; Princeton, 1; St. Lawrence, 1

2013-14 Colonials at a Glance 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

Record 15-1-0 11-2-1 8-0-2 9-3-2 7-1-1 12-3-2 10-2-4 11-3-1 11-3-1 12-3-1

2013-14 CHA Preseason Poll

School (FPV)

2011-12 CHA

2011-12 Overall

Pts.

1. Mercyhurst (5)

17-3-0

29-7-1

25

2. Syracuse

13-6-1

20-15-1

19

3. Robert Morris (1)

9-10-1

15-15-3

18

4. RIT

7-8-5

16-16-5

13

5. Lindenwood

7-10-3

7-26-3

9

6. Penn State

1-17-2

7-26-2

6

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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

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Hometown / Previous Team Colonial 2013-14 Superlatives London, Ontario / London Jr. Devilettes Leading after the first period 9-0-0 Copper Center, Alaska / Kenny Lake Trailing after the first period 0-2-0 St. Thomas, Ontario / Burlington Jr. Barracudas Brighton, Mich. / Belle Tire Tied after the first period 4-1-1 St. Thomas, Ontario / London Jr. Devilettes Leading after the second period 9-0-0 Smith Falls, Ontario / Niagara University Trailing after the second period 1-3-0 Stratford, Ontario / London Jr. Devilettes Tied after the second period 3-0-1 Renfrew, Ontario / Nepean Wildcats Windsor, Ontario / Southwest Wildcats Overtime games 1-0-1 St. Adolphe, Manitoba / Shaftesbury Titans One-goal games 7-0-0 Toronto, Ontario / Niagara University Two-goal games 2-1-0 Thornhill, Ontario / Mississaugga Jr. Chiefs Robert Morris outshoots opponent 10-2-1 Oakville, Ontario / Burlington Jr. Barracudas Strathroy, Ontario / London Jr. Devilettes Robert Morris is outshot 3-1-0 Fredericton, N. Brunswick / Burlington BarracudasTied in shots 0-0-0 Etobicoke, Ontario / Mississauga Jr. Chiefs Scoring three or more goals 10-0-0 Roseville, Mich. / Belle Tire Scoring two goals 3-1-0 Pittsburgh, Pa. / Lawrence Academy (Mass.)

Caldeon, Ontario / Brampton Junior Thunder Scoring one goal or less 0-2-1 Barrie, Ontario / Etobicoke Dolphins Opponent scores three or more goals 2-2-0 Oakville, Ontario / Burlington Jr. Barracudas Opponent scores two goals 3-1-0 Virden, Manitoba / Westman Wildcats Opponent scores one goal or less 8-0-1 Bloomington, Ill. / Rochester Edge Camrose, Alberta / Edge School Robert Morris scores first 11-0-0

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Opponent Scores first

2-3-1

Robert Morris scores a power play goal

6-1-0

Opponent scores a power play goal

2-3-0

RMU on Thursdays

1-0-0

RMU on Fridays

4-3-1

RMU on Saturdays

7-0-0

RMU in October

7-2-0

RMU in November

6-1-1

RMU in December

0-0-0

RMU in January

0-0-0

RMU in February

0-0-0

RMU in March

0-0-0

RMU at home

7-3-0

RMU on the road

6-0-1

RMU at neutral site

0-0-0

A RMU PLAYER....

Scores 2 goals Scores 3+ goals

2-0-0 0-0-0

Has 3 assists Has 4+ assists

2-0-0 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 35-24-7 in his two seasons with the Colonials. Under Colontino’s watch, RMU has finished with their best two 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 Fourh 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.

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.

Jinelle Siergiej Assistant Coach First Season Wisconsin ‘08

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 Nov 27, 2013) All games Overall: 13-3-1 Conf: 6-1-1 Home: 7-3-0 Away: 6-0-1 Neut: 0-0-0 Shots ##

Player

gp

g

3

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

16 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 16 15 15 17 15 17 16 11 14 5 4 3 17 17 17

6 9 4 6 5 1 4 1 2 2 1 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 47 28

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

a

pts

Penalties sh

15 21 44 5 14 59 9 13 47 5 11 39 4 9 21 7 8 21 3 7 29 6 7 12 4 6 31 4 6 28 4 5 34 5 5 13 1 4 28 3 4 10 1 2 6 0 1 32 1 1 0 1 1 5 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 18 78 125 482 44 72 403

sh%

pen-min

min

maj

.136 +7 .153 +10 .085 +5 .154 +3 .238 +8 .048 +7 .138 +8 .083 +8 .065 +5 .071 +6 .029 +2 .000 +8 .107 +8 .100 +1 .167 0 .031 0 .000 0 .000 +6 .000 +1 .000 0 .000 0 .000 -2 .098 +91 .069 -

14-39 7-14 10-20 3-6 3-6 2-4 3-6 8-16 4-8 13-37 2-4 1-2 2-4 5-10 1-2 4-8 0-0 2-4 2-4 0-0 0-0 1-2 87-196 92-217

12 7 10 3 3 2 3 8 4 11 2 1 2 5 1 4 0 2 2 0 0 1 83 86

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

Goal average ##

Goalie

Jessica Dodds 31 Courtney Vinet TM EMPTY NET Total Opponents 1

Goals

+-

Saves

oth pp sh

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

0 1 0 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 8

fg gw

gt

ot

ht pn ua

0 2 3 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 13 2 6 3

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

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

Record

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

blk

1 10 0 26 0 26 0 12 0 11 0 26 0 7 0 36 0 4 1 25 0 12 0 10 0 4 0 8 1 27 0 2 0 0 0 11 0 2 0 4 0 0 0 9 3 279 5 236

Goals allowed

gp-gs

minutes

ga

avg

saves

pct

w

l

t

sho

pp

sh

en

pen

sog

11-11 6-6 4-0 17-0 17-0

668:12 359:15 1:14 1028:41 1028:41

16 12 0 28 47

1.44 2.00 1.63 2.74

232 143 0 375 435

.935 .923 .000 .931 .902

10 3 0 13 3

0 3 0 3 13

1 0 0 1 1

3 1 0 4 2

6 2 0 8 8

2 0 0 2 0

0 0 0 0 1

0 0 0 0 1

0 0 0 0 0

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

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

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

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

GP 15 16 17 17 17 17 17 16 4 17 17 GP 16 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 15 11 16 17 16 17

W 9 2 109 185 79 141 2 0 0 0 0

L 3 1 72 145 63 120 9 1 1 2 2

G 0 4 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

A 6 0 4 2 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0

Pct. .750 .667 .602 .561 .556 .540 .182 .000 .000 .000 .000 Pts 6 4 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0

Shots 14 15 17 12 28 1 6 3 3 0 8 1 11 3

Pct. .000 .267 .000 .083 .036 1.000 .167 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000

2013-14 RMU Women's Ice Hockey Robert Morris Overall Team Statistics (as of Nov 27, 2013) All games Overall: 13-3-1 Conf: 6-1-1 Home: 7-3-0 Away: 6-0-1 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

OT

17 6

19 12

10 10

1 0

1st 2nd

Shots by Period Robert Morris Opponents

3rd

OT

154 168 155 113 137 149

5 4

Saves by Period Robert Morris Opponents

3rd

OT

107 125 139 137 149 145

4 4

1st 2nd

RMU

OPP

47-482 .098 2.8 28.4 78

28-403 .069 1.6 23.7 44

8-78 .103 122 .066

8-74 .108 77 .104

47 8 0 1 1 3 1 0 0

28 8 2 0 0 5 0 0 0

87 196 5.1 11.5 83 2 0 1 0 1 527-419 .557 0-0

92 217 5.4 12.8 86 3 0 2 0 1 419-527 .443 0-0

1906 10/191 0/0

3251 7/464

Total 47 28 Total 482 403 Total 375 435

2013-14 RMU Women's Ice Hockey Robert Morris Combined Team Statistics (as of Nov 27, 2013) All games

* * * * * * * *

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

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

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

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

Att. 213 158 427 530 166 102 226 178 513 771 206 215 275 167 482 327 201

RMU

OPP

47-482 .098 2.8 28.4

28-403 .069 1.6 23.7

8-78 .103 122 .066

8-74 .108 77 .104

8 0 1 1 3 1 0 0

8 2 0 0 5 0 0 0

87 196 5.1 11.5 527-419 .557 0-0

92 217 5.4 12.8 419-527 .443 0-0

Record: ALL GAMES CONFERENCE NON-CONFERENCE

Overall 13-3-1 6-1-1 7-2-0

Home 7-3-0 3-1-0 4-2-0

##

Player

gp

g

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

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

16 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 16 15 15 17 15 17 16 11 14 5 4 3 17 17 17

6 9 4 6 5 1 4 1 2 2 1 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 47 28

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

Total Opponents

a

pts

sh

15 21 44 5 14 59 9 13 47 5 11 39 4 9 21 7 8 21 3 7 29 6 7 12 4 6 31 4 6 28 4 5 34 5 5 13 1 4 28 3 4 10 1 2 6 0 1 32 1 1 0 1 1 5 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 18 78 125 482 44 72 403

gp

min

ga

gaavg

11 6 4 17 17

668:12 359:15 1:14 1028:41 1028:41

16 12 0 28 47

1.44 2.00 1.63 2.74

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

Away 6-0-1 3-0-1 3-0-0

14-39 7-14 10-20 3-6 3-6 2-4 3-6 8-16 4-8 13-37 2-4 1-2 2-4 5-10 1-2 4-8 0-0 2-4 2-4 0-0 0-0 1-2 87-196 92-217

saves save%

232 143 0 375 435

Opponent

3251 7/464

2nd

3rd

OT

19 12

10 10

1 0

1st

2nd

Shots by Period Robert Morris Opponents

3rd

OT

154 168 155 113 137 149

5 4

Saves by Period Robert Morris Opponents

3rd

OT

107 125 139 137 149 145

4 4

Total 47 28 Total 482 403 Total 375 435

pp sh

0 1 0 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 8 w-l-t

.935 10-0-1 .923 3-3-0 .000 0-0-0 .931 13-3-1 .902 3-13-1

RMU

17 6

2nd

sh% pen-min

.136 .153 .085 .154 .238 .048 .138 .083 .065 .071 .029 .000 .107 .100 .167 .031 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .098 .069

1906 10/191 0/0 1st

1st

Neutral 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 2