Women's Hockey Game Notes @ Ohio State (11/26/13)

2012 CHA CHAMPIONS

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

Opponent

No. 10 Robert Morris (12-3-1) @ Ohio State (3-8-2) Tuesday, November 26, 2013 / OSU Ice Rink - Columbus, Ohio / 7:07 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 7:00 PM 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: 0-4-0 At Home: 0-2-0 At OSU: 0-2-0 Neutral: 0-0-0

Top Story

Robert Morris won their fifth series of the 2013-14 season this past weekend, as they won and

tied against Syracuse in the Empire State. The Colonials are now 12-3-1 (6-1-1 CHA) and extended their lead in the CHA standings from three points to four, following a split between RIT and Mercyhurst. RMU’s 12 wins are tied for second in the nation with Clarkson (12-3-2) and are three behind Minnesota’s mark of 15 victories. The Colonials are currently on their second five-game unbeaten streak of the season, with the first coming from Oct. 19 to Nov. 1.

Series vs. Ohio State

Robert Morris has played Ohio State four times in their history, but have gotten the short end of

the stick each time. The Colonials played a series in Columbus during the 2009-10 season and fell 4-1 and 6-1, then were swept nine months later with the score being 4-1 each time.

Scouting Ohio State

Ohio State comes into this game with an overall record of 3-8-2, and are sixth in the WCHA

with a mark of 2-8-2. The Buckeyes have lost seven of their last eight games, but have defeated No.4 North Dakota and previously ranked Mercyhurst on the road. Ohio State is led by junior defensemen Kari and Sara Schmitt, who each have tallied 11 points (4 goals, 7 assists) on the season. Two goaltenders have split time between the pipes for the Buckeyes - redshirt senior Chelsea Knapp is 2-6-1 with a goals-against-average of 3.14 in nine starts, while senior Lisa Steffes is 1-2-1 in four starts with a GAA of 1.79. Ohio State is coached by former Colonials head man Nate Handrahan, who coached RMU from 2005-11.

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

Women’s Hockey SID: Ethan Woy Office: (412) 397-6070 Email: sidga02@rmu.edu

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

W Robert Morris 6 RIT 4 Mercyhurst 3 Syracuse 2 Lindenwood 1 Penn State 1

CHA L T 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 2 4 1 7 0

Pts. 13 9 7 6 3 2

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

This Week In the CHA

(Tuesday, November 26, 2013 - Wednesday, November 27, 2013) St. Lawrence @ Mercyhurst - 7:00 PM / 3:00 PM Colgate @ Syracuse - 7:00 PM (Tues.)

Robert Morris @ Ohio State - 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 Robert Morris won their fifth series of the season by coming out of Syracuse with a tie and a victory in CHA play.

The Colonials earned their first tie of the 2013-14 campaign in Friday’s contest. The Orange jumped out in front first with a short-handed goal at the 5:19 mark of the second period. RMU answered a little more than nine minutes later when Ashley Vesci picked up her fourth goal of the season off assists from Brandi Pollock and Katie Fergus.

Jessica Dodds stoned a breakaway attempt and a two-on-one opportunity in the overtime period to keep the game at 1-1. The freshman goaltender finished the game with 25 saves.

The Colonials took the series with a 2-1 victory in Saturday’s game. For the first time this season, RMU came back from a deficit to claim a victory, as they fell behind 13 minutes into the second period. Just 28 seconds later, the Colonials would tie it up thanks to Thea Imbrogno’s sixth goal of the season.

With a minute and 13 seconds remaining, Rebecca Vint broke away from the Syracuse defense and corralled a pass from Fergus. Vint then beat Orange goaltender Kallie Billadeau for the game-winning goal.

Syracuse came into the series as one of the nation’s top teams on the power play (13 goals), but RMU didn’t allow a single goal in 12 attempts.

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 47-27-8, 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 Regular-Season 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 USCHO.com Poll.

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 the rankings, getting as many as 10 votes in the Nov. 11 release of the poll. RMU received the most votes for a non-Top 10 team over the last two weeks.

CHA rival Mercyhurst slid out of the poll following a split at RIT this past weekend, and only received two votes. The Colonials beat the team ahead of them, No. 9 Boston University, on Oct. 19 and will play No. 8 Quinnipiac on Jan. 17-18.

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Looking Back

Robert Morris has played on Nov. 26 twice in their history, but lost both times.

On Nov. 26, 2010, the Colonials were defeated at Maine, 4-2, despite outshooting the Black Bears, 44-15.

RMU pulled in front early with a power play goal from Dayna Newsome, but Maine answered with goals in the first and second periods to take the lead. Sara O’Malley then tied it up with a power play goal off an assist from Thea Imbrogno, but the Black Bears came back with two goals in the final frame to win it.

Daneca Butterfield and Kristen DiCiocco combined to make 11 saves in the loss.

A year later, the Colonials’ eight-game unbeaten and five-game winning streaks were snapped in a 3-2 loss at Quinnipiac.

The Bobcats scored the first two goals of the contest, but RMU cut the lead to one with 19 seconds left in the second period thanks to a power play strike from Imbrogno. Quinnipiac answered with their second power play goal of the game in the third period, but the Colonials inched back again with a Kylie St. Louis short-hander off a pass from Imbrgno. However, the Colonials couldn’t tie it up in the remaining 1:16 and fell to 10-2-1.

DiCiocco stopped 20 of 23 shots.

October’s Glory Maples

Following a blistering start to their collegiate careers, freshmen Brittany Howard and Jessica Dodds were honored by the CHA in their October

monthly awards on Nov. 4.

Howard, a St. Thomas, Ontario native, was named CHA Player of the Month after coming out of October with the conference lead in assists (13), points (17), power play points (6), and game-winning goals (2). The forward also ranked first, tied for first, tied for fourth, and tied for second in those respective categories, nationally.

After collecting her first career goal and assist in a 3-0 victory over RPI on Oct. 5, there hasn’t been a game that Howard hasn’t registered at least a point in. The freshman compiled a nine-game point streak and registered multiple points in six of those contests. In wins over Vermont (1 goal, 2 assists) and at Penn State (3 assists), Howard collected a career-best three points.

Dodds, a London, Ontario native, was honored with the CHA Rookie of the Month award. In the month of October, the goaltender led the CHA in wins (6) and goals against average (1.49), was tied for first in shutouts (3), and slots third in save percentage (.932). Nationally, Dodds rankd tied for fourth, eight, tied for third, and 13th in those respective categories.

Dodds made her collegiate debut on Oct. 5 against RPI, With the Colonials facing being swept, the freshmen held the Engineers to just two thirdperiod goals, and earned her first win of her career in overtime. Dodds then earned starts in Saturday contests at Bemidji State and against No. 7/8 Boston University, and shut down both offenses to pick up her first two career shutouts.

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

Even though Robert Morris and Ohio State haven’t met since 2010, four current Colonials have played against the Buckeyes in their careers.

Brandi Pollock is the lone player to record a point against Ohio State, as she picked up an assist in the Oct. 8, 2010 contest. Along with her, fellow defensemen Anneline Lauziere and Kylie St. Louis, and forward Thea Imbrogno are also familiar to the Buckeyes.

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. Ohio State 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 .099 45 2.80 75 456 28.5 8 .111 0 80 5.0 182 11.4 356 .930

Meet the Captains

OSU .059 25 1.90 40 423 32.5 9 .173 0 87 6.7 311 23.9 357 .908

Record Watch

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

program history for points, goals and assists. 14 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. 14 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 (51g, 68a) 99 - Thea Imbrogno (45g, 54a) 97 - Sara O’Malley (52g, 45a) 90 - Rebecca Vint (46g, 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 46 - 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 starts, giving Colonials head coach Paul Colontino two appealing options between the pipes each night.

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 (9), winning percentage (.950), and goals-against average (1.48), and also is tied for first in save percentage (.934) and 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.

Brandi Pollock

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USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Division I Poll

The Last Time RMU ...

November 19, 2013

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

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School (FPV) Minnesota (18) Wisconsin Cornell (1) North Dakota Harvard Quinnipiac Boston College Clarkson Boston University Mercyhurst

Pts. 189 164 148 139 108 95 61 54 48 25

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

Others receiving votes: Robert Morris, 7; Princeton, 4; Minn.-Duluth, 2; St. Lawrence, 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.

32 9 14 23 F – Thea Imbrogno (Sr.) Assistant Captain

GP G A Pts.

33 11 12 23 D – Brandi Pollock (Sr.) Assistant Captain

GP G A Pts.

33 2 6 8 F –Rebecca Vint (Jr.) 2012-13 All-CHA First Team

GP G A Pts.

31 16 17 33 F – Maddie Collias (Jr.)

GP G A Pts.

33 6 9 15 D – Kylie St. Louis (Sr.)

GP G A Pts.

33 4 7 11 G - Courtney Vinet (Jr.)

GP Min Sv Sv %

2 26:01 7 1.000

Record 13-1-0 10-2-0 8-0-2 9-2-1 6-1-1 10-1-3 9-3-1 10-3-2 10-2-1 7-4-2

Pen. 17

PIM 45

Pen. 1

PIM 2

Pen. 5

PIM 10

Pen. 21

PIM 42

Pen. 17

PIM 34

Pen.

PIM

GAA 0.00

W-L 0-0

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 3-1-1 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 2-0-1 Renfrew, Ontario / Nepean Wildcats Windsor, Ontario / Southwest Wildcats Overtime games 1-0-1 St. Adolphe, Manitoba / Shaftesbury Titans One-goal games 6-0-0 Toronto, Ontario / Niagara University Two-goal games 2-1-0 Thornhill, Ontario / Mississaugga Jr. Chiefs Robert Morris outshoots opponent 9-2-1 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 2-1-0 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 7-0-1 Bloomington, Ill. / Rochester Edge Camrose, Alberta / Edge School Robert Morris scores first 11-0-0

Class of 2017

Opponent Scores first

1-3-1

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

5-1-1

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

5-3-0

RMU on the road

5-0-1

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 25, 2013) All games Overall: 12-3-1 Conf: 6-1-1 Home: 7-3-0 Away: 5-0-1 Neut: 0-0-0 Shots ##

Player

gp

g

3

Brittany Howard Rebecca Vint Kristen Richards Thea Imbrogno Maeve Garvey Anneline Lauziere Ashley Vesci Katie Fergus Kylie St. Louis Brandi Pollock 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

15 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 15 16 14 14 16 14 16 15 10 13 5 4 3 16 16 16

5 8 4 6 5 1 4 2 2 1 1 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 45 27

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

a

pts

Penalties sh

14 19 41 5 13 58 8 12 46 5 11 36 4 9 21 7 8 17 3 7 27 4 6 30 4 6 24 5 6 12 4 5 32 5 5 11 1 4 27 3 4 10 1 2 6 0 1 30 1 1 0 1 1 5 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 18 75 120 456 42 69 383

sh%

pen-min

min

maj

.122 +5 .138 +10 .087 +4 .167 +3 .238 +7 .059 +7 .148 +8 .067 +5 .083 +7 .083 +6 .031 +2 .000 +6 .111 +8 .100 +1 .167 +1 .033 0 .000 0 .000 +6 .000 +1 .000 0 .000 0 .000 -2 .099 +85 .070 -

12-35 6-12 8-16 3-6 3-6 1-2 3-6 4-8 13-37 8-16 2-4 1-2 2-4 5-10 1-2 3-6 0-0 2-4 2-4 0-0 0-0 1-2 80-182 86-205

10 6 8 3 3 1 3 4 11 8 2 1 2 5 1 3 0 2 2 0 0 1 76 80

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

0 1 0 4 1 1 0 1 0 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 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 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 12 2 5 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 1 0 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 11 0 10 0 25 0 7 0 4 1 25 0 33 0 12 0 10 0 3 0 8 1 27 0 1 0 0 0 11 0 2 0 4 0 0 0 9 3 264 5 227

Goals allowed

gp-gs

minutes

ga

avg

saves

pct

w

l

t

sho

pp

sh

en

pen

sog

10-10 6-6 4-0 16-0 16-0

608:12 359:15 1:14 968:41 968:41

15 12 0 27 45

1.48 2.00 1.67 2.79

213 143 0 356 411

.934 .923 .000 .930 .901

9 3 0 12 3

0 3 0 3 12

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 25, 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 28 9 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 Brandi Pollock Kylie St. Louis Katelyn Scott Rikki Meilleur

GP 14 15 16 16 16 16 16 15 4 16 16 GP 15 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 14 10 16 15 15 16

W 9 2 97 181 76 130 2 0 0 0 0

L 2 1 68 130 60 109 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. .818 .667 .588 .582 .559 .544 .182 .000 .000 .000 .000 Pts 6 4 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0

Shots 14 14 16 10 28 1 6 3 3 0 1 4 10 3

Pct. .000 .286 .000 .100 .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 25, 2013) All games Overall: 12-3-1 Conf: 6-1-1 Home: 7-3-0 Away: 5-0-1 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

18 11

9 10

1 0

1st 2nd

Shots by Period Robert Morris Opponents

3rd

OT

145 158 148 108 131 140

5 4

Saves by Period Robert Morris Opponents

3rd

OT

102 120 130 128 140 139

4 4

1st 2nd

RMU

OPP

45-456 .099 2.8 28.5 75

27-383 .070 1.7 23.9 42

8-72 .111 113 .071

8-67 .119 75 .107

45 8 0 1 1 3 1 0 0

27 8 2 0 0 5 0 0 0

80 182 5.0 11.4 76 2 0 1 0 1 497-385 .563 0-0

86 205 5.4 12.8 80 3 0 2 0 1 385-497 .437 0-0

1906 10/191 0/0

3050 6/508

Total 45 27 Total 456 383 Total 356 411

2013-14 RMU Women's Ice Hockey Robert Morris Combined Team Statistics (as of Nov 25, 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

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

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

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

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

RMU

OPP

45-456 .099 2.8 28.5

27-383 .070 1.7 23.9

8-72 .111 113 .071

8-67 .119 75 .107

8 0 1 1 3 1 0 0

8 2 0 0 5 0 0 0

80 182 5.0 11.4 497-385 .563 0-0

86 205 5.4 12.8 385-497 .437 0-0

Record: ALL GAMES CONFERENCE NON-CONFERENCE

Overall 12-3-1 6-1-1 6-2-0

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

##

Player

gp

g

3 24 11 19 15 5 22 27 9 28 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 Katie Fergus Kylie St. Louis Brandi Pollock 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

15 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 15 16 14 14 16 14 16 15 10 13 5 4 3 16 16 16

5 8 4 6 5 1 4 2 2 1 1 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 45 27

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

Total Opponents

a

pts

sh

14 19 41 5 13 58 8 12 46 5 11 36 4 9 21 7 8 17 3 7 27 4 6 30 4 6 24 5 6 12 4 5 32 5 5 11 1 4 27 3 4 10 1 2 6 0 1 30 1 1 0 1 1 5 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 18 75 120 456 42 69 383

gp

min

ga

gaavg

10 6 4 16 16

608:12 359:15 1:14 968:41 968:41

15 12 0 27 45

1.48 2.00 1.67 2.79

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

Away 5-0-1 3-0-1 2-0-0

12-35 6-12 8-16 3-6 3-6 1-2 3-6 4-8 13-37 8-16 2-4 1-2 2-4 5-10 1-2 3-6 0-0 2-4 2-4 0-0 0-0 1-2 80-182 86-205

saves save%

213 143 0 356 411

Opponent

3050 6/508

2nd

3rd

OT

18 11

9 10

1 0

1st

2nd

Shots by Period Robert Morris Opponents

3rd

OT

145 158 148 108 131 140

5 4

Saves by Period Robert Morris Opponents

3rd

OT

102 120 130 128 140 139

4 4

Total 45 27 Total 456 383 Total 356 411

pp sh

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

.934 9-0-1 .923 3-3-0 .000 0-0-0 .930 12-3-1 .901 3-12-1

RMU

17 6

2nd

sh% pen-min

.122 .138 .087 .167 .238 .059 .148 .067 .083 .083 .031 .000 .111 .100 .167 .033 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .099 .070

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