Women's Hockey Game Notes (2/14-15/14) 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.) 28 (Fri.)

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

L, 2-4 T, 3-3 L, 1-3 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

No. 9 Robert Morris (21-6-3, 10-4-2 CHA) @ RIT (13-14-3, 8-6-2) Friday, February 14, 2014 / Ritter Arena - Rochester, N.Y. / 2:00 PM Saturday, February 15, 2014 / Ritter Arena - Rochester, N.Y. / 2:05 PM Series at a Glance Overall: 4-4-1 At Home: 4-2-0 At RIT: 0-2-1 Neutral: 0-0-0

Top Story

No. 9 Robert Morris hits the road for the final time in the 2013-14 regular season with a trip to

Rochester, N.Y. to face RIT. The Colonials are in the midst of their first winless streak of the season, as they went 0-1-1 against Syracuse this past weekend to extend it to three games. Despite the tough weekend with the Orange, a bit of history was made as Thea Imbrogno and Brittany Howard broke respective career and single-season assist records.

Series vs. RIT

With Robert Morris’ sweep of RIT in December, the Colonials evened up the all-time series with

the Tigers to 4-4-1. RMU used the strength of two power play goals en route to a 2-1 victory in the series opener with RIT, then completed the sweep thanks to two unassisted tallies by Maeve Garvey in a 4-2 win. Last season, the Colonials went 0-3-1 against the Tigers, with two of those defeats coming by one goal each.

Scouting RIT

At 13-14-3 overall and 8-6-2 in conference, RIT currently sits in third place of the CHA

and is four points behind Robert Morris for second. Behind the Tigers is Syracuse, who trail RIT by just one point. Junior forward Marissa Maugeri paces the team in points (9-15-24), while classmate Kolbee McCrea is the Tigers’ leading goalscorer (15). Junior goaltender Ali Binnington has been one of the conference’s best between the pipes, sporting a record of 9-8-2 with a goals-against-average of 2.10 and .930 save percentage. However, Binnington hasn’t dressed in the last three games, leaving freshman Brooke Stoddart and sophomore Jetta Rackleff to shoulder the load. The two have combined for a record of 4-6-1 in 14 appearances, 10 of which being starts.

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 CHA W L T Mercyhurst 12 3 1 Robert Morris 10 4 2 RIT 8 6 2 Syracuse 7 6 3 Lindenwood 5 10 1 Penn State 1 14 1

Pts. 25 22 18 17 11 3

Overall W L T 19 7 3 21 6 3 13 14 3 16 11 3 5 21 2 4 23 3

This Week In the CHA

(Friday, February 14, 2014 - Sunday, February 16, 2014) No. 9 Robert Morris @ RIT - 2:00 PM / 2:05 PM (Fri. - Sat.) Syracuse @ Lindenwood - 8:00 PM / 3:00 PM (Fri. - Sat.) No. 8 Mercyhurst @ Penn State - 8:00 PM / 1:00 PM (Sat. - Sun.)

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 returned home after a six-game road trip that saw the Colonials go 3-2-1. However, the friendly confines of 84 Lumber

Arena were anything but, as RMU could only gain points in the CHA standings against Syracuse via a tie. The Colonials managed that 3-3 tie in the series opener, despite holding leads of 2-0 and 3-2. Sporting pink tape and laces for “Skate for the Cure” weekend, RMU got off to a fast start with two goals within a minute of each other. On the Colonials’ second power play of the evening, Katie Fergus found the loose puck in the crease and batted it in for her fifth goal of the season. A minute later it was Brittany Howard lighting the lamp off passes from Thea Imbrogno and Kylie St. Louis to make it 2-0. However, the Orange struck back to tie it up with two goals from Melissa Piacentini. Less than six minutes after Piacentini’s second goal, it was Howard’s turn to become the game’s second multi-goal scorer. Imbrogno was credited with the secondary assist on the tally, giving her the 69th helper of her career - which broke Brianna Delaney’s (2008-12) record for career assists. RMU seemed like it would hold onto that lead, but with 9:32 remaining in regulation, Brittney Krebs fired a shot from the right circle that trickled past Jessica Dodds. Dodds set a new career-high in saves, making 43 stops in the tie. The Colonials outshot Syracuse in the second game, 38-19, but couldn’t figure out Jenesica Drinkwater in a 3-1 loss. Just 26 seconds in, the Orange’s Jessica Sibley put in a rebound to make it 1-0. Julie Knerr then notched two goals in the second frame to extend Syracuse’s lead to 3-0. RMU pulled within two early in the third period. On the power play, Imbrogno gathered a pass from Rebecca Vint and set the horn off for her 12th goal of the season. Howard registered a secondary assist on the goal, giving her a single-season record 23rd on the campaign. Dodds stopped 16 of 19 shots in the loss.

Among the Elite

For the 10th 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 both the USA Today / USA Hockey Magazine and USCHO.com polls. RMU received 31 points from USA Today / USA Hockey Magazine and 24 from USCHO this week, down from 48 and 35 from last week’s respective releases. Prior to their first appearance in the national Top 10, the Colonials spent four consecutive weeks in both polls’ ‘receiving votes’ category.

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 a three-way tie for seventh. RMU has a lower RPI than North Dakota, but holds an advantage over Mercyhurst in that department.

Know Your Enemy

Unlike most CHA opponents, Robert Morris has only faced RIT six times over this season and last, and eight times overall. Despite

the smaller sample size, there have been a few Colonials who have done a good job at taming the Tigers during their careers. Kristen Richards is RMU’s active leading scorer against RIT with two goals and three assists. The senior captain notched a multipoint game in the Colonials’ 2-2 tie with the Tigers on Jan. 26, 2013, then nabbed her second in a 4-2 victory on Dec. 7, 2013. Both Brittany Howard and Maeve Garvey enjoyed their first meetings with RIT earlier this season. Howard tallied three points (2g, 1a) in the two victories, while Garvey’s two unassisted goals were the difference in the 4-2 win on Dec. 7. Jessica Dodds stopped 45 of 48 shots in her two starts between the pipes.

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Looking Back

Robert Morris has played three times on Valentine’s Day weekend, holding a record of 1-2 on the 14th and 15th of the month.

The Colonials earned their first win over a ranked opponent on Feb. 15, 2008, when they defeated No. 10 Wayne State, 2-1, in Detroit. After a scoreless first period, the Warriors struck first with a goal 34 seconds into the second frame. However, RMU would answer four and a half minutes later when Jessica Riley lit the lamp off passes from Ali Proodian and Mallory Giambra. The game-winner was scored at the 8:34 mark of the period, when Megan Picinic set the horn off on the power play. Giambra and Jacki Gibson were credited with the assists. Brianne McLaughlin made 26 saves, including 12 in the final 20 minutes to earn the win. Valentine’s Day 2009 wasn’t so sweet for the Colonials, as they fell 8-1 to the hands of their in-state rival Mercyhurst. RMU took an early lead thanks to a goal from Sara O’Malley, but the Lakers answered with two power play tallies to make it 2-1 after one. Mercyhurst would add two more in the second frame and finish the game with four in the final stanza to set the final. McLaughlin stopped 28 of 35 shots and Daneca Butterfield gave up a goal in relief. Last season, the Colonials lost an overtime heartbreaker at Lindenwood, 3-2. RMU jumped out front with goals from Maddie Collias and Katie Fergus, but the Lions cut the lead to one with 12 seconds left in the second period. With 41 seconds left in regulation, Lindenwood would tie it up with a short-hander. 55 seconds into the extra frame, the Lions earned a penalty shot and made the most of it, burying the puck into the net for the gamewinner. Kristen DiCiocco made 26 saves in the loss.

Two’s More Fun Than One

Brittany Howard’s two-goal effort in a 3-3 tie against Syracuse this past Friday 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 backto-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.

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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Ridiculous Rookies

From the moment they made their debuts, Brittany Howard and Jessica

Dodds have cemented themselves as two of the nation’s best freshmen. Howard leads all rookies in assists (23), points (38), game-winning goals (5), power play assists (10), and power play points (14). She also is tied with Minnesota’s Dani Cameranesi for the rookie lead in goals (15). When taking into account all classes, she is tied for second in game-winning goals, and 10th in assists and points. Dodds leads all freshmen in wins (18) and shutouts (4), and is second in winning percentage (.812), goals-against-average (1.68), and save percentage (.932). Nationally, she is tied for third in wins, tied for eighth in shutouts, and 10th in goals-against-average and save percentage.

Streakin’

Thea Imbrogno carries a seven-game point streak into this weekend’s series

Robert Morris Quick Facts

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

at RIT, tallying a total of 13 points (4g, 9a) during that stretch. Before her onegoal performance in RMU’s 3-1 loss to Syracuse this past Saturday, Imbrogno had tallied more than one point in four straight games. As a team, the Colonials have registered a power play goal in each of their last five games, tallying nine overall. Rebecca Vint’s 12-game point streak came to an end in RMU’s 3-3 tie with the Orange this past Friday, but she tallied an assist the following day to give herself Sports Information a point in 13 of the last 14 games (13g, 11a). Sports Information Director: Jim Duzyk

A Special Month

For the third time this season, the Colonials were recipients of multiple CHA monthly awards. Rebecca Vint won her second CHA Player of the Month this season and the fourth of her career after tallying 15 points (11 goals, 4 assists) in seven games. Vint broke the program record for career goals with a hat trick at Mercyhurst, then became the first player in school history to record back-to-back hat tricks with a second at Lindenwood. The junior forward also became the first player to eclipse the 100-point barrier after compiling two goals and two assists in a 5-1 win at Quinnipiac on Jan. 18. Jessica Dodds won her third-straight CHA Goaltender of the Month and the fourth CHA monthly honor of the season. Dodds went 5-1-1 in January with a save percentage of .947 and a 1.56 goalsagainst-average. The rookie blanked St. Lawrence on Jan. 5 for her fourth career shutout and set a career-high in saves with 36 in a 1-1 tie at Quinnipiac on Jan. 17.

Selected for Sochi

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

Former Colonial goaltender Brianne McLaughlin was selected for the U.S. women’s national team that is competing in the 2014 Winter Olympic Games this month in Sochi, Russia. This is McLaughlin’s second Olympic appearance, as she was part of the 2010 U.S. team that won silver in Vancouver. The netminder has won gold medals in the 2011 and 2013 International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) World Women’s Championships, and took home silver in the 2012 competition. McLaughlin was a four-time All-CHA selection for Robert Morris from 200509 and still holds numerous program records, including the top spot in shutouts (8), saves per game (31.74), and saves (3,809) - the latter of which also being an NCAA record.

Class of 2015

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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 .097 .075 88 68 2.9 2.3 145 1118 908 902 30.3 30.1 25 25 .167 .169 3 1 162 150 5.4 5.0 346 300 11.5 10.0 698 830 .928 .905

Meet the Captains

Record Watch

Not only has Robert Morris broken a single-season record for wins this season, but a differ-

ent individual program record has seemed to fall every weekend - this past weekend against Syracuse not being an exception. Senior assistant captain Thea Imbrogno became the program leader for career assists with two in the Colonials’ 3-3 tie with the Orange this past Friday. Imbrogno now sits two points away from breaking the last of Brianna Delaney’s (2008-12) program records, as Delaney still holds the top spot for career points with 121. Freshman forward Brittany Howard also broke the first of what could be many records in her RMU career. With an assist on Imbrogno’s goal in the Colonials’ 3-1 loss this past Saturday, Howard notched her 23rd helper of the season, surpassing the previous mark of 22 set by Rebecca Vint in 2011-12. Vint is creeping up on one of her own records. With three more goals, she will break the single-season record of 22 in that department. Imbrogno became the fourth player in program history to hit the 50-goal plateau with two in a 4-2 loss at Lindenwood on Feb. 1. The senior forward moved into a tie for third in singleseason assists (20) this past weekend against Syracuse. Howard moved into second place in single-season points this past weekend and now trails Vint’s record of 44 by six. Vint needs two points to hold the first, third, and fifth spots in that department. Career Points 121 - Brianna Delaney (53g, 68a) 120 - Thea Imbrogno (51g, 69a) 112 - Rebecca Vint (58g, 54a) 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 Single-Season Points the 2013-14 season. Seniors Thea Imbrogno and Brandi Pollock 44 - Rebecca Vint - 11-12 38 - Brittany Howard - 13-14 will serve as the assistant captains. 36 - Thea Imbrogno - 11-12 35 - Rebecca Vint - 13-14 33 - Rebecca Vint - 12-13

Delayne On Fire

Career Goals Career Assists 58 - Rebecca Vint 69 - Thea Imbrogno 53 - Brianna Delaney 68 - Brianna Delaney 52 - Sara O’Malley 54 - Rebecca Vint 51 - Thea Imbrogno 45 - Sara O’Malley 43 - Kristen Miles 43 - Kelsey Thomas

Single-Season Goals 22 - Rebecca Vint - 11-12 20 - Rebecca Vint - 13-14 18 - Brianna Delaney - 08-09 18 - Sara O’Malley - 09-10 16 - Thea Imbrogno - 11-12 16 - Rebecca Vint - 12-13

Single-Season Assists 23 - Brittany Howard - 13-14 22 - Rebecca Vint - 11-12 20 - Thea Imbrogno - 13-14 20 - Thea Imbrogno - 11-12 19 - Brianna Delaney - 09-10

Former Robert Morris goaltender Delayne Brian was taken in the second round of the Cana-

Kristen Richards

Thea Imbrogno

dian Women’s Hockey League (CHWL) Draft by the Calgary Inferno in August. After playing in just four of the Inferno’s first 11 games, Brian has started five of the last six games for Calgary. In those games, Brian has compiled a record of 4-1-0. She has allowed just seven goals and has stopped 94.9% of the shots she’s faced. Brian has compiled a record of 4-4-1 on the season and leads the team in goals-against-average (2.62) and save percentage (.903). The Inferno are currently 7-10-1, good enough for fourth in the CWHL.

Brandi Pollock

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USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Division I Poll

The Last Time RMU ...

February 11, 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 - at Lindenwood......................... 1/31/14 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. RIT............................................ 10/4/13 Recorded a Shutout - vs. St. Lawrence................................ 1/5/14 Lost in a Shutout - vs. No. 9 Mercyhurst............................11/8/13 Beat a ranked team - at No. 10 Quinnipiac....................... 1/18/14

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

Pts. 190 171 130 125 124 106 77 51 31 26

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

Others receiving votes: Boston University, 6; Minn.-Duluth, 5; Northeastern, 2; Syracuse, 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 28-1-1 23-3-2 18-3-4 17-7-4 21-4-5 18-3-3 20-5-3 19-7-3 21-6-3 17-5-8

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

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

Class of 2016

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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 12-0-1 Copper Center, Alaska / Kenny Lake Trailing after the first period 0-5-0 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 16-0-1 Smith Falls, Ontario / Niagara University Trailing after the second period 1-6-0 Stratford, Ontario / London Jr. Devilettes Tied after the second period 4-0-2 Renfrew, Ontario / Nepean Wildcats Windsor, Ontario / Southwest Wildcats Overtime games 1-0-3 St. Adolphe, Manitoba / Shaftesbury Titans One-goal games 8-0-0 Toronto, Ontario / Niagara University Two-goal games 6-4-0 Thornhill, Ontario / Mississaugga Jr. Chiefs Robert Morris outshoots opponent 15-4-1 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 17-1-1 Roseville, Mich. / Belle Tire Scoring two goals 4-2-0 Pittsburgh, Pa. / Lawrence Academy (Mass.) Caldeon, Ontario / Brampton Junior Thunder Scoring one goal or less 0-3-2 Barrie, Ontario / Etobicoke Dolphins Opponent scores three or more goals 2-5-1 Oakville, Ontario / Burlington Jr. Barracudas Opponent scores two goals 6-1-0 Virden, Manitoba / Westman Wildcats Opponent scores one goal or less 13-0-2 Bloomington, Ill. / Rochester Edge Camrose, Alberta / Edge School Robert Morris scores first 18-0-1 Opponent Scores first Robert Morris scores a power play goal

Class of 2017

3-6-2 12-4-2

Opponent scores a power play goal

5-4-0

RMU on Thursdays

1-0-0

RMU on Fridays

8-3-3

RMU on Saturdays

10-3-0

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

0-2-1

RMU in March

0-0-0

RMU at home

12-4-1

RMU on the road

9-2-2

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 55-30-10 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 Feb 12, 2014) All games Overall: 21-6-3 Conf: 10-4-2 Home: 12-4-1 Away: 9-2-2 Neut: 0-0-0 Shots ##

Player

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

29 29 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 28 28 28 28 27 28 29 30 27 24 8 5 6 11 30 30

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

pts

Penalties sh

sh%

15 23 38 94 20 15 35 122 12 20 32 78 6 18 24 95 4 13 17 37 7 5 12 36 5 6 11 74 5 6 11 54 1 10 11 23 3 7 10 57 3 3 6 23 1 5 6 51 0 5 5 18 3 1 4 37 1 2 3 18 1 2 3 45 1 1 2 33 0 2 2 6 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 88 145 233 908 54 87 141 752

.160 .164 .154 .063 .108 .194 .068 .093 .043 .053 .130 .020 .000 .081 .056 .022 .030 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .097 .072

Goalie

Jessica Dodds 31 Courtney Vinet TM EMPTY NET Total Opponents 1

Goals

min

maj

+13 18-47 16 +13 21-42 21 +8 5-10 5 +5 23-46 23 +7 5-10 5 +8 5-10 5 +8 10-20 10 +12 7-14 7 +16 10-20 10 +5 22-55 20 -1 8-16 8 +2 6-12 6 +13 3-6 3 +6 2-4 2 -1 4-8 4 0 4-8 4 -2 1-2 1 +6 4-8 4 0 0-0 0 +3 3-6 3 0 0-0 0 0 0-0 0 0 1-2 1 +121 162-346 158 - 173-390 165

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

Goal average ##

pen-min

Saves

oth pp sh

1 4 0 6 0 8 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 2 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 0 0 2 25 4 17

fg gw

ht pn ua

0 3 5 2 4 5 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 3 2 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 19 21 2 11 6

0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 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 0 1 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 24 0 45 0 27 1 50 0 50 2 15 0 7 0 17 0 72 1 43 0 11 0 17 0 16 0 5 1 53 0 7 0 12 0 25 0 0 0 5 0 4 0 0 0 7 6 512 6 434

Goals allowed

gp-gs

minutes

avg

saves

pct

sho

pen

sog

24-23 7-7 11-0 30-0 30-0

1432:33 379:15 6:53 1818:41 1818:41

40 14 0 54 88

1.68 2.21 1.78 2.90

550 148 0 698 820

.932 .914 .000 .928 .903

18 3 0 21 6

3 3 0 6 21

3 0 0 3 3

4 1 0 5 2

14 3 0 17 25

2 0 0 2 3

0 0 0 0 4

0 0 0 0 1

0 0 0 0 0

2013-14 RMU Women's Ice Hockey Robert Morris Overall Individual Statistics (as of Feb 12, 2014) All games ## 3 27 10 24 11 21 26 22 19 8 4 6 15

Faceoffs Brittany Howard Katie Fergus Rikki Meilleur Rebecca Vint Kristen Richards Maddie Collias Mackenzie Johnston Ashley Vesci Thea Imbrogno Megan Eady Katelyn Scott Kelsey Gunn 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 29 30 30 29 30 28 28 30 30 5 29 28 30 GP 30 29 29 30 30 30 30 29 28 30 28 24 28 30 28 30

W 11 200 89 350 261 17 24 1 4 0 0 0 0

L 2 137 68 270 204 15 30 3 18 1 1 1 2

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

A 7 10 7 13 6 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0

Pct. .846 .593 .567 .565 .561 .531 .444 .250 .182 .000 .000 .000 .000 Pts 15 14 13 13 10 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0

Shots 34 35 53 39 22 25 2 18 21 5 4 0 1 3 1 4

Pct. .235 .114 .113 .000 .182 .080 .500 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000

2013-14 RMU Women's Ice Hockey Robert Morris Overall Team Statistics (as of Feb 12, 2014) All games Overall: 21-6-3 Conf: 10-4-2 Home: 12-4-1 Away: 9-2-2 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

23 12

39 22

25 20

1 0

1st 2nd

Shots by Period Robert Morris Opponents

3rd

267 328 305 222 257 263

8 10

Saves by Period Robert Morris Opponents

3rd

210 235 243 244 289 280

10 7

1st 2nd

RMU

OPP

88-908 .097 2.9 30.3 145

54-752 .072 1.8 25.1 87

25-150 .167 267 .094

17-142 .120 170 .100

88 25 3 4 1 6 1 0 0

54 17 2 0 0 6 0 0 0

162 346 5.4 11.5 158 2 0 1 0 1 957-752 .560 0-0

173 390 5.8 13.0 165 4 0 2 0 2 752-957 .440 0-0

3774 17/222 0/0

5506 13/424

Total 88 54 Total 908 752 Total 698 820

2013-14 RMU Women's Ice Hockey Robert Morris Combined Team Statistics (as of Feb 12, 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

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

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

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

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

RMU

OPP

88-908 .097 2.9 30.3

54-752 .072 1.8 25.1

25-150 .167 267 .094

17-142 .120 170 .100

25 3 4 1 6 1 0 0

17 2 0 0 6 0 0 0

162 346 5.4 11.5 957-752 .560 0-0

173 390 5.8 13.0 752-957 .440 0-0

Record: ALL GAMES CONFERENCE NON-CONFERENCE

Overall 21-6-3 10-4-2 11-2-1

Player

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

29 29 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 28 28 28 28 27 28 29 30 27 24 8 5 6 11 30 30

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

Total Opponents

Home 12-4-1 5-2-1 7-2-0 g

pts

min

gaavg

24 7 11 30 30

1432:33 379:15 6:53 1818:41 1818:41

40 14 0 54 88

1.68 2.21 1.78 2.90

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

Away 9-2-2 5-2-1 4-0-1

pp sh

4 6 8 0 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 17

18-47 21-42 5-10 23-46 5-10 5-10 10-20 7-14 10-20 22-55 8-16 6-12 3-6 2-4 4-8 4-8 1-2 4-8 0-0 3-6 0-0 0-0 1-2 162-346 173-390

saves save%

550 148 0 698 820

Opponent

5506 13/424

2nd

3rd

39 22

25 20

1 0

1st

2nd

Shots by Period Robert Morris Opponents

3rd

267 328 305 222 257 263

8 10

Saves by Period Robert Morris Opponents

3rd

210 235 243 244 289 280

10 7

Total 88 54 Total 908 752 Total 698 820

w-l-t

.932 18-3-3 .914 3-3-0 .000 0-0-0 .928 21-6-3 .903 6-21-3

RMU

23 12

2nd

sh% pen-min

.160 .164 .154 .063 .108 .194 .068 .093 .043 .053 .130 .020 .000 .081 .056 .022 .030 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .097 .072

3774 17/222 0/0 1st

1st

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

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