2012-13 SCHEDULE
Overall Atlantic Hockey Home Road Neutral Streak
7-4-2 4-3-1 1-2-1 6-2-1 0-0-0 Won 1
Date Opponent Time/Score OCTOBER (2-2-0 Overall | 1-1-0 Atlantic Hockey) 7 (Sun.) WILFRED LAURIER (Ex.) W | 10-4 13 (Sat.) @ #18 Quinnipiac L | 0-4 14 (Sun.) @ #18 Quinnipiac W | 4-0 25 (Thu.) @ RIT * W | 6-4 27 (Sat.) AIR FORCE * L | 1-4 NOVEMBER (3-2-0 Overall | 3-2-0 Atlantic Hockey) 2 (Fri.) BENTLEY * W | 5-2 3 (Sat.) BENTLEY * L | 4-5 9 (Fri.) @ Canisius * W | 4-0 17 (Sat.) @ Niagara * L | 0-3 30 (Fri.) @ Holy Cross * W | 4-3 DECEMBER (2-0-2 Overall | 0-0-1 Atlantic Hockey) 1 (Sat.) @ Holy Cross * T | 1-1 (OT) 7 (Fri.) @ Ohio State W | 3-2 8 (Sat.) OHIO STATE T | 2-2 (OT) 15 (Sat.) @ Penn State W | 3-2 28 (Fri.) PENN STATE # 4:30 p.m. 29 (Sat.) OHIO STATE/MIAMI # 4:30/7:30 p.m. JANUARY 4 (Fri.) 5 (Sat.) 11 (Fri.) 12 (Sat.) 18 (Fri.) 19 (Sat.) 25 (Fri.) 26 (Sat.)
(0-0-0 Overall | 0-0-0 Atlantic Hockey) @ Army * 7:30 p.m. @ Army * 7:05 p.m. CONNECTICUT * 7:05 p.m. CONNECTICUT * 7:05 p.m. @ American International * 7:05 p.m. @ American International * 3:05 p.m. @ Air Force * 9:05 p.m. @ Air Force * 9:05 p.m.
FEBRUARY (0-0-0 Overall | 0-0-0 Atlantic Hockey) 1 (Fri.) SACRED HEART * 7:05 p.m. 2 (Sat.) SACRED HEART * 7:05 p.m. 5 (Tue.) MERCYHURST * 7:05 p.m. 8 (Fri.) RIT * 7:05 p.m. 9 (Sat.) RIT * 7:05 p.m. 15 (Fri.) @ Niagara * 7:05 p.m. 16 (Sat.) NIAGARA * 7:05 p.m. 22 (Fri.) @ Canisius * 7:05 p.m. 23 (Sat.) CANISIUS * 7:05 p.m.
THE MATCHUP
ROBERT MORRIS COLONIALS VS PENN STATE NITTANY LIONS (7-4-2 | 4-3-1 AHA) (7-8-0) Game 14 Dec. 28 Robert Morris vs. Penn State 4:35 p.m. Pittsburgh, Pa.
CONSOL Energy Center
THIS WEEK Robert Morris makes its yearly trek to the heart of the city of Pittsburgh as the Colonials take part in the inaugural Three Rivers Classic this Friday and Saturday. RMU will open the tournament with its second consecutive game against Penn State in a clash of the two newest programs in NCAA Division I hockey. Faceoff against the Nittany Lions is scheduled for 4:35 p.m. The Colonials will play host to either Miami or Ohio State in day two of the Three Rivers Classic. The consolation game is scheduled for 4:35 p.m. on Saturday while the championship game is scheduled for 7:35 p.m.
LAST TIME OUT The Robert Morris University men’s ice hockey team took to the ice for their only contest of the weekend as the Colonials travelled to Penn State for the first-ever meeting between the two teams. In a hard-hitting match that pitted the two newest NCAA Division I programs, RMU would prevail by a score of 3-2. At 12:07 of the first period, the Colonials would net the first goal of the game. After cycling the puck down low in the offensive zone, sophomore Jeff Jones would gather the loose puck behind the net and send a pass to the slot. Waiting in the slot was freshman defenseman Chase Golightly would slap home his second goal of the season. Also assisting on the play would be freshman Zac Lynch who picked up his third assist of the season. Shortly after the start of the second period, Penn State would tie the game, 1-1, on a shot from the point that would deflect in off of the body of a Nittany Lion in front of the net. Less than two minutes later, Penn State would take its first lead of the game as a loose puck in front of the Robert Morris net was tapped home to put the Colonials down, 2-1. After killing off a Penn State power play, Robert Morris would go on the offensive and tie the game, 2-2. A pass coming from behind the net by junior Colin South would find the stick of senior captain Brendan Jamison as he would walk in to a wrist shot from the top of the circle. While the initial shot would be saved, Jeff Jones would corral the rebound and flick the loose puck past the goaltender for his second goal of the season. With 8:11 remaining in the third period, Robert Morris would regain the lead as assistant captain Tyler Hinds would fire home his first goal of the season. After battling along the boards in the defensive zone, Hinds would pick up the puck after it was chipped out of the zone by Matt Cope and carried it in to the offensive zone for the game-winning goal. The Colonials would withstand a late Penn State surge as the team held on for the 3-2 victory. Senior Eric Levine picked up the win while making 38 saves. Over the past six games in which Levine has started, the goaltender holds a record of 4-0-2 and has made at least 30 saves in five of those six contests. With two points in the game, Jones recorded his fourth multi-point game of his career and second of the season. Hinds’ game-winning goal was the first goal for the defenseman since the Atlantic Hockey Quarterfinals against Niagara on March 10, 2012.
ABOUT ROBERT MORRIS
After extending their unbeaten streak to five games with a win over Penn State, Robert Morris now sits with an overall record of 7-4-2. The offense for RMU is clicking at a pace of 2.8 goals per game while the defense and goaltending is allowing an average of 2.5 goals per game. Seniors Adam Brace and Zach Hervato share the team lead with twelve points each. Hervato leads the Colonials with six goals while Brace and junior Colin South both have five goals a piece. Five different Colonials have recorded five or more assists MARCH (0-0-0 Overall | 0-0-0 Atlantic Hockey) 1 (Fri.) MERCYHURST * 7:05 p.m. and leading the group is sophomore Jeff Jones who has nine assists in thirteen games. Senior goaltender 2 (Sat.) @ Mercyhurst * 7:05 p.m. Eric Levine improved his record to 6-2-2 on the season while going unbeaten in his last six starts. In his ten appearances this season, Levine has a 2.17 goals against average to go along with a .942 save percentage. Home games in BOLD ITALIC CAPS All times Eastern * Atlantic Hockey game # Three Rivers Classic (CONSOL Energy Center)
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