Madison, Wisc. ? The Robert Morris University men's ice hockey team fell to Wisconsin, 7-2, Friday evening. With the loss, the Colonials are now, 2-1, on the season.

The Badgers jumped out to a quick first period, 3-0, lead with the first of their four power-play goals. Ben Street scored first for Wisconsin just 29 seconds into the period, Kyle Klubertanz scored 6 minutes later and Ryan McDonagh capped off the first period with a goal at the 12:57 mark of the first session.

Junior Jason Towsley (LaSalle, Ontario / Leamington Flyers) got the Colonials on the board with his third goal of the season 13:43 into the second period. Freshman Nathan Longpre (Peterborough, Ontario / Mahoning Valley Phantoms) picked up an assist on the play. Wisconsin added another power-play goal inside the dreaded one minute mark, with three seconds left in the period, giving them a 4-1 lead at intermission.

Wisconsin picked up two more power-play goals to open the third session by Kyle Turris and Blake Geoffrion, before Street added his second goal of the game, making the score 7-1 with just over eight minutes remaining in the final frame. Senior Sean Berkstresser (Apollo, Pa. / Pittsburgh Forge) added a power-play goal for the Colonials with just under 1:30 left in the game, while Longpre and Jake Sparks (Evergreen, Colo. / Central Texas Blackhawks) grabbed the assists on the goal.

Senior Christian Boucher (Orleans, Ontario / Milton Icehawks) was credited with his first loss of the season, allowing four goals in two-periods of work. Boucher made 22 saves on 26 shots. Sophomore Wes Russell (Springfield, Ill. / Quinnipiac) made nine saves on 12 shots during the third period. Shane Connelly stopped 24-of-26 saves tallying the win.

For the game, Wisconsin out shot RMU 38-26. RMU went 1-for-12 on the power-play and Wisconsin went 4-for-9.

The Colonials return to action, Saturday night in Madison, Wisc. against the Badgers. The game is scheduled to start at 8:05 p.m.