Moon Township, Pa. ? March 1, 2009 ? The Robert Morris University Colonials overwhelmed first-year program Detroit Mercy in an 18-8 win on Sunday afternoon at Joe Walton Stadium to increase their winning streak to four games. Robert Morris maintained a solid lead throughout the entire game with the closest score coming at 12-7 in the third period.

In the win sophomores Rob Marasti (Pittsburgh, Pa. / Mt. Lebanon) and Corbyn Tao-Brambleby (Coquitlam, B.C. / Western Reserve Academy) led the way with four goals apiece, with Tao-Brambleby also adding an assist for a game-high five points. Senior Brandon Johnson (Finksburg, Md. / Westminster) and sophomore Trevor Moore (Port Coquitlam, B.C. / Western Reserve Academy) also scored multiple goals in the win, with Johnson adding three and Moore grabbing a pair. Freshman Kiel Matisz (Stoney Creek, Ontario / Saltfleet) dished out a team high three helpers, while freshman Dave Morton (Orangeville, Ontario / Hill School ? Pa.) and junior Patrick Smith (Westminster, Md. / Westminster) each collected two. Five more Colonials tallied points in the win.

The Titans were led by Matt Gregson and Scott Harris who both came off the bench and notched two goals apiece for Detroit. Kevin Demorest finished with a team-high three assists.

The Colonials waited three minutes from the first face-off to make the first score, but never looked back as they quickly accumulated five unanswered goals in the first quarter. Senior Aaron Bottazzo (Rochester, N.Y. / Irondequoit) scored the Colonials first goal of the game, which started the five-goal string.

With 18 seconds left on the clock in the first quarter, Detroit was finally able to get a mark on the scoreboard when Vince Wigdahl found his way past RMU goalie Sal Barcia (West Islip, N.Y. / West Islip). However, in the final 10 seconds of action, Tao-Brambleby and Smith were both able to connect to head into the second quarter with a demanding 7-1 lead.

Detroit opened up the second quarter with a goal at 1:04, which was followed by five RMU goals, giving them their biggest lead of the game at 12-2. Within the last five seconds of the game Detroit scored its third goal to bring the score to 12-3 at the end of the half.

The Titans came back on the field for the third quarter fired up, scoring four straight goals. However, Robert Morris had an answer for every single one, with Jordon Sealock (Airdrie, Alberta / George MacDougal) and Dan Kerch (Chesterfield, Mo. / DeSmet) netting goals and Tao-Brambleby breaking through the Titan defense to score back-to-back goals.

The final quarter saw the fewest goals scored in the entire game, as Detroit struck the net once early in the quarter and Robert Morris tallied two goals in the final three minutes of regulation. Moore finalized the score 18-8 with a goal with one second left on the clock.

A total of 22 penalties were called in the game, with Detroit being called for the majority of the infractions. Robert Morris capitalized on six-of-14 extra-man opportunities, while also scoring a man-down goal. Detroit was able to utilize two-of-six man-up advantages.

Robert Morris dominated the face-off circle going 18-for-28 with five different players representing. T.J. Sarnese (Horsham, Pa. / Hatboro-Horsham) and Keith Lee (Hudson, Ohio / Western Reserve Academy) tallied the most success, going seven-for-nine and eight-for-eleven, respectively.

After three quarters Barcia racked up nine saves, while freshman goalie Dillon Pope (Smithtown, N.Y. / Smithtown West) notched five in just nine minutes of action.

The Colonials return to Joe Walton Stadium for its fifth straight home game to take on VMI at 1:00 p.m. Robert Morris is an even 2-2 against the Keydets in the all-time series.