Winning with the Penalty Kill

In victories this season, Robert Morris' penalty kill has allowed just one goal while successfully killing 93.8 (15/16) percent of the penalties committed.  In losses, the Colonials' penalty kill operating at 64.9 percent (37/57).

Four Games, Seven Days
Teaming Up with Jacklin and Wydo
Scott Jacklin and Cody Wydo make two-thirds of a line, but it does not matter who joins them to finalize the trio.  When Jacklin and Wydo have been paired together on a line, their grouping has combined for 15 goals and 16 assists for 31 points in 12 games.

In It for the Long Haul
Returning from the holiday break, Robert Morris kicked off ten consecutive weeks of competition with the Three Rivers Classic.  Over the ten weeks, the Colonials will play 20 games, nine of which will be on the road with the remaining 11 contests at home.  So far, RMU has a record of 2-2-0 in these games.

Penalty Shot Success
This season, Robert Morris has a cumulative 2-for-2 success rate on penalty shots, scoring a goal while also stopping an opportunity.  Cody Wydo scored on a penalty shot on Nov. 1 against Penn State while Terry Shafer stopped a penalty-shot opportunity against Sacred Heart on Jan. 4.

Assisting the Team
Prior to the beginning of the season, head coach Derek Schooley announced that the Assistant Captain honors would be awarded on a monthly basis.  For the month of October, senior defenseman Evan Renwick held the honor before is was passed along to the current assistant, junior forward David Rigatti for the month of November.  Rigatti kept the honor for the month of December as junior forward Cody Wydo joined him in wearing the 'A'.  Both Rigatti and Wydo were named full-time assistants starting in January.

Coming Out on Fire
Colonial netminders have performed their collective best in the first period this season.  The trio has put up a 2.33 goals-against average to go along with a .928 save percentage, the best marks of any period.

Creating a Robert Morris Victory
All four Robert Morris wins this season have come when the Colonials have scored first, have not trailed at the end of any period, held their opponents to under three goals, and recorded at least 30 shots while outshooting their opponent.

Surviving the Second Period
The second period has been a period of nightmares for Robert Morris this season.  RMU goaltenders have recorded a 5.00 goals-against average and an .872 save percentage. The Colonials have been outscored, 30-14, in the period despite the goaltenders making 205 saves, the highest total of any period.

Making the Grade
With the fall semester concluded, all 26 student-athletes on the roster earned at least a 3.00 grade-point average, including three players with a perfect 4.00 GPA.  The team's cumulative 3.68 GPA was the highest of any semester in the ten-year history of the program.