Detroit Titans
Sunday, Feb. 23 – Moon Township, Pa. – Joe Walton Stadium – 1:00 p.m.

Preview
Robert Morris plays the first game of its home schedule this Sunday when it welcomes Detroit to Joe Walton Stadium. This will be the second meeting in 366 days between the Colonials and Titans, as RMU defeated Detroit last season, 9-5, at home.

Last Meeting
As aforementioned, Robert Morris played Detroit last season on Feb. 23, 2013. Jake Hayes led the Colonials with three goals and three assists, while Dave Morton and Taylor Graves each added two goals apiece. Charles Ruppert faced 15 shots and stopped 10 of them to earn his second win of the season.

In Case You Missed It
Robert Morris dropped its season opener last Saturday to Bellarmine in a 10-7 decision. Freshman JonPatrik Kealey (Ottawa, Ontario / South Carleton) became the second rookie in as many seasons to open up his career with a hat trick, joining sophomore Luke Laszkiewicz (Oshawa, Ontario / Westminster Prep), who had a goal and an assist this time around. Senior Brian Bohn (Mars, Pa. / Seneca Valley) stopped 15 of 25 shots in his first career start.

History vs. Detroit
Robert Morris is 4-0 against Detroit all-time. The Colonials have beaten the Titans three times at home, while their lone road victory was a one-goal thriller. In that contest, Trevor Moore tallied the game-winner in overtime for his fourth goal of the game. Corbyn Tao-Brambleby added a hat trick in the victory.

• 2013: Robert Morris 9, Detroit 5 – Moon Township, Pa.
• 2011: Robert Morris 14, Detroit 13 – Detroit, Mich.
• 2010: Robert Morris 15, Detroit 6 – Moon Township, Pa.
• 2009: Robert Morris 18, Detroit 8 – Moon Township, Pa.

 Around the NEC

• Feb. 22: St. Joseph's 14, VMI 6
• Feb. 22: Delaware 15, Mount St. Mary's 5
• Feb. 22: Bryant 7, Hartford 5
• Feb. 22: High Point 12, Sacred Heart 10
• Feb. 22: Cornell 12, Hobart 8
• Feb. 25: Virginia @ Mount St. Mary's
• Feb. 25: St. Joseph's @ Penn
• Feb. 26: Monmouth @ Wagner

 
Musket Shots

• Robert Morris' game against Bellarmine last weekend marked the third-straight season in which the Colonials have opened up their season with the Golden Knights.
• Last season, Robert Morris won just 35.7% (137-384) of its face-offs. In the Colonials' 10-7 loss to Bellarmine, redshirt sophomore Chris Barney (Cheshire, Conn. / Bridgeton Academy) helped reverse that trend by going 15-6 from the box.
• With a tally last Saturday, sophomore Eric Rankel (Downingtown, Pa. / Downingtown West) has scored a goal in nine of his last ten games.
• Senior Sean Meagher (Chesterfield, Mo. / St. Louis University) was named one of 20 semifinalists for the Senior CLASS Award this past Wednesday. The list of 20 candidates will be narrowed down to 10 finalists midway through the regular season, and the winner will be announced at the 2014 NCAA Lacrosse Championships in Baltimore, Md. on May 24-26.