Box Score
Pittsburgh, Pa. –
Robert Morris University women's hockey junior forward
Rebecca Vint (Caledon, Ontario / Brampton Junior Thunder) broke her own single-season school record for goals and freshman goaltender
Jessica Dodds (London, Ontario / London Jr. Devilettes) stopped all 22 shots she faced as the Colonials ended the regular season with a 4-0 victory over Penn State this afternoon on Senior Day.
No. 9 Robert Morris (24-7-3, 13-5-2 CHA) sweeps the season series with Penn State (4-27-3, 1-18-1 CHA), as the Colonials outscored the Nittany Lions, 19-2, over their four meetings.
Vint continued her dominance of Penn State with a short-handed goal at the 12:06 mark of the first period. After senior defenseman
Kylie St. Louis (Windsor, Ontario / Southwest Wildcats) was booked for roughing, the junior forward stole the puck at the blue line and raced up the ice, lofting a shot over Penn State goaltender Nicole Paniccia's left shoulder for her 12
th goal against the Nittany Lions and her 23
rd of the season, surpassing her historic mark of 22 set in 2011-12.
RMU added its second goal with 6:55 remaining in the second frame as freshman forward
Brittany Howard (St. Thomas, Ontario / Burlington Jr. Barracudas) netted the 17
th goal of her rookie campaign. Sophomore defenseman
Kelsey Gunn (Smith Falls, Ontario / Niagara University) and junior forward
Katie Fergus (Oakville, Ontario / Burlington Jr. Barracudas) were credited with the assists.
The Colonials stretched their lead to 3-0 in the final stanza with another goal from a rookie. Sophomore forward
Ashley Vesci (Pittsburgh, Pa. / Lawrence Academy [Mass.]) found iron with a shot from the slot, but freshman forward
Maeve Garvey (Oakville, Ontario / Burlington Jr. Barracudas) was there to clean up the mess, batting in the rebound for her eighth goal of the season. St. Louis was credited with the secondary assist.
Vesci would earn her goal with 2:27 remaining as she buried the puck into an empty net off passes from Garvey and senior captain
Kristen Richards (Toronto, Ontario / Niagara University).
Dodds moved to 21-4-3 on the season with her fifth shutout. 10 of the 22 saves the freshman netminder made came in the last 20 minutes.
Robert Morris is off next weekend as it earned a bye in the CHA Tournament following yesterday's victory. The Colonials will return to the ice on March 7 for the CHA Semifinals at Mercyhurst Ice Center.
