Robert Morris Colonials (3-4, 0-2 NEC) @ Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers (0-8, 0-0 NEC)
Tuesday, March 25 – Emmitsburg, Md. – Waldron Family Stadium – 4:00 p.m.

Scouting Mount St. Mary's
Mount St. Mary's enters this meeting searching for its first win of the 2014 campaign, having been unsuccessful in that department through its first eight games. The Mountaineers have dropped games to No. 4 Maryland, No. 8 Virginia, Towson, and Drexel.

Sophomore Bubba Johnson leads Mount St. Mary's in scoring with 10 points (7g, 3a), while freshman Mike Pascali has chipped in with four goals and two assists.

Between the pipes, senior Chris Klaiber has started every game for the Mountaineers. He's posted a save percentage of .509 and has allowed an average of 13.06 goals per game.

Last Meeting
Robert Morris defeated Mount St. Mary's last season in a 12-11 thriller. The Colonials held off a late comeback by the Mountaineers and received multi-goal performances from Dave Brous, Tyler Digby, Jake Hayes, Connor Martin, and Luke Laszkiewicz (Oshawa, Ontario / Westminster Prep), while Charles Ruppert made 11 saves in the cage.

In Case You Missed It
Robert Morris rebounded from a tough loss at Hobart the week before to knock off Jacksonville, 13-9. Sophomores James Rahe (Aldergrove, British Columbia / W.J. Mouat) and Laszkiewicz each netted four goals, while senior Taylor Graves (Carlsbad, Calif. / Carlsbad) chipped in with two goals and an assist. Seniors Sean Meagher (Chesterfield, Mo. / St. Louis University) and Tyler Rankel (Downingtown, Pa. / Downingtown West) combined to cause seven turnovers as the Dolphins turned the ball over 19 times in total.

History vs. Mount St. Mary's
Robert Morris is 2-4 against Mount St. Mary's all-time, having won two of the last three meetings. The Colonials knocked off the Mountaineers in the 2012 regular season thanks to hat tricks from Dave Morton and Jake Hayes, but were upset in the NEC Tournament despite four-goal efforts from Casey Abbott and Kiel Matisz.

• 2013: Robert Morris 12, Mount St. Mary's 11 – Moon Township, Pa.
• 2012: Mount St. Mary's 16, Robert Morris 15 (OT) – Moon Township, Pa. *
• 2012: Robert Morris 17, Mount St. Mary's 14 – Moon Township, Pa.
• 2011: Mount St. Mary's 12, Robert Morris 11 – Emmitsburg, Md.
• 2010: Mount St. Mary's 19, Robert Morris 13 – Emmitsburg, Md.
• 2005: Mount St. Mary's 18, Robert Morris 5 – Emmitsburg, Md.

(* - denotes NEC Tournament game)
 
Musket Shots

• Robert Morris is one of two teams in the country that have two players in the top 10 of caused turnovers per game. Sean Meagher is tied for third with 2.86 per game, while Tyler Rankel comes in at 10^th with 2.17 per contest. As a team, the Colonials are third in caused turnovers per game with a mark of 10.71.
• Luke Laszkiewicz is one of four players (James Rahe, JonPatrik Kealey, Eric Rankel) with 10 or more goals for Robert Morris this season. Laszkiewicz leads the team with 14 tallies and seven assists, just six and three points behind his marks last season in those respective categories.
• This is the second time in program history the Colonials have started out NEC play with a record of 0-2. In 2011, Robert Morris stumbled to a 0-2 start in conference, but rebounded with three straight wins against Wagner, Bryant, and Sacred Heart to make its first NEC Tournament.