Robert Morris Colonials (5-6, 2-3 NEC) @ No. 10/9 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (5-4, 2-2 ACC)
Saturday, April 12 – South Bend, Ind. – Arlotta Stadium – 1:00 p.m.

Scouting Notre Dame
Notre Dame comes into this game with a record of 5-4, holding wins at No. 4 North Carolina and against No. 8/10 Virginia. The Fighting Irish have one common opponent with Robert Morris, as they defeated Jacksonville in their season opener, 19-7. The Colonials knocked off the Dolphins, 13-9, on March 22.

Sophomore Matt Kavanagh paces the offense with 20 goals, 16 assists, and 36 points. Junior Conor Doyle is second on the team with 24 points (16g, 8a), while seniors John Scioscia and Jim Marlatt, and freshman Sergio Perkovic also have more than 10 points this season.

Two goaltenders have split time between the pipes for Notre Dame. Freshman Shane Doss has started six games and played in eight, compiling a record of 4-3 with a goals-against-average of 9.04 and a .478 save percentage. Junior Conor Kelly has made three starts and saw action in another contest, posting a 1-1 record with a 10.11 goals-against-average and a save percentage of .419.

Last Meeting
Robert Morris has never played Notre Dame in its program history.

In Case You Missed It
Robert Morris earned its eighth straight win over Wagner this past Saturday, 12-7. The Colonials received hat tricks from sophomores Eric Rankel (Downingtown, Pa. / Downingtown West) and Luke Laszkiewicz (Oshawa, Ontario / Westminster Prep), along with two goals and two assists from freshman JonPatrik Kealey (Ottawa, Ontario / South Carleton). Senior Brian Bohn (Mars, Pa. / Seneca Valley) made 11 saves in the victory. 

History vs. Ranked Teams
Robert Morris is 3-16 against ranked teams in its history, but those three victories have come in the Colonials' last eight meetings with ranked foes. In 2011, RMU defeated No. 17 Bucknell, 7-5, for its first win over a nationally-ranked team. Trevor Moore scored twice, while Charles Ruppert made 12 saves in the victory.
 

• 2014: No. 4 Maryland 19, Robert Morris 6 – College Park, Md.
• 2014: No. 15 Drexel 18, Robert Morris 12 - Philadelphia, Pa.
• 2013: No. 14 Drexel 13, Robert Morris 12 - Moon Township, Pa.
• 2012: Robert Morris 13, No. 20 Bryant 12 - Moon Township, Pa.
• 2012: No. 20 Bucknell 17, Robert Morris 10 - Lewisburg, Pa.
• 2012: Robert Morris 9, No. 18 Ohio State 7 - Columbus, Ohio
• 2012: No. 11 Denver 21, Robert Morris 8 - Denver, Colo.
• 2011: Robert Morris 7, No. 17 Bucknell 5 - Mt. Lebanon, Pa.
• 2011: No. 3 North Carolina 14, Robert Morris 11 - Chapel Hill, N.C.
• 2010: No. 1 Virginia 18, Robert Morris 9 - Charlottesville, Va.
• 2010: No. 3 North Carolina 17, Robert Morris 14 - Moon Township, Pa.
• 2009: No. 6 Hofstra 11, Robert Morris 5 - Hempstead, N.Y.
• 2009: No. 8 North Carolina 16, Robert Morris 4 - Chapel Hill, N.C.
• 2008: No. 20 Hofstra 13, Robert Morris 12 - Moon Township, Pa.
• 2008: No. 10 Drexel 11, Robert Morris 7 - Philadelphia, Pa.
• 2008: No. 20 Ohio State 12, Robert Morris 5 - Moon Township, Pa.
• 2007: No. 14 Towson 16, Robert Morris 3 - Towson, Md.
• 2006: No. 16 Hobart 15, Robert Morris 10 - Pittsburgh, Pa.
• 2005: No. 10 Penn 18, Robert Morris 4 - Philadelphia, Pa.

Musket Shots

• Senior Sean Meagher (Chesterfield, Mo. / St. Louis University) currently leads the nation in caused turnovers per game. Meagher is averaging 2.91 a game, 0.18 ahead of Richmond's Brendan Hayes and Bucknell's Jackson Place, and has 32 in total. Last season, the Senior CLASS Award semifinalist set a program record for caused turnovers with 38 and finished second in the country with 2.53 per contest.
• In the NEC, Luke Laszkiewicz sits in a tie for third in points per game with a mark of 2.82. Fellow sophomores Eric Rankel (2.73) and James Rahe (Aldergrove, British Columbia / W.J. Mouat) (2.64) rank fifth and sixth in that department, respectively. The Colonials are the only team to have three players in the top 10.
• JonPatrik Kealey paces the NEC freshman class in goals per game with a mark of 1.45 and is second in points per game with an average of 2.09. Kealey's goals per game mark is good enough for 16^th among all Division I freshmen.