Robert Morris Colonials (5-8, 2-4 NEC) @ Michigan Wolverines (4-10, 1-3 ECAC)
Saturday, April 26 – Ann Arbor, Mich. – Michigan Stadium – NoonScouting MichiganMichigan comes into this game with an overall record of 4-10 and a mark of 1-3 in the ECAC. The Wolverines share four common opponents with Robert Morris and are 2-2 against those teams, with one-goal wins coming at Detroit (in overtime) and at Bellarmine.
Freshman Ian King leads the team with 27 goals and 28 points. Sophomore Kyle Jackson has 24 points (19g, 5a), while Thomas Paras has collected 12 goals and a team-high 11 assists in his redshirt senior campaign.
Between the pipes, freshman Robbie Zonino has started every game for the Wolverines, posting a goals-against-average of 12.54 and a save percentage of .448. Sophomore Mike D'Alessio and senior Bobby Riso have seen a total of 27:54 in relief this season.
Last MeetingRobert Morris has never played Michigan in its history.
In Case You Missed ItRobert Morris hosted No. 18/15 Bryant with Northeast Conference (NEC) Tournament hopes on the line this past Saturday. The Colonials couldn't make up an early four-goal deficit as they fell to the Bulldogs, 13-6, eliminating the team from postseason play. Freshman
JonPatrik Kealey (Ottawa, Ontario / South Carleton) was RMU's lone multi-goal scorer with two, while sophomore
Eric Rankel (Downingtown, Pa. / Downingtown West) added a goal and two assists.
Record WatchDespite the loss, senior
Sean Meagher (Chesterfield, Mo. / St. Louis University) broke his own single-season record for caused turnovers with four against Bryant. Meagher now has 39 on the season, topping his own standard from last season by one. The Senior CLASS Award semifinalist has 94 in his career and broke
Ben Lewis' (2010-13) program career record of 65 on March 9 against St. Joseph's.
Musket Shots- Sean Meagher leads the nation in caused turnovers, both as a total and at a per game basis. His total of 39 is four more second place Jackson Place of Bucknell. At a per game of basis, Meagher's mark of 3.00 is 0.31 more than Place's 2.69.
- Sophomores Eric Rankel, James Rahe (Aldergrove, British Columbia / W.J. Mouat), and Luke Laszkiewicz (Oshawa, Ontario / Westminster Prep) all rank in the top 10 in the conference in goals per game and points per game. With 21 goals each, Rankel, Rahe, and Laszkiewicz are tied for eighth with an average of 1.62 goals per game. Rankel paces the trio in points per game at 2.69 (5th in NEC), while Laszkiewicz (2.54) and Rahe (2.46) rank seventh and ninth, respectively.
- If senior Brian Bohn (Mars, Pa. / Seneca Valley) earns the start this Saturday against Michigan, he will become the third goaltender in program history to start every game in a season for the Colonials. Charles Ruppert did it last season and in 2011, while Sal Barcia accomplished the feat in 2009. Bohn has posted a goals-against-average of 10.92 and a save percentage of .490 in 2014.