Robert Morris Colonials (4-6, 1-3 NEC) @ Wagner Seahawks (2-6, 0-1 NEC)
Saturday, April 5 – Staten Island, N.Y. – Wagner College Stadium – 1:00 p.m.Scouting WagnerWagner is the only team in the Northeast Conference (NEC) to only play one conference game, a game in which it dropped to Saint Joseph's, 12-8. The Seahawks defeated both Monmouth and VMI by identical 7-6 scores this season – the former coming in four overtimes.
Sophomore Griffen LeClaire and redshirt freshman Patrick McMenamin lead Wagner offensively with 18 points apiece. Both players have scored nine goals and tallied nine assists on the campaign. A third, sophomore Paul DeVita, has also found the back of the net nine times this season.
Senior Nicholas Gibaldi has started every game between the pipes for the Seahawks. Gibaldi has allowed an average of 11.52 goals per game and has posted a save percentage of .470.
Last MeetingRobert Morris opened up conference play last season with a 22-6 win over Wagner at Joe Walton Stadium.
Dave Morton (4),
Mike Keegan, and
Luke Laszkiewicz (Oshawa, Ontario / Westminster Prep) each tallied hat tricks for the Colonials, while
Charles Ruppert only had to make five saves in 45 minutes to earn the victory.
In Case You Missed ItRobert Morris dropped its second straight game on Wednesday when the Colonials fell to No. 4 Maryland, 19-6. Redshirt senior
Taylor Graves (Carlsbad, Calif. / Carlsbad) was the lone RMU player to score multiple goals as he found the back of the net twice.
History vs. WagnerRobert Morris is 7-1 against Wagner in its history, having only dropped its first meeting with the Seahawks. Along with a seven-game winning streak, the Colonials also carry a streak of five games in which they have scored more than 20 goals against Wagner. In 2010, RMU knocked off the Seahawks, 22-4. 15 different Colonials scored in that contest, with Corbyn Tao-Brambleby's four-goal effort leading the way.
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- 2013: Robert Morris 22, Wagner 6 – Moon Township, Pa.
- 2012: Robert Morris 22, Wagner 10 – Staten Island, N.Y.
- 2011: Robert Morris 23, Wagner 9 – Moon Township, Pa.
- 2010: Robert Morris 22, Wagner 4 – Staten Island, N.Y.
- 2009: Robert Morris 21, Wagner 8 – Moon Township, Pa.
- 2008: Robert Morris 10, Wagner 2 – Staten Island, N.Y.
- 2007: Robert Morris 15, Wagner 10 – Moon Township, Pa.
- 2005: Wagner 11, Robert Morris 6 – Staten Island, N.Y.
Musket Shots- Senior Sean Meagher (Chesterfield, Mo. / St. Louis University) is currently second in the nation in caused turnovers per game. Meagher is averaging 2.90 a game, 0.10 behind Bucknell's Jackson Place, and has 29 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.
- With two goals in Robert Morris' 19-6 loss to No. 4 Maryland, Taylor Graves has extended his multi-goal streak to four games. Graves has scored two goals in each of the last four contests and five of the last six.
- Sophomore James Rahe (Aldergrove, British Columbia / W.J. Mouat) is one of five players on the Colonials with 10 or more goals, as he paces the squad with 18. Luke Laszkiewicz and Eric Rankel (Downingtown, Pa. / Downingtown West) each have 17, while freshman JonPatrik Kealey (Ottawa, Ontario / South Carleton) has scored 14 in his rookie campaign. Graves joined the club with his two-goal effort against No. 4 Maryland.