at Saint Francis U.
November 8, 2015 // 1:00 p.m.
Loretto, Pa. // Stokes Soccerplex
 
Capsule
This weekend's matchups in the Northeast Conference could be a sneak preview of next week's semifinal matches in the NEC Tournament. Robert Morris, currently second in the league standings, travels to third-place Saint Francis U while first place LIU Brooklyn takes on its local rival, fourth-place St. Francis Brooklyn. All four teams have clinched postseason berths with LIU guaranteed to host, but the two through four seeds are yet to be determined. With a tie or win, RMU would retain its hold on the second seed.
 
The Colonials are 3-0-1 in the last four games with a 2-1 victory at CCSU last weekend clinching the team's first postseason berth since 2006. The Red Flash is coming into this game on a three-game winning streak that clinched their spot in the postseason.
 
The Series vs. Saint Francis U
Robert Morris holds the edge at 13-9-2 against the Red Flash in a series that dates back to 1991. SFU has gotten the better of the Colonials as of late with a 4-0 win last year and 4-1 in 2013. RMU has not won in Loretto since 2009 in a 1-0 battle. RMU has played fairly well at Saint Francis with a record of 5-6-1 over the 12 contests.
 
Musket Shots
- A victory at Central Connecticut last weekend gave the Colonials their first postseason berth since 2006
- Neco Brett's goal in the 37th minute at Central Connecticut beat his own record of six game-winning goals in a season, while also moving to second in the nation this season in game-winning goals
- Brett now has 98 career points, third in RMU history, and 41 goals, three behind the school record
- Senior keeper Brenden Alfery ranks in the Colonials career records for saves (5th, 193), save percentage (3rd, .811), wins (6th, 17) and goals against average (4th, 1.24)
- Alfery is second in the nation with 96 saves
- RMU has four players in the top-10 for assists in the NEC - Lucas Puntillo (6), Brett (5), Cooper (5) and Keane McIlvor (4).
- Brett is sixth in the nation in scoring (29 points) and is seventh in goals (12)
- The Colonials have now played in seven overtime games, the most by a team in RMU history
 
Coming Up
RMU will travel to Brooklyn, where the LIU Blackbirds will host the NEC Tournament on November 13 and November 15.