vs. Saint Peter's
September 4, 2015 | 4:00 p.m.
Moon Township, Pa. | North Athletic Complex
 
Capsule
The 2015 home opener for the Robert Morris men's soccer team is slated to kick-off Friday Sept. 4, at 4:00 p.m. when the Saint Peter's Peacocks visit North Athletic Complex. The Colonials opened the season with a pair of road victories and will look to stretch the season-opening streak to three wins for the first time since 2007. A new defensive mindset has paid off early on as RMU has yet to allow a goal in the run of play and is giving up only 8.5 shots per game.
 
The Series vs. Saint Peter's
Friday's game will be the inaugural meeting between Robert Morris and Saint Peter's.
 
Musket Shots
- Senior forward Neco Brett is the Northeast Conference Player of the Week after a four-goal performance in a 4-1 win at Cleveland State Sunday night
- Brett has three hat tricks in his career, tied for most in team history with Jacek Przednowek (2005-07)
- Brett was named to the Mac Hermann Trophy Watch List, an award that is given annually to the best men's soccer player in the nation
- A two-time NEC Player of the Year, Brett is the leading scorer in NCAA Division I over the last two seasons accumulating 69 points on 29 goals and 11 assists
- The Colonials defense has allowed just 8.5 shots per game and one goal – a penalty kick – through two games
- Freshman Keane McIvor tallied the gamewinning goal in the 80th minute against Niagara in the Colonials season opener
- Four of the top five scorers from last season's squad are gone and are just one reason for the team's 27 player roster, one of the largest in recent memory
- Senior Brenden Alfery returns in goal where he posted a 1.37 goals against average and a .795 save percentage last season
- Robert Morris has led the NEC in goals, assists and points in each of the last two seasons
- The Colonials were selected sixth in the 2015 NEC Preseason Poll
 
Coming Up
The Colonials continue their home opening weekend playing host to Eastern Illinois in a 1:00 p.m. match Sunday, Sept. 6.