Today's Game
Robert Morris opens its 2016 season by hosting Niagara University in a 1:00 p.m. game at North Athletic Complex Friday, Aug. 26. The Colonials defeated the Purple Eagles on the road last season, 1-0, to open the 2015 campaign. It was the start of a three-game win streak to open the year.
 
The Series vs. Niagara
The Colonials are 7-5 against the Purple Eagles and have won three of the last four meetings between the two squads. RMU has not lost at home to Niagara since 2008 and is 5-2 at home overall in the series.
 
Musket Shots
> Robert Morris was tied for fifth in the NEC Preseason Coaches Poll with Bryant
> The Colonials went 10-8-1 last season
> A 4-2-1 NEC mark led RMU to its first postseason berth since 2016
> Thirteen letterwinners return to the squad including five of the six top scorers
> Bennett Jull, Keane Mc Ivor, Lucas Puntillo and Zac Sherman all earned postseason recognition from the league last year
> Jull, McIvor and Puntillo were All-NEC Second Team selections
> Sherman and Puntillo were named to the NEC All-Rookie Team
> Puntillo is the leading returning scorer with five goals and six assists as a freshman
> Jake Cooper, McIvor, Sherman and Rafael Bruzual all had two goals in 2015
 
Coming Up
Robert Morris remains at North Athletic Complex to host Cleveland State in a 1:00 p.m. match Sunday, Aug. 28.