Capsule
Robert Morris finishes off its three-match season opening homestand when it hosts the Hartwick Hawks in a 1:00 p.m. contest Sunday, Sept. 4, at North Athletic Complex. The Colonials dropped games to Niagara, 4-0, and Cleveland State (4-2) in the opening week of the season. Hartwick opened the season with a 2-1 loss to New Hampshire before upending St. Bonaventure, 1-0.
 
All-Time vs. Hartwick
Robert Morris and Hartwick have played four times with neither team having an advantage in a series that stands at 1-1-2. They have tied, 1-1, each of the last two times they played in 2013 and 2014. RMU defeated the Hawks, 2-1, in 2012 at North Athletic Complex.
 
Musket Shots
> Rafael Bruzual scored twice in a 4-2 loss to Cleveland State last Sunday
> The Colonials opened the season with a 4-0 setback to Niagara, playing a man down for over 82 minutes
> 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.
 
Coming Up
Robert Morris travels to Olean, N.Y., for its first road game of the season where they take on St. Bonaventure in a 1:00 p.m. match next Sunday, Sept. 11.