Men's Soccer | 8/24/2017 12:56:00 PM

Robert Morris Colonials (0-0-0, 0-0-0 NEC) at Cleveland State Vikings (0-0-0, 0-0-0 Horizon League)
Friday, August 25, 2017 // 7:00 p.m. // Cleveland, Ohio – Krenzler Field
Live Video: ESPN3 // Live Stats: CSUVikings.com

NOTES: Robert Morris @ Cleveland State (8.25.17)

Musket Shots
> Robert Morris finished the 2016 season with a 4-11-2 overall record and a 1-5-1 mark in the NEC slate of its schedule
> The Colonials welcome back five of their top six scorers from a season ago, including All-NEC Second Team selection Keane McIvor, who paced the team in assists (5) and points (9) … Also back is senior forward Rafael Bruzual, who scored two of his team-high three goals against Cleveland State last season
> Senior goalkeeper Winter Fondi returns to RMU after posting three shutouts in 16 starts last season, finishing with a 1.61 goals against average and .783 save percentage

History vs. Cleveland State
Overall: 6-9-0 | Home: 2-5-0 | Away: 4-4-0
Last Meeting: 8/28/16 vs. Cleveland State (L, 2-4)
First Meeting: 10/15/92 vs. Cleveland State (W, 1-0)
> RMU and CSU have traded wins and losses the last six fixtures
> The Colonials have won two straight road matches against the Vikings
> Third consecutive season playing each other and fifth time since 2011

Scouting Cleveland State
> The Vikings finished the 2016 campaign with an overall record of 7-8-2 and a 4-3-2 mark in the Horizon League … Cleveland State was picked to finish fifth in the conference in its annual preseason poll after finishing seventh last season
> CSU returns its two top scorers from last season in sophomore forward Lawrence Kapreh and senior midfielder Hesham Hammouda … Karpeh tallied a team-best four goals and eight points in 2016, while Hammouda added seven points (3g, 1a)
> Sophomore goalkeeper Sebastian Kalk is back for the Vikings after making 11 starts in his rookie season … Kalk posted a 0.87 goals against average and a .848 save percentage in nearly 1,035 minutes of action, registering four shutouts over the final six games of 2016

Colonial Trends
> Robert Morris is unbeaten in its last four overtime matches (T-T-T-W)
> RMU went 2-1-1 in non-conference road fixtures last season
> Winter Fondi has started between the sticks for RMU in its last 15 matches
> Kai Olguin has been as reliable as they come in the Colonial midfield, going the distance in 21 of his last 23 appearances over the last two seasons

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