Men's Soccer | 8/30/2017 1:20:00 PM

Robert Morris Colonials (0-2-0, 0-0-0 NEC) at Canisius Golden Griffins (0-1-0, 0-0-0 MAAC)
Thursday, August 31, 2017 // 4:30 p.m. // Buffalo, N.Y. – Demske Sports Complex
Live Video: ESPN3 // Live Stats: GoGriffs.com

NOTES: Robert Morris @ Canisius (8.31.17)

Musket Shots
> Robert Morris dropped its home opener on Sunday in heartbreaking fashion, falling to St. Bonaventure in double overtime, 3-2
> Senior midfielder Bayley Winkel is off to a strong start, tallying all three of the Colonials' goals in their first two games … Fellow fourth-year Jake Cooper has two assists to his name, collecting them both against the Bonnies
> RMU finished the 2016 season with a 4-11-2 overall record and a 1-5-1 mark in the NEC slate of the 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

Weekly Update


History vs. Canisius
Overall: 9-4-3 | Home: 4-2-2 | Away: 4-2-1 | Neutral: 1-0-0
Last Meeting: 9/21/14 vs. Canisius (L, 0-1)
First Meeting: 9/11/91 at Canisius (W, 2-0)
> Canisius entered the season as RMU's third-most common non-conference opponent behind Pittsburgh and Duquesne
> This is the first time the teams have played in three years after meeting in 11 consecutive seasons previously
> The Colonials' 11-0 win against Canisius on Oct. 19, 1993 is its largest margin of victory in program history

Scouting Canisius
> Canisius fell in its season opener this past Friday at Stony Brook, 2-0
> The Golden Griffins finished the 2016 season with a 9-8-3 overall record and a 4-3-3 mark in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC)
> Junior midfielder Melvin Blair is Canisius' leading returning scorer from a season ago as he was second on the team with four assists and eight points … Redshirt senior Marco Trivellato made 19 starts in 2016, compiling a 0.94 goals against average, .806 save percentage, and six clean sheets

Colonial Trends
> Bayley Winkel is the third player this century to score three or more goals in RMU's opening two games; Jacek Przednowek (2006) and Neco Brett (2015) each tallied four in the second match of their respective seasons
> Winter Fondi has started between the sticks for RMU in its last 17 matches
> Kai Olguin has been as reliable as they come in the Colonial midfield, going the distance in 23 of his last 25 appearances over the last three seasons

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