Men's Soccer | 9/18/2017 4:34:00 PM
Robert Morris Colonials (0-6-1, 0-0-0 NEC) at Pittsburgh Panthers (2-4-0, 0-2-0 ACC)
Tuesday, September 19, 2017 // 7:00 p.m. // Pittsburgh, Pa. – Ambrose Urbanic Field
Live Video: ACC Network Extra // Live Stats: PittsburghPanthers.com
NOTES: Robert Morris @ Pittsburgh (9.19.17)
Musket Shots
>Â Robert Morris earned a draw this past Saturday against Bucknell, finishing 110 minutes at a 1-1 deadlock on the university's Homecoming weekend
>Â The senior trio of
Jake Cooper,
Keane McIvor, and
Bayley Winkel have been the engine that runs the Colonials attack … The three have had a hand in all 10 RMU goals this season, with Winkel scoring six of them
>Â Winter Fondi made nine saves against Bucknell, his highest save total since the season opening fixture at Cleveland State
>Â Owen Pearce made his 2017 debut on Saturday, playing 81 minutes on the Colonial backline
>Â McIvor has registered five assists in the early going, matching his total from 2016 when he was named to the All-NEC Second Team
>Â Winkel ranks second in the NEC and tied for 14th in the nation in goals per game (0.86); the senior is also third in the NEC and tied for 21st in the NCAA in points per game (1.86)
History vs. Pittsburgh
Overall: 8-14-2 | Home: 5-7-1 | Away: 3-7-1
Last Meeting:Â 9/13/16 vs. Pittsburgh (W, 2-0)
First Meeting: 10/23/91 vs. Pittsburgh (T, 2-2 – OT)
>Â This will be the fourth consecutive season that RMU and Pittsburgh have played and their 11th meeting over the past 12 years
>Â The Colonials rattled off four straight wins over the Panthers from 2003 to 2007
Scouting Pittsburgh
>Â Pittsburgh enters this matchup with a 2-4-0 overall record, owning victories over Longwood (2-0) and at Loyola [Md.] (1-0)
>Â The Panthers have had four different players score their four goals this season; freshman forward Alexander Dexter is one of the goalscorers to go along with a team-high 11 shots
>Â Redshirt sophomore Mikal Outcalt has started all six matches for Pitt, owning a 1.00 goals against average and a .813 save percentage
Colonial Trends
>Â Robert Morris has scored in its opening seven matches for the first time since the 2015 season
> Winter Fondi has started between the sticks for RMU in its last 22 matches
> Kai Olguin has been as reliable as they come in the Colonial midfield, going the distance in 28 of his last 30 appearances over the last three seasons
>Â Bayley Winkel has scored a goal in his last three games and registered a point in six of RMU's seven matches