Men's Soccer | 9/30/2017 12:21:00 PM
Howard Bison (1-9-0, 0-0-0 Sun Belt) at Robert Morris Colonials (0-7-2, 0-0-0 NEC)
Sunday, Oct. 1, 2017 // 2:30 p.m. // Moon Township, Pa. – North Athletic Complex
Live Video: NEC Front Row // Live Stats: RMUColonials.com
NOTES: Howard @ Robert Morris (10.1.17)
Musket Shots
>Â Robert Morris drew with local rival Duquesne this past Sunday, 1-1, thanks to a goal by
Christian Coridon in the 82nd minute
>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 but two of RMU's 12 goals this season, with Winkel scoring six of them
>Â Winkel ranks second in the NEC in goals per game (0.67) and fourth in the league in points per game (1.44)
>Â McIvor leads the conference in shots per game (3.11) and assists per game (0.56)
>Â Sophomore midfielder
Christian Coridon has scored two goals this season after playing just 56 minutes in his rookie campaign
>Â Freshman midfielder
Roald Aas Ravlum picked up his first collegiate point on an assist in RMU's 2-1 defeat at Pitt on Tuesday, Sept. 19
>Â Six of RMU's seven losses this season have come by one goal
Weekly Update
History vs. Howard
Overall: 3-0-1 | Home: 2-0-0 | Away: 1-0-1
Last Meeting:Â 10/1/16 at Howard (T, 2-2 [2OT])
First Meeting:Â 10/27/13 vs. Howard (W, 4-1)
>Â This is the fifth straight season that RMU and Howard have played
>Â The Colonials are 2-0-0 at the North Athletic Complex against the Bison, scoring seven goals to their one
> Owen Pearce picked up an assist at Howard last season
Scouting Howard
>Â The Bison enter this match with an 1-9-0 overall record, owning a 2-1 victory at VMI; Howard has played four NEC teams, falling at LIU Brooklyn (1-3) and Saint Francis U (0-5) and against Central Connecticut (1-3) and St. Francis Brooklyn (0-1)
>Â Junior midfielder Victor Guirma leads the Bison with three points (1g, 1a); sophomore defender Tyler Hartman scored the game-winning goal against VMI
>Â Sophomore goalkeeper Carlos Caro has started all but two of Howard's nine contests between the sticks, compiling a 2.17 goals against average and a .612 save percentage
Colonial Trends
> Robert Morris has scored in its opening nine matches for the first time since the 1995 season – that team scored in its first 14 en route to a 14-4-0 overall mark
>Â
Winter Fondi has started between the sticks for RMU in its last 24 matches
>Â
Kai Olguin has been as reliable as they come in the Colonial midfield, going the distance in 30 of his last 32 appearances over the last three seasons
>Â
Bayley Winkel has scored a goal in three of his last five games and registered a point in six of RMU's nine matches