Men's Soccer | 10/18/2018 12:04:00 PM

FIXTURE #14
LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds (9-3-1, 4-0-0 NEC) @ Robert Morris Colonials (4-8-1, 2-2-0 NEC)
Friday, October 19, 2018 // 3:00 p.m. // Moon Township, Pa. – North Athletic Complex
Live Video: NEC Front Row // Live Stats: RMUColonials.com

Musket Shots
> Robert Morris dropped a heartbreaker to Fairleigh Dickinson this past Sunday, 1-0, in double overtime
> The Colonials now sit in a tie for fifth in the Northeast Conference (NEC) standings, one point out of the top four
> Zac Sherman ranks second in the NEC in points per game (1.08), fourth in goals per game (0.42), and tied for seventh in assists per game (0.25)
> Owen Pearce is tied for fourth in the league in assists per game (0.31) and tied for eighth in points per game (0.77)
> Winter Fondi leads the NEC in shutouts (4), ranks fourth in save percentage (.754), and fifth in goals against average (1.37)
> Sherman (5g, 3a, 13p) and Pearce (3g, 4a, 10p) have each established career highs in all scoring categories
 
History vs. LIU Brooklyn
Overall: 13-17-1 | Home: 9-5-0 | Away: 3-10-1 | Neutral: 1-2-0 | Streak: W1
Last Meeting: 10/22/2017; Brooklyn, N.Y. – Robert Morris 1, LIU Brooklyn 0
First Meeting: 10/29/1991; Brooklyn, N.Y. – Long Island 2, Robert Morris 0
> Bayley Winkel scored in the 65th minute and Winter Fondi made nine saves to lift RMU over LIU Brooklyn last season, 1-0
> Last season's triumph was the Colonials' first over the Blackbirds since Nov. 4, 2012, a 2-0 win at the North Athletic Complex
> RMU's most successful run during this series came between 1993-96, when it won five straight, including the 1993 NEC Championship and 1994 NEC Semifinals
 
Scouting LIU Brooklyn
> The Blackbirds lead the NEC with a perfect 4-0-0 record in league play, along with a 9-3-1 mark overall
> LIU is riding an eight-game winning streak, with three of its last four victories needing an overtime period
> The last six Blackbird triumphs have come by one goal each, and their last three have been in Brooklyn
> Sophomore midfielder Fredrik Mathisen is one of three players with double-digit points, leading the team with 14 (5g, 4a)
> Redshirt senior forward Romario Guscott has tallied 11 points (4g, 3a), while reigning NEC Player of the Year Rasmus Hansen has scored five goals
> Senior defender Filip Nordstrom paces the Blackbirds with seven assists
> Freshman goalkeeper Sam Ilin has started eight games and appeared in nine, owning a 1.13 goals against average and .809 save percentage
 
Colonial Trends
> Kai Olguin has gone the distance in his last 45 matches
> Oeyvind Skjesol has appeared in the last 22 Starting XIs
> Lorenzo Guagneli and Cristian Palermo have started 13 straight games to open their careers
> RMU has now started a freshman in two consecutive season openers (Dylan Thomas, 2017)

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