Men's Soccer | 10/20/2018 10:40:00 AM

FIXTURE #15
Central Connecticut Blue Devils (0-11-1, 0-5-0 NEC) @ Robert Morris Colonials (4-9-1, 2-3-0 NEC)
Sunday, October 21, 2018 // 1:00 p.m. // Moon Township, Pa. – North Athletic Complex
Live Video: NEC Front Row // Live Stats: RMUColonials.com

Musket Shots
> Robert Morris couldn't find a second-half equalizer against LIU Brooklyn, falling to the league leaders, 1-0, on Friday
> The Colonials entered the weekend in a tie for fifth in the Northeast Conference (NEC) standings, one point out of the top four
> Zac Sherman entered the weekend ranked 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 entered the weekend tied for fourth in the league in assists per game (0.31) and tied for eighth in points per game (0.77)
> Winter Fondi entered the weekend leading the NEC in shutouts (4), ranked 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. Central Connecticut
Overall: 10-8-3 | Home: 6-2-2 | Away: 3-6-1 | Neutral: 1-0-0 | Streak: W4
Last Meeting: 10/6/2017; New Britain, Conn. – Robert Morris 1, Central Connecticut 0
First Meeting: 10/18/1998; Moon Township, Pa. – Central Connecticut 4, Robert Morris 0
> Robert Morris has won four straight in this series by an aggregate score of 6-1
> Winter Fondi has posted back-to-back clean sheets against the Blue Devils, making seven saves in the wins
> Last season, Zac Sherman scored from an impossible angle in the 57th minute to give RMU a 1-0 road victory
> Sherman has scored twice in this series – the aforementioned winner last year and the opener in 2015
> The last meeting in Moon Township was a 1-0 win in favor of the hosts, thanks to a Bayley Winkel goal in the 70th minute
 
Scouting Central Connecticut
> The Blue Devils own an 0-11-1 overall record and 0-5-0 mark in conference play
> CCSU's lone result on the season was a 1-1 draw at Hartford on Sept. 25
> Senior forward Louis Beddouri leads the Blue Devils with five goals and 10 points
> Freshman midfielder Noah Silverman has contributed five points (2g, 1a) in his first collegiate season
> Graduate goalkeeper Carson D'Ambrosio has started all but one game, owning a 2.05 goals against average and .667 save percentage
 
Colonial Trends
> Kai Olguin has gone the distance in his last 46 matches
> Oeyvind Skjesol has appeared in the last 23 Starting XIs
> Lorenzo Guagneli and Cristian Palermo have started 14 straight games to open their careers
> RMU has now started a freshman in two consecutive season openers (Dylan Thomas, 2017)

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