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RMU Continues Keystone State Swing at Home Against La Salle

MSOC La Salle Gameday

Men's Soccer | 9/14/2018 7:51:00 PM

FIXTURE #7
La Salle Explorers (2-3-0, 0-0-0 A-10) @ Robert Morris Colonials (0-5-1, 0-0-0 NEC)
Saturday, September 15, 2018 // 1:00 p.m. // Moon Township, Pa. – North Athletic Complex
Live Video: NEC Front Row // Live Stats: RMUColonials.com

Musket Shots

> Robert Morris and Bucknell went to overtime for the second straight season, but the Bison prevailed, 2-1
> Oeyvind Skjesol scored his first career goal in the 53rd minute, leveling the contest off a feed from Owen Pearce
> Pearce now has four points over his last two games, previously netting a goal and assist at Longwood
> Guilherme Fanck made his RMU debut, starting the match and playing 73 minutes
> Zac Sherman currently ranks third in the Northeast Conference (NEC) in goals per game (0.50) and points per game (1.17)
> Kai Olguin, Gustaf Moberg, and Winter Fondi join Sherman and Skjesol as returnees who started 11 or more games last season
> Fondi, Olguin, Sherman, Pearce, Noah Elamin, and Mason George make up the six-player class
> RMU was picked to finish sixth in the annual NEC Preseason Coaches' Poll
 
History vs. La Salle
Overall: 0-1-0 | Home: 0-1-0 | Away: 0-0-0 | Streak: L1
Last/First Meeting: 9/11/2009; Moon Township, Pa. – La Salle 4, Robert Morris 0

> The Colonials and Explorers have only played once, with La Salle topping RMU, 4-0, in 2009
 
Scouting La Salle
> The Explorers are 2-3 overall, opening the season with wins against Howard (2-1) and Iona (2-1)
> La Salle was ranked No. 14 in the TopDrawerSoccer rankings earlier this season, falling out of the poll following a 2-0 loss to St. Francis Brooklyn
> Sophomore forward Soji Olatoye and junior midfielder Pat McCarthy each have a team-high three points (1g, 1a)
> Senior goalkeeper Cameron Keys has started all five contests, owning a 1.40 goals against average and .611 save percentage
 
Colonial Trends
> Kai Olguin has gone the distance in his last 38 matches
>  Oeyvind Skjesol has appeared in the last 15 Starting XIs
> RMU has now started a freshman in two consecutive season openers (Dylan Thomas, 2017)

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Players Mentioned

Noah Elamin

#19 Noah Elamin

M
5' 9"
Senior
Winter Fondi

#0 Winter Fondi

GK
5' 10"
Redshirt Senior
Mason George

#20 Mason George

D
5' 11"
Senior
Gustaf Moberg

#6 Gustaf Moberg

D
6' 0"
Sophomore
Kai Olguin

#8 Kai Olguin

M
5' 6"
Senior
Owen Pearce

#4 Owen Pearce

D
5' 10"
Senior
Zac Sherman

#11 Zac Sherman

F
5' 11"
Senior
Oeyvind Skjesol

#5 Oeyvind Skjesol

D
6' 3"
Sophomore
Dylan Thomas

#22 Dylan Thomas

D
5' 8"
Sophomore
Guilherme Fanck

#9 Guilherme Fanck

F
6' 3"
Junior

Players Mentioned

Noah Elamin

#19 Noah Elamin

5' 9"
Senior
M
Winter Fondi

#0 Winter Fondi

5' 10"
Redshirt Senior
GK
Mason George

#20 Mason George

5' 11"
Senior
D
Gustaf Moberg

#6 Gustaf Moberg

6' 0"
Sophomore
D
Kai Olguin

#8 Kai Olguin

5' 6"
Senior
M
Owen Pearce

#4 Owen Pearce

5' 10"
Senior
D
Zac Sherman

#11 Zac Sherman

5' 11"
Senior
F
Oeyvind Skjesol

#5 Oeyvind Skjesol

6' 3"
Sophomore
D
Dylan Thomas

#22 Dylan Thomas

5' 8"
Sophomore
D
Guilherme Fanck

#9 Guilherme Fanck

6' 3"
Junior
F