FIXTURE #9
Robert Morris Colonials (1-6-1, 0-0-0 NEC) @ Howard Bison (1-3-2, 0-0-0 Sun Belt)
Saturday, September 22, 2018 // 1:00 p.m. // Washington, D.C. – Greene Stadium
Live Video: N/A // Live Stats: HUBison.com

Musket Shots
> Robert Morris fell to Duquesne in a Steel City derby on Wednesday, 4-1
> Owen Pearce scored the lone Colonial goal against the Dukes, giving him two on the season
> Pearce is up to six points on the season, a career high that ranks second on the team
> Matt Cillo registered the assist on Pearce's tally, his first collegiate helper
> Guilherme Fanck scored his first RMU goal this past Saturday in a 1-0 triumph over La Salle
> Winter Fondi moved to seventh all-time in career shutouts after posting his eighth against the Explorers
> The Colonials were picked to finish sixth in the annual Northeast Conference (NEC) Preseason Coaches' Poll
 
History vs. Howard
Overall: 4-0-1 | Home: 3-0-0 | Away: 1-0-1 | Streak: W1
Last Meeting: 10/1/2017; Moon Township, Pa. – Robert Morris 2, Howard 1
First Meeting: 10/27/2013; Moon Township, Pa. – Robert Morris 4, Howard 1
> This will be the sixth consecutive season that the Colonials and Bison have played
> RMU used two goals in the final 10 minutes by Zac Sherman and Bayley Winkel to top Howard, 2-1, last season
> In their last bout at Howard on Oct. 1, 2016, Curran Edland equalized in the 86th minute to force a 2-2 draw
> Neco Brett, former three-time NEC Player of the Year, totaled four goals and three assists in three meetings against the Bison
 
Scouting Howard
> The Bison enter this matchup with a 1-3-2 record, opening the season with a 2-1 win over Bryant
> Howard has lost to NEC foe St. Francis Brooklyn (3-1) and drew even at Mount St. Mary's (1-1)
> The Bison was selected to finish fifth in the annual Sun Belt Men's Soccer Preseason Poll
> Senior forward Victor Guirma leads Howard with four goals and nine points
> Junior midfielder Andres Gomez has chipped in with seven points (3g, 1a)
> Junior goalkeeper Carlos Caro has started all six games in net, owning a 2.02 goals against average and .629 save percentage
 
Colonial Trends
> Kai Olguin has gone the distance in his last 40 matches
> Oeyvind Skjesol has appeared in the last 17 Starting XIs
> RMU has now started a freshman in two consecutive season openers (Dylan Thomas, 2017)

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