PITTSBURGH -- A day after crafting a grand opening to its 15th season, the Robert Morris University women's hockey team kept the good feelings going Saturday afternoon, but in a different way.

In a 5-0 dismissal of Union at the RMU Island Sports Center, the Colonials (2-0-0) stayed hot on the power play, but spread the scoring around. Four players had two points each -- led by sophomore transfer Michaela Boyle's two-goal game -- and 10 players in all got on the score sheet.

All told, it was a more egalitarian attacking effort for RMU, which got five points each from linemates Jaycee Gebhard and Lexi Templeman on Friday night.

"When you can get scoring from the entire lineup ... " head coach Paul Colontino said. "Some nights, like last night, you get a couple of people with a lot of points. Tonight, you get a little more spread out. That's huge. You can't be a team that relies on one or two players every weekend. You never know who's going to get the Grade-A scoring opportunities."

To that point, plenty of Colonials were able to meet the moment, whether it's Boyle slamming home a pair of goalmouth passes, junior defender Emily Curlett crashing the net for a power-play finish, or sophomore Mackenzie Krasowski burying a beautiful backhand move on a third-period breakaway.

Krasowski scored the first and the final strikes of RMU's 11-goal weekend, making for a storybook start to her second season after injury significantly sliced into her freshman year.

"Honestly, it feels like starting all over again," said Krasowski, who had one goal in 21 games last year. "It feels good to get out there and re-learn how to play hockey again. I feel like I've put all of my energy in getting back to how I used to play, and getting back to full health."

To cap off the weekend sweep, sophomore goalie Arielle DeSmet stopped all 21 shots she faced, following up freshman Raygan Kirk's impressive debut on Friday with her second career shutout. The Colonials aren't deep just on the attack, after all.

"It felt great to get back at it," DeSmet said. "Nice to get my feel for the season. Definitely sticking with that."

DeSmet, who appeared in 10 games as a freshman, now has two shutouts in her past four starts, dating back to March 1 vs. Syracuse. She was the beneficiary of plenty of offensive support, but she earned every bit of the win with several sturdy saves when the game was still up for grabs. 

With a defensive corps that features a sophomore (Gillian Thompson), two freshmen (Anna Fairman, Allyson Hebert) and a converted forward (Emilie Harley), the Colonials are hoping for steady improvement in grasping the central concepts of how they want to play.

"We definitely have a younger 'D' this year," DeSmet said. "One of the things we're focused on is communication and learning the basics. We're definitely getting there after practice and an exhibition game."

Speaking of some of those younger players, Thompson notched a second consecutive two-assist performance, doubling her point total from all of last year. Sophomore classmate Leah Marino jammed in an even-strength goal, too, and Hebert picked up her first NCAA point and assist on Krasowski's beauty.

Not to be forgotten, Gebhard and Templeman increased their point totals to seven apiece with a pair of assists each Saturday. As usual, the Colonials' top two returning scorers were drivers on the power play, which went 3 for 4 on the day and 5 for 8 on the weekend.

After dictating play to the Dutchwomen (0-2-0) through most of 120 minutes, RMU will have a week off before welcoming No. 2 Minnesota to the Island for the first time on Oct. 11-12.

Colontino said the staff will take advantage of the extra prep time to focus on a few lagging areas. One area he can't complain about is focus, as the Colonials seemed to improve each game this weekend as the clock ticked down. For instance, on Saturday, they fired the first 10 shot attempts of the third period, even though they already led 4-0 at that point. 

"I thought they did a good job with that," Colontino said. "I thought we played smart down the stretch and kept our composure. Big picture: I thought we played better today than yesterday, and that's what's important."