Moon Township, Pa. – Playing its second-straight road contest, the Robert Morris University men's soccer team travels to Cleveland State for a Horizon League showdown.

Robert Morris (3-6-1, 2-2-1 Horizon League) at Cleveland State (8-1-2, 4-0-1 Horizon League)
Wednesday, October 12, at 7:00 p.m. in Cleveland, Ohio.
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LAST TIME OUT
Robert Morris dropped a non-conference match at #6 Marshall last Tuesday, suffering a 3-1 decision.

At Hoops Family Field, the Thundering Herd took a 1-0 lead into halftime before scoring two goals in the second half. The Colonials cut the lead at the 84:37-mark when freshman Anass Hadran fired a shot from distance and found the top right corner of the net, 2-1. Marshall would score a late goal in the 87th minute to secure the win.

STATS TO KNOW
The Colonials currently sit fourth in the Horizon League with seven total points and only five games remaining, as they look to grab a spot in the conference tournament for the second-consecutive season. Robert Morris has tallied 87 shots through 10 games this season, while placing 38 shots on goal. They're averaging just under nine shots a game as they have recorded 11 goals this fall.

Junior Chase Gilley continues to pace the Colonials with 10 points as he has carded four goals and two assists. Gilley currently sits tied for fifth in the league in goals and tied for second with two game-winners. Classmate Hugo Kadima sits tied for second on the team with four points (2A, 1G) and junior Kelvin Ramirez has found the back of the net twice this season.

Hadran recorded his first collegiate goal against Marshall on Tuesday and sits tied for third on the team with three points. He has appeared in all 10 games this season with six starts and has tallied an assist and eight shots this fall.

Sophomore goalkeeper Friedrich Petrelli has collected 27 saves on 104 shots faced through 10 games. He is currently one of three players in the league to record three shutouts. Petrelli has tallied three or more saves five times this season, as he sits fourth in the Horizon League with 1.50 goals against average.

SCOUTING THE VIKINGS
Cleveland State comes into Wednesday's match on a four-game winning streak and currently sits second in the conference. The Vikings are coming off a 1-0 victory over Oakland last Saturday.

Cleveland State is led by a dynamic duo in Bojan Kolevski and Pablo Kawecki who both sit at the top of the Horizon League in multiple statistical categories. Both have registered seven goals and three assists through 11 games, while tallying 17 points each. Kawecki has totaled 40 shots this fall with 18 of them coming on goal. He is the only player in the league with three game-winning goals this season.

The Vikings lead the conference in multiple categories as they have tallied 24 goals and 69 points, both in which are first in the league. They're averaging 2.18 goals per game and have recorded eight game-winners.

Goalkeeper Omeed Naeemy was just named Horizon League Defensive Player of the Week on Monday after recording his conference leading fourth shutout. Naeemy sits first in the conference after only giving up six goals and has carded a .786 save percentage. He has collected 22 saves and 0.86 goals against average in seven starts this fall.

QUOTABLE
"We are excited to get back into Horizon League play," head coach Jason O'Keefe said. "Cleveland State is having another great season and is at the top of the Horizon League. We look forward to testing ourselves, continuing to grow, and learn."

UP NEXT
The Colonials end their three-game road trip in Lexington, Virginia when they take on VMI in non-conference action at 4:00 p.m.
 
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