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Colonials Prepare Battle Against the Bonnies

RMU Game Notes (9/26)

GAME 9
RMU (3-3-2 / 1-2 #HLMSOC) vs. SBU (4-3-1 / 1-1 #A10)
Tuesday, Sep. 26 | 3:00 p.m.
North Athletic Complex | Moon Township, Pa.
TV: ESPN+
Talent: Sam Goldberg
Twitter & Instagram: rmumsoccer
 
Opening Kick-Off
  • The Robert Morris men's soccer team takes a break from conference play to host St. Bonaventure on Tuesday, September 26 at 3:00 p.m.
  • Last time out, the Colonials took a loss in a close battle with Milwaukee on the road, 2-3.
  • Against the Panthers, Kosi Udeh and Robert Kolbeins both recorded their first career goals. Also, freshman Kyler Miller provided his first collegiate assist in the match on Udeh's first half goal.
  • Freshman goalkeeper Josh Lane has started the past two games, making nine saves.
  • RMU will be looking for their second win at home this year. They're 1-1-1 in three games at the North Athletic Complex in the 2023 season. RMU is 2-1-2 in non-conference tests.
  • Sophomore Anass Hadran is the team's leading scorer, posting two goals and two assists so far this year. 16 players on the roster have earned at least one point.
  • Head coach Jonathan Potter and his team went undefeated for the first five games of the season. This year's team repeated history as they were the first squad since the 1993 and 1995 group to start the campaign unbeaten through the first five games.
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The All-Time Series (St. Bonaventure) – Against the Bonnies, the series is all tied up as both programs are 1-1-1 when facing each other. The first meeting came in 2016, in Olean, N.Y., as RMU pulled away with a 1-0 win. The following year, RMU hosted St. Bonaventure, falling in double-overtime, 2-3. Then, in 2018 back in New York, double-overtime was needed again but neither side could score, as the match ended in a 0-0 draw. Tuesday's game will be the first time these team's kick-off in five years.
 
Scouting the Bonnies – Playing in the A10 conference, the Bonnies are currently 4-3-1 and 1-1 in conference games. Their first conference win of the season was in their past match-up, taking down George Mason, 2-0. In their first A10 test of the year, they fell to Fordham, 0-3.
 
Offensively, Andres Javitt is the squads primary point producer, slotting in five goals and two assists so far. In the assist column, Kenzo Brito and Rafael Pereira both own four assists each. Defensively, a Toronto native, Haji Shee has played the most on the roster, being on the pitch for 658 minutes through eight games. Protecting the net, the Frenchman Jules Dechert has started seven games. The senior has won three games and made 38 saves in 2023. St. Bonaventure will be the second and final A10 conference member the Colonials face this year, as they played Duquesne earlier in the campaign.
 
TEAM STATS
Currently in the Horizon League, RMU is ranked first in goals forward with 15 total goals. The team's average of 1.875 goals-per-game is at the top of the conference. Head coach Jonathan Potter's squad has also played disciplined, only being issued 10 yellow cards which is the lowest in the HL. Defensively, the Colonials 11 goals allowed is the fourth best.

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