Robert Morris Snaps Two-Game Losing Streak
from press release
FAIRFIELD, Conn. -- The Robert Morris
University Colonials snapped a two-game losing streak with a close
12-10 victory over the Sacred Heart Pioneers on Saturday afternoon.
The Pioneers held a 6-4 lead after the first-half, but a strong
second half lifted the Colonials over SHU to earn their ninth win
of the season.
Juniors Trevor Moore (Port Coquitlam, B.C. / Western Reserve
Academy), Corbyn Tao-Brambleby (Coquitlam, B.C. / Western Reserve
Academy) and Patrick Smith (Westminster, Md. / Westminster) all
recorded hat-tricks in the victory and Rob Laughner (Indianapolis,
Indiana / Bishop Chatard) and Mike Grosz (St. Louis, Mo. / Parkway
West) led the team with five ground balls.
The Pioneers started off the contest with a two-goal lead with
goals by Timmy Katz and Jon Flood at the 3:34 and 5:27 marks. A
little over a minute later the Colonials got in a groove and reeled
off three goals to grab a 3-2 advantage heading into the second
quarter.
It took over five minutes for a score to be made in the second
quarter, but Sacred Heart broke the silence at 5:40 with Flood's
second goal of the contest. Tao-Brambleby scored his second goal of
the contest with 7:27 left to play to take back a one goal lead,
but the Pioneers dominated the rest of the quarter by scoring three
times in the final 6:21 of the half to take a 6-4 advantage.
Robert Morris answered back in the third quarter outscoring the
Pioneers three-to-one. Flood Scored a man-up goal with 8:35 left in
the Frame, but a goal by Smith with 7:44 left on the clock and
back-to-back goals by Moore knotted the score, 7-7 heading into the
final frame.
Kiel Matisz (Stoney Creek, Ontario / Saltfleet) opened things up
with a goal at 1:08, which was followed by two SHU goals, giving
them a 9-8 lead with 4:53 left to play. Fortunately, the Colonials
got in a scoring groove and found the net three times within a
minutes span to take back the lead, 11-9. The squads swapped goals
for a final time with Sacred Heart scoring with 1:44 left on the
clock and Moore tallying his third score with 51 seconds left in
the game to finalize the score, 12-10.
Sacred Heart was successful on only one-of-eight extra man
opportunities, but held the Colonials scoreless on two chances.
Pioneer goalie Tom Trgo displayed an exceptional performance with
20 saves, while RMU's Dillon Pope (Smithtown, N.Y. / Smithtown)
made eight stops.
The Colonials return to action next Saturday, May 1 against No. 1
Virginia in Charlottesville, Va. at 1:00 p.m.
