![]() Pittsburgh, Pa. - The Robert Morris Colonials won their exhibition game Saturday night versus the University of Ottawa with a score of 5-1. Colonials senior center Brady Ferguson scored two goals in the first and second periods to help Robert Morris beat Ottawa. “It was a power-play breakout,” Ferguson said in reference to his second goal in the second period. “Mike (Louria) threw it across to Alex (Tonge) and just went far to the net, and Tonge put it right on my stick and all I had to do was put it in the net.” Coach Derek Schooley didn’t know what to expect from his players after having only nine hours and 20 minutes’ worth of practice. “We didn’t know what to expect,” Schooley said. “We’ve had nine hours and 20 minutes of practice. We felt we’ve had a lot of returners and wanted to get some kinks out.” During the first and second periods, the Colonials found themselves not being able to keep the puck in Ottawa’s end. The Colonials feel they didn’t have enough time to work on things in practice. “We were good in some areas and sloppy in other areas. It’s also hard when you have 15 forwards and eight defensemen to keep everybody active in the hockey game,” Schooley said. “We worked on 5-on-3 and 3-on-5 for literally 30 seconds this morning. We haven’t had a chance to work on a lot of our system.” Despite the lack of practice, Coach Schooley liked what he saw in his players and the energy the team brought. The Colonials found themselves getting the puck faster and Brady Ferguson knows the importance of getting pucks fast for this team. “I think it’s really important. Division I hockey is really fast, a lot of dumping pucks and getting hungry with defensemen,” said Ferguson. “I think tonight we kind of proved that we can get pucks behind the defensemen and use our speed.” Ottawa leftwinger Marco Azzano scored late in the third period to put Ottawa on the board, but they were still trailing 4-1. Newcomer Brett Beauvais saw his first goal as a Colonial along with Eric Israel in the second period and Michael Louria in the third. The Colonials open their regular season on the road at Niagara University on Friday, Oct. 6 at 7:05 p.m. The next home game for the Colonials is Oct. 20 when they face Army.
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![]() The Robert Morris Colonials finished their seventh game of the season Saturday evening with a 1-1 tie to the Bucknell Bison after both teams failed to tally another goal after two overtime periods. Colonial senior Bayley Winkel scored his sixth goal of the season early in the first half to give Robert Morris the lead. “It was a lot like my other goals. Going one-on-one through my teammate getting the ball in those situations, and I’m just looking at the goal,” Winkel said. “I did a couple of jukes and finally beat the goalie to my right and simple shot that went in,” Winkle said. Coach Bill Denniston says Winkel has improved his game a lot since last season. “Bayley is super-fast. Last year he really didn’t do very much and was one of those players who you watched and thought he should be tearing it up, and now he is,” said Denniston. “When he’s one-on-one, there’s a pretty good chance he’s going to get a shot,” Denniston said. The Colonials effort today was great and they’re making progress. Like every team, Denniston is expecting his players to win. “The players know we need to win for mentality more than anything because they have been playing well. So today is not a complete disappointment. Although, certainly disappointing. We need to handle the lead a little better. We play a certain way until we get a goal or two, and then we tend to sit back a bit and invite pressure, and that costs you,” Denniston said. Bayley Winkel isn’t the only Colonial playing great. Goalkeeper Winter Fondi has been solid for the Colonials so far this season. “Fondi, every game, saves. The Bison had a lot of shots and out-shot us, and Fondi had a lot of saves and we rely on him a lot,” said Winkel. “Being a goalkeeper is a hard job to do. You can’t blame him when the goals go in, but he can stop blocks,” Winkle said. However, Denniston doesn’t have any concerns for the rest of the season. “I think we’re going to be absolutely fine. I look at what the rest of the conference is doing, I look at the way we’re playing. The results haven’t come so far, but that isn’t as important as it will be in a few weeks from now for conferences,” Denniston said. During the second half, Bison sophomore Nick King tied the score with less than five minutes left in the second. Neither team was able to find the back-of-net during the extra overtime periods. The Colonials are now 0-6-1 this season. The next game for Robert Morris is Tuesday night at the University of Pittsburgh. Robert Morris: 1, Niagara: 2
Moon, Pa. - The Robert Morris Colonials lost their fifth straight game Friday evening against the Niagara Purple Eagles in Oneonta, NY by the score of 2-1. Colonial midfielder Bayley Winkel scored early in the first half to give Robert Morris the lead. Unfortunately, the Colonials couldn’t hold on to their lead. Purple Eagle forward Asante Carroll scored both goals for Niagara during the second half. Despite the loss, Robert Morris outshot the Purple Eagles 10-8. RMU goalie Winter Fondi made one save throughout the game. The next game for the Colonials is Sunday afternoon vs. Fairfield in Oneonta, NY at noon. |
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