@ Robert Morris (12/1)

[mbenecke]

Our Falcon hockey team (2-0-0) has moved up to #18 in the nation in this week's USCHO poll.

We have a little off stretch, and then we ride into Pittsburgh to take on Robert Morris (2-0-0) on Tuesday, December 1st at 7:05pm. The Colonials are busy this weekend, with 2 games vs. Canisius.

They hosted Huntsville twice this past weekend, skating to 5-2 and 4-3 wins. This feels like a game we should win, but you never know - and they were receiving the 2nd most votes of the unraked teams, so it could be a battle.

Ultimately, it's a nice opportunity for us to grab a road win after the holiday. I hope we take advantage of the situation.

Go Falcons! Beat RMU!

[mbenecke]

Just a few moments from puck drop tonight.

The lineup:

Gould-Ford-Dougherty
Craggs-Schneider-Wright
Kruse-Johnson-Barber
Collin-Scardina-Fyten

Musser-Lloyd
Wells-Cullen
Theocharidis-Daly
Coyle

Dop-Rose

[mbenecke]

Bad defense early. RMU gets 2 early goals.

[mbenecke]

We traveled on the day of the game, and we look like it.

RMU leads 2-0 halfway through the first.

[mbenecke]

Doesn't help that these officials seem to think they're calling a basketball game...

[mbenecke]

Cameron Wright flips one up stickside on the power play, and the Falcons cut the lead in half.

2-1 RMU, 2:00 left in the 1st.

[mbenecke]

Some jerk from RMU wrecks Max into the boards pretty late and there's no penalty initially, but the kid eventually gets the gate with a 5-minute major.

That was an ugly, dirty play. Felt like they were headhunting one of our best players.

[mbenecke]

Well, BG is back. Cullen knots it at 2 with 14 seconds left in the first period, and we stole the momentum back.

There will be 4 more minutes on the major PP when the 2nd period starts.

END OF 1: BG 2, RMU 2

[TalonsUpPuckDown]

Quite the first period. Played a lot better the last 8-9 min. Tied up with 4 min PP left on the major to start the second.

[mbenecke]

There were 7 total penalties in the first period. Wasn't pretty to watch.

Would love to see us get another one on this major PP early in the 2nd.

[TalonsUpPuckDown]

Good to see Johnson starting the second period on the PP.

[mbenecke]

Good to see Johnson starting the second period on the PP.

For sure - I had been a little worried, as he was very slow to get up after the hit he took.

[mbenecke]

RMU killed the rest of the penalty, but BG was buzzing around the net, and Kruse buries a nice shot from close range to push us ahead, 3-2.

[mbenecke]

And The Captain, Connor Ford, adds a tally in his hometown off a pass from Gavin Gould.

BG leads 4-2 with 12:20 left in the 2nd period.

[TalonsUpPuckDown]

Gould with a really nice feed to Ford. 4-2. We’re doing whatever we want right now.