Erie, Pa. — Mercyhurst kicks off February with a home and home series against Robert Morris University.

Matchup History vs Robert Morris
The two teams met once at the beginning of the season in Erie. It ended up in a shootout after the Lakers 3rd period comeback with late goals coming from Keanan Stewart and Philip Waugh. Steven Agriogianis netted the only goal of the shootout as Owen Say saved all three of the shots they faced. Since they first met in the 2004/05 season, Mercyhurst is 15-17-10 against them. The last time they visited Robert Morris was back in the 2020/21 season where they fell 5-3 in a one game series.

Recap
The Lakers hosted Holy Cross this past weekend, facing them for the first time this season. They lost in both games of the two game set, despite making comeback efforts in both. In game one the Lakers headed into the final period behind one at 3-2 with goals from the defensive line, but ultimately fell 5-2. Game two was highlighted by Barrett Brooks scoring his 1st career goal. A 5 goal third period saw the Lakers end up on the wrong side of the score sheet at a 5-3 final in favor of the Crusaders.

Stats Leaders
Boris Skalos is in the team lead for goals (10).
Steven Agriogianis has the lead in team assists (15).
Agriogianis leads the team in points (20).
Jake Beaune has the most blocks on the team (54).
Owen Say leads the team in saves (703) and Simon Bucheler leads in save percentage (.913).

A Look at the Colonials
Robert Morris took in 13 freshmen and 10 transfers for their first season back in collegiate hockey. Three of the ten transfers they took in came from Mercyhurst's program. Cade Townend, Paul Maust, and former captain Rylee St. Onge. Derek Schooley heads the team for his 18th season. Freshman forward Tanner Klimpke leads Robert Morris in goals (8) and total points (17). Graduate Student, Dallas Tulik, has the most assists on the team (12), while Chad Veltri has 848 saves for a .916 save percentage this season. They sit at the bottom of the AHA with a 4-12-2 record in the conference.

Puck drop for game one in Erie set for Friday, February 2nd at 7:00 pm and 7:00 pm for game two in Moon Township Saturday, February 3rd as well.