SU Hosts CHA Opponent Robert Morris

Syracuse (8-5-1, 3-0-1 CHA) vs. Robert Morris (6-2-2, 2-0-0 CHA)
Date & Time	Friday, Nov. 30 (7 p.m.) \| Saturday, Dec. 1 (2p.m.)
Location	Syracuse, NY \| Tennity Ice Pavilion (350)
Game notes	Syracuse \| Robert Morris
Live Stats	SUathletics.com
Live Video	AmericaONE.com
Social Media	Facebook \| @Cuse \| Instagram\| #SUICE

The Orange hosts Robert Morris in a CHA showdown this weekend on Friday, Nov. 30 (7 p.m.) and Saturday, Dec. 1 (2 p.m.) at Tennity Ice Pavilion. Syracuse won three-straight home games last week after coming off of a 10 day break and currently sits at 8-5-1 overall and 3-0-1 in CHA play.

Weekend Recap
•Following a 10-day break and three straight weeks on the road, the Orange returned home to host both RIT and RPI in Thanksgiving week matchups.
•On Tuesday night, the SU edged RIT, 2-1, in overtime. Shiann Darkangelo scored the game-tying goal with 41 seconds left in regulation. Julie Knerr netted the game-winner in overtime, securing the Orange's third conference victory.
•SU shutout RPI, 4-0, on both Friday and Saturday. Both Margot Scharfe and Melissa Piacentini totaled three goals apiece over the weekend. Nicole Renault notched four assists, including three in Saturday night's triumph. Both Kallie Billadeau and Jenesica Drinkwater each recorded a shutout against the Engineers.

Orange Analysis
•Senior forward Holly Carrie-Mattimoe became SU's all-time leading scorer on Friday night after netting a short-handed empty-net tally in the third period. She has 35 career goals and leads the Orange offense this season with six goals and six assists.
•Nicole Ferrara has 11 points off of three goals and a team-high eight assists. Shiann Darkangelo has a team-high two game-winning goals.
•Kallie Billadeau's four shutouts this season and six career shutouts are both program records. The netminder has a GAA of 1.15 and a save percentage of .946. Both numbers are good for second in the CHA and fifth in the nation.

Scouting the Colonials
• Head Coach: Paul Colontino (Mercyhurst '00)
• Record : 6-2-2, CHA 2-0-0
• Series against Syracuse: RMU leads, 7-5-4
• Most Recent Meeting: Feb. 4, 2012 - RMU 5, SU 2
• RMU is undefeated in conference play and most recently played a weekend series at RPI. The Colonials topped the Engineers, 3-2 on Friday night. The two teams skated to a 1-1 tie on Saturday night after one overtime period.
• Leading the RMU offense is freshman is Kelsey Thomas who has notched six goals and eight assists for a team-best 14 points. Rebecca Vint leads the Colonials in goals scored with eight and has added four assists this season. Jamie Joslin leads the defense with 25 shots blocked. In between the pipes for RMU is Kristen DiCiocco who boasts a GAA of 2..20 and a save percentage of .916.

The New Record Holder
• With her 35th career goal this weekend, Holly Carrie-Mattimoe because SU's all-time leading scorer.
• Carrie-Mattimoe also set the career-high in points (82) and is tied for first in career assists (47).
• Earlier this season, Carrie-Mattimoe set the career power play goals record with 17.

More Broken Records
• With her 4-0 shutout against RPI, goaltender Kallie Billadeau's four shutouts this season sets a new program record.
• Billadeau also has six career shutouts, which is another SU career record.

Good Break
•The Orange was on the road for three straight weeks before having a ten day break.
• Following the month away from Tennity, the Orange went 3-0 at home defeating RIT, 2-1, in overtime and shutting out RPI, 4-0 and 4-0.
• Syracuse outshot its opponents, 10-1, this past week in three games.

Turning it around at home
•After losing the first three home games, the Orange has won four-straight games at Tennity Ice Pavilion.
•Three of those wins were 4-0 shutouts (Quinnipiac, RPI, RPI).
•The other win was a 2-1 triumph in overtime against RIT.
•The Orange holds a 30-33-6 all-time record while playing at home.
•The win against RIT was SU's first conference win at home since the 2010-11 season.

Breaking down the PP
•Three different skaters each have four points on the power play
•Holly Carrie-Mattimoe has notched two goals and two assists.
•Akane Hosoyamada has one goal and three assists while Caitlin Roach has notched four assists.

An Empty Net, Shorthanded Goal
•Holly Carrie-Mattimoe scored the Orange's first shorthanded goal of the season against RPI. The goal was also an empty net tally and secured her place in SU's record book as the all-time leading scorer.
•Margot Scharfe also netted an empty-net goal against RPI in Saturday night's victory.

Knerr the Hero in OT
•After Shiann Darkangelo netted the game-tying goal with 41 seconds left in regulation, the Orange headed into overtime for the third time this season.
•Julie Knerr scored her scored her first goal since Dec. 2, 2011 vs. Lindenwood to secure SU's victory.

Stopping the Shots
•SU limited its opponents this past week at home to under 20 shots each game
•RIT only registered 19, while RPI notched 14 and 17 respectively.
• The Orange held UConn to one shot in the first period on Saturday's game and only 13 shots overall
• The 13 shots were the least amount of shots SU has held its opponent to in Orange history and was the least amount of shots that SU has limited an offense to so far this season

Renault with Assists
•Nicole Renault's three assists in Saturday's game against RPI was the first time that someone had three assists in one game since Jacquie Greco against Mercyhurst (3/2/12
•Renault notched four assists this weekend and has six this season overall.

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