Niagara Begins Three-Game Set With RMU Thursday

PURPLE EAGLES HOCKEY
GAMES 11-13	Niagara Purple Eagles (2-5-3, 1-4-3 AHA) vs. No. 20 Robert Morris Colonials (8-3-0, 6-1-0 AHA)
DATE \| TIME	Thursday, January 7 \| 5:05 PM Saturday, January 9 \| 7:35 PM Sunday, January 10 \| 4:05 PM
LOCATION	Dwyer Arena – Niagara University Clearview Arena – Pittsburgh, PA
GAME NOTES	Niagara \| Robert Morris
SERIES	Niagara Leads 33-25-10
STREAK	Robert Morris, W1
BROADCAST	FloHockey
AUDIO	Tune-In – Frank Gallo
LIVE STATS	PurpleEagles.com RMUColonials.com
TWITTER	@NiagaraMHKY
INSTAGRAM	@NiagaraMHKY

Match Notes

The Purple Eagles and Colonials will meet for three games in four days starting Thursday evening at Dwyer Arena on the campus of Niagara University, NY.
Niagara and Robert Morris met on Dec. 31, with the Colonials emerging victorious 6-1.
Overall, Niagara is 33-25-10 all-time against Robert Morris, including a 21-10-3 record at home.
Robert Morris enters the series ranked no. 20th overall in the latest USCHO National Poll, following a sweep of RIT last weekend.
Grant Hebert leads the Colonials with 14 points and nine assists, while teammate Jordan Timmons leads the team with eight goals.
Sommer Walker recorded the lone goal against Robert Morris on Dec. 31 and currently leads the team with five goals and eight points.

Niagara Notes

Niagara continues a stretch where it will play seven games in 13 days, starting on December 29.
The Purple Eagles picked up its first Atlantic Hockey win on Jan. 3, when they scored seven goals against visiting Air Force.
Walker Sommer is the current team leader in points (9) and goals (5). The redshirt-junior is tied for ninth in the conference in goals scored.
Croix Evingson leads the Purple Eagles with six assists. The defenseman ranks third in Atlantic Hockey in defenseman scoring.
Jared Brandt is currently on a six-game point streak after recording an assist in the Purple Eagles most recent contest. Brandt has two goals and four helpers in the six-game span.
Transfer goalie Mike Corson leads Niagara with a 2.95 GAA and save percentage of .913. Corson also has the fourth most saves in the conference with 146.
Niagara has scored 15 of its 31 total goals in the first period and have three games with three or more goals in the opening frame.
The Purple Eagles are currently ranked fourth in Atlantic Hockey on the power play, going 8-for-39 on the season.
19 Purple Eagles have recorded a point through eight games.

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