Moon Township, Pa. - October 12, 2009 - Robert Morris University senior defenseman Jacki Gibson (Burlington, Ontario / Burlington Barracudas) took home her first CHA Defensive Player of the Week honor of the season after helping the Colonials force overtime in their 4-3 loss to No. 10 Boston.

She anchored a penalty killing unit that stopped 9-of-11 opponent power-play chances over the course of two games. The Ontario native also assisted on RMU's first of three comeback goals against Boston University at 5:08 in the third period and less than three minutes later scored an unassisted goal to bring the score to 3-2. The Colonials went on to score one more time to force overtime.

Robert Morris returns home to take on St. Lawrence in its home opening series on Friday, October 16 at 7:05 p.m. and Saturday, October 17 at 4:00 p.m.