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Robert Morris University men's soccer team returns to North Athletic Complex to host the Pitt Panthers in a 4:00 p.m. match Tuesday, Sept. 13. The Colonials are coming off a 1-0 win at St. Bonaventure University Sunday afternoon. Pitt sits 1-2-1 after falling to Louisville, 2-0, in its ACC opener last Friday.
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All-Time Series vs. Pitt
Robert Morris is 7-13-1 against the Panthers and have lost six of the last seven matches. The Colonials last victory against Pitt came in 2011, a 2-1 decision at North Athletic Complex.
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Musket Shots
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Winter Fondi made four saves against St. Bonaventure to earn his first career shutout and backstop RMU to a 1-0 win
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Rafael Bruzual leads Robert Morris with two goals
> The Colonials lost three home games to open the 2015 slate
> Robert Morris was tied for fifth in the NEC Preseason Coaches Poll with Bryant
> The Colonials went 10-8-1 last season
> A 4-2-1 NEC mark led RMU to its first postseason berth since 2016
> Thirteen letterwinners return to the squad including five of the six top scorers
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Bennett Jull, Keane Mc Ivor,
Lucas Puntillo and
Zac Sherman all earned postseason recognition from the league last year
> Jull, McIvor and Puntillo were All-NEC Second Team selections
> Sherman and Puntillo were named to the NEC All-Rookie Team
> Puntillo is the leading returning scorer with five goals and six assists as a freshman
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Coming Up
The Colonials are back on the road for their next two matches beginning with a 1:00 p.m. contest at Lehigh on Saturday, Sept. 17.
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