Orange Defeat Robert Morris 2-1 in Series Opener

Friday, October 16

Moon Township, PA

7 p.m.

Syracuse University

5-2-0, 3-2-0

Robert Morris

3-4-0, 0-3-0

Team	1	2	3	F
Syracuse	1	1	0	2
Robert Morris	1	0	0	1

Orange Defeat Robert Morris 2-1 in Series Opener

10/16/2026 9:24:00 PM | Ice Hockey

Box Score

The Syracuse Women's Ice Hockey team Defeated Robert Morris 2-1 on Friday night. Rylee McLeod's unassisted goal in the second period was the game winner, and Ava Drabyk made 19 saves as the Syracuse women's ice hockey team beat Robert Morris in AHA play.

Syracuse (5-2-0, 3-2-0 AHA) outshot the Colonials 28-20 and held them to a single goal. Drabyk stopped eight shots in the third period to protect the lead. Stella Costabile also scored for the Orange, with a power-play goal in the first period.

Robert Morris (3-4-0, 0-3-0 AHA) got its goal from Jessica MacKinnon, her fifth of the season. Maggie Hatch made 26 saves in net and took the loss.

How it Happened

Costabile put Syracuse on the board with a power-play goal in the first period, assisted by Jackson Kinsler and Emma Gnade. It was her second goal of the season.
MacKinnon tied the game in the first, assisted by Alaina Giampietro and Lucy Thiessen.
McLeod broke the tie in the second period for her third goal of the year.
Syracuse outshot Robert Morris 15-6 in the second period.
The Colonials pulled Hatch for an extra attacker late in the third, but the Orange held on.

Behind the Numbers

Drabyk played all 60 minutes and faced 20 shots.
Syracuse fought off all four Robert Morris power plays and scored on one of its two chances with the man advantage.
Gnade led the Orange with five shots on goal.
Syracuse blocked 19 shots to Robert Morris's 16, with Costabile blocking two.
Robert Morris won 28 of 44 faceoffs, including 16 of 22 by MacKinnon.

Up Next
Syracuse and Robert Morris close out the series on Saturday, Oct. 17 at 3 p.m. The game will be streamed on FloHockey.