▁in ▁a ▁tight ▁CH A ▁race . ▁Rich ards ' ▁late ▁season ▁was ▁highlight ed ▁by ▁her ▁hand ▁in ▁both ▁Robert ▁Morris ▁goals ▁( al ong ▁with ▁a ▁third - period ▁checking ▁from ▁behind ▁major ▁and ▁game ▁mis con duct ) ▁in ▁a ▁tie ▁with ▁R IT ▁on ▁January ▁ 2 6 , ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁two ▁other ▁multi - point ▁efforts . ▁ ▁The ▁Col onial s ▁opened ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁CH A ▁play offs ▁with ▁a ▁first - round ▁series ▁swe ep ▁over ▁fifth - se eded ▁L inden wood , ▁but ▁fell ▁to ▁Mer cy h urst ▁in ▁the ▁conference ▁semif inals ▁to ▁close ▁the ▁year . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁un success ful ▁CH A ▁title ▁defense , ▁expect ations ▁were ▁somewhat ▁temper ed ▁for ▁R M U ▁in ▁Rich ards ' ▁senior ▁year , ▁ 2 0 1 3 – 1 4 , ▁as ▁the ▁conference ▁coach es ▁tab bed ▁the ▁Col onial s ▁third ▁in ▁the ▁pr ese ason ▁poll , ▁although ▁Rich ards ▁- ▁now ▁the ▁team ' s ▁captain ▁- ▁was ▁again ▁expected ▁to ▁play ▁a ▁key ▁role . ▁Both ▁team ▁and ▁individual ▁rose ▁to ▁the ▁challenge ▁however , ▁with ▁Robert ▁Morris ' ▁ 2 4 – 8 – 3 ▁final ▁overall ▁mark ▁standing ▁as ▁the ▁best ▁in ▁program ▁history ▁to ▁that ▁point ▁( the ▁ 2 4 ▁wins ▁remain ▁tied ▁for ▁the ▁team ▁record ▁as ▁of ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 6 – 1 7