▁itself ▁facing ▁third - period ▁def ic its ▁of ▁ 2 – 1 ▁and ▁ 3 – 2 , ▁but ▁Rich ards ▁answered ▁each ▁time , ▁the ▁latter ▁with ▁just ▁ 1 2 ▁seconds ▁remaining , ▁to ▁force ▁a ▁draw ▁with ▁the ▁fifth - rank ed ▁L akers . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁CH A ▁play offs , ▁Ni ag ara ▁again ▁saw ▁its ▁run ▁come ▁to ▁a ▁quick ▁end ▁in ▁the ▁semif inals , ▁this ▁time ▁to ▁a ▁Robert ▁Morris ▁team ▁en ▁route ▁to ▁its ▁first - ever ▁conference ▁title . ▁Rich ards ▁qualified ▁for ▁the ▁All - CH A ▁Academ ic ▁Team ▁for ▁the ▁second ▁season ▁in ▁a ▁row . ▁ ▁Short ly ▁after ▁the ▁conclusion ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 1 – 1 2 ▁season , ▁Ni ag ara ▁announced ▁that ▁it ▁would ▁immediately ▁dis continue ▁its ▁women ' s ▁hockey ▁program , ▁forcing ▁Rich ards ▁and ▁other ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁team ▁to ▁either ▁transfer ▁or ▁continue ▁studying ▁at ▁N U ▁without ▁playing ▁hockey . ▁ ▁Robert ▁Morris ▁ ▁For ▁Rich ards , ▁along ▁with ▁def ens eman ▁K else y ▁G unn , ▁the ▁solution ▁to ▁the ▁Ni ag ara ▁situation ▁was ▁a ▁move ▁south ▁to ▁newly ▁crown ed ▁CH A ▁champion ▁Robert ▁Morris , ▁a ▁transfer ▁that ▁paid ▁nearly - im mediate ▁divid ends . ▁In ▁her ▁first ▁official ▁NCAA ▁game ▁as ▁a ▁Col onial ▁( follow ing ▁a ▁hand ful ▁of ▁exhibition ▁cont ests ), ▁Rich ards ▁scored ▁the ▁game - win