Men’s Hockey Drops First Game in Month, Heads to Semifinal Game Three vs. RMU

Saturday, March 14

Fairfield, Conn.

5:00 PM

Sacred Heart

22-13-3

Robert Morris

16-20-3

Robert Morris

Sacred Heart

Photo by: Greg Vasil

Men’s Hockey Drops First Game in Month, Heads to Semifinal Game Three vs. RMU

3/14/2026 9:02:00 PM | Men's Ice Hockey

Box Score

Trudeau scored his 25th goal of the season, which is now second in the country

By: Josh Smith

FAIRFIELD, Conn. – We are going to a third and final game in the Atlantic Hockey America (AHA) semifinals tomorrow, as the second-seeded Sacred Heart University men's ice hockey team suffered a 5-2 loss to No. 3 Robert Morris on Saturday evening at the Martire Family Arena.

Records:
SHU: 22-13-3
Robert Morris: 16-20-3

How It Happened
Unlike yesterday, the Pioneers took the lead in the first period of game two, as Felix Trudeau sniped a power play goal 5:10 into tonight's contest. Just 46 seconds into the extra-man opportunity, Trudeau wrapped in front of the crease and took a pass from Reid Pabich before firing a one-timer while back skating.

SHU's 1-0 lead lasted until 1:37 in the second period, as the Colonials wasted no time in the frame evening the score at 1-1. RMU added goals at 11:14 and 14:53 to wrestle away momentum and to build a 3-1 advantage.

However, SHU did not stay down, as Marcus Joughin scored at 16:22 to trim the margin to one, 3-2. Joughin tipped a Liam Lesakowski shot from the left point to draw the game closer heading into the third.

Unfortunately for the Pioneers, a goal by the Colonials 1:19 into the third proved made the margin insurmountable. An empty netter in the final three minutes iced the final score at 5-2.

Ajeet Gundarah suffered his first loss since November, as today ended a six-game win streak for the sophomore. Gundarah made 22 saves.

Notes

Today's loss ended a seven-game win streak for the Pioneers.
Trudeau scored his 25th goal of the season, which is now second in the country.
Trudeau is up to 97 points in his career.
Joughin tallied his 97th career point with his goal in the second.
Adamson reached 80 points in his career tonight.
Gundarah suffered his first loss since November, as today ended a six-game win streak.

Postgame quotes
"We knew it wasn't going to be easy, and we're going to embrace tomorrow," said C.J. Marottolo talking about tonight's game. "This is what playoff hockey is all about. So, I know there's a lot of belief in our room."

"Like CJ said, it's playoff hockey," said Marcus Joughin talking about the adversity faced in today's game. "We didn't expect to be it to be easy. We know we're in a dogfight, and we're gonna to leave it all out there tomorrow."

Up Next
The third and final semifinal game is set for a 5 p.m. puck drop tomorrow at Martire Family Arena.