DETROIT - Sophomore goaltender Delayne Brian (Winnipeg, Man./Notre Dame Hounds) recorded her third shutout of the season and helped her own cause with an assist as the Wayne State women's hockey team (7-9-3, 3-4-0 CHA) escaped with a narrow 1-0 victory over Robert Morris (5-16-1, 0-5-1 CHA) on Friday at the City Sports Center.

After over 47 minutes of scoreless hockey, senior forward Katrina Protopapas' (Chatham, Ont./Bluewater Hawks) 10th goal of the season gave WSU the lead. Brian, meanwhile, stopped seven shots in the third period and 24 altogether for the fourth shutout of her career.

The scoring play began when Brian cleared the puck away from traffic in front of her crease. The pass found Alyssa Baldin (Mississauga, Ont./Mississauga Jr. Chiefs) on the right wing and, as she skated away from two defensemen along the boards, Baldin's centering pass found the stick of Protopapas who tucked it inside the far post beyond RMU goalie Kristen DiCiocco at the 7:31 mark.

The assist for Brian was the third by a WSU goaltender in program history and the first since Tina Thibideau's helper on Jan. 2, 2004 in an 8-1 win over Union.

Robert Morris pulled DiCiocco for an extra attacker in the final minute but could not score the equalizer, as the Colonials' losing streak reached six games.

The Warriors, who have gone into the first intermission in a scoreless tie 11 times this season, are 5-4-2 in those games. When the two sides are scoreless through 40 minutes, Wayne State has a 2-1-1 record.

The weekend series between Wayne State and Robert Morris will conclude Saturday beginning at 2:00 p.m.

NOTES
Baldin extended her point streak to four games … Anna VanderMarliere was the first goalie in program history to earn an assist during the 2000-01 season … Wayne State has won four straight home games against RMU.