The most recent stretch for the Cyclone Hockey team has not been pretty. 

The Cyclones have lost each of their past five games, being swept at home twice, each time by a team that was ranked lower than the Cyclones.

The last one was Jamestown — a new team to the American Collegiate Hockey Association.

After the sweep, the team had a players meeting in the locker room.

“It was just kind of a guys talk within ourselves,” sophomore Nick Sandy said. “[We need] to stop getting caught up in the numbers, and just get back to enjoying the game.”

Sandy said once that happens, the team will start getting their bounces.

“I think you can call it a slump, or you want to say the bounces aren’t going our way for whatever reason,” Sandy said. “It feels like we’re really close to breaking out of it, and when we do we’ll be just fine, but I’d definitely say it’s a bit of a slump that we’re in right now.”

This week, they have another tough task in the No. 10 Robert Morris Eagles, who enter the matchup with an 18-4-3 record.

“It’s really important to win one [game],” senior Alex Grupe said. “If not both of them.”

Cyclone Hockey faced Robert Morris on the road during the second week of the season, sweeping the Eagles in two games.

However, this pair of games seems more important, as the team tries to dig out of its slump.

“[This weekend is] huge. I think a bit of a shift lately is obviously needed to win games,” Sandy said. “Just getting back to playing good hockey, and just keeping things positive.”

Sandy said the team wants to have a little more fun, and enjoy playing the game, in order to break out of the losing streak.

“It’s a little discouraging going on that kind of a skid,” Sandy said. “But, we’ve all played hockey for so long that we’ve been through these things before.”

Sandy said the team is all about staying positive right now.

“We have to come to the rink with a smile on our face, and work hard,” Sandy said. “That’ll translate to the weekend.”