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Colonials lose early lead, fall to Purple Eagles 2-1

Colonials lose early lead, fall to Purple Eagles 2-1

September 1, 2017

The Robert Morris Colonials (1-4) lost to the score of 2-1 against the Niagara University Purple Eagles (2-1-1) at the North Athletic Complex on Friday afternoon. The Colonials kicked off the scoring at 4:38 in the first half by forward Jane Schleicher with an assist from...

Photo credit: Samuel Anthony

Is this the year for RMU football?

Samuel Anthony and Samuel Anthony
August 30, 2017

College football season is upon us, and the Colonials have their sights set on an NEC Championship after a dismal 2-9 season in 2016. This year has a make-or-break feel for head coach John Banaszak, who was given a one-year extension last season despite his 7-26 career record. In...

Lucas Puntillo leaves RMU Men's Soccer

Lucas Puntillo leaves RMU Men’s Soccer

Samuel Anthony and Samuel Anthony
August 28, 2017

Two-time All-NEC midfielder Lucas Puntillo is no longer a member of the Robert Morris Men's Soccer team after leaving the university before the start of the 2017 season. In a statement from the Robert Morris University Athletic Department, "Lucas left school to pursue professional...

New fitness center appproaches final stages of completion

New fitness center appproaches final stages of completion

Cavan Zechman and Cavan Zechman
August 24, 2017

The new student fitness and recreation center is nearing its completion deadline of Robert Morris University’s homecoming on Sept. 16, and it will impact some of RMU’s division one athletic teams as well as the students. Not to be confused with the UPMC Event Center that...

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Walker named starting quarterback, Barr moved to wide receiver

Samuel Anthony and Samuel Anthony
August 23, 2017

After three weeks of training camp, the Robert Morris football team has made a decision on who will be their starting quarterback for the 2017 season. Head coach John Banaszak made the decision to go away from two-year starter Matt Barr, placing the offense in the hands of...

Robert Morris head coach Derek Schooley. RMU men's hockey vs. Air Force at PPG Paints Arena. Photo by Jason Cohn from USCHO.com

Derek Schooley extended through 2022-23 season

Ian Kist and Ian Kist
August 22, 2017

Robert Morris University head men’s hockey coach Derek Schooley has signed a three-year contract extension that will go through the 2022-2023 season. The school announced the extension Tuesday in a news release. The upcoming season will be Schooley’s 14th at the helm...

Former Colonial Rebecca Vint signs NWHL contract

Former Colonial Rebecca Vint signs NWHL contract

Samuel Anthony and Samuel Anthony
August 22, 2017

Another former Colonial is headed up north to Buffalo as 2015 graduate and former RMU forward Rebecca Vint signed a contract with the Buffalo Beauts on Tuesday. This move marks a transition for Vint from the Brampton Thunder of the Canadian Women's Hockey League(CWHL) where she...

Brittany Howard drafted 10th overall by the Buffalo Beauts in the NWHL Draft

Brittany Howard drafted 10th overall by the Buffalo Beauts in the NWHL Draft

Samuel Anthony and Samuel Anthony
August 17, 2017

Robert Morris hockey sensation Brittany Howard made headlines as the first ever Colonial to be drafted into the National Women's Hockey League(NWHL) by the Buffalo Beauts as the 10th overall pick in the 2017 NWHL Draft. Howard was originally projected as the #1 prospect by...

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The Cup stays in Pittsburgh

Maura Linehan and Maura Linehan
June 14, 2017

Lord Stanley’s Cup is staying in Pittsburgh for another year as it repeated its grand entrance to the City on Wednesday morning. The NHL Champion Pittsburgh Penguins were celebrated by a massive crowd that brought the town to a standstill for the second year in a row. After...

Carter Yepsen (left) and Conner Yepsen (right) Photo credit: Andrew Carrera

Minnesota twins made journey to RMU

Andrew Carrera and Andrew Carrera
April 29, 2017

Twin lacrosse players Conner and Carter Yepsen made the long journey from the town of Rosemount, Minnesota to Robert Morris University. The midfielders are now juniors at RMU.Conner and Carter said they started playing lacrosse in fifth grade. They said that they also snowboarded...