CRANBERRY, Pa.– The RMU Celebrity Hockey Faceoff game took place Sunday afternoon with Team RMU Hockey Alumni defeating Team Celebrity All-Stars by the narrow score of 12-11. Team RMU was comprised of alumni members of RMU hockey and Team Celebrity...

MOON TOWNSHIP– Robert Morris women’s soccer (6-10-3, 2-6-2 Horizon) closed out their 2021 season Wednesday afternoon with a 1-0 overtime victory over the Youngstown State Penguins (2-11-5, 2-5-4). Haleigh Finale scored the game-winning goal in the...

"Hey boys, welcome back to another eppie." Today, we are going to be learning about the duo known as “On the Bench” and how they are set to appear in the RMU Hockey Celebrity Faceoff Game. Announced today RMU’s Celebrity Faceoff Game which is set...

MOON TOWNSHIP– Robert Morris men’s soccer (4-9, 3-4 Horizon) defeated the Virginia Military Institute Keydets (1-15, 0-5 SOCON) by a score of 4-1 today to finish off their non-conference schedule. Bryan Akongo celebrated his 21st birthday week by...

ROBINSON, Pa.– On Tuesday afternoon, supporters of college hockey in Pittsburgh gathered at the All-Star Sports and Grill in Robinson for a #SaveRMUHockey rally. The event was spearheaded by the Pittsburgh College Hockey Foundation. All-Star Sports...

MOON TOWNSHIP– “You have got to be kidding me” and “that's a joke” were two phrases that were uttered often by RMU men’s soccer head coach Jason O’Keefe Wednesday afternoon. After two disallowed goals by the Colonials (3-9 overall, 3-4...

A boost has been given to the #SaveRMUHockey campaign and the Hockey is the Goal fundraiser. Media empire Barstool Sports have pledged to match every donation RMU hockey receives through Barstool Sportsbook and Casino. Spittin’ Chiclets, a hockey podcast...

MOON TOWNSHIP– Women’s soccer (4-10-2, 0-6-2 Horizon) was unable to complete the Robert Morris homecoming sweep after football, men’s soccer, and volleyball were all victorious this weekend. The Colonials dropped their Sunday afternoon matchup...

CRANBERRY, Pa.– In an effort to raise more money for the Hockey is the Goal campaign, RMU and RMU hockey have partnered up with the Pittsburgh College Hockey Foundation and announced a Celebrity Hockey Event. The event will take place at the UPMC Lemieux...

MOON TOWNSHIP– Robert Morris men’s soccer (1-8 overall, 1-3 Horizon) dropped their fifth straight matchup Wednesday afternoon against the Oakland Golden Grizzlies (3-4-1 overall, 2-1 Horizon) by a score of 4-0. Oakland controlled the majority of the...

MOON TOWNSHIP– After making an astonishing comeback to tie things at two, RMU women’s soccer (4-6-1, 0-2-1 Horizon) fell to the Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons (3-3-4, 2-1 Horizon) by a score of 3-2 in overtime. Morgan Reitano scored the game-winning...

BOSTON– Former RMU women’s hockey player Michaela Boyle has been named the Executive Director of her former junior league team, the Boston Lady Whalers. The 22-year old will oversee hockey management for the Lady Whalers both on and off the ice. Boyle...

As a student who lives off-campus at RMU, I drive to my classes every day. One thing that has been relevant in my commute recently has been the formation of a single lane outside of the UMPC Events Center. For the past week or so, there has been a cherry-picker...

MOON TOWNSHIP-- After being moved from a 2:00 pm start to a 1:00 pm kick-off Robert Morris men’s soccer took on Xavier University Wednesday afternoon at the North Athletic Complex in non-conference action. This was the first meeting between the two...

With RMU hockey officially not being reinstated for the 2021-22 season, a lot of former members of the program have been forced to abandon ship and leave the program. One familiar name that has stuck around is Derek Schooley, the former head coach of...

CALGARY, ALBERTA-- On Tuesday, the 2021 IIHF Women’s World Championships concluded with Team Canada dramatically winning the gold medal. Team Finland, highlighted by RMU alumna Meeri Räisänen taking home the bronze medal after defeating Team Switzerland...

Banner. It is the last name of the scientist who accidentally turned himself into the Hulk. It is also an object that can be waved around as a pennant. But over the past couple of months, students at Robert Morris University have come to associate the...

MOON TOWNSHIP-- With the recent dispute over the cancellation of RMU men’s and women’s hockey, a lot of criticism has been pointed towards President Dr. Chris Howard. Yesterday, Howard and the University announced that the teams would not be coming...

NEVILLE TWP., Pa.-- After months of deliberation and stagnation, it was announced today RMU men’s and women’s hockey will not be reinstated for the 2021-22 season. However, fundraising efforts are being put in place for a potential return in 2022-23....

IRONDEQUOIT, N.Y.-- As days go by, the potential return of RMU hockey continues to look grimmer. Today, former RMU women’s hockey head coach Paul Colontino has been named the Vice President of Hockey Administration at Bishop Kearney Selects as well...

Editor's Note: This article is pure speculation on what the RMU men's and women's hockey teams will look like for this upcoming season upon potential reinstatement. With some of the best players leaving the organization, these rosters will be quite different....

This past Saturday, the NCAA and Robert Morris University were to evaluate the numbers for a potential reinstatement of RMU hockey. Instead of the return of both of the programs, the teams have once again been met with silence from Dr. Chris Howard and...

On July 14, Robert Morris University went back on its decision to discontinue the Division I men’s and women’s ice hockey programs, saying that it would make efforts to fundraise for both teams' potential return. They announced that during a later...

In the aftermath of the announcement made on July 14th that Robert Morris University would try and reinstate the D1 men's and women's hockey programs, Owen Krepps talks with men's hockey head coach Derek Schooley on the potential return of the two programs. Listeners,...

Editors Note: This was initially a two-part series to commemorate all of the accolades and awards for every RMU sport as it was written when the news was dry due to COVID-19. Since then RMU has, of course, discontinued both the men's and women's hockey...

Editors Note: This was initially a two-part series to commemorate all of the accolades and awards for every D1 sport at RMU as it was written when the news was dry due to COVID-19. Since then RMU has, of course, discontinued both the men's and women's...

Even after the program's extinction, RMU hockey is still producing success stories with four former players being drafted into the National Women’s Hockey League Tuesday evening. These include Emilie Harley (2nd overall) and Anjelica Diffendal (7th...

On Friday, it was announced via Syracuse on Instagram that Arielle DeSmet, rising senior and former Robert Morris women’s hockey goaltender has transferred to Syracuse University along with former RMU recruit Sarah Marchand. This brings the total number...

Over a month after the sudden disruption and cancellation of RMU’s men’s and women’s hockey teams, legal action is being taken against the school. TribLive reporter and former RMU men’s hockey play-by-play announcer Tim Benz has reported that...

Over a month after the sudden disruption and cancellation of RMU’s men’s and women’s hockey teams, legal action is being taken against the school. TribLive reporter and former RMU men’s hockey play-by-play announcer Tim Benz has reported that...

Despite the abrupt and out-of-the-blue change that was the cancellation of RMU men’s and women’s hockey, student-athletes have \slowly but surely transfer to keep their dreams of playing hockey alive. Up until this point, we had only seen three student-athletes...

The outcry to #SaveRMUHockey has seemed to die down as of late. Surprisingly, it has already been nearly a month since the initial shocking and disappointing news reveal. We have seen countless amounts of support for the resurrection of these programs...

On this special episode and possible finale to the Stack the Pads Podcast, Owen Krepps is joined by 2x Olympian Medalist, Isobel Cup Champion, 2x world champion, and the all-time save leader in NCAA women's hockey, Brianne McLaughlin-Bittle to discuss...

After the decision to cut both D1 men’s and women’s hockey teams came out of the blue, Robert Morris University faced a lot of pushback from supporters of the teams. Over $32,000 and $427,000 in private donations have been put forward on a GoFundMe...

Nearly two weeks after the decision to cut RMU men’s and women’s hockey, we have our first major transfers as Raygan Kirk, Lexi Templeman, and Emily Curlett have all transferred to Ohio State University.Three of RMU’s strongest players...

It has been over a week since Robert Morris University cut both the men’s and women’s hockey teams out of the blue. With 55 athletes rushing to the transfer portal to find new homes, many have felt let down and mistreated. On Tuesday evening, RMU...

"This is not an inexpensive enterprise," states RMU President Dr. Chris Howard on the University's decision to cut the men's and women's hockey programs. After almost a week of silence, Robert Morris University president Dr. Chris Howard and athletic...

Men's Basketball: 4-15 overall, 3-12 Horizon, 12th of 12 in conference standings, Horizon League Tournament First RoundAfter being picked to finish fourth in the Horizon League coaches preseason poll, the men's basketball team had a lot of confidence...

The bold and brash decision by Robert Morris University yesterday has left a lot of people in shock and raises a lot of questions. How could the university take away two of the most successful programs on campus? Also, why drop this news now on a Wednesday...

Owen Krepps, Tyler Gallo, Jon Hanna and Nate Breisinger are joined by Lexi Templeman, Michaela Boyle and Arielle DeSmet of the now-cut women's hockey program and react to the discontinuation of men's and women's hockey.

In this emergency final episode of Stack the Pads, join Owen Krepps, Nate Breisinger, Jon Hanna, Tyler Gallo, and former RMU hockey players Michaela Boyle, Lexi Templeman, Arielle DeSmet as they discuss the atomic bombshell of news dropped by Robert...

Before RMU women’s lacrosse heads off to face the Notre Dame Fighting Irish in the first round of the 2021 NCAA women’s lacrosse bracket, several members of the team received postseason recognition from the conference. Eleven members of the team earned...

As RMU women's lacrosse is set to embark on their first-ever trip to the NCAA Tournament Owen Krepps and Jon Hanna sit down with Katrina Silva, the woman behind the bench for the MAC regular-season champion Colonials.

*EDITOR'S NOTE: Opinions are of the writer and not of Colonial Sports Network as a whole. This is the writers' favorite players to WATCH, not who they think is the best.* Colonial Sports Network has had the privilege of getting to cover Division I Robert...

In what will likely be the last episode of the semester, Owen Krepps sits down with Jimbo Slice AKA Jimmy Perkins to discuss his insane seven-year D1 lacrosse career.

Robert Morris men’s lacrosse all-time points leader Ryan Smith has another accolade to add to his incredible lacrosse career. Smith has been drafted into the Premier Lacrosse League going to the Chaos Lacrosse Club in the 4th round, 30th overall. The...

This week on Stack the Pads, Owen Krepps and Jon Hanna are joined by RMU women's lacrosse's all-time leader in goalkeeper wins as Katelyn Miller joins the show.

Entering high school, Ryan Smith was 4’10”, not very athletic, and could eat 40 wings in one sitting. Flash forward a few years, and that same Smith is the all-time leader in points for Robert Morris University men’s lacrosse. He has also been drafted...

This week on Quick Sticks, Owen Krepps and Nate Breisinger are joined by the RMU women's lacrosse defensive trio of Kelly Colegrove, Madison Burke, and Shea McArdle to discuss the trio's lacrosse careers at Robert Morris.

This week on Quick Sticks RMU men's lacrosse star player Ryan Smith joins the show to chat with Owen Krepps and Nate Breisinger on his lacrosse career.

After a one-week hiatus, Owen Krepps and Nate Breisinger are back with the Quick Sticks podcast- your source for RMU men's and women's lacrosse.

Editors' Note: Opinions are of the writer and not Colonial Sports Network as a whole.It’s been about a week since RMU hockey has come to an end for the 2020-21 season. Women’s ice hockey was defeated in the first round of the NCAA tournament...

ERIE, Pa.-- For the third time in program history, RMU women’s hockey has entered the NCAA tournament and has been eliminated in the first round. The Colonials fell to the Northeastern Huskies 5-1 Monday afternoon at Erie Insurance Arena, ending their...

NEVILLE TWP-- Despite having one of the best seasons in franchise history, RMU men’s hockey fell to the Niagara Purple Eagles in the quarter-finals of the AHA playoffs losing the series two games to one. Both games one and two required overtime, but...

For the third time in program history, the Robert Morris University women’s hockey team are CHA Champions. This past weekend, the team defeated RIT, Mercyhurst, and Syracuse in a dramatic playoff run at Erie Insurance Arena to claim the CHA Championship...

On the pilot episode of Quick Sticks, Owen Krepps and Nate Breisinger bring you the first ever RMU men's and women's lacrosse podcast.

RMU women's hockey are CHA Champions and all-tournament MVP Maggy Burbidge joins Owen Krepps and Jon Hanna to discuss the Colonials' third CHA championship as well as the upcoming NCAA tournament.

This week on Stack the Pads, RMU men's hockey play-by-play commentator Tim Benz joins Owen Krepps and Jon Hanna to talk about both the CHA and AHA playoffs that are looming for both hockey teams on campus.

Lexi Templeman stands at 5-foot-2-inches and is the shortest player in all of Robert Morris University Athletics. She has been cut from many hockey teams in her career simply due to her size. She was told she was not strong enough, not big enough, and...

Molly Singewald joins Owen Krepps on the Stack the Pads podcast to talk about her incredible senior weekend where she got her first career start and put up two shutouts against Sacred Heart.

On this episode of Stack the Pads, Owen Krepps sits down with RMU women's hockey defender Chace Sperling to discuss her incredible recovery from breaking her fibula and tibia, to being able to suit up for her first ever NCAA hockey game in early February.

This week on Stack the Pads, Owen Krepps and Jon Hanna welcome in another member of RMU's sports media in photographer Justin Berl to discuss Berl's career as well as RMU men's and women's hockey. Twitter: @OKrepps85 @CSN_Hanna @JustinBerlPhoto Justin's...

This week on Stack the Pads, Owen Krepps and Cameron Macariola welcome in freshman Ellie Marcovsky who is on a tear with RMU women’s hockey having factored in on both of the game-winning-goals this past weekend against Syracuse.

From changing in public restrooms in youth hockey, to leading an entire NCAA franchise in goals scored by a defender, Emily Curlett has one of the most interesting hockey upbringings in all of Robert Morris women's hockey. This week on Stack the Pads,...

This week on Stack the Pads Owen Krepps and Nate Breisinger are joined by Brian "Mitch" Mitchell of Pittsburgh Hockey Digest as they discuss RMU hockey as well as Mitch's sports media career.

The Robert Morris University men’s lacrosse team announced today that they will be retiring jersey No. 43 in honor of the late Jack Toomb. The announcement was made by head coach Andrew McMinn on behalf of the entire men’s lacrosse program....

This week on Stack the Pads Jon Hanna, Owen Krepps, and Raygan Kirk unite to discuss the overall upward trajectory that RMU Hockey is headed in for both the Men’s and Women’s teams.

Both Men's and Women's Hockey are back in action! This week on Stack the Pads Owen Krepps and RMU Women's Hockey junior Kyleigh Hanzlik discuss the season thus far as well as Hanzlik's career.

After scheduling announcements last week from men’s and women’s basketball as well as men’s hockey, Robert Morris women’s hockey has announced their schedule for the 2020-21 season. The announcement was made on Monday morning by head coach Paul...

This week on Stack the Pads Owen Krepps interviews RMU Women's Hockey captain Lexi Templeman on her hockey career, her relationship with Jaycee Gebhard, and the current uncertainty of the sports world amidst COVID-19. Twitter: @KreppsSentry @CSN_Hanna...

Michaela Boyle joins the Stack the Pads/Off the Pipe Podcast to talk about how COVID-19 has affected her as a player, student, and as a person. Twitter: @KreppsSentry @CSN_Hanna @MichaelaBoyle16

Welcome back to Stack the Pads, the home for RMU Hockey coverage. For the foreseeable future we will be merging men's and women's hockey into one podcast. In this episode we discuss the AHA's return to play plan as well as review former colonials that...

Three former members of the Robert Morris women’s hockey team have signed deals that will continue their careers post-college and into professional women’s hockey. RMU alumni Jaycee Gebhard, Natalie Marcuzzi, and Maggie LaGue will continue to play...

On this season's finale of Stack the Pads, Owen Krepps and Jon Hanna recap the RMU Women's Hockey 2019-20 season.

This week on Stack the Pads, the streak of guests has ended as we are back to boring old Owen Krepps and Jon Hanna. Women's hockey has gone through a lot in the past year with the #forthegame protest. The guys look over the status of both the CWHL and...

You know his voice, but you may not know the person behind the mic. This week on Stack the Pads Owen Krepps and Jon Hanna welcome in RMU Athletics PA Announcer Larry Snyder.

You know his voice, but you may not know the person behind the mic. This week on Stack the Pads Owen Krepps and Jon Hanna welcome in RMU Athletics PA Announcer Larry Snyder.

MOON TOWNSHIP-- With five points for the Robert Morris University women's hockey team in their last series against Lindenwood (4-18-3, 2-10 CHA), senior Jaycee Gebhard officially passed Brittany Howard’s 181 points for the most points in RMU women’s...

This week on Stack the Pads Owen Krepps and Jon Hanna welcome in a very special guest: RMU Women's Hockey all-time point leader Jaycee Gebhard. From Plenty Saskatchewan to Robert Morris University we take a look at the legacy of Jaycee Gebhard and what...

This week on Stack the Pads Owen Krepps and Jon Hanna welcome in a very special guest: RMU Women's Hockey all-time point leader Jaycee Gebhard. From Plenty Saskatchewan to Robert Morris University we take a look at the legacy of Jaycee Gebhard and...

PITTSBURGH-- The Robert Morris women’s hockey team (15-9-2, 9-3 CHA) played a solid sixty minutes Saturday afternoon to march to a 4-1 win over the Lindenwood Lions (4-16-3, 2-10 CHA). Senior captain Jaycee Gebhard scored three points and passed Brittany...

PITTSBURGH-- The Robert Morris women’s hockey team (15-9-2, 9-3 CHA) played a solid sixty minutes Saturday afternoon to march to a 4-1 win over the Lindenwood Lions (4-16-3, 2-10 CHA). Senior captain Jaycee Gebhard scored three points and passed Brittany...

PITTSBURGH-- After getting shutout in last Saturday’s game against Syracuse University, (7-15-1, 6-3-1 CHA) the Robert Morris University women’s hockey (14-9-2, 8-3 CHA) got back on track Friday evening with a 3-0 win over Lindenwood University (4-15-3,...

PITTSBURGH-- After getting shutout in last Saturday’s game against Syracuse University, (7-15-1, 6-3-1 CHA) the Robert Morris University women’s hockey (14-9-2, 8-3 CHA) got back on track Friday evening with a 3-0 win over Lindenwood University (4-15-3,...

On this week's installment of Stack the Pads, Owen Krepps, Jon Hanna, and guest Michaela Boyle recap the weekend series against Syracuse, and look at what RMU Hockey has to do to take the next step as a legitimate NCAA contender. RMU takes on Lindenwood...

On this week's installment of Stack the Pads, Owen Krepps, Jon Hanna, and guest Michaela Boyle recap the weekend series against Syracuse, and look at what RMU Hockey has to do to take the next step as a legitimate NCAA contender. RMU takes on Lindenwood...

PITTSBURGH-- Robert Morris women’s hockey (13-9-2, 7-3-0 CHA) failed to close out their Mental Health Awareness weekend games in a sweep, losing to Syracuse (7-15-1, 6-3-1 CHA) 1-0. This is the first time this season the Colonials have been shut out...

PITTSBURGH-- Robert Morris women’s hockey (13-9-2, 7-3-0 CHA) failed to close out their Mental Health Awareness weekend games in a sweep, losing to Syracuse (7-15-1, 6-3-1 CHA) 1-0. This is the first time this season the Colonials have been shut out...

PITTSBURGH-- Robert Morris women’s hockey (13-8-2, 7-2-0 CHA) was second in the CHA for about three hours on Friday. That is until they defeated the Syracuse Orange (6-15-1, 5-3-1 CHA) by a score of 5-1 on Friday night. They reclaimed their title over...

PITTSBURGH-- Robert Morris women’s hockey (13-8-2, 7-2-0 CHA) was second in the CHA for about three hours on Friday. That is until they defeated the Syracuse Orange (6-15-1, 5-3-1 CHA) by a score of 5-1 on Friday night. They reclaimed their title over...

A lot has happened over the break and Owen Krepps, Jon Hanna, and Raygan Kirk are here to break down the games against Mercyhurst, RIT, and the Battle at the Burgh Tournament. Kyleigh Hanzlik transfers to RMU and turns heads, and Emily Curlett keeps...

A lot has happened over the break and Owen Krepps, Jon Hanna, and Raygan Kirk are here to break down the games against Mercyhurst, RIT, and the Battle at the Burgh Tournament. Kyleigh Hanzlik transfers to RMU and turns heads, and Emily Curlett keeps...

PITTSBURGH-- It’s been about a month since we have seen any sort of RMU women’s hockey (11-7-2, 5-1-0 CHA) action. The last games played were all the way back in early December, with the Teddy Bear Toss weekend split to CHA rival Mercyhurst. Thankfully,...

In this week's episode of Stack the Pads Owen Krepps and Jon Hanna review RMU Women's Hockey up to this point as well as preview perhaps the biggest matchup of the season with the upcoming Teddy Bear Toss games against Mercyhurst.

In this week's episode of Stack the Pads Owen Krepps and Jon Hanna review RMU Women's Hockey up to this point as well as preview perhaps the biggest matchup of the season with the upcoming Teddy Bear Toss games against Mercyhurst.

On this post-bye week/pre-Thanksgiving break episode Owen Krepps and Jon Hanna discuss RMU Women's Hockey legends, Jaycee Gebhard and Brittany Howard.