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ANN ARBOR, Mich.-- On a cold, dark night in the mitten, the Robert Morris men's soccer team felt the cold and dark feeling in their heart following the 2-0 defeat in the hands of the Michigan Wolverines in the NCAA Tournament. The Colonial roster...

The Robert Morris men's soccer team's magical season continues in Ann Arbor, Mich. Thursday evening as they face the Michigan Wolverines in the First Round of the NCAA Tournament. This is just the Colonials fourth ever NCAA Tournament...

Rob Carter Jr. has recently been everywhere on the field the last couple of weeks, having some snaps on his normal defensive position, but also on offense and special teams. Carter was named as the NEC's Special Teams Player of the Week on Monday,...

Citizens of Moon Township have been holding their breath for a Chick-fil-A in their community. They don't have to wait anymore. The fast-food chain will open its doors Thursday at 6:30 a.m. at 2812 Gracy Center Way, approximately 0.3 miles away from...

For the third consecutive year, Pittsburgh Penguins star Evgeni Malkin and Robert Morris ACHA DI Hockey will come together for its annual charity game on Friday, Jan. 10 at 8 p.m. against Buffalo. It was announced on the school's and team's Instagram...

MOON TOWNSHIP-- Wednesday was the beginning of a new chapter of Robert Morris women's basketball as the Colonials kicked off the 2024-25 season with new head coach Chandler McCabe. The Colonials defeated the Point Park Pioneers 68-44 Wednesday night,...

MORGANTOWN, W.Va.-- A positive in every team's opening game is a clean slate. No mistakes. Start fresh on a clean slate. While that may be true for the Robert Morris men's basketball team, they did not take advantage of their beginning to the 2024-25...

After shutting out rival St. Francis, it was clear the Colonial defense did their job and put the conference on notice. Graduate senior linebacker Jamar Shegog earned NEC Defensive Player of the Week Monday afternoon. Shegog led the game with 10...

MOON TOWNSHIP-- Fresh off sweeping Northern Kentucky on Saturday, the Robert Morris volleyball team opened a two-game series with the Cleveland State Vikings Thursday night. The match went back and forth throughout the night. The Vikings won the first,...

The Robert Morris men's soccer team arguably had one of their best win in recent memory. A 5-0 win over Green Bay at home to take sole possession of first place Sunday afternoon was hard not noting, at least not for the Horizon League. JP Mbuthia...

The Robert Morris men's hockey team is off to a banner start to their season, defeating the Miami RedHawks in a home-and-home series in dominating fashion over the weekend. Sophomore Walter Zacher, and freshmen Croix Kochendorfer and Trent Wilson were...

The Horizon League has released its annual men's basketball preseason poll Tuesday afternoon. Robert Morris was tabbed ninth out of 11 teams in the conference only ahead of newly-renamed IU Indy and Detroit Mercy. Milwaukee and Purdue Fort Wayne tied...

Former Robert Morris volunteer hockey coach Kyle Dirks has been accused of sexually abusing two boys in Iowa. He is facing two counts of sexual abuse of a child and four counts of second-degree sexual abuse in Woodbury County. Both boys are juveniles...

MOON TOWNSHIP-- The Robert Morris volleyball team defeated arch-rival Youngstown State Penguins in five sets Tuesday evening. This was the first time Jocelyn Jourdan faced her old team since transferring to RMU. Jourdan played for the Penguins last...

The Colonials dropped to 2-3 on the season Saturday after a 31-7 loss in their trip to Eastern Kentucky. However, Colonials linebacker Keon Freeman had a career day put the NEC on notice, winning the conference's Defensive Player of the Year on Monday. The...

The Pittsburgh Riverhounds announced the team name of the USL W-League team to be played at Highmark Stadium in 2025. It was announced Wednesday that the name will be Pittsburgh Riveters SC. Nearly 10,000 fans participated in the "Name the Team"...

MOON TOWNSHIP-- The Robert Morris women's soccer team returned to the North Athletic Complex dropping 1-0 to the Saint Francis Red Flash. The Colonials played two games on the road before returning home. The team came back from a two-goal deficit...

MOON TOWNSHIP-- The Robert Morris men's soccer team dropped their season opening match to in-state rival Bucknell 2-0 Thursday. Head coach Jonathan Potter is entering his second season at the helm. He and his squad allowed both of the Bison's two...

On Wednesday, the Horizon League announced its men's soccer preseason poll, where the Colonial's placed seventh out of ten, https://x.com/HorizonLeague/status/1826303254009184282 Defending conference champion Oakland were ranked first with 75 points. Robert...

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The Robert Morris men's basketball team has announced its non-conference schedule for the 2024-25 season. Head Coach Andy Toole, who is entering his 15th season at the position, spoke on the upcoming matches against the Mountaineers, Blue Hens and Privateers....

Robert Morris men's basketball adds their first player from the transfer portal. Coach Andy Toole and his staff bring in Gannon (DII) guard Josh Omojafo to Moon Township. Omojafo is a pure scorer, notching 20 points a game in the 2023-24 season, leading...

It was officially announced Tuesday that Robert Morris will open its 2024-25 regular season against West Virginia on Nov. 4 at the WVU Coliseum. https://twitter.com/WVUhoops/status/1775231023124513096 This will be the 22nd time the two programs have...

PITTSBURGH-- The madness continued in the Steel City Saturday night. Two competitive games each with a ticket to the Sweet 16 on the line. The first game of the night featured two Cinderella's in their downright. 14th-seeded Oakland and 11th-seeded...

PITTSBURGH-- For the second time in three years and the seventh time overall, Pittsburgh is the host city for the NCAA Men's Basketball Championship, universally known as 'March Madness.' Four games grazed the hardwood at PPG Paints Arena in the first...

Robert Morris men's basketball assistant coaches Dave Fedor and Vincent Johnson will not return to the coaching staff for the 2024-25 season. Fedor has been with the program since 2018, and Johnson has been on the staff since 2020 and was previously...

Robert Morris women's basketball has named Chandler McCabe as the program's new head coach. The hire comes after longtime head coach Charlie Buscaglia stepped down last month after a 6-24 record. McCabe joins RMU after spending 2023-24 at the University...

On Monday morning, Verbal Commits reported that Robert Morris forward Stephaun Walker is entering the transfer portal. https://twitter.com/VerbalCommits/status/1769715586383409563 The Washington, D.C. native played in a Colonial uniform for two years,...

With the Horizon League basketball season coming to a close, on Monday the conference announced its all-conference teams, featuring Colonial forward Markeese Hastings being named to the All-Horizon League Third Team. https://twitter.com/RMUMBasketball/status/1764713490768441630 Hastings...

After scoring the overtime winner over Bentley, Colonial forward Cameron Garvey was named AHA Rookie of the Week Monday. https://twitter.com/Atlantic_Hockey/status/1764727514818318538 Garvey scored the goal with 10 seconds left in overtime to lift the...

The RMU women's hockey season capped off their first season back from the revival of the program on Sunday in Mercyhurst. The team's success was acknowledged when the CHA named three members of the Colonials as finalists for individual awards. Freshman...

ERIE Pa.-- The RMU women's hockey team had the opportunity to advance and sweep Mercyhurst after the 5-0 domination Friday afternoon. However, the Lakers would not go down without a fight in Saturday's Game 2 as Mercyhurst forced a Game 3 with a 5-2...

ERIE, Pa.-- Women's Hockey Head Coach Logan Bittle and his team have been preparing for the playoffs since the beginning of the season, regardless of this year being the program's first year back. With that mindset, the Colonials dominated Mercyhurst...

You heard that right. The number one team in the nation in the Inside Lacrosse Coaches Poll is coming to Moon Township Thursday afternoon to face Robert Morris. This is the highest ranked opponent in program history, let alone on home turf. "The RMU...

It seems as if a Colonial will come out of the week every Monday afternoon with an award. This week, two Colonials won CHA weekly awards. Graduate student Shailynn Snow was awarded conference Player of the Week after her three-goal weekend in the RMU...

NEVILLE TOWNSHIP-- An emotional day occurred at Clearview Arena Saturday afternoon, with 12 Colonials honored on Senior Day in front of a sellout crowd. However, Caniusis (11-17-4, 10-10-4 AHA) had other plans, spoiling their special day with a 5-4 win...

YOUNGSTOWN, OHIO-- The men's basketball team made the quick trip to Youngstown State (19-8, 11-5 Horizon) Wednesday night. The Colonials (10-16, 6-9 Horizon) fell to the Penguins by a score in 87-77. The story of the game was the board battle. The Penguins...

The men's soccer team announced its spring schedule Tuesday afternoon. https://twitter.com/RMUMSoccer/status/1754996656184127707 The Colonials will play six exhibition games, including West Virginia who made the College Cup Semifinals in 2023. The...

Alaina Giampietro has been on fire. The Strongsville, Ohio native was awarded her fourth College Hockey Association weekly honor Monday will her four goals in the two-game split against RIT. https://twitter.com/RMUWHockey/status/1754565559881200110 Giampietro...

The CHA announced Tuesday afternoon that RMU graduate defenseman Chloé Puddifant has won CHA Defenseman of the Month. https://twitter.com/RMUWHockey/status/1752392494183317948 In January, Puddifant led the CHA in blocked shots with 18 and in assists...

Atlantic Hockey announced Monday that two members of the Robert Morris men's hockey team won conference honors for their performances from the weekend against AIC. https://twitter.com/RMUMHockey/status/1752045069509533823 Graduate goalie Francis Boisvert...

After one of the best seasons in program history, women's soccer head coach Chris Shaw will leave Robert Morris and accept the head coaching job at Temple. Shaw was the head coach for the Colonials for four seasons and set a program record of 12 wins...

On Tuesday, the Northeast Conference announced that Robert Morris will rejoin the NEC as a football associate member for the 2024 season. Robert Morris had joined the conference as a men's lacrosse associate earlier this month. NEC Commissioner Noreen...

MOON TOWNSHIP-- Robert Morris and Jacksonville faced off in the opening game of the inaugural Urban-Bennett Memorial Classic. The Colonials dropped their third in a row, losing to the Dolphins 74-65. The contest's climax happened at about six minutes...

TOWSON, Md.-- After a shaky performance against Point Park, the Robert Morris men's basketball team traveled to the Charm City to face the Towson Tigers in a non-conference matchup. The game did not disappoint as the Tigers crushed the hearts of the...

It was announced Tuesday afternoon that Robert Morris men's lacrosse will join the Northeast Conference, along with Cleveland State. https://twitter.com/RMUMLacrosse/status/1721974364785262708 The conference briefly discontinued sponsoring the sport...

MOON TOWNSHIP-- The Robert Morris volleyball team had its final home game of the season Friday night, meaning it was Senior Night for four Colonials. Rosina Esposito, Emma Brown, Allena Carmody and Abby Ryan were all honored postgame. "It's probably...

MOON TOWNSHIP-- The Robert Morris women's soccer team had their senior day Saturday afternoon. Miyu Kojima, Kaoru Hayashi and Lidia Nduka were honored pregame with flowers and signs before the game. "[Hayashi] is a huge part of our team," Assistant...

The Robert Morris men's hockey team hosted its first Atlantic Hockey conference game since the program's rebirth Friday evening as they took on the Holy Cross Crusaders. The Colonials dell in a heartbreaker 3-1 to the hands of the Crusaders, thanks to...

NEVILLE TOWNSHIP-- The women's hockey team returned home to Clearview Arena as they took on the seventh-ranked Clarkson Golden Knights. The Colonials fell to Clarkson 5-1 on Friday afternoon. The Golden Knights dominated the game in almost every category,...

ERIE, Pa.-- The Robert Morris men's hockey team dropped its conference opener Saturday to their in-state rival Mercyhurst. Mercyhurst trailed 3-1 lead going into the third period, all while Mercyhurst came back to defeat the Colonials in a shootout. "We've...

NEVILLE TOWNSHIP-- In what was a historic day in Robert Morris' hockey history, the women's hockey team is making a statement that they were for real. For the second time in as many games, the Colonials had six goals over the Saint Anselm Hawks securing...

On a day meant to be a celebration, the RMU men's hockey team lost its opener 3-0 to the Bowling Green Falcons. Despite the scoreline, head coach Derek Schooley still said today was a win. "Win or lose, we had already won," Coach Schooley said. "It's...

NEVILLE TOWNSHIP-- The Robert Morris women's hockey team is officially back! The Colonials finally took the ice at Clearview Arena for the first time in 952 days. However, after a 6-1 dominant display it made it seem like the program never left. Since...

On Tuesday, defensive back Gregory Young II has entered his name into the transfer portal. https://twitter.com/_gy2_/status/1709596369759969317 Young came into the program as a transfer from Stony Brook in 2022, playing three years for the Seawolves. The...

The Robert Morris football team dropped its final non-conference bout with a 35-10 thrashing to the Howard Bison. Howard came into Saturday as a top-10 team in scoring offense and it was clear what the difference-maker was: the running game. Last year,...

MOON TOWNSHIP-- The Robert Morris men's soccer team desperately looked to get back on the right foot, similar to how they started the season. The Colonials have dropped their last three games after beginning the season unbeaten. Head coach Jonathan Potter's...

Today is the first day of practice for the softball team, but those of you who have been on Twitter in the past week or so (or X, I guess it's called now), may have seen a few RMU Softball players come up across your timeline. https://twitter.com/msacadura5/status/1696675989948899491 It's...

The Horizon League unveiled its women's cross country preseason poll for the 2023 season Thursday and placed the Colonials in tenth place. Milwaukee was placed first in the conference behind seven first-place votes. https://twitter.com/HorizonLeague/status/1697323369514021136 The...

On the day new students start their first day of classes, Robert Morris University announced the University's Class of 2027 is the largest in recent memory. The class is a 25% increase from last fall. The school did not announce the number of students. "We...

Robert Morris men's soccer concluded their final exhibition match against Le Moyne Sunday afternoon in a 3-1 decision at the North Athletic Complex. Sophomore Kai McLoughlin scored all three goals for the Colonials in the game. The only Dolphin goal...

The Horizon League announced its women's soccer preseason poll Wednesday, placing Robert Morris in tenth place. Head coach Chris Shaw is entering his fourth season for the Colonials and led the team to a program-best 5-0-3 start to the 2022 campaign....

On Thursday, former Robert Morris graduate Kahliel Spear signed with Italy's Umana San Giobbe Chiusi of the Serie A2 League. https://twitter.com/SanGiobbeBasket/status/1684484022489980928 The Colony, Texas native goes internationally following his collegiate...

Robert Morris men's basketball will take a trip to the Charm City of Baltimore, Md., to face the Towson Tigers on Nov. 12. Towson has been a Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) representative since 2001, coached by Paul Skerry since 2011. They finished...

As each day passes, the Pittsburgh area waits in anticipation for the rebirth of the Robert Morris hockey program's return to the ice, and their home opener is one hundred days away. The men's hockey team finally announced the dates and opponents last...

After a two-year hiatus off the ice, the Robert Morris women's hockey team announced their full schedule for the 2023-24 season on Monday. The Colonials are slated to play a 32-game campaign, including 20 conference games against CHA opponents. The...

Robert Morris men’s basketball will host a Multi-Team Event at the UPMC Events Center from Friday, Nov. 24 through Sunday, Nov. 26, 2023. Robert Morris, Jacksonville and Fairleigh Dickinson will participate in the event, with each team playing once...

Robert Morris will host a Multi-Team Event at the UPMC Events Center from Friday, Nov. 24 through Sunday, Nov. 26, 2023 for men's basketball.Robert Morris, Jacksonville and Fairleigh Dickinson will participate in the event, with each team playing once...

Almost two years after Robert Morris cut their hockey programs, head coach Derek Schooley added his third goaltender on the roster in the program's rebuild. Michael Sochan's commitment announcement to be a Colonial came on Tuesday on the Surrey Eagles...

The 2023 Horizon League Golf Championships wrapped up in Howey-In-The-Hills, Fla. and the Colonials have finished seventh of the 10 teams participating. Purdue Fort Wayne were five stroke victors and named conference champions for the first time in program...

The Robert Morris men's hockey team is starting to finalize their roster by adding St. Lawrence graduate senior goaltender Francis Boisvert. Boisvert was on the ice in his freshman year the most in 2019-20 season, playing 15 games. He had a 3.50 goals-against-average...

Winding down on the semester, director Brett Alexander and Colonial Theatre hosted the "We Tell the Story" Cabaret at Massey Theatre Thursday afternoon. Students sang and performed a variety of songs from Pittsburgh natives Stephen Flaherty and Lynn...

Former Louisiana State guard Justice Williams announced on his Instagram Monday that he has committed to Robert Morris. He was a former four-star recruit on 24/7 Sports out of Montverde Academy. Williams averaged 2.6 points a game and 1.1 rebounds...

MOON TOWNSHIP-- With a much-needed win at Detroit Mercy Saturday, the Robert Morris women's lacrosse team looked to begin stringing a couple wins together in their matchup against Youngstown State for a Wednesday afternoon tilt. The Colonials doubled...

MOON TOWNSHIP-- After a conference opening win over Youngstown State, the Robert Morris women's lacrosse team looked to continue their winning ways at home against a tough opponent at home Kent State. The Colonials fell by a score of 13-10, dropping...

On Monday, RMU Athletics officially announced that Robert Morris will host the ASUN Men's Lacrosse Championships from May 2-7 at Joe Walton Stadium. The Colonials are defending champions of the conference, securing an automatic berth in the NCAA Tournament,...

With the highly anticipated women's hockey opener against Saint Anslem on Oct. 7, head coach Logan Bittle is making his final touches to the roster that will take the ice on that historic night. That includes a trio of players from St. Lawrence University. It...

Late Monday night, it was announced that Robert Morris forward Kahliel Spear would participate in the 2023 State Farm National College Team Skills and 3x3U Championships. The State Farm College Team Skills & 3X3U Championships is a dynamic roster...

MOON TOWNSHIP-- Fresh off a win against Queens last weekend, the Colonials (2-6) looked for their first two-game win streak of the season against the Aggies of UC Davis (6-3) on Sunday before their first conference game. The Colonials fell by a final...

After four years at Robert Morris, goalkeeper Mike Zolnierczyk has entered the transfer portal, he has told Colonial Sports Network.   Zolnierczyk immediately made an impact on the program starting in nine games as a freshman in 2019 and had...

Michael Deemer and Kevin Plowcha are back one more time for the Robert Morris women's basketball podcast on CSN to recap the Colonials' first-round Horizon League Tournament loss to Milwaukee. They also recap the season in general. https://open.spotify.com/episode/1BLToonLAAkq2uNMYM9gNE?si=5f6a18fd6c874156

Hosts Michael Deemer and Kevin Plowcha return to recap the final two games of the RMU women's basketball team's regular season that took place last week. They move on to talk about RMU's first round Horizon League Conference Tournament matchup...

The Horizon League announced Monday that Phoenix Gedeon was named to All-Horizon League Third Team. She is the second player in program history to earn a Horizon League regular season award and the first since Sol Castro made the All-Freshman team back...

On Monday, the Horizon League announced its All-Conference teams which included graduate senior Kahliel Spear and junior Enoch Cheeks.   Spear was named to All-Horizon League Second Team and All-Defensive Team, as Cheeks was named to All-Horizon...

MOON TOWNSHIP-- It is no secret that you must enter a sporting event, concert, or show with a ticket and you must go through security at the gate. Of course, Robert Morris University's on-campus UPMC Events Center is no different —but what is the process...

Hosts Michael Deemer and Kevin Plowcha return on the CSN flagship podcast for RMU women's basketball. They recap the most recent two games for the Colonials as well as preview their final two games of the regular season. https://open.spotify.com/episode/5y6LDoYIuRjHXahdUjSoug?si=7363829b4b3c4536

Hosts Michael Deemer and Kevin Plowcha are back on CSN's flagship women's basketball podcast to recap the previous two games for the team. The guys give their players of the week, as well as hear from head coach Charlie Buscaglia and sophomore guard Rebecca...

Michael and Kevin are back to recap the recent games of the Robert Morris women's basketball team. They also hear from head coach Charlie Buscaglia and discuss storylines as the team heads down the stretch of the 2022-23 season. https://open.spotify.com/episode/2srUyyhUAK4YQ7fXkQbceH?si=abd1ccb4560c4a0e  

MOON TOWNSHIP-- The UPMC Events Center has been home to many events on the campus of Robert Morris University since it opened in November 2019. There is a lot of preparation before each event on campus, especially at the concession stands according to...

On Saturday, forward Paris Kirk announced that her freshman season would be cut short due to an ACL injury. The Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada native last played on New Year's Eve against Cleveland State. Kirk came off the bench in all 13 games...

MOON TOWNSHIP-- After three straight losses, the Colonials (8-13, 2-10 Horizon) were looking to break the skid against a struggling Wright State (3-19, 2-10 Horizon) squad at home. The Colonials defeated the Raiders on Dec. 2 by 21 points. The second...

On this episode of Around The Rim, hosts Michael Deemer and Kevin Plowcha discuss the Robert Morris women's basketball team's most recent game vs. Northern Kentucky, catch up on the season so far, hear from head coach Charlie Buscaglia, and discuss their...

Coming off an Atlantic Sun Tournament title, it seems the public has an eye on the Colonials once again, with about a month until the regular season begins. Graduate senior defensemen Owen Down makes his second consecutive ASun All-Conference Team and...

The Robert Morris University softball team announced its full 2023 schedule Wednesday afternoon. The Colonials will participate in four early-season tournaments. They will start their season on Feb. 10 in the Runnin' Bulldog Classic in Boiling Springs,...

MORGANTOWN, W.Va-- After splitting two Horizon League road games against Wright State and Northern Kentucky, the Robert Morris (6-3, 1-1 HORIZON) returned to their non-conference slate against the West Virginia Mountaineers, falling 72-42 Thursday evening. The...

Robert Morris University men's soccer head coach Jason O'Keefe announced Thursday that he has resigned as head coach of the program. The announcement comes days after the Colonials made an appearance in the Horizon League Tournament for the second...