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Robert Morris University to discontinue Division I hockey programs

Robert Morris University to discontinue Division I hockey programs

May 26, 2021

This afternoon Robert Morris University announced that it will no longer field their NCAA Division I men's and women's ice hockey teams. The decision was made not in a press conference or a proper meeting rather, in a Tweet by the university’s admin. https://twitter.com/RMU/status/1397613909482246148?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1397613909482246148%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fcolonialsportsnetwork.com%2Fwp-admin%2Fpost.php%3Fpost%3D54715action%3Dedit It...

Jon Hanna gives his two cents on why the hockey programs should have never been abolished. Photo Credit: Nathan Breisinger

OPINION: The decision to axe RMU hockey programs should have never been a thought

Jonathan Hanna
May 26, 2021

*EDITOR'S NOTE: Opinions are of the writer and not of Colonial Sports Network as a whole.* In a move that surprised the college hockey world, including the athletes of the teams themselves, Robert Morris University announced in a press release that it was immediately eliminating...

Colonial Sports Network's Transfer Tracker

Colonial Sports Network’s Transfer Tracker

May 7, 2021

With the hectic NCAA transfer portal still ongoing, Colonial Sports Network has decided to document all of these transfers for the sake of easy readability on our transfer tracker. (Last updated: 10/19/2021) It’s no secret that college athletics has been going through some...

April 23-May 2 RMU Athletics Weekly Preview

April 23-May 2 RMU Athletics Weekly Preview

Jonathan Hanna
April 23, 2021
Editors Note: Colonial Sports Network will be doing weekly previews moving forwards for each and every week instead of individual games unless they warrant an individual preview.
Football was picked to finish fourth in the Big South preseason coaches' poll. Photo Credit: David Auth

POLL: What will be RMU football’s record at the end of the Spring 2021 season?

February 25, 2021

The RMU football team will kick off their 2021 campaign on Saturday against James Madison. This will mark the Colonials' inaugural season in the Big South. In 2019, the Colonials finished with their best season under third-year head coach Bernard Clark, going 7-5, including 6-1...

The Gandy twins are geared up for another season of lacrosse. Photo Credit: Carly Sylvester

Gandy twins look to solidify legacies with women’s lacrosse

Nathan Breisinger
February 21, 2021

Aiming to be two of the most iconic players in Robert Morris women’s lacrosse history, twins Mackenzie and Melanie Gandy were devastated after realizing their collegiate careers were coming to a close as a result of the COVID-19 global pandemic. The stoppage left Mackenzie...

Photo Credit: RMU Athletics

Chace Sperling’s road to recovery

Owen Krepps
February 17, 2021
After being told that she almost lost her leg, RMU women's hockey defender Chace Sperling battled back from a broken tibia and fibula to play in her first ever NCAA women's hockey game in early February.
AJ Bramah spoke about his time at RMU this week with CSN. Photo Credit: Tyler Gallo

AJ Bramah speaks out on his time at Robert Morris

Austin Bechtold and Ethan Morrison
February 16, 2021

“I feel like it was best that I just went my separate way.” After over a year and a half as a member of the Robert Morris men’s basketball team, AJ Bramah entered the transfer portal Friday afternoon only hours before the team was set to host Oakland at the UPMC Events...

Men's basketball star forward AJ Bramah reportedly entered the transfer portal on Friday. Photo Credit: Tyler Gallo

AJ Bramah enters transfer portal

Austin Bechtold
February 12, 2021

UPDATE (2/12/21 5:26 p.m.) - AJ Bramah tweets that he has officially entered the transfer portal, stating, "Dear Colonial Nation, I want to start off by saying I truly appreciate Coach Toole and the coaching staff for giving me an opportunity here at Robert Morris University....

Bernard Clark

Better Men, Better Husbands, Better Fathers: Bernard Clark Discusses his Football Career

Tyler Gallo and Nick Hedderick
February 5, 2021

Bernard Clark has had a battle-hardened path to where he stands today as the head coach of RMU football. He played for one of the most dominant college football teams of the 1980s, became a third-round draft pick in the NFL, and worked his way up the collegiate coaching ladder...