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One of the two Colonial goal scorers Gabriella Lecuona pushes the ball ahead against VMI. Photo Credit: Nathan Breisinger

RMU Women’s Soccer Notches Win in Season Opener

Nathan Breisinger
August 18, 2022

Year number three in the Chris Shaw era commenced on Thursday afternoon as they welcomed the Virginia Military Institute Keydets to the North Athletic Complex. For the first time since 2018, the Colonials notched a win in their season opener as they shut out the Keydets, 2-0. For...

Dan Taddeo tries to run by Aidan Fritz of Delaware in Robert Morris’ 20-8 loss. Photo credit: Tyler Gallo

Robert Morris falls to Delaware in the opening round of the NCAA men’s lacrosse tournament

Cameron Macariola, Sports Multimedia Editor
May 11, 2022

NEWARK, Del.-- Robert Morris men's lacrosse (10-6,4-1 ASUN), coming off of their ASUN title thriller against Utah, looked to continue their momentum in the NCAA opening round tournament as they would face off against the University of Delaware (12-5, 3-2 CAA). In the first quarter,...

Dana Vatakis readies for a pitch at Pitt. Photo credit: Tyler Gallo

Dana Vatakis earns her second Horizon League Pitcher of the Week award

Kevin Plowcha
April 19, 2022

Senior Dana Vatakis earned her second Horizon League Pitcher of the Week honor on Tuesday after her performances over the weekend against IUPUI. Vatakis got the start in game one, her 11th of the season, and pitched six solid innings. She allowed just one run on three hits while...

Chuck Jones during his time at Central Michigan. Photo credit: CMU Athletics

Chuck Jones transfers to Robert Morris

Kevin Plowcha
April 11, 2022

Recently, Robert Morris added another transfer to their ranks, as Kentucky State linebacker Chuck Jones has committed to RMU, per his Twitter account. https://twitter.com/chuckjones21_/status/1509694049367822337?s=20&t=awTLAgOVDDzS9uEOOwA0bA Jones spent three seasons with...

Chase Cook makes his collegiate debut against Kentucky. Photo credit: Tyler Gallo

Chase Cook enters transfer portal

Tyler Gallo
April 4, 2022

Robert Morris guard Chase Cook has entered the transfer portal, per Verbal Commits. Cook, who joined the Colonials as a preferred walk-on in 2020-21, became a scholarship player and a rotation member late in the 2021-22 season. The District of Columbia native made his debut...

Womens lacrosse celebrates a goal against Canisius. Photo credit: Tyler Gallo

Young Robert Morris women’s lacrosse team’s record may be deceiving

Cameron Macariola
April 1, 2022

As the Robert Morris women's lacrosse team passed the mid-way point of their season, let's take a look back at how they have handled the beginning of the 2022 campaign. It has been a tale of two stories for the Colonials. They remain undefeated in MAC play and have been a perfect...

Jerica Obee goes for a ground ball during the game against YSU. Photo Credit: Megan Frey

Robert Morris moves to .500 on season after win against MAC rival Youngstown State

Cameron Macariola
March 23, 2022

YOUNGSTOWN, OHIO– Robert Morris (5-5, 4-0 MAC) team traveled to Youngstown to face the Penguins (5-5, 3-1) on a very windy day. Both teams came into the game undefeated in MAC play, but the Colonials remain top in the conference after defeating Youngstown State by a final...

Taylor Rhinehart jacks a three-run homer in the first inning of the second game against Akron. Photo credit: Tyler Gallo

Robert Morris swept by Akron in home-opener doubleheader

Kevin Plowcha
March 22, 2022

MOON TOWNSHIP– Robert Morris (14-9, 3-0 Horizon) looked to extend their three-game winning streak as they took on the Akron Zips (6-18, 1-2 MAC) Tuesday afternoon at the North Athletic Complex. GAME 1: Zips 7, Colonials 2 W: Lexie Petrof 3.0 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 4K L: Madison DeVault...

Isabella Posset carries the ball against Wagner. Photo credit: Thomas Ognibene

Where are they now?: Robert Morris women’s basketball’s 2020-21 transfers

Tyler Gallo
March 17, 2022

During and after a 4-13 season affected by COVID, Robert Morris women's basketball saw its fair share of departures from the roster, with most coming after the season was concluded. Six different players left the team, whether it was out of necessity to continue their collegiate...

Kahliel Spear celebrates a dunk against Milwaukee. Photo credit: Justin Newton

Kahliel Spear named to All-Horizon League Third Team

Ethan Morrison
February 28, 2022

On Monday, the Horizon League unveiled their all-league teams, and senior forward Kahliel Spear was named to the Third Team. Spear has been a dominant presence on the offensive end of the floor, eclipsing his career-high in points twice this year, scoring 25 points in the...