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NCAA approves extra year of eligibility for fall sport DI athletes

NCAA approves extra year of eligibility for fall sport DI athletes

Austin Bechtold, Assistant Sports Editor
August 25, 2020

The NCAA Division I Board of Directors voted on August 21 to approve a waiver to grant an extra year of eligibility for fall sport athletes. The extra year will go into effect regardless of whether fall sports are able to resume competition in the spring. Athletes will have...

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RMU officially joins Horizon League

Austin Bechtold, Assistant Sports Editor
June 15, 2020

Big things on the Horizon, a new Horizon, expanding your Horizon. No matter the journey, or wording, the destination is clear. After 39 years in the Northeast Conference, Robert Morris University is joining the Horizon League for the upcoming 2020-21 academic and athletic school...

Weekend Roundup 2/14-2/16

Weekend Roundup 2/14-2/16

Evan Basista, Contributor
February 17, 2020

MOON TOWNSHIP-- Over the past weekend, Robert Morris University athletics was busy with seven teams in action. Robert Morris softball team (4-4, 0-0) to Boiling Springs, North Carolina, and the Runnin’ Bulldog Softball Tournament. The Colonials played a total of five games...

Student-athlete challenges herself with Army ROTC training

Student-athlete challenges herself with Army ROTC training

Jordan Redinger and Jordan Redinger
May 28, 2019

MOON TOWNSHIP-- Abrielle McCartney is a senior on the softball team at Robert Morris University. She is also majoring in criminal justice, computer forensics, and psychology. What sets McCartney apart from other student-athletes on campus, is that she will be enlisting in...

Softball splits series with Mount St. Mary's

Softball splits series with Mount St. Mary’s

Tyler Gallo and Tyler Gallo
April 28, 2019

MOON TOWNSHIP, Pa.-- On a chilly afternoon, the Robert Morris softball team (14-37, 5-7 NEC) took on the Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers (25-26, 9-7 NEC) hoping to put an end to a seven-game losing skid. They split the doubleheader, losing 9-1 in five innings in game one, and winning...

The Colonials hope to finish their last few conference games on a high note

The Colonials hope to finish their last few conference games on a high note

Delenn Poe and Delenn Poe
April 28, 2019

MOON TOWNSHIP-- The Robert Morris softball team (13-34, 4-6 NEC) plays one of their last home games before the NEC Tournament against the Mount Saint Mary’s Mountaineers (24-25, 8-6 NEC) on Sunday, April 28th at 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. The Colonials last took on the LIU Brooklyn...

Softball comes back home to finish NEC play

Softball comes back home to finish NEC play

Delenn Poe and Delenn Poe
April 27, 2019

MOON TOWNSHIP-- The Robert Morris Colonials softball team (13-32, 4-4 NEC) comes back to their home field to take on the LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds (26-14, 7-1 NEC) on Saturday, April 27th at 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. The Colonials last took on the Akron Zips, and the Zips took both games...

Preview: Softball travels back to Ohio to take on Akron

Preview: Softball travels back to Ohio to take on Akron

Delenn Poe and Delenn Poe
April 23, 2019

AKRON, Oh-- The Robert Morris softball team (13-30, 4-4 NEC) travels to back to Ohio this Tuesday to take on the Akron Zips (10-27-2, 2-14-0 MAC). The Colonials last played against the Kent State Golden Flashes (20-23, 10-4 MAC) who swept the Colonials on Wednesday, April 17....

Colonials get crushed by the Golden Flashes

Colonials get crushed by the Golden Flashes

Delenn Poe and Delenn Poe
April 18, 2019

KENT, Oh.-- Robert Morris softball (13-30, 4-4NEC) took a break for NEC play and headed to Kent State, home of the Golden Flashes (21-20, 8-4 MAC) on Wednesday, April, 17th. These two games were not the best showings for the Colonials, with losses of 11-3 in five innings in the...

Colonials softball team travel to take on the Kent State Golden Flashes

Colonials softball team travel to take on the Kent State Golden Flashes

Delenn Poe and Delenn Poe
April 17, 2019

KENT, Oh.-- The Robert Morris softball team (13-28, 4-4 NEC) takes a break from conference play to take on the Kent State Golden Flashes (19-20, 8-4 MAC) on Wednesday, April 17th at 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. The last games for the Colonials were against the Wagner Seahawks, who split...