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Preview: 2019 men’s basketball NEC tournament

Matt Kurtik and Matt Kurtik
March 6, 2019

MOON TOWNSHIP -- The Northeast Conference (NEC) playoffs begin this Wednesday and four teams are slated to host the first round of games. The tournament will go through Loretto as St. Francis (PA) was rewarded the No. 1 seed after the conclusion of the NEC regular season this...

RMU split their two games Saturday defeating Umass Lowell and then dropping to Chattanooga.

Preview: Softball has tough test in Long Beach

Delenn Poe and Delenn Poe
March 6, 2019

LONG BEACH, Ca. — The Robert Morris Colonials’ softball team (3-10) heads to the Louisville Slugger Invitational in Long Beach, California. The team will play one game on March 6, two games on March 7, two games on March 8, and they will play their last game on the March...

MOON TOWNSHIP -- Joey DelSardo talks to students at Robert Morris (Tyler Gallo/RMU Sentry Media).

Former University of Pittsburgh football player Joey DelSardo tells his story

Tyler Gallo, Contributor
March 5, 2019

MOON TOWNSHIP -- Last Thursday night, Joey DelSardo, former University of Pittsburgh wide receiver, came to Robert Morris University's Hopwood Hall to tell his life story about his battle with addiction. From having the No. 1 play of the week on SportsCenter to stealing from...

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Colonials Senior Night goes better than anyone would have expected

Matt Simkovic and Matt Simkovic
March 3, 2019

MOON TOWNSHIP — The Robert Morris Colonials (12-20-2) beat the Mercyhurst Lakers (13-18-5) by a score of 4-3 on the Colonial’s senior night. Around the league the stars aligned and due to both Holy Cross and Army losses, the Colonials were able to clinch home ice for the...

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Women’s hockey ends season with win over Syracuse

Owen Krepps and Owen Krepps
March 2, 2019

PITTSBURGH — Robert Morris women’s hockey (15-13-6, 13-4-3 CHA) has finished their regular season on top of the CHA. On Saturday they closed their season with a dominant win over Syracuse (10-21-3, 10-8-2 CHA) 4-2. It was also senior day in the island honoring the six seniors...

Moon falls to Mars after late three-pointer in WPIAL Championship

Moon falls to Mars after late three-pointer in WPIAL Championship

Preston Moore and Preston Moore
March 2, 2019

OAKLAND, Pa. — After halftime, the Mars student section rumbled with the "I believe that we will win" chant. At the time Mars was down 14 and winning felt like an improbable outcome. Mars would later come back and make things interesting in the closing minutes of the game. The...

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Preview: Women’s lacrosse looking for first program win against Bucknell

Ryan Giacobbi and Ryan Giacobbi
March 2, 2019

LEWISBURG, Pa. - After RMU women’s lacrosse (2-1) suffered their first loss of the season on Wednesday against the Liberty University Flames (3-2), the Colonials will be looking to continue their strong start to the 2019 season against the Bucknell University Bison (1-3)...

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Preview: Men’s lacrosse looking for big performance against High Point University Panthers

Ryan Giacobbi and Ryan Giacobbi
March 2, 2019

HIGH POINT, N.C. - The Robert Morris men’s lacrosse team (1-2) will be going down to High Point, N.C. to take on their third nationally ranked opponent within a span of four weeks when they play the no. 13 High Point University Panthers (4-1) on Saturday March 2 at 12 p.m.Recapping...

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Women’s hockey wins third consecutive CHA regular season championship

Owen Krepps and Owen Krepps
March 2, 2019

PITTSBURGH — With a dominant 5-0 win over Syracuse (10-20-3 overall, 10-7-2 CHA) on friday night, the Colonials (14-13-6 overall, 12-4-3 CHA) have clinched firstborn place in the conference, as well as a first round bye in the upcoming CHA playoffs in Buffalo. This marks...

PITTSBURGH -- The Colonials celebrate a victory over RIT (David Auth/RMU Sentry Media).

Weekend Preview: Men’s hockey looks to end regular season strong against Lakers

Adam Melluso and Adam Melluso
March 1, 2019

ERIE, Pa. -- The Robert Morris University men's hockey team (10-20-2, 9-15-2 AHA) will look to finish their Atlantic Hockey regular season campaign on a strong note as they host their I-79 arch-rival the Mercyhurst Lakers (13-16-5, 11-11-4 AHA) in the first game of a home-and-home...