RMU Sentry Media

Sentry to feature student-athlete of the week/month

Cassie Stein and Cassie Stein
February 1, 2012

Every week, Robert Morris University student-athletes take to the field, ice, and court to show both team and individual skills. Now, The Sentry is going to acknowledge our student-athletes by picking one female and one male to be the student-athletes of the week with the nominations...

Ostergard nominated for the Hobey Baker Award

Brooke Smith and Brooke Smith
February 1, 2012

Robert Morris NCAA men’s hockey senior goaltender Brooks Ostergard has been named a nominee for the 2012 Hobey Baker Award. This award is given each year to college hockey’s top player. Voting for the award runs from now until March 4. Ostergard first learned about...

Colonials avoid sweep with 1-0 win against Niagara

Alyssa Benson and Alyssa Benson
January 29, 2012

After falling to the Niagara Purple Eagles the previous night, the Robert Morris University women’s hockey team scored a third period goal to give them the win Saturday night at the Island Sports Center. The first two periods of the match were all about the goalies, as Kristen...

Terriers snap Colonials winning streak with 81-68 setback

Nick Buzzelli and Nick Buzzelli
January 29, 2012

The Robert Morris Colonials men’s basketball team was unable to extend its winning streak to a season high five games, falling to St. Francis College by 13-points Saturday night at the Charles L. Sewall Center. Despite Velton Jones’ 21-point performance, RMU was unable...

Colonials avenge title game loss, down LIU 75-66

Nick Buzzelli and Nick Buzzelli
January 27, 2012

It was a rematch of last season’s Northeast Conference title game, but unlike 2011’s thrilling three-point overtime victory for the Long Island University Blackbirds, Robert Morris avenged last year’s championship loss and downed LIU 75-66 in a one-sided affair Thursday...

RMU NCAA men’s hockey vs. Niagara preview

Brooke Smith and Brooke Smith
January 26, 2012

This weekend will start the first of three upcoming home-and-home series that the Robert Morris University NCAA men’s hockey team will have against Atlantic Hockey Association (AHA) opponents. The January 27 and 28 series will feature the Colonials facing off against the...

Joe Paterno dead at 85

Andrea Zanaglio, News Editor
January 22, 2012

Following erroneous reports of his death last evening, former Penn State head coach Joe Paterno, nicknamed "Joe Pa," passed away earlier this morning. Paterno, 85, was battling lung cancer. His death comes just months after his firing from Penn State in the wake of a sex scandal. Penn...

False reports that Joe Paterno has died spread across web, social networks

Andrea Zanaglio, News Editor
January 22, 2012

Following reports earlier this evening that former Penn State head coach Joe Paterno, 85, was in serious condition, CBS Sports' Eye on College Football" blog and "Onward State," a student-run media organization run by Penn State students, reported around 8:45 p.m. that Paterno...

Women’s hockey upsets #5 Mercyhurst

Alyssa Benson and Alyssa Benson
January 21, 2012

After falling to the Mercyhurst Lakers on Friday night, the Robert Morris University women’s hockey team made a stunning comeback to defeat the Lakers Saturday night. This win marks the first time in program history that the Colonials defeated the Lakers. Junior forward,...

Women’s hockey prepares to take on #5 Mercyhurst

Alyssa Benson and Alyssa Benson
January 19, 2012

When the Robert Morris University women’s hockey team begins their 2012 home slate on Friday, January 20 they will be facing a familiar College Hockey America (CHA) foe in Mercyhurst, who is currently ranked 5th in the nation. The Colonials began the new year with a split...