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Colonials rally to snap two-game skid

Samuel Goldberg, Contributor
February 22, 2020

MOON TOWNSHIP-- The Robert Morris Colonials (15-13, 11-4 NEC) took on the Mount Saint Mary’s Mountaineers (10-18, 6-9 NEC) in what turned into a highly competitive game. The Mount's Jalen Gibbs set the tempo by knocking down big shots to start the game. This pushed the Mountaineers...

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Colonials win big over Tigers

Evan Basista, Contributor
February 22, 2020

PITTSBURGH-- It was an impressive showing of depth scoring and resilience, as RMU women’s hockey (17-10-4, 11-4-2 CHA) defeated the RIT Tigers (11-17-3, 4-12-1 CHA) by a score of 5-1. It didn’t take long for the Colonials to get on the board, as Joelle Fiala buried a loose...

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Missed threes cost Colonials

Tyler Gallo
February 21, 2020

MOON TOWNSHIP-- The Robert Morris University women's basketball team (19-7, 14-1 NEC) suffered its first conference loss of the season when they fell to Mount St. Mary's (17-9, 12-2 NEC), 62-59. This loss snapped a 15-game conference win streak dating back to March fourth of...

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Toole loses his cool, and he should have

Samuel Goldberg, Contributor
February 17, 2020

Editor’s Note: All opinions on RMU Sentry Media are the writer’s own. MOON TOWNSHIP-- During the dying seconds of a tightly contested basketball game between the Robert Morris University Colonials (15-12, 11-3 NEC) and the Fairleigh Dickinson Knights (8-16, 6-7 NEC), controversy...

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NEC reprimands Coach Toole and officials

Nick Hedderick, Sports Editor
February 17, 2020

MOON TOWNSHIP-- On Saturday, the Robert Morris men's basketball team (15-12, 11-3 NEC) fell by just one point to Fairleigh Dickinson (8-16, 6-7 NEC), 72-71. During the final seconds of the game, Josh Williams was run over by FDU's Kaleb Bishop during the Colonials' inbound play. No...

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...

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Ezeigbo dominates in Colonials’ win

Samuel Goldberg, Contributor
February 15, 2020

MOON TOWNSHIP-- Undefeated in Northeast Conference play, the Robert Morris University Colonials (18-6,13-0 NEC) took on the Fairleigh Dickinson University Knights (8-15, 5-7 NEC). The Robert Morris media called it "Senior Saturday," and for good reason. Nneka Ezeigbo, the only...

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Knights get a controversial win against Colonials

Samuel Goldberg, Contributor
February 15, 2020

MOON TOWNSHIP-- Those that attended this afternoon's men's basketball game at the People's Court got to witness perhaps one of the best games this year in the Northeast Conference. Robert Morris University (15-12, 11-3 NEC) took to the court against Fairleigh Dickinson University...

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Colonials ride momentum into Mount St. Mary’s

Austin Bechtold, Contributor
February 13, 2020

Emmitsburg, MD-- The Robert Morris University men’s basketball team (14-11, 10-2 NEC) will face another tough road test on Thursday night at 7:00 p.m. in Maryland, as they face Mount St. Mary’s (10-14, 6-5 NEC) to try and stay at the top of the NEC standings. With the Merrimack...

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RMU takes down RIT with Prkusic OT winner

Nathan Breisinger, Contributor
February 9, 2020

PITTSBURGH-- After a tough loss the prior evening, the Robert Morris men’s hockey team (10-15-3, 10-9-4 AHA) battled back to beat the RIT Tigers (15-11-4, 11-7-5 AHA) in overtime 4-3, thanks to a game-winning goal from Nick Prkusic. The Colonials were able to erase a two-goal...