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The Colonials celebrate Ellie Marcovsky's first career goal, the game-winning goal, on Friday night. Photo Credit: Nathan Breisinger

Women’s hockey starts season strong with win over Lindenwood

Nathan Breisinger
December 4, 2020

NEVILLE TWP, PA-- In an opening game of the season that turned into a grudge match, it was not a senior that saved the day, but Pittsburgh native and freshman Ellie Marcovsky that put home the game-winning goal for the Robert Morris women’s hockey team (1-0, 1-0 CHA) in a 4-2...

Women's hockey will begin their season with four straight games against Lindenwood starting on Thursday. Photo Credit: Thomas Ognibene

Women’s hockey begins 2020-21 campaign hosting Lindenwood

Alexis Davis
December 3, 2020

NEVILLE TWP, PA -- The women’s hockey team will begin their 2020-21 season with a two-game series against the Lindenwood Lions at Clearview Arena. Puck drop for Thursday’s game is set for 6:05 pm and Friday’s will be at 1:05 pm. The rivals will meet again next week for...

Colonials celebrate after a goal against Alabama-Huntsville on November 21, 2020
Credit: Nathan Breisinger

Men’s hockey falls short against no. 18 Bowling Green

Nathan Breisinger
December 2, 2020

After a quick two-goal headstart in the first period, the Robert Morris men’s hockey team (3-2, 1-1 AHA) allowed six goals in a 6-3 loss against Bowling Green (3-0) Tuesday night. Bowling Green outplayed the Colonials for just about the entirety of the game besides the two...

UPDATE: Missing 16-year-old boy from Tarentum found

UPDATE: Missing 16-year-old boy from Tarentum found

John Blinn, News Editor
December 1, 2020

UPDATE: Ratliff was reported to be found at 11:30 p.m. on December 1. TARENTUM -- Authorities in Tarentum are asking for help in finding a boy who went missing. 16-year-old Ronald Ratliff was last seen at 4 a.m. Tuesday morning. Ratliff is 5 feet, 7 inches tall and weighs...

MOON TOWNSHIP -- Matty McConnell set's up against Saint Francis Brooklyn on February 23, 2019 (Avin Patel/RMU Sentry Media).

Men’s basketball at St. Francis canceled due to COVID-19 concerns

Nathan Breisinger
December 1, 2020

Another day, another setback for RMU Athletics as the men’s basketball team’s season opener against the Saint Francis Red Flash has been canceled. The game was set for this coming Saturday, December 5 in Loretto. https://twitter.com/RMUMBasketball/status/1333810591736033281 The...

Women's basketball will have to wait for their first Horizon League matchup. Photo Credit: Thomas Ognibene

Women’s basketball Horizon League debut postponed; RMU Athletics announces new attendance update

Austin Bechtold
November 30, 2020

Good things come to those who wait... and Robert Morris women's basketball hopes that this assessment lives up to its name. The team announced Monday night the cancellation of RMU's first-ever Horizon League series against Cleveland State previously scheduled for December 12-13....

Review: "Animaniacs" (2020)

Review: “Animaniacs” (2020)

Garret Roberts, Editor in Chief
November 30, 2020

MOON TOWNSHIP -- For many audiences, hearing "reboot" is a death sentence to a successful show. The constant remakes and "reimagining" of shows has left a bad precedent in Hollywood, with many of the projects performing worse than the original. While series like "Dr. Who"...

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RMU announces cancellation of all 2021 FLEAPs amid worldwide COVID-19 surge

Michael Delehanty, Assistant News Editor
November 30, 2020

MOON TOWNSHIP -- Robert Morris University has announced that all Faculty-Led Education Abroad Programs, also referred to as FLEAPs, have been cancelled and the courses will not take place in the 2021 academic year. In an email sent on Monday afternoon, the news was delivered...

Toole Shed: Kahliel Spear and Schedule Changes

Toole Shed: Kahliel Spear and Schedule Changes

Nick Hedderick, Tyler Gallo, and Austin Bechtold
November 29, 2020

Austin, Nick and Tyler discuss the waiver of Kahliel Spear being denied and scheduling changes for the men's basketball team. They also give brief analysis on the team's opening games.  

Randy Hernandez scored the game-winning goal late in the third period to seal Robert Morris' first conference victory of the new season. Photo Credit: Nathan Breisinger

Men’s hockey gets first conference win, beats Canisius

Nathan Breisinger
November 28, 2020

NEVILLE ISLAND-- It was a wild one on the Island Saturday evening as the Robert Morris Colonials (3-1, 2-1 AHA) and the Canisius Golden Griffins (1-1, 1-1 AHA) totaled nine goals in a back and forth affair that saw RMU prevail 5-4 at the end of it all. “I thought we found...