When I agreed to do an alumni blog for the Sentry, I had no idea what to write about. “What college kids would want to know,” they told me. So my first ever alumni blog relates to something everyone...

The Colonials football team embarks on their second voyage under Head Coach Jon Banaszak. They will attempt to improve from last year and try to regain an NEC championship.

Haley Sawyer sits down with numerous RMU hockey stars to discuss what brought them here.

Halfway through the final period of play against conference foe Bentley, the Colonials bench broke. That’s not a metaphor. The left door leading to the RMU bench literally was irreparable. Players...

Freshmen defensemen Robert Powers and Elie Ghantous wear suits to games, just like everyone else. The only difference between them and everyone else is that they usually keep those suits on throughout...

The puck reached its highest speed at the smoothest pace when it was dropped at the opening faceoff. After that, it battled mini speed bumps across the outdoor rink at Fifth-Third Bank Field in downtown...

“Can we get warm water tomorrow? Like, lukewarm water,” asks forward David Friedmann of the training staff. Warm water bottles probably wouldn’t last long, however, on the chilly outdoor rink...

It was like a horror movie. The Colonials were trapped with nowhere to go. Colgate had them cornered with nowhere to go. The Raiders consistent, fast offense was tiring the defense out. The attack was...

Tonight Robert Morris will proceed to the Three Rivers Classic championship game for the second time in three years. They’ll face Colgate, an ECAC force. For one Colonial, the matchup means a little...

In one corner, at six feet, we have Zac Lynch. Across from him, his opponent, Penn State defenseman and captain Patrick Koudys measuring in at six feet, three inches. With his back to the boards, Lynch...

It’s not how you start, but how you finish. A terrible cliché, but one that holds true for the RMU men’s hockey team. Two weeks ago against Air Force, the squad tied on Friday and lost on Saturday....

Last season, Daniel Leavens saw the ice for a total of 26 games. A little over half the season. He had three points and a minus-four rating. This year, he’s seeing significantly more action. In nine...

In the wake of pre-finals week, it was announced that Robert Morris University president Gregory Dell'Omo will soon be employed as the seventh president of New Jersey's Rider University. Rider University,...

When David Friedmann is good, he’s good. His grinding and creativity on offense helped him tally three goals, an assist, and eight shots this past weekend in RMU hockey's series against AIC. He...

Last season, the “wagons” line was assembled. Quick Greg Gibson was the centerpiece.  On either side of him were physical Matt Cope and Brandon Denham. Cope checks in at six feet, two inches; Denham...

The RMU hockey team’s record-setting win streak ended on Friday night in an AHC overtime disappointment. The Colonials (7-1-2, 5-1-2) came out flying in the first period, firing shots from every angle....

RMU Hockey’s series this weekend against Air Force is a competition more than conference-deep. Air Force head coach Frank Serratore and RMU head coach Derek Schooley have a history that recedes deep...

For the past two years, the RMU men’s hockey team has been working overtime to try and “Krush” cancer. They’ve made it their mission to help out former captain Chris Kushneriuk in his battle against...

The best offense is a good defense. Or is it the best defense is a good offense? It’s difficult to tell with the RMU men’s hockey team, since it toes the line when it comes to offensive prowess. Redshirt-junior...

On Friday night, the Colonials managed to take down RIT 6-3. The Tigers came roaring back on Saturday, but the Robert Morris men's hockey team prevailed 4-2 to take the weekend sweep and improve its program-best...

Three sets of brothers have taken the ice in the Colonial uniform since the program’s inception: the Cowens, the Souths, and most recently, the Moores. Freshman Timmy Moore has joined his brother,...

It’s not how you start, but how you finish. The RMU men’s hockey team is dead set to prove that cliché wrong.  So far, the Colonials have won every game on their schedule.  The defense has allowed...

Last March,  the Robert Morris men’s hockey team waited anxiously as the final seconds ticked away in the Atlantic Hockey Association championship game against Canisius for what seemed like an eternity....

The RMU men's hockey team talks about the upcoming season and how they'll continue last year's success.

If polls are any indication whatsoever as to how a team will perform, the RMU women’s hockey team is going to have a knockout season. In the College Hockey America conference preseason coaches poll,...

President Barack Obama addresses a gathering at CCAC West Hills on April 16.

One of the hottest topics in athletics, both collegiate and professional, is concussion awareness.  According to the Center for Disease Control, traumatic brain injuries accounted for 715.7 emergency...

ST. PAUL, MN- Along the bench at Xcel Energy Center, the Robert Morris Colonials stood at and leaned over the boards near the end of their NCAA Tournament game against Minnesota. The scoreboard was gleaming...

Saint Paul, Minn. - The Robert Morris University men’s hockey team came into Saint Paul to face an opponent it had never taken on before. That opponent, the University of Minnesota, was also the...

A team can practice day in and day out. Drills after drills can be completed. X’s and O’s can be drawn. There is one element, however, that cannot be sharpened with mere instruction. Mentality. Going...

At 11:45 a.m. on Sunday, the barroom of the University Boulevard Primanti Brothers was filled with the RMU men’s hockey team as well as their supporters. Although many already had a hunch as to who...

In the beginning, there was the CHA.  Then there was the AHA.  Even though the conference has changed over time, one thing has remained the same for the Colonials. The Purple Eagles. Last time...

In its third playoff game of the weekend, the Robert Morris hockey team finished the job with a 3-1 victory over the Army Black Knights Sunday at the Island Sports Center. The opening period was a tame...

After losing by four goals Friday night, most would think that the Army hockey team would be dominated the following game. But the Black Knights had redemption on their mind and were out for blood, defeating...

After skating to a 5-5 overtime tie against Mercyhurst last night, the RMU men’s ice hockey team was looking to be victorious on senior night. But the Lakers had other plans, defeating RMU, 5-2, Saturday...

On January 26, multiple RMU students were involved in an incident that took place on campus and for their actions, some received criminal charges. Kimani Smith, Brian Jones, Adrian Perez, and Antwan...

In a home-and-home series, the RMU men’s hockey team started the first game of the weekend from the bottom. However the Colonials would adapt and eventually run the game, defeating the Golden Griffins,...

The last time that the Penn State and RMU women’s hockey teams met, the Colonials walked away with two shutouts. And this occasion was no different. Robert Morris continued its winning ways, taking...

The Robert Morris men’s ice hockey team has shown that they’ve been able to play in countless rinks, one of which is even in an National Hockey League facility, but the 2014-15 season will bring the...

After dropping Thursday’s game by two goals to Niagara, the RMU men’s hockey team was able to rally this time around, defeating the Purple Eagles 5-0. But the final score might seem unusual when...

The second game of the Robert Morris vs.  Army series was a roller coaster of scoring. Much like the night before, there was pushing and shoving right and left, but despite the aggression, the Colonials...

Energy was the theme of the game for the Robert Morris men’s hockey team Friday night against Air Force. The Colonials were on the grind as they generated a goal per period and the penalty kill unit...

In the world of collegiate athletics, football has the Heisman, basketball has the Wooden, and hockey has the Hobey Baker award. This year, the lone Colonial nominee is junior Cody Wydo.  Wydo is...

The RMU men's hockey team closed out this weekend’s series against American International with a final score of 5-2. The opening period started out a lot different from the night before. Whereas...

During her time as an assistant coach with the program, former Robert Morris women’s hockey goaltender Brianne McLaughlin would constantly utter a piece of advice to net minder Courtney Vintet, which...

At the end of last year’s Three Rivers Classic, the Robert Morris men’s hockey team was walking tall, proudly bearing the name of champion. However with two losses in this year’s tournament, the...

With last year’s Three Rivers Classic performance from Eric Levine, it would make sense for Robert Morris men’s hockey goaltender Terry Shafer to enter RMU’s opening game against Penn State with...

Each year, the RMU women’s hockey team participates in “Skate for the Cure,” a College Hockey America (CHA) wide event designed to raise awareness for breast cancer. While RMU’s official “Skate...

In June 2011, Paul Colontino was hired as the head coach of the women’s ice hockey team at Robert Morris University and just two and a half seasons later, he reached a career milestone. After a 4-2...

The RMU women’s hockey team took home its first win of the weekend against RIT Friday evening and now has tied the program win streak record with eight consecutive victories. In a 2-1 game, the Colonials...

While the Robert Morris women’s hockey team will look to defeat Maine on November 29, they also plan to achieve something else; putting smiles on the Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh’s patients. Instead...

The RMU women’s hockey team started off on the right foot in their two-game home stand against Vermont.  With a final score of 4-3, the team proved they could get ahead early, but still wrap things...

Eight freshmen have joined the RMU women’s hockey roster this year, but one in particular has been making her presence known.  Goaltender Jessica Dodds has collected three accolades so far:  RMU...

When Robert Morris women’s hockey alumni Brianne McLaughlin left her position as an assistant coach with the program, it seemed as though a worthy replacement would be difficult to find. Luckily for...

The RMU women’s hockey team pulled off a 6-2 victory against the Toronto Aeros in its first, and only, exhibition match of their 2013-14 season. Senior Thea Imbrogno recorded a tally halfway through...

Former Robert Morris women’s hockey goaltender Delayne Brian has accomplished something that few of her peers have done. Brian, who was recently drafted into the Canadian Women’s Hockey League,...

On June 23, 2013, Robert Morris women’s hockey alum and current assistant coach Brianne McLaughlin sent out this happy tweet: "Happy #OlympicDay everyone!  Celebrating with the last game of @Olympics...