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The news site of Robert Morris University

RMU Sentry Media

The news site of Robert Morris University

RMU Sentry Media

All content by Jack O'Brien
The Robert Morris mens hockey team discusses a play during a game against Niagara Nov. 2, 2018. (David Auth/RMU Sentry Media) Photo credit: David Auth

OPINION: Ring the victory bells, ties are dead in Atlantic Hockey

Jack O'Brien and Jack O'Brien July 26, 2019

Editor’s Note: All opinions on RMU Sentry Media are the writer’s own. MOON TOWNSHIP— Over the past weekend, Atlantic Hockey made a decision that many within the conference have been waiting on for some time. That decision was that the overtime...

Riverhounds SC continues winning ways against Hartford

Riverhounds SC continues winning ways against Hartford

Jack O'Brien and Jack O'Brien April 14, 2019

Pittsburgh, Pa--The Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC (2-1-2) defeated the Hartford Athletic (0-6-0) on Saturday evening. The Hartford Athletic are playing in their inaugural season in the USL Championship league and have yet to win a game. The Riverhounds were...

Photo credit: Katey Ladika

Softball splits with Niagara in Tuesday matinee

Jack O'Brien and Jack O'Brien April 9, 2019

MOON TOWNSHIP-- On a clear and sunny Tuesday afternoon, the Robert Morris softball team (11-26, NEC 3-3) took on Niagara (5-22, MAAC 3-5) in a doubleheader. This resulted in a 6-5 loss, and a 2-0 shutout win for the Colonials. GAME ONE Game one...

MOON TOWNSHIP -- Michael Louria heads up the ice against Niagara on  November 2, 2018 (David Auth/RMU Sentry Media

Michael Louria signs with Tulsa Oilers in ECHL

Jack O'Brien and Jack O'Brien April 4, 2019

PITTSBURGH-- Last week, many saw Robert Morris' own Alex Tonge sign with the Florida Everblades of the ECHL, but Tonge would not be the only Colonial to continue playing at the pro level. On Tuesday, Michael Louria signed a deal with the Tulsa Oilers...

Colonial Sports Center: RMU Men’s Lacrosse vs. Mount St. Mary University

Luke Yost, Jack O'Brien, Luke Yost, and Jack O'Brien March 28, 2019

Robert Morris University Men’s Lacrosse lost their game against Mount St. Mary University with a score of 11-16.

Colonial Sports Center: RMU Men’s Hockey vs. American International College

Luke Yost, Jack O'Brien, Luke Yost, and Jack O'Brien March 28, 2019

Robert Morris University Men’s Hockey lost their game against American International College with a score of 2-3.

Photo credit: David Auth

Preview: Men’s Hockey to take on the Tigers

Jack O'Brien and Jack O'Brien February 22, 2019

ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- Robert Morris men's hockey (10-19-1, 9-14-1 AHA) hasn't had the best start to 2019. Since coming out of the Three Rivers Classic the Colonials have gone 2-8 with all ten contests being within Atlantic Hockey. Recapping RMU At this...

Colonial Sports Center: RMU Men’s Basketball vs. Mount St. Mary’s University

Luke Yost, Jack O'Brien, Luke Yost, and Jack O'Brien February 21, 2019

Robert Morris University Men’s Basketball lost their game against Mount St. Mary’s University with a score of 62-76.

Colonial Sports Center: RMU Men’s Hockey vs. College of the Holy Cross

Luke Yost, Jack O'Brien, Luke Yost, and Jack O'Brien February 21, 2019

Robert Morris University Men’s Hockey won their game against College of the Holy Cross with a score of 5-3.

Colonial Sports Center: RMU Women’s Basketball vs. Mount St. Mary’s University

Luke Yost, Jack O'Brien, Luke Yost, and Jack O'Brien February 21, 2019

Robert Morris University Women’s Basketball lost their game against Mount St. Mary's University with a score of 55-61.

Colonial Sports Center: RMU Women’s Lacrosse vs. Kent State University

Luke Yost, Jack O'Brien, Luke Yost, and Jack O'Brien February 21, 2019

Robert Morris University Women’s Lacrosse won their game against Kent State University with a score of 11-6.

Colonial Sports Center: Jack O’Brien Talks with Nina Augustin

Luke Yost, Jack O'Brien, Luke Yost, and Jack O'Brien February 14, 2019

Jack O’Brien talks with Nina Augustin about RMU Women’s Basketball.

PITTSBURGH -- Daniel Mantenuto faces off against Penn State on Nov. 10, 2018 (David Auth/RMU Sentry Media) Photo credit: David Auth

Preview: RMU men’s hockey looks to fly past Air Force

Jack O'Brien and Jack O'Brien January 25, 2019

COLORADO SPRINGS, Co. -- The Robert Morris University men’s hockey team (9-14-1, AHA 8-9-1) has been put through a number of trials and tribulations throughout the 2018-19 season such as taking on nationally ranked Bowling Green to start the season,...

The Robert Morris mens hockey team discusses a play during a game against Niagara Nov. 2, 2018. (David Auth/RMU Sentry Media) Photo credit: David Auth

OPINION: Frank Serratore unloads about AHA overtime rules and he’s right

Jack O'Brien and Jack O'Brien January 17, 2019

Editor’s Note: All opinions on RMU Sentry Media are the writer’s own. MOON TOWNSHIP -- Over the weekend Air Force (11-8-3, 9-5-2 AHA) took on Army (8-11-3, 7-6-3 AHA) in one of the best rivalries in the AHA, but what fans saw was nothing short...

Photo credit: David Auth

Men’s hockey extends losing streak to four games after tough battle with Bentley

Jack O'Brien and Jack O'Brien January 12, 2019

PITTSBURGH -- In the second game of a weekend series against the Bentley Falcons (7-11-1,6-7-1 AHA) the Robert Morris Colonials (8-13-1, 7-8-1 AHA) fell 5-1 but that doesn’t tell you all you should know from this episode at Colonials Arena. The Colonials...

Colonials lose to Falcons in frustrating fashion

Colonials lose to Falcons in frustrating fashion

Jack O'Brien and Jack O'Brien January 11, 2019

MOON TOWNSHIP -- The Robert Morris Colonials (8-12-1, 7-7-1 AHA) faced off against the Bentley University Falcons (6-11-2, 5-7-1 AHA) in a frustrating loss for the Colonials, 5-2. Robert Morris was tied with Mercyhurst and Army for fourth in the AHA with...

Colonials make statement in battle with Huskies

Colonials make statement in battle with Huskies

Jack O'Brien and Jack O'Brien January 5, 2019

The Robert Morris Colonials (8-11-1, 7-6-1 AHA) and St. Cloud State Huskies (14-2-2, 6-0-2 NCHC) battled it out in the first game of the second day of the Three Rivers Classic at PPG Paints Arena in downtown Pittsburgh which eventually saw St. Cloud State...

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Colonials lose on day one in Three Rivers Classic for second time in tournament history

Jack O'Brien and Jack O'Brien January 5, 2019

PITTSBURGH — The Robert Morris Colonials (8-10-1, 7-6-1 AHA) fell to the Brown University Bears (4-7-3, 2-4-3 ECAC) by the score of 7-4 in the second game of day one of the the Three Rivers Classic in Cranberry, Pa. at the UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex. The...

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No. 14 Dutchmen fly over No. 1 Huskies in shocking blowout loss in game one of Three Rivers Classic

Jack O'Brien and Jack O'Brien January 4, 2019

PITTSBURGH -- Game one of the Three Rivers Classic shocked a number of people closely tethered to the college hockey world as No. 14 Union upset No. 1 St. Cloud State in a 7-2 blowout victory at the UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex in Cranberry, Pa. Union...

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Women’s basketball falls to Golden Flash despite strong defensive effort

Jack O'Brien and Jack O'Brien December 8, 2018

MOON TOWNSHIP— The Colonials (1-7) were unable to grab their second win of the season as they fell 54-46 to Kent State (4-4). Robert Morris was able to jump out to an early lead in the first quarter but saw it vanish in the second quarter after Kent...

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Preview: Men’s hockey hopes to climb conference standings against Holy Cross

Jack O'Brien and Jack O'Brien December 7, 2018

PITTSBURGH -- The Robert Morris Colonials currently stand at 6-7-1 overall on the year so far, 5-6-1 in conference play and are sixth in the AHC. Granted three teams are tied for second place with 15 points and RMU is tied with Mercyhurst and Canisius...

Off the Pipes: Moving up the standings

Off the Pipes: Moving up the standings

Jack, John and Tyler break down the Sacred heart games and elaborate on what RMU needs to get done against Holy Cross to climb back up the AHC standings.

Photo credit: David Auth

Preview: Women’s hockey hosts Thanksgiving series against Cornell

Jack O'Brien and Jack O'Brien November 23, 2018

PITTSBURGH -- The 2018-19 campaign has not been an easy one for the Colonials thus far, but like any team that’s worth their name, Robert Morris looks to keep fighting and prove their place this year as they look to take on No. 7 Cornell (5-1-3, 4-1-1...

Off the Pipes: After Penn State

Off the Pipes: After Penn State

Jack O'Brien, Jonathan Hanna, , Jack O'Brien, Jonathan Hanna, and November 16, 2018

Jack and John discuss the Penn State games, what the Colonials can take away from that experience, and how the Colonials can get back in conference championship talk on Off The Pipes.

Off the Pipe: Penn State week

Off the Pipe: Penn State week

The crew from "Off the Pipe" talks about what has happened so far this season and what their expectations are against Penn State.

Off the Pipes: Wheelin and dealin

Off the Pipes: Wheelin’ and dealin’

Jack, Owen, and Jon talk about RMU Men's Hockey and what's to come and what we've seen so far of their young season.

Photo credit: David Auth

Preview: Colonials look to extend win streak against struggling Tigers

Jack O'Brien and Jack O'Brien November 2, 2018

ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- The Robert Morris women's hockey team (4-5-1, 2-1-1 CHA) has won three of their last five and look to continue their recent streak of success against the RIT Tigers (1-4-3, 0-0 CHA). The Tigers have not beaten the Colonials in two years...

Photo credit: David Auth

Colonials tame Tigers

Jack O'Brien and Jack O'Brien October 26, 2018

PITTSBURGH -- On Friday, the Robert Morris Colonials took on the RIT Tigers in the first of two games this weekend. The game got off to a slow start, but late in the second period is where the action took off. The Colonials caught RIT in the middle...

Robert Morris split the series 1-1 with Bowling Green. Photo credit: David Auth

Preview: Colonials look to down Knights in early season showdown

Jack O'Brien and Jack O'Brien October 19, 2018

The 2018-19 campaign is still very young, and one thing that's important to keep in mind in the early portion of the season is there's nothing better than a hot start. That's what the Colonials are preparing to do this weekend. They come into this weekend...

Preview: Colonials look to turn it around vs. SFU

Preview: Colonials look to turn it around vs. SFU

Jack O'Brien and Jack O'Brien October 13, 2018

The Robert Morris women's soccer team (3-11, 1-3) hasn't had their best stretch of games recently. They are 1-3 in their last four games and haven't made any improvements over that stretch. The opportunity to improve their conference record presents itself...

Colonials bounce back in overtime to defeat St. Lawrence Saints

Colonials bounce back in overtime to defeat St. Lawrence Saints

Jack O'Brien and Jack O'Brien September 29, 2018

Pittsburgh, Pa. — On Saturday, the Colonials (1-1) wrapped up their first non-conference weekend series with the St. Lawrence Saints (1-1) with a 3-2 victory in overtime. The Colonials had dropped the first game to the Saints by a score of 2-0 the night...

Everything you need to know: RMU tops St. Lawrence in overtime

Everything you need to know: RMU tops St. Lawrence in overtime

Jack O'Brien and Jack O'Brien September 29, 2018

The Robert Morris Colonials women's hockey team (1-1) overcame the St. Lawrence Saints (1-1) in overtime to split the no-conference weekend series at the Colonials Arena. The Colonials played a strong game until they eventually ended the game with Kirsten...

RMU volleyball to start conference play

RMU volleyball to start conference play

Jack O'Brien and Jack O'Brien September 20, 2018

The Robert Morris women's volleyball team (6-8) will kick off conference play against Central Connecticut (3-8) this Friday at 7:00 p.m at Central Connecticut. As of late the Colonials have won six of their last eight matches and have improved from...

Struggling Colonials look for first win against La Salle Explorers

Jack O'Brien and Jack O'Brien September 15, 2018

The Robert Morris men's soccer team (0-5-1) has yet to win a game, but that could change this Saturday as they face off against La Salle University (2-3) at 1 p.m. Robert Morris goes into the game coming off a stunning overtime loss to Bucknell on Wednesday....

Preview: Robert Morris womens volleyball looks to perform in Charm City Challenge

Preview: Robert Morris women’s volleyball looks to perform in Charm City Challenge

Jack O'Brien and Jack O'Brien September 7, 2018

Robert Morris women's volleyball is scheduled to play three teams as part of the Charm City Challenge this upcoming weekend. The Colonials will be taking on the UMBC Retrievers, the Loyola (MD.) Greyhounds, and the James Madison University Dukes. The...