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Dante Treacy surveys the Drexel defense in the Colonials 82-69 loss to the Dragons.

Colonials burned by Dragons

Jonathan Hanna and Jonathan Hanna December 1, 2018

Philadelphia- The Robert Morris Colonials (4-4) traveled to Philadelphia on Saturday to take on the Drexel Dragons (4-4) in a 2:00 p.m. matinee game. The Colonials lost the game by a score of 82-69. Both Coach Andrew Toole and Matty McConnell said that...

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Women’s hockey preps for Penn State after series with Cornell

Jonathan Hanna and Jonathan Hanna November 29, 2018

PITTSBURGH -- On Wednesday, after playing against the No. 7 ranked Cornell Big Red (6-1-4, 4-1-1 ECAC), the Robert Morris Colonials women’s hockey team (6-8-4, 4-1-1 AHC) were back on the ice at Colonials Arena. Against the Big Red, Robert Morris...

Stack the Pads: Colonials hunt the Nittany Lions

Stack the Pads: Colonials hunt the Nittany Lions

Jonathan Hanna, Tyler Gallo, Jonathan Hanna, and Tyler Gallo November 28, 2018

In this week's Stack the Pads, Jonathan Hanna is joined by special guest Tyler Gallo, as they talk about the past two weeks women's hockey games, and preview this weekend's matchup with the Penn State Nittany Lions.

John Williams drives to the hoop against a defender in Moon Township, Pa. on Nov. 17, 2018. (RMU Sentry Media/David Auth) Photo credit: David Auth

Preview: The Penguins travel from Youngstown to take on the Colonials

Jonathan Hanna and Jonathan Hanna November 28, 2018

MOON TOWNSHIP -- On Wednesday, the Robert Morris Colonials men’s basketball team (3-3) plays host to the Youngstown State University Penguins (3-4) at 7:00 p.m. at the North Athletic Complex. Last year, Robert Morris defeated the Penguins 81-74 in...

Game of the week: Mens basketball vs Mount Aloysius and womens hockey vs Cornell

Game of the week: Men’s basketball vs Mount Aloysius and women’s hockey vs Cornell

Jonathan Hanna and Jonathan Hanna November 26, 2018

Listen to Jon Hanna as he breaks down the men's basketball team's victory over Mount Aloysius and the women's hockey team game against No. 7 Cornell.

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Preview: RMU men’s hockey team looks to sink Lakers

Jonathan Hanna and Jonathan Hanna November 23, 2018

ERIE, Pa. -- On a week's rest after being swept in their last series by the no. 6 ranked Penn State Nittany Lions (9-2, 1-1 Big Ten), the Robert Morris Colonials men’s hockey team (3-6-1, 2-3-1 AHC) are set to play a home-and-home with the Mercyhurst...

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Preview: Men’s basketball Thanksgiving week

Jonathan Hanna and Jonathan Hanna November 16, 2018

MOON TOWNSHIP -- The Robert Morris men’s basketball team (1-2) will play three games over the Thanksgiving break. In the Colonials last game, they won by a score of 104- 57 against the Mount Aloysius College Mounties (1-1) on Wednesday night. Senior...

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.

Stack the Pads: Colgate vs Colonials

Stack the Pads: Colgate vs Colonials

Jonathan Hanna and Jonathan Hanna November 13, 2018

Jonathan Hanna talks about last weeks's women's hockey matchup between the Colonials and the  Colgate Raiders, previews next weeks games against Minnesota State, and talks about some of the national attention that the Colonials are getting.

Game of the Week: Football vs Eastern Kentucky

Game of the Week: Football vs Eastern Kentucky

Jonathan Hanna and Jonathan Hanna November 12, 2018

Listen to Jon Hanna break down the Robert Morris football game against Eastern Kentucky in this week's "Game of the Week" podcast.

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Women’s hockey can’t pull away from 10th ranked Colgate

Jonathan Hanna and Jonathan Hanna November 10, 2018

PITTSBURGH -- For the second day in a row, the Robert Morris Colonials women’s hockey team (6-6-1, 4-4-1 CHA) faced off against the no. 10 ranked Colgate Raiders (7-4-0, 3-1-0 ECAC) at the RMU Island Sports Center. On Friday, the Colonials comeback...

Cooking with Chef Hanna - Beer Pretzels

Cooking with Chef Hanna – Beer Pretzels

Jonathan Hanna, Contributor November 9, 2018
Chef Hanna shares his recipes for beer pretzels, an addictive treat you are sure to crave.
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Weekend Preview: Colonials feature big games this weekend

Jonathan Hanna and Jonathan Hanna November 9, 2018

This weekend, the Robert Morris Colonials athletics teams have one of their busiest of the year. Men’s Hockey (Friday, Nov. 9 @ 7:00 p.m. & Saturday, Nov. 10 @ 7:05 p.m.) The Robert Morris men’s hockey team (3-4-1, 2-3-1 AHC) will play a home-and-home...

Game of the Week: Womens hockey vs RIT

Game of the Week: Women’s hockey vs RIT

Jonathan Hanna and Jonathan Hanna November 7, 2018

On this week's game of the week podcast, Jon Hanna breaks down the women's hockey game against RIT.  

Stack the Pads: The first episode

Stack the Pads: The first episode

Jonathan Hanna and Dalton Link kick off the RMU women's hockey podcast.

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.

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Preview: Colonials rowing heads to George Mason

Jonathan Hanna and Jonathan Hanna November 2, 2018

FAIRFAX STATION, Va. -- On November 3, the Robert Morris rowing team will head to Sandy Run Regional Park in Fairfax Station, Virginia to take on the George Mason Patriots, among other crews, in the Head of the Occoquan rowing tournament. Sandy Run...

Penalty Kicks: Season coming to a close

Penalty Kicks: Season coming to a close

In potentially the final week of the first season of Penalty Kicks, Owen Krepps and John Hanna review this year's soccer seasons, as well as review some statistics on the seniors that will be leaving the program.

Game of the Week: Senior night for womens soccer

Game of the Week: Senior night for women’s soccer

Jonathan Hanna and Jonathan Hanna October 30, 2018

Jon Hanna breaks down the women's soccer game on senior night against LIU Brooklyn.

Colonials finish in eighth in last fall match

Colonials finish in eighth in last fall match

Jonathan Hanna and Jonathan Hanna October 30, 2018

ESTERO, Fla. -- The Robert Morris Colonials golf team (+245) played their last match of the fall, finishing in 8th place out of nine teams in the Homewood/Hilton Garden Airport & FGCU Classic at Old Corkscrew Golf Club. The Colonials shot a team score...

Preview: Colonials head to Florida to take part in Homewood/Hilton Garden Airport Classic

Preview: Colonials head to Florida to take part in Homewood/Hilton Garden Airport Classic

Jonathan Hanna and Jonathan Hanna October 28, 2018

After a week break from tournaments, the Robert Morris men’s golf team (+162) will head to Estero, Florida to take part in the Homewood/Hilton Garden Airport & FGCU Classic on Sunday, October 28, and Monday, October 29. This will be the Colonials...

Preview: Teams on the road during Family Weekend

Preview: Teams on the road during Family Weekend

Jonathan Hanna and Jonathan Hanna October 26, 2018

MOON TOWNSHIP -- Although this weekend is Family Weekend, some of the Robert Morris athletic teams will be away from campus in order to take part in their respective sporting events. Here is a quick preview of all the games that will not be on campus...

Penalty Kicks: RMU all-timers

Penalty Kicks: RMU all-timers

Joined by John Hanna, Owen Krepps discusses the legacy of some of the current RMU soccer players in the second to last week of Penalty Kicks.

Game of the Week: Womens hockey vs Mercyhurst

Game of the Week: Women’s hockey vs Mercyhurst

Jonathan Hanna and Jonathan Hanna October 22, 2018

Jon Hanna is back and this week he breaks down the RMU women's hockey game against Mercyhurst on this past Saturday.

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Black Knights defeat RMU men’s hockey in final game of series

Jonathan Hanna and Jonathan Hanna October 20, 2018

PITTSBURGH-- On Saturday, the Robert Morris University men’s hockey team (1-2-1, 0-1-1 AHC) took on the Army West Point Black Knights (2-2-1, 1-0-1 AHC) for the second night in a row. The Colonials and the Black Knights played to a 2-2 tie on Friday,...

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Men’s soccer drops 1-0 contest to NEC leading LIU Brooklyn

Jonathan Hanna and Jonathan Hanna October 19, 2018

MOON TOWNSHIP, Pa.- The Robert Morris Colonials men’s soccer team (4-9-1, 2-3-0 NEC) played host to the Northeast Conference leading LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds (10-3-1, 5-0-0) on Friday. On a crisp fall day at the North Athletic Complex, the Colonials...

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Colonials set to move on from Ferguson with help from a large freshman class

Jonathan Hanna and Jonathan Hanna October 17, 2018

The Robert Morris men’s hockey team started their season 1-1 as they struggled to hold onto the puck. This past off-season, the Colonials lost Brady Ferguson, their highest scoring player in team history; but they also brought in 11 freshman, one of...

Colonials finish last at Titans Motown Collegiate

Colonials finish last at Titans Motown Collegiate

Jonathan Hanna and Jonathan Hanna October 17, 2018

HIGHLAND, Mich.- On Monday and Tuesday, the Robert Morris golf team (+162) finished in last place with a +100 tournament in the Titans Motown Collegiate at Prestwick Village G.C. The Grand Valley State Lakers (+38) won the tournament with a combined...

Game of the Week: Mens hockey vs Bowling Green

Game of the Week: Men’s hockey vs Bowling Green

Jonathan Hanna and Jonathan Hanna October 15, 2018

In this week's Game of the Week podcast, Jon Hanna breaks down the Robert Morris men's hockey game against Bowling Green.

Preview: Golf heads down to Motown

Preview: Golf heads down to ‘Motown’

Jonathan Hanna and Jonathan Hanna October 15, 2018

On October 15 and 16, the Robert Morris golf team (+62) heads to Prestwick Village G.C. in Highland, Michigan for the Titans Motown Collegiate. This will be the Colonials fourth match of the year. At this tournament last year, David Szymanski won, with...

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Men’s hockey gets first win of year over Bowling Green

Jonathan Hanna and Jonathan Hanna October 12, 2018

PITTSBURGH- The Robert Morris Colonials men’s hockey team (1-0) started regular season play on Friday with a 3-2 win over the Bowling Green State University Falcons (2-1). The first period started off messy for both teams, with neither having many...

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Colonials finish seventh at Tom Tontimonia Invitational

Jonathan Hanna and Jonathan Hanna October 10, 2018

WESTLAKE, Oh.- The Robert Morris Colonials men’s golf team (+62) finished seventh overall in the Tom Tontimonia Invitational at Lakewood Country Club. The Colonials finished the three-round tournament with a combined score of (+41), which was 24 shots...

NHL prospects to watch out for against Robert Morris this season

NHL prospects to watch out for against Robert Morris this season

Jonathan Hanna and Jonathan Hanna October 10, 2018

The Robert Morris men's hockey team will be taking on 18 NHL prospects this season. Here is a list of RMU opponents that may see NHL ice time someday.   Conference players Matthew Berkovitz - Defense - Army Drafted: 2014 - Round 5 - 123rd...

Preview: Volleyball heads to Duquesne for a Steel City Showdown

Preview: Volleyball heads to Duquesne for a “Steel City Showdown”

Jonathan Hanna and Jonathan Hanna October 9, 2018

The Robert Morris University volleyball team (7-12, 1-4 NEC) travels to the A.J. Palumbo Center in downtown Pittsburgh to take on the Duquesne Dukes (7-11, 2-4 Atlantic 10) in a Steel City Showdown. The Colonials lost their last game, a homecoming match...

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Preview: RMU golf heads to Tom Tontimonia Invitational

Jonathan Hanna and Jonathan Hanna October 8, 2018

This Monday and Tuesday, the Robert Morris Colonials golf team (+21) head to Lakewood Country Club in Westlake, Ohio to take part in the Tom Tontimonia Invitational, hosted by Cleveland State University. Tom Tontimonia was an athletics administrator at...

Preview: Colonials homecoming weekend

Preview: Colonials homecoming weekend

Jonathan Hanna and Jonathan Hanna October 5, 2018

It's homecoming weekend for Robert Morris University and because of that, several of the Colonial teams will be playing at home. Here is a quick preview for every home game this upcoming weekend. Football (Saturday, Oct. 6 @ 1:00 p.m.) Saturday,...

Preview: Colonials travel to Mount St. Marys

Preview: Colonials travel to Mount St. Mary’s

Jonathan Hanna and Jonathan Hanna October 4, 2018

This Friday, the Robert Morris women’s soccer team (3-10-0. 1-2-0) travels to Emmitsburg, Maryland to take on the Mount St. Mary’s Mountaineers (1-6-3, 0-0-2) in a Northeast Conference matchup. The Colonials’ last game was a 3-1 loss at Fairleigh...

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Colonials finish in fourth at the Matthews Auto Collegiate Invitational

Jonathan Hanna and Jonathan Hanna October 2, 2018

BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — The Robert Morris Colonials men’s golf team (+21) finished fourth overall in the Matthews Auto Collegiate Invitational at The Links at Hiawatha Landing. The Colonials finished with a combined scorecard of +8, after shooting a +10...

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Preview: Matthews Auto Collegiate Invitational

Jonathan Hanna and Jonathan Hanna September 29, 2018

Apalachin, NY.- The Robert Morris Colonials men’s golf team (+13) heads to The Links at Hiawatha Landing for the Matthews Auto Collegiate Invitational. Last week the Colonials won the Northern Kentucky Fall Classic with a score of +13, three shots...

Colonial Sports Center: Jon Hanna talks women’s hockey

Gregory Sutton talks RMU women's hockey with Jon Hanna on Colonial Sports Center.

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Preview: Volleyball still searching for their first conference win against Saint Francis

Jonathan Hanna and Jonathan Hanna September 28, 2018

The Robert Morris Colonials women's volleyball team (6-10, 0-2) heads to Loretto, Pennsylvania on Friday, Sept. 28, for a Keystone Clash against in-state conference rival Saint Francis University (1-14, 0-2). The Colonials are heading into Friday's...

Colonial Sports Center: Jon Hanna talks RMU Hockey

Jon Hanna joins Greg Sutton on Colonial Sports Center to discuss RMU hockey.

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Conference Preview: NEC men’s soccer

Jonathan Hanna and Jonathan Hanna September 28, 2018

Friday, Sept. 28 marks the beginning of Northeast Conference (NEC) men's soccer competition. Each of the 8 teams in the conference plays each other once, and each team has four home, and four away games. In the 2018 Northeast Conference Men's Soccer...

Colonials falter in their second conference game of the year

Colonials falter in their second conference game of the year

Jonathan Hanna and Jonathan Hanna September 23, 2018

Moon Township PA.- The Robert Morris Colonials women’s soccer team (3-9, 1-1 NEC) lost 1-0 to the Central Connecticut State University Blue Devils (7-1-2, 1-0 NEC) at a very slick North Athletic Complex on Sunday. This would be the Colonials second...

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Preview: Colonials’ golf at the Northern Kentucky Fall Classic

Jonathan Hanna and Jonathan Hanna September 23, 2018

This Sunday and Monday, the Robert Morris University men's golf team (E) will start their season. The team is heading to Elks Run Golf Club in Batavia, Ohio, just outside of Cincinnati, to take part in the Northern Kentucky Fall Classic. The Colonials...

Colonial Sports Center: Football and volleyball roundtable

Greg Sutton sits down with Adam Melluso, Logan Carney and Jon Hanna in a round table discussion about football and volleyball.

Robert Morris wins two out of three at the RMU Sheraton Invitational

Robert Morris wins two out of three at the RMU Sheraton Invitational

Jonathan Hanna and Jonathan Hanna September 15, 2018

Moon Township, PA — This weekend, the Robert Morris Colonials volleyball team (6-8, 0-0 NEC) hosted the RMU-Sheraton Invitational at the North Athletic Complex. They went 2-1 in the tournament, beating both the Eastern Michigan Eagles (8-6, 0-0 MAC)...

Round-up: Mens soccer vs Bucknell

Round-up: Men’s soccer vs Bucknell

Jonathan Hanna and Jonathan Hanna September 13, 2018

Lewisburg, PA — The Robert Morris Colonials Men’s Soccer Team (0-5-1, 0-0-0 NEC) traveled to Bucknell University on Wednesday to take on the Bucknell Bison (2-2-1, 0-0-0 Patriot League), where they lost 2-1 in overtime. The Colonials are now 1-5-1...

Colonials beat Penguins in four sets

Colonials beat Penguins in four sets

Jonathan Hanna and Jonathan Hanna September 11, 2018

Moon Township, PA — The Robert Morris Colonials volleyball team (4-7, 0-0 NEC) faced off against the Youngstown State Penguins (6-5, 0-0 Horizon League) for the 36th all-time meeting between the two schools, winning 3-1. The North Athletic Complex was...

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Preview: Colonials head to Longwood, hoping for first win of the year

Jonathan Hanna and Jonathan Hanna September 8, 2018

The Robert Morris Colonials Men’s soccer team (0-3-1, 0-0-0 NEC) heads to Farmville, VA, for a 3:00 pm clash against the Longwood University Lancers (1-2-0, 0-0-0 Big South). The Colonials are hoping for their first win of the season as they go up against...

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RMU’s comeback falls short against NKU

Jonathan Hanna and Jonathan Hanna September 2, 2018

Moon Township, PA. – For the first time in their history, the Robert Morris University men’s soccer team faced off against the Northern Kentucky University Norse this afternoon, losing 3-2 at the North Athletic Complex in the second game of the RMU...