MOON TOWNSHIP-- With warmer weather in the forecast this week, RMU Campus Recreation announced that they will host a pop-up intramural 4-on-4 sand volleyball tournament at 4 p.m. on Wednesday at the sand volleyball court near the Alumni Commons Gazebo.
With...
MOON TOWNSHIP- Robert Morris football was geared up to host Monmouth for both their home opener and Big South opener, but they will have to wait to do so as their game has been postponed due to a positive COVID test within the Colonials' program.RMU has...
Just weeks after the women's basketball season ended, sophomore forward Trinity Papamandjaris reportedly has entered her name into the transfer portal, per WBBBlog.
Papamandjaris becomes the third player to transfer out of the program this season, joining...
Before the 2010-11 season, former Robert Morris head coach Sal Buscaglia and his son Charlie, the current head coach, recruited a six-foot-two forward from Athens, Greece. Little did they know, they would return with the commitment of a two-time Northeast...
After their 1-0 CHA Tournament victory against Syracuse, Robert Morris women's hockey now has their opponent lined up for the NCAA Tournament, and it is top-ranked no. 1 seed Northeastern on March 15 at 2 p.m. in Erie.
https://twitter.com/NCAAIceHockey/status/1368745411998064642?s=20
Robert...
CANONSBURG, Pa.-- It had been 498 days, five total games and 570 in-game minutes since Robert Morris men's soccer had a lead or won a game, but that streak was finally snapped today as the Colonials (1-2-1, 1-2-1 Horizon) knocked off fellow conference...
Before they do battle with RIT in the opening round of the CHA Tournament, women's hockey captain Lexi Templeman received some postseason hardware from the CHA, being named to the All-Conference First Team.Since being named captain of the team in the...
MOON TOWNSHIP-- The Robert Morris Campus Recreation Center will be reopening all outdoor facilities at the North Athletic Complex on Monday.
According to an email sent to all students, "Now that the weather is improving and we’re seeing better temperatures...
MOON TOWNSHIP- On Sunday afternoon, RMU women's lacrosse hosted the Gardner-Webb Runnin' Bulldogs with each team in search of snagging their third consecutive win in the confines of Joe Walton Stadium.It rained off and on throughout the game, but that...
MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich.-- While Robert Morris football's spring season will commence tomorrow against James Madison, their first confirmed non-conference opponent for the 2021 fall season has been announced. The team will be traveling to Central Michigan...
Tyler Gallo, Sports Copy Editor
• February 24, 2021
MOON TOWNSHIP-- On Monday morning, RMU Dining announced that they will be providing "Take & Heat" meals available for a lunchtime period between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.
In an email sent to all RMU students, they laid out the new dining option.
"Students...
On Tuesday, softball announced that they would be adding two non-conference sets in the next two weeks, adding tune-up games before their conference schedule is set to start.On February 26 and 27, the team will head to Cary, North Carolina to take on...
On Tuesday morning, the Horizon League revealed its women's basketball All-League honorees, and freshman forward Sol Castro was named to the All-Freshman Team.In a down year for Colonials women's basketball in their first Horizon League season, Castro...
MOON TOWNSHIP-- Robert Morris volleyball returned home after a rough road trip to Chicago and Fort Wayne where they dropped all four contests and 12 of 13 sets over the last three weeks. Wright State visited Moon Township for the first time since 2008.The...
MOON TOWNSHIP-- 39 minutes and 29 seconds.That's all it took for graduate attack Mackenzie Gandy to tie the all-time points record of 179 set by Ashley Levering in 2009, a record Gandy has been sitting on the verge of breaking for nearly a calendar year.After...
Austin Bechtold, Tyler Gallo, Nick Hedderick and Ethan Morrison interview Bucknell transfer Kahliel Spear on this episode of the Toole Shed to discuss transferring and his success at Robert Morris.
Austin Bechtold, Ethan Morrison, Tyler Gallo, and Nick Hedderick sat down with men's basketball forward Kahliel Spear to discuss his first season at Robert Morris after transferring from Bucknell.
Kahliel Spear has had a whirlwind 2020-21 college basketball season. After entering his name into the transfer portal from Bucknell last season, he joined Robert Morris in May and requested a transfer waiver in hopes of it being approved. Months of waiting...
Austin, Nick, Ethan, and Tyler discuss AJ Bramah transfer news, recap their series against Oakland, and preview the final regular season series against Detroit Mercy.
MOON TOWNSHIP-- On Saturday evening, the men's basketball team took on Oakland for their final home game of 2020-21. It came less than 24 hours after snapping an eight-game losing skid in double-overtime on Friday 88-82.In a senior day showdown, Oakland...
On Tuesday, the Horizon League announced their official softball preseason coaches' poll for the upcoming campaign, and RMU was picked in the seventh spot for their inaugural Horizon League season, earning 44 points from the conference's ten head coaches....
MOON TOWNSHIP-- The RMU men's basketball team was in search of a series split of the Youngstown State Penguins on Saturday night after dropping an overtime thriller 81-76 on Friday, a game that featured two buzzer-beaters by Jon Williams. The Colonials...
Bernard Clark has had a battle-hardened path to where he stands today as the head coach of RMU football. He played for one of the most dominant college football teams of the 1980s, became a third-round draft pick in the NFL, and worked his way up the...
Before he returns to the Indoor Football League (IFL) to play with the Duke City Gladiators, former Colonials quarterback Caleb Lewis is set to join the Fan Controlled Football (FCF) league-- and needs fans' help to shine.
Lewis started his collegiate...
On today's show, Austin Bechtold and Tyler Gallo recap RMU's debut in the Horizon League and how the team performed without star middle blockers Emma Granger and Maria Alfano.
On today's episode of The Toole Shed, Austin Bechtold, Nick Hedderick, Tyler Gallo, Ethan Morrison are joined by Chris Cappella of Chronicling The Colonials to discuss RMU's tough six game losing streak and losses to Wright State in Dayton.
Editor's Note: Here at RMU Sentry Media, our writers come from all over the nation and the state of Pennsylvania. The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted all of those areas differently. During their time at home over break, some of our writers dove into how...
MOON TOWNSHIP-- Robert Morris volleyball (0-2, 0-2 Horizon) was back in action on Tuesday evening seeking a series split with Oakland (2-0, 2-0). Oakland won yesterday's match in five sets, but had a much easier time of it in the second match, sweeping...
MOON TOWNSHIP-- Robert Morris volleyball (0-1, 0-1 Horizon) returned to action for the first time since they were knocked out of the Northeast Conference Tournament 431 days ago by the Central Connecticut State Blue Devils on November 22, 2019, taking...
Welcome to the the 'The Toole shed,' our new Robert Morris basketball and hockey podcast. Every Sunday, Tyler Gallo, Austin Bechtold, Ethan Morrison and myself will catch you up on the latest in the world of Colonial athletics.
On this week's show:...
On Friday, it was announced that St. Bonaventure transfer Justin Winston had committed to Robert Morris. Winston announced it via his Instagram. Tom Seipp of The Bona Venture (St. Bonaventure's student-run newspaper) first reported it, and it was later...
On Friday, Robert Morris softball announced their conference schedule for the 2021 spring season. The 40-game conference schedule features predominantly weekend (Friday-Saturday) doubleheaders with RMU having 22 home games and 18 road games for the season....
The first episode of the season finds Austin Bechtold and Tyler Gallo recapping the 2019 volleyball season in preparation for the 2021 spring season as RMU transitions into the Horizon League.
Every day, hundreds of people walk or drive by the softball field at the North Athletic Complex and see the nine retired numbers that hang on the right-field fence. The numbers 16, 25, 33, 14, 18, 1, 44, 7 and 6 hang there. But do they know who the players...
Raygan Kirk's torrid start to the season has earned some monthly hardware on Friday as the sophomore earned College Hockey America's Goalie of the Month for December.This honor comes after she was named CHA Goalie of the Week for the week of December...
A tough start to the Robert Morris women's basketball season has gotten even tougher as the team has now lost one of their premier players in Isabella Posset after her decision to transfer out of the program.
Posset entered the transfer portal in mid-December...
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.-- On Thursday, the Duke City Gladiators of the Indoor Football League (IFL) announced that they had signed former Robert Morris quarterback Caleb Lewis to join the team in its first season as an IFL franchise.Lewis transferred to RMU...
MOON TOWNSHIP, Pa.-- On Tuesday evening, La Salle forward Brandon Stone announced via Twitter that he has transferred to Robert Morris to join the men's basketball team.Stone, a 6'11 sophomore from Alverton, PA, moves closer to home and joins the Colonials...
A great start to the season has gotten even greater as a pair of men's hockey players and Brooks Bandits alumni took home two-of-three Atlantic Hockey monthly honors. Forward Randy Hernández picked up Atlantic Hockey Rookie of the Month award for...
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.
Football has taken Robb Butler across the United States during his lifetime. From playing his college career at Robert Morris to signing to play in San Diego with the Chargers to coaching in Calabasas, football has always been a big part of Butler's life.
Born...
On Friday, it was announced that former men's soccer forward Neco Brett (2012-15) was named to the Northeast Conference (NEC) men's soccer Mount Rushmore team. The league is celebrating its 40th anniversary as an NCAA Division I conference by naming four...
Earlier this afternoon, the Atlantic Hockey Association (AHA) preseason coaches poll was announced and Robert Morris ranks sixth out of ten teams in the conference. Robert Morris tied for sixth place on the poll with Air Force, each team garnering 49...
Earlier this afternoon, the Horizon League announced their preseason all-league teams, and Robert Morris senior forward AJ Bramah was named to the second team. This comes after a stellar 2019-20 campaign where he led the Northeast Conference (NEC) in...
After months of speculation and rumors, the Horizon League officially announced both the men's and women's basketball schedules for the upcoming season.
https://twitter.com/HorizonLeague/status/1324049270140407810?s=20
The announcement of the schedule...
In his lifetime, Mike Iuzzolino has worn many hats, such as NEC Player of the Year, NBA player, an NBA Jam playable character, and NEC Hall of Famer; but the hat he is currently wearing, assistant coach, has brought him to Robert Morris as a member of...
MOON TOWNSHIP-- On Thursday afternoon, softball hosted game two of its "Colonial Challenge" intrasquad scrimmage tournaments. In this game, the "Hackin' and Attackin'" team, who wore white, took on the "Colonial Cobras" in blue, and won 5-2 on the strength...
MOON TOWNSHIP— Earlier this week, the women’s lacrosse team announced via Twitter that it had named its co-captains for the upcoming season. Goaltender Katelyn Miller, attack Mackenzie Gandy, and midfielder Hannah Miller will all be captains next...
PHILADELPHIA-- On Thursday night, the National Lacrosse League's (NLL) entry draft took place, and a pair of Colonials were selected in the first round. Ryan Smith was selected third overall by the Rochester Knighthawks, and Brad McCulley was drafted...
Independence, MO-- On Tuesday afternoon, the ECHL's Kansas City Mavericks announced that they had signed former men's hockey goaltender Justin Kapelmaster for the upcoming season via their website.
Kapelmaster, who transferred over from Ferris...
MOON TOWNSHIP-- On Thursday afternoon, RMU women's hockey announced its captains for the 2020-21 season via Twitter. These spots were left vacant after the graduations of Jaycee Gebhard (C), Sarah Lecavalier (A), and Natalie Marcuzzi (A). The Colonials...
MOON TOWNSHIP-- On Monday afternoon, the men's lacrosse team announced via Twitter that 2018 alumnus and former attackman Jimmy Perkins is set to return to the university for his seventh year of eligibility.
https://twitter.com/RMUMLacrosse/status/1300474680776650753?s=20
Perkins,...
Former Lincoln Park High School point guard Riley Arrigo, who originally signed a letter of intent to join the New York Institute of Technology women's basketball team, has instead decided to join Robert Morris. She announced her decision through Twitter.
This...
On Thursday morning, the Wheeling Nailers announced via their website that they had signed former men's hockey forward Luke Lynch to an ECHL contract.
Lynch starts his professional career with the Nailers. This does not come as much of a surprise, as...
On Tuesday night, Robert Morris women's hockey's all-time leading scorer, Jaycee Gebhard, was drafted sixth overall in the NWHL Draft to the expansion Toronto franchise, becoming the first-ever player drafted by the franchise. On Wednesday night, in the...
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...
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PITTSBURGH-- The RMU Rowing team enjoyed home cooking for the first time this decade when they hosted the Yinzer Cup regatta, their first home regatta since 2009, at the McPhail Boathouse on Neville Island on Saturday.
In addition to RMU, the other teams...
PITTSBURGH-- The RMU Rowing team was able to enjoy home cooking for the first time this decade when they hosted the Yinzer Cup regatta, their first home regatta since 2009, at the McPhail Boathouse on Neville Island on Saturday. In addition to RMU the...
BROOKLYN-- The RMU volleyball team (18-3, 8-0 NEC) heads to Brooklyn in hopes of continuing their blistering start to both NEC and their regular season as a whole when they take on Saint Francis Brooklyn (9-12, 3-4 NEC). The Colonials have won eight consecutive...
BROOKLYN-- The RMU volleyball team (18-3, 8-0 NEC) heads to Brooklyn in hopes of continuing their blistering start to both NEC and their regular season as a whole when they take on Saint Francis Brooklyn (9-12, 3-4 NEC). The Colonials have won eight consecutive...
MOON TOWNSHIP-- The RMU men's hockey team (0-1-1) opens their Atlantic Hockey schedule this weekend by hosting the Bentley Falcons (0-0) in a two-game set fresh off of a 2-1 overtime loss and a lopsided 7-0 loss at the hands of the Michigan Tech Huskies...
MOON TOWNSHIP-- The RMU men's hockey team (0-1-1) opens their Atlantic Hockey schedule this weekend by hosting the Bentley Falcons (0-0) in a two-game set fresh off of a 2-1 overtime loss and a lopsided 7-0 loss at the hands of the Michigan Tech Huskies...
FAIRFIELD, CT-- The RMU volleyball team (12-3, 2-0 NEC) heads to Fairfield, Connecticut, to take on the Sacred Heart Pioneers (6-9, 1-1 NEC) on Saturday. The Colonials dominated the Bryant Bulldogs (8-12, 3-1 NEC) on Friday, winning 3-0.
Recapping...
YOUNGSTOWN, Oh.-- The Robert Morris volleyball team (10-0) looks to ride a blistering hot streak of 10 consecutive wins into the Youngstown State Red and White Invitational in Youngstown, Ohio. They will defend their streak against the host school, Youngstown...
MOON TOWNSHIP-- This weekend, the RMU Volleyball team (3-0) played in the inaugural sporting event at the brand-new UPMC Events Center, sweeping the RMU Sheraton Invitational by downing Elon, Manhattan College and McNeese State.
After sweeping Manhattan...
MOON TOWNSHIP, Pa.-- On a chilly afternoon, the Robert Morris softball team (14-37, 5-7 NEC) took on the Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers (25-26, 9-7 NEC) hoping to put an end to a seven-game losing skid. They split the doubleheader, losing 9-1 in five innings...
PITTSBURGH-- On Tuesday morning, the Robert Morris men's hockey team announced via Twitter, that they have two new players joining them for the 2019-2020 season. The recruits are Santeri Hartikainen of the Corpus Christi IceRays (NAHL) and Bradley Stonnell...
MOON TOWNSHIP-- The RMU women's lacrosse team (7-2) will commence their NEC season when they travel to face Wagner (7-2) on Friday and Mount St. Mary's (8-2) on Sunday. All three teams will be beginning their NEC schedule during this weekend series.
RECAPPING...
MOON TOWNSHIP-- The RMU Men’s basketball team’s (18-16, 11-7 NEC) season came crashing to a close on Sunday afternoon after falling 77-70 to the Presbyterian College Blue Hose (20-15, 9-7 Big South) in the second round of the Collegeinsider.com Tournament....
MOON TOWNSHIP -- The Robert Morris men’s lacrosse team (1-4, 0-0 NEC) hosted the Canisius Golden Eagles (3-3, 0-0 MAAC) on Saturday night under the lights at Joe Walton Stadium for a non-conference match-up. Coming into the game, the Colonials had beaten...
MOON TOWNSHIP -- Last Thursday night, Joey DelSardo, former University of Pittsburgh wide receiver, came to Robert Morris University's Hopwood Hall to tell his life story about his battle with addiction. From having the No. 1 play of the week on SportsCenter...
MOON TOWNSHIP -- The RMU Women’s hockey team (12-12-6, 10-3-3 CHA) will look to widen their CHA lead with a pivotal two-game set against Mercyhurst (12-12-5, 9-5-2 CHA). With a series sweep or a win and a tie, plus a Lindenwood (7-18-3, 3-11-2 CHA)...
MOON TOWNSHIP -- On Monday night, Hope Happens Here hosted a student-athlete wellness seminar in the Nicholson Center's Hopwood Hall. While the seminar was short and sweet, it shed light on a problem many student-athletes face: the state of their mental...
PITTSBURGH- On Sunday afternoon, the Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC hosted the University of Charleston (WV) at Highmark Stadium for their fourth of nine preseason games before the USL regular season starts. The teams played to a 0-0 draw, the same score as...
MOON TOWNSHIP -- The RMU men’s hockey team (9-18-1, 8-13-1 AHC) travels to the Hart Center in Worcester, Massachusetts this weekend for a two-game set at AHC opponent Holy Cross (7-17-4, 7-12-1 AHC). The teams split the series in their last meeting...
MOON TOWNSHIP -- The RMU women’s hockey team (11-11-4, 9-2-1 CHA) travels to the Pegula Ice Arena in State College to take on Penn State (10-11-5, 4-7-1 CHA) for the first of a two-game set. In the teams’ last series against each other, the Colonials...
Robert Morris University Men’s Hockey played back to back games with Sacred Heart University. They lost their first game with a score of 2-6, as well as their second game with a score of 1-3.
MOON TOWNSHIP -- On Thursday night Robert Morris University women’s hockey’s director of operations, Liam Cavanagh, hosted a panel on mental health awareness in Yorktown Hall ahead of Friday’s game against RIT. Players from the women’s hockey...
MOON TOWNSHIP -- For all 19 years of my life, I have lived in the small state of Delaware. I come from a small town called Hockessin. A fun fact about Hockessin: it is equidistant from New York City as it is DC. It was also featured in an episode of “30...
SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- The Robert Morris University women’s ice hockey team (8-10-4, 6-1-1 CHA) travels to the Tennity Ice Skating Pavilion in Syracuse, New York to take on Syracuse (4-16-1, 4-4-0 CHA) on Friday night for the first of a two-game set, and...
MOON TOWNSHIP -- The Robert Morris women’s basketball team (2-7, 0-0 NEC) continues their six-game homestand on Tuesday when they take on the Delaware State Hornets (2-6, 0-0 Mid Eastern) at the North Athletic Complex. They look to continue their momentum...
MINNEAPOLIS-- The Robert Morris University women’s hockey team (8-8-1, 6-1-1 AHC) travels to the Mariucci Ice Arena in Minneapolis, Minnesota on Friday night for the first of a tough two-game non-conference set at the hands of No. 2 ranked Minnesota...
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.
Owen Krepps and Tyler Gallo discuss Robert Morris men's hockey current winning streak and speculate if it can continue against Sacred Heart this weekend.
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.
MOON TOWNSHIP -- The Robert Morris Colonials volleyball team (11-18, 5-9 NEC) took on the Sacred Heart Pioneers (16-9, 9-5 NEC) in an NEC match-up. It was the final match for seniors Taylor Lord, Allie Yurkovich and Liz Campbell at RMU. In the senior...
The Robert Morris University men’s ice hockey team (2-3-1, 1-2-1 AHA) continues their six-game home stand Friday night against the Niagara University Purple Eagles (2-4-0, 2-2-0 AHA) for the first of a two-game AHA match-up.
Recapping RMU:
The...
PITTSBURGH - The RMU women’s hockey team (2-4-0) looked to bounce back after a tough 1-0 loss to RPI (1-3-1) which saw them fire 58 shots at RPI goalie Lovisa Selander, but were not able to capitalize. In the second installment of this series, RMU switched...
MOON TOWNSHIP, PA- The Robert Morris Colonials volleyball team (7-11, 1-3 NEC) took on conference rival St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers (5-13, 1-4 NEC) taking the match 3-1 and snapping a four-match losing skid. This was RMU’s first conference victory...
