RMU officially joins Horizon League
Austin Bechtold, Assistant Sports Editor
June 15, 2020
Big things on the Horizon, a new Horizon, expanding your Horizon. No matter the journey, or wording, the destination is clear. After 39 years in the Northeast Conference, Robert Morris University is joining the Horizon League for the upcoming 2020-21 academic and athletic school year. RMU President D...
RMU student Taylor Hall finds passion and inspiration in photography
Austin Bechtold, Contributor
February 18, 2020
Editors Note: The original version of this story incorrectly stated that Hall came to the university on a basketball scholarship based on the reporters interview. After being alerted to the error through social media, Sentry Media talked to RMU Athletics and verified the statement was false. The story...
Colonials return home to face Bryant
Austin Bechtold, Contributor
January 30, 2020
MOON TOWNSHIP-- With the NEC basketball schedule nearing the halfway point, the Robert Morris men’s basketball team (10-11, 6-2 NEC) finds themselves in the hunt for the crown of the NEC’s best team and the No. 1 seed in the conference tournament. The Colonials are coming off of a bounceback win...
Weekend Roundup 1/17-1/19
Austin Bechtold, Contributor
January 20, 2020
MOON TOWNSHIP-- Another weekend of RMU sports has come to a close, and the Colonials found themselves looking at mixed results. Both basketball and ice hockey teams saw action, as well as the women’s track and field team, who participated in their first meet. Men's basketball falls to Merrimack ...
Weekend Preview 1/17-1/19
Austin Bechtold, Contributor
January 17, 2020
MOON TOWNSHIP-- School is back in session on the campus of RMU, but the winter sports calendar continues on as usual. As the 2020 calendar year begins along with a new decade, the opportunity awaits for Robert Morris sports teams to take advantage of new opportunities and carry over past success int...
Men’s basketball travels to Youngstown State
Austin Bechtold, Contributor
December 4, 2019
MOON TOWNSHIP-- The Robert Morris men’s basketball team (2-7) looks to bounce back Wednesday night after a tough loss on the road at Cleveland State (4-4) on Saturday afternoon. RMU travels to Youngstown State (4-4) in the hopes of bouncing back against another Ohio team. Previewing RMU Robert Morris e...
Future looks bright for RMU volleyball
Austin Bechtold, Contributor
November 29, 2019
MOON TOWNSHIP-- This season, the Robert Morris University volleyball team reached accomplishments that defied all external expectations and produced one of the most successful seasons in program history. Despite a first-round exit in the NEC semifinals to Central Connecticut State (15-15, 10-6) wh...
Men’s basketball looks to bounce back at home vs. Geneva
Austin Bechtold, Contributor
November 27, 2019
MOON TOWNSHIP-- After a hard-fought loss on the road over the weekend at Big East's Marquette (3-1) the RMU men’s basketball team (1-6) returns home Wednesday night. They play host to Geneva (2-3) at the UPMC Events Center before the Thanksgiving holiday and other upcoming non-conference matchups. Previ...
Men’s hockey signs four recruits
Austin Bechtold, Contributor
November 23, 2019
MOON TOWNSHIP-- This week, the Robert Morris men’s hockey team announced the signings of four recruits in the class of 2020. The team announced that David Larfrance, Noah West, Gavin Gulash and Kyler Head will all be joining the Colonials next season. Lafrance enters Neville Island as a left-shooti...
The Dig: Home cooking
Austin Bechtold, Josh Sezler
November 7, 2019
On this installment, Austin and Josh discuss the team's key victories over Bryant and Sacred Heart and preview RMU's upcoming matchups vs. Central Connecticut and St. Francis Brooklyn....
