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OKeefe speaks to the media following their game against Northern Kentucky on September 10 Photo credit: Evelyn Luthringer

Robert Morris Head Coach Jason O’Keefe Steps Down After Three Seasons With Program

Michael Deemer, Sports Editor
November 10, 2022

Robert Morris University men's soccer head coach Jason O'Keefe announced Thursday that he has resigned as head coach of the program. The announcement comes days after the Colonials made an appearance in the Horizon League Tournament for the second consecutive season. O'Keefe...

Three Robert Morris mens soccer players received All-Horizon League honors.

Three Men’s Soccer Players Earn Horizon League Honors, Gilley Snubbed

Samantha Dutch
November 4, 2022

As regular season play comes to a close, the Horizon League announced its 2022 Horizon League Men's Soccer All-League awards. A trio of Colonials in Kelvin Ramirez, Bryan Akongo and Victor Koah were awarded with post-season accolades. Kelvin Ramirez, a junior defender from Toronto,...

Shane McMillan records his first career collegiate goal in a 5-0 win over IUPUI. Photo Credit: Samantha Dutch

Robert Morris Dominates IUPUI; Advance to Horizon League Tournament

Michael Deemer
November 2, 2022

MOON TOWNSHIP -- Coming into Wednesday, the Colonials needed a win to qualify for the Horizon League Tournament for the second consecutive year. Robert Morris (5-7-2, 3-3-2 Horizon) took on the IUPUI Jaguars (5-5-6, 4-1-3) in hopes of keeping its season alive and the Colonials...

Bryan Akongo (above) was among five players who played on the local Pittsburgh Hotspurs First Team, scoring eight goals in the NPSL

Men’s Soccer in the Summer: No Such Thing as Offseason

Samantha Dutch
August 20, 2022

College athletes know that there is no such thing as offseason, that practicing their sport all year round is to be expected. For Robert Morris soccer, they take that to a whole new level by playing in summer leagues on their sunny offseason. In just a few days the Colonials...

Mens soccer huddles before their game at Duquesne. Photo credit: Ethan Morrison

Youth movement for men’s soccer is key to resurgence in Jason O’Keefe’s program

Michael Deemer
April 4, 2022

Following the departure of longtime head coach Bill Denniston, the men's soccer program at Robert Morris wanted to start fresh. After Appalachian State had cut its program in 2020, Jason O'Keefe had no home. The Colonials hired O'Keefe in November of that year and he immediately...

Gal Ben Dayan sets up for the opening kickoff against West Virginia. Photo credit: Samantha Dutch

Gal Ben Dayan transfers to UAB

Samuel Goldberg
December 21, 2021

Israel native and Robert Morris striker Gal Ben Dayan has officially transferred to UAB to continue his college soccer career. In his time at Robert Morris, Ben Dayan put up three goals, giving himself a total of six points on the year. Two of his goals came as game-winners...

RMU mens soccer has clinched its first postseason berth since 2017. Photo credit: Tyler Gallo

Men’s soccer clinches first postseason berth since 2017

Tyler Gallo
November 3, 2021

Robert Morris men's soccer has done it. Following a season where they played off-campus, scored just one goal and won one game, Robert Morris men's soccer has clinched a spot in the 2021 Horizon League playoffs–– sneaking in as the sixth seed following their win at IUPUI...

Bryan Akongo scored a hat trick in mens soccers win over VMI.

Bryan Akongo scores hat-trick, gives men’s soccer a confidence-boosting win over VMI

Owen Krepps
October 20, 2021

MOON TOWNSHIP– Robert Morris men’s soccer (4-9, 3-4 Horizon) defeated the Virginia Military Institute Keydets (1-15, 0-5 SOCON) by a score of 4-1 today to finish off their non-conference schedule. Bryan Akongo celebrated his 21st birthday week by scoring his first career...

Nathaniel David kicks a corner.

After two disallowed goals, men’s soccer loses in overtime to Cleveland State

Owen Krepps
October 13, 2021

MOON TOWNSHIP– “You have got to be kidding me” and “that's a joke” were two phrases that were uttered often by RMU men’s soccer head coach Jason O’Keefe Wednesday afternoon. After two disallowed goals by the Colonials (3-9 overall, 3-4 Horizon), they fell in double-overtime...