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The news site of Robert Morris University

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The news site of Robert Morris University

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RMU Proclamation: Thank you Mr. Jones

RMU Proclamation: Thank you Mr. Jones

Jon Fisher and Jon Fisher
March 22, 2015

Sometimes, it's just hard to say goodbye. Words aren't there, expressions are explained, and truly the unimaginable can't receive a justification as to why it happened. That's a scenario for life, not just sports. However, in the wide world of athletics, saying goodbye is...

Facing a friend

Facing a friend

Nick Buzzelli and Nick Buzzelli
March 21, 2015

CHARLOTTE, N.C. - A lot of what Rodney Pryor knows about shooting a basketball came from Jon Scheyer. When the Duke assistant coach was a high school junior leading Chicago’s Glenbrook North to an Illinois Class AA state championship, a young Pryor meticulously monitored...

Lucky Jones lets out a roar of excitement after RMUs opening round win over North Florida.

Oh, what fun it is

Nick Buzzelli and Nick Buzzelli
March 19, 2015

It all started with a simple step-back jumper from the foul line with 7:37 remaining. Once Lucky Jones sank his fifth bucket of the game, things got a little easier. The shots began falling for a Robert Morris team that was 41 percent from the floor up until that point, and...

Opening with the Ospreys

Opening with the Ospreys

Nick Buzzelli and Nick Buzzelli
March 15, 2015

On March 15, 1983, the Robert Morris men’s basketball team claimed its first and only NCAA Tournament victory, knocking off Georgia Southern by 10 points in a preliminary round matchup in Dayton, Ohio. Exactly 32 years later, the Colonials received word that their latest...

Terriers stellar shooting ends RMUs season

Terriers’ stellar shooting ends RMU’s season

Vince Russo and Vince Russo
March 15, 2015

Behind senior forward Sarah Benedetti’s 29 points and 9 rebounds, along with an incredible second-half shooting performance by the entire team, the St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers defeated the Robert Morris Colonials, 77-62, to claim the Northeast Conference Tournament championship. The...

Everybody cut loose

Everybody cut loose

Nick Buzzelli and Nick Buzzelli
March 11, 2015

Rodney Pryor is the first to admit that he started the trend. Lucky Jones believes it’s the reason he’s been shooting so well of late. And undoubtedly, Kavon Stewart has the most pairs. But after a dramatic 66-63 victory over St. Francis Brooklyn in the Northeast Conference...

RMU Proclamation: Robert Morris fans travel far and wide, no matter the distance

RMU Proclamation: Robert Morris fans travel far and wide, no matter the distance

Jon Fisher, Social Media Editor
November 22, 2014

The traveling sports fan is one of the most unique figures in all of athletics, whether collegiate or professional. Driving, flying or even cycling to an event (yes, that's real), in order to see their favorite team doesn't stymie the hardcore sports fan. In fact, miles or kilometers...

RMUs Cinderella story ends against Minnesota

RMU’s Cinderella story ends against Minnesota

Haley Sawyer and Haley Sawyer
March 29, 2014

Saint Paul, Minn. - The Robert Morris University men’s hockey team came into Saint Paul to face an opponent it had never taken on before. That opponent, the University of Minnesota, was also the number one-seeded team in the NCAA Tournament. Although the same squad left the...

RMU keeps dream alive with bid to NCAA tournament

Haley Sawyer and Haley Sawyer
March 23, 2014

The RMU men’s hockey team had the chance to become conference champions twice.  This year, no one expected them to have a third chance. Were they ever wrong. The RMU men’s hockey team managed to stomp out the Canisius Golden Griffins 7-4 in a pressure- and aggression-filled...

Robert Morris thumped by Notre Dame in NCAA opener, concludes storybook season

Chris Mueller and Chris Mueller
March 22, 2014

It’s an old adage in both life and sports that all good things must come to an end eventually. For the Robert Morris women’s basketball team, that ending came rather forcefully and abruptly Saturday afternoon as top-seeded Notre Dame flexed its muscles to a 93-42 victory...