NCAA approves extra year of eligibility for fall sport DI athletes
Austin Bechtold, Assistant Sports Editor
August 25, 2020
The NCAA Division I Board of Directors voted on August 21 to approve a waiver to grant an extra year of eligibility for fall sport athletes. The extra year will go into effect regardless of whether fall sports are able to resume competition in the spring. Athletes will have the option to receive a ...
Stack the Pads: The current state of women’s hockey
Owen Krepps and Jonathan Hanna
February 19, 2020
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Football wins big against Duquesne, now one win away from NEC championship
Logan Carney, Digital Content Director
November 9, 2019
MOON TOWNSHIP -- The Robert Morris Colonials football team (6-4, 5-0 NEC) defeated the Duquesne Dukes (6-3, 4-1 NEC) for the first time since 2012 in a battle for conference supremacy. It was a strong showing for RMU's defense, partly due to Duquesne being without their starting quarterback Daniel Parr, ...
Coach Clark says ‘There is no tomorrow’ at this point in the season
Logan Carney, Digital Content Director
November 8, 2019
MOON TOWNSHIP -- For the first time in nearly a decade, Robert Morris is playing meaningful football in November. The Colonials currently sit tied for first in the NEC with Central Connecticut State (8-1, 4-0 NEC) and Saturday's opponent, Duquesne (6-2, 4-0). A win in each of the next two weeks clinch...
Men’s Basketball Season Preview: Toole enters his tenth season as head coach
Logan Carney, Digital Content Director
November 6, 2019
MOON TOWNSHIP -- The 10th season of the Andy Toole Era for Robert Morris men's basketball starts this Thursday with the Colonials traveling 278.8 miles to take on Marshall University. Coach Toole enters his tenth season with the second-best winning percentage among current NEC head coaches (54.5%); grante...
RMU men’s hockey releases schedule, no Three Rivers Classic in 2019-2020
Logan Carney, Digital Content Manager
July 2, 2019
PITTSBURGH -- On Tuesday, the Robert Morris men’s hockey team released their 2019-2020 schedule and for the first time since the 2011-2012 season, there will be no midseason hockey tournament in Pittsburgh. “With the decline in attendance at the Three Rivers Classic in recent years, all of the...
What’s the cost of postseason basketball?
Gage Goulding, News Editor
March 26, 2019
MOON TOWNSHIP - For schools that miss out on the NCAA tournament, officials turn to smaller tournaments in order to get their moment in the spotlight. After the Colonials failed to post a season-long record that qualified the team for selection to the NCAA tournament, university officials have turned...
ESPN blunder reveals women’s basketball to visit no. 1 Louisville in first round of NCAA tournament
Jonathan Hanna, Contributor
March 18, 2019
MOON TOWNSHIP -- After a mishap at ESPN, the opening round brackets for the NCAA women’s basketball tournament were shown on ESPNU. The no. 16 Robert Morris women’s basketball team will visit the KFC Yum! Center in Louisville, Kentucky to take on no. 1 seeded Louisville in the Albany Region of the...
Men’s basketball heads to CollegeInsider.com Tournament
Jonathan Hanna, Contributor
March 14, 2019
MOON TOWNSHIP -- After a hard-fought regular season and playoffs, the Robert Morris men's basketball team (16-15) has accepted an invite to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament (CIT). This will be the second time the team has participated in the CIT, the other being in 2012, where the Colonials advanced to the ...
Preview: Women’s basketball to face Mount Saint Mary’s in second round of NEC playoffs
Delenn Poe, Contributor
March 14, 2019
MOON TOWNSHIP -- The Robert Morris Colonials women’s basketball team (20-10) is hosting another playoff game against the Mount Saint Mary’s Mountaineers (15-15) on Thursday, March 14 at 7:00 p.m. at the North Athletic Complex. The Colonials are coming off a standout win against the Fairleigh Dickin...
