Weekend Round-up: 3/22/19 – 3/24/19
March 25, 2019
MOON TOWNSHIP -- As Robert Morris has reached the end of winter playoff season, spring sports season has arrived. Here’s what happened for teams on the road this past weekend. 3/22/19 Softball: Robert Morris - 3; Albany - 8 In the first game on day one of the UMBC Retriever Classic against the Uni...
Despite falling in WPIAL title game, Moon comes home with state title
Preston Moore, Moon Sports Beat Writer
March 23, 2019
HERSHEY, Pa. — Going into the fourth quarter, Archbishop Wood was up seven and had all the momentum from their previous quarter of offensive dominance. Moon found themselves in the unfamiliar territory of being behind. Moon had led the whole game until midway through the third quarter and had to battl...
Preview: Track and field looks to start the spring season strong in West Virginia
Jonathan Hanna, Contributor
March 23, 2019
MORGANTOWN, W.V. -- After a successful winter track season, in which the Robert Morris track and field team finished tied for fifth at the NEC Championships, the team looks to start their outdoor season at the West Virginia Open on the campus of West Virginia University. In the indoor Northeast Confer...
Preview: Softball heads to last tournament before conference play starts
Delenn Poe, Softball Beat Writer
March 22, 2019
CATONSVILLE, Md. -- The Robert Morris Colonials (4-16) head to their last tournament of the preseason Catonsville, Maryland as they compete in the UBMC Retriever Classic and they will only take on the two teams, the host team University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC) Retrievers (9-10) and the Al...
Robert Morris to host Pitt in first game at UPMC Events Center
Logan Carney, Sports Manager
March 21, 2019
MOON TOWNSHIP -- As first reported by Pittsburgh Sports Now, the Robert Morris men's basketball team will play their first game at the UPMC Events Center against the University of Pittsburgh Panthers on November 12, 2019. It will be the 31st time in history that the two programs have met, with Pitt hosti...
Preview: Women’s lacrosse travels to St. Bonaventure, looking to continue strong start
March 16, 2019
MOON TOWNSHIP -- After a strong start to the year, the Robert Morris women’s lacrosse team (4-2) looks to continue their season as they travel to Olean, N.Y. to face the St. Bonaventure Bonnies (1-5) on Saturday.Recapping RMUIn the Colonials' last game, they thrashed Gardner-Webb (3-3) by a score ...
Toole Shed: CIT bound
Logan Carney, Matthew Kurtik, and Alex Temple
March 14, 2019
Logan Carney, Alex Temple and Matt Kurtik are back for this all-new episode of the Toole Shed. In a longer-than-normal episode, the guys recap the season for the men's basketball team, but their season might not be over as they also talk about a potential CIT playoff bid. Furthermore, the guys ta...
Stack the Pads: Season recap
Owen Krepps and Jonathan Hanna
March 14, 2019
On this episode of Stack the Pads, Jon Hanna and Owen Krepps recap the CHA playoffs, and preview next season....
Preview: Marquette Golden Eagles fly to Robert Morris for men’s lacrosse match-up
Ryan Giacobbi, Contributor
March 12, 2019
MOON TOWNSHIP - Robert Morris men’s lacrosse hasn’t had the best of luck against non-conference opponents, going an unexpected 1-4 through the first five games of the season. The Colonials will have another chance to pick up their second non-conference win of the year when they play the Marquette Univer...
Moon falls to Mars after late three-pointer in WPIAL Championship
Preston Moore, Moon Sports Beat Writer
March 2, 2019
OAKLAND, Pa. — After halftime, the Mars student section rumbled with the "I believe that we will win" chant. At the time Mars was down 14 and winning felt like an improbable outcome. Mars would later come back and make things interesting in the closing minutes of the game. The first quarter start...