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Robert Morris rides pair of 4th-quarter touchdowns to win over Charleston Southern
DJ Moyer ran for 82 yards on 15 carries and Zach Tanner ran for two touchdowns and Robert Morris held off Charleston Southern for a 14-12 win Saturday. Tanner had early fourth-quarter scoring runs in a little more than a two-minute span of 1 and 25 yards to put the...
Robert Morris men’s basketball survives scare from Point Park, posts 1st win of season
Robert Morris vs. Point Park men’s basketball is far from the first rivalry a casual sports fan in Pittsburgh would cite. For example, both Pitt vs. Duquesne and Duquesne vs. Robert Morris are sports rivalries higher on the pecking order in terms of pedigree. Furthermore, Robert Morris and Point Park...
Desmond Claude’s 25 points lead Xavier past Robert Morris
CINCINNATI — Desmond Claude’s 25 points helped Xavier defeat Robert Morris, 77-63, in a season opener Monday night. Claude was 10 of 17 shooting, including 2 for 4 from 3-point range, and went 3 for 4 from the line for the Musketeers. Quincy Olivari shot 5 for 10, including 2...
Robert Morris aims to continue ascending in Horizon League
Early last March, the Robert Morris men’s basketball team’s season came to an end in heartbreaking fashion. Leading Cleveland State by as much as 12 in the second half of a Horizon League Tournament quarterfinal, the Colonials stumbled down the stretch and fell to the third-seeded Vikings in overtime. Advancing...
2023-24 women’s basketball preview: Pitt, Duquesne, Robert Morris aim to contend
The women’s basketball teams at Pitt, Duquesne and Robert Morris open their 2023-24 seasons this week looking to contend in the ACC, Atlantic 10 and Horizon League, respectively. All three have added talent from the transfer portal and welcome freshman recruits expected to contribute. Here’s a look at the three...
Anthony Chiccitt lifts Robert Morris past Southeast Missouri State to snap skid
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. — Anthony Chiccitt accounted for all three Robert Morris touchdowns and the Colonials snapped a four-game losing streak with a 21-20 victory over Southeast Missouri State on Saturday. Southeast Missouri State (4-5, 3-1 Big South-OVC) crossed midfield on its last possession but couldn’t convert on fourth-and-19 with...
Robert Morris men picked 7th, women last in Horizon League preseason basketball polls
The Robert Morris men’s basketball team was picked to finish seventh and the women’s team last as the Horizon League released its preseason polls. Northern Kentucky, which has won four league titles during eight seasons in the league, was tabbed as preseason favorite in voting of the conference’s men’s coaches....
Turnovers doom Robert Morris in loss to Tennessee Tech
Jordyn Potts threw for a touchdown and ran for another and the defense contributed three scores in Tennessee Tech’s 38-13 win over Robert Morris on Saturday. In a game where defense shined, Potts scored on a 1-yard plunge to end a two-play, 7-yard drive for a 7-0 lead. That score...
A Sweet life: Robert Morris-Penn State exhibition more than just a game for RMU’s Matt Sweet
Some days the last thing in the world Matt Sweet wanted to do was eat. Anything. At all. But applesauce? He could do applesauce. One container of applesauce. Other days, the only thing he felt like he could possibly do was lie in bed. But a short walk? OK. Get...
Tim Benz: Former Penguin’s daughter continues Pittsburgh hockey connection at Robert Morris
When Wayne Primeau was a Pittsburgh Penguin, he was part of one of the all-time memorable playoff runs in Penguins’ history. Acquired in February 2001, he was on the team during the Johan Hedberg “Moose Mania” trip to the Eastern Conference Final during Mario Lemieux’s return season. “He was a...
Bryant hands Robert Morris 3rd straight loss
SMITHFIELD, R.I. — Zevi Eckhaus passed for three touchdowns and ran for another score, Simi Bakare added two rushing TDs and Bryant beat Robert Morris, 43-24, Saturday. Eckhaus threw a 21-yard TD pass to Jalen Powell to open the scoring, Maximus Villar tackled Cyrus Bonsu in the end zone and...
‘Festive day’ as Robert Morris hockey teams play 1st home games since 2021
A lively celebration enveloped Clearview Arena on Saturday, and for good reason: Division I hockey is back in the hockeytown of Pittsburgh. Outside Robert Morris Island Sports Center’s Neville Island complex, tailgaters were undeterred by a chill in the air as they partied between games of the men’s and women’s...
Gardner-Webb jumps on Robert Morris in conference opener
Jayden Brown scored three touchdowns in the first quarter as Gardner-Webb jumped out to a big early lead and cruised to a 31-16 victory over Robert Morris on Saturday. Brown scored on a 67-yard catch from quarterback Matthew Caldwell, an 8-yard run and an 8-yard TD reception as Gardner-Webb (2-3,...
Tim Benz: Robert Morris hockey players embrace emotions surrounding Saturday’s return to the ice
Butler’s Paul Maust remembers exactly where he was in May 2021 when he found out that the Robert Morris hockey teams were getting cut from the school’s athletic department. The Mercyhurst player was working out at the Baierl Ice Complex in Warrendale with two members of the Colonials team —...
Highlands grad Gabe Norris adds scoring touch to resume at Robert Morris
With a new coaching staff this year, Gabe Norris knew he would have to prove himself all over again. He wound up playing the same defensive midfield position he had the previous two years at Robert Morris, but a tactical change has helped unlock the goal-scoring ability he had when...
Williams, Wheeler lead Howard to big 35-10 victory over Robert MorrisVideo
MOON TOWNSHIP — Quinton Williams accounted for three touchdowns, and Ian Wheeler scored on two long runs, leading Howard to a 35-10 victory over Robert Morris on Saturday. After a scoreless first quarter, Williams hit Nah’Shawn Hezekiah with an 8-yard touchdown pass, then Robert Morris tied it with a 13-yard...
‘First of many firsts’: Robert Morris hockey returns as women’s team opens season at Union
For Robert Morris University hockey player Wasyn Rice, the realization hit her a few hours before the puck dropped. “The feeling came when the jerseys were put out (on) gameday, walking into the dressing room. It almost felt surreal. I was taken aback that I was back playing a game,”...
Robert Morris matched against Big Ten foes Wisconsin, Penn State during nonconference basketball schedule
Robert Morris’ nonconference men’s basketball schedule features games against Wisconsin of the Big Ten and Xavier of the Big East, following a special exhibition against Penn State to support the American Cancer Society. The Colonials open their 48th season of NCAA Division I competition Oct. 27 at the UPMC Events...
First Call: Mike Tomlin on facing Kendrick Green in Houston; Joe Namath bashes Zach Wilson
Wednesday’s “First Call” has some interesting sidebars heading into the Steelers-Texans game on Sunday. We look at the curious case of Josh Dobbs’ jersey in Arizona. And a former New York sports legend with Western Pa. ties is ripping Jets quarterback Zach Wilson. Plus, the injury-addled Baltimore Ravens are making...
Robert Morris men’s hockey names captains in advance of next week’s relaunch
Gavin Gulash was surprised at his own reaction to seeing the new jerseys skating around the rink. A forward on the Robert Morris men’s hockey team, Gulash attended Sunday’s exhibition between the women’s team and the Cambridge Rivulettes. “It was kind of surreal just being there for the national anthem...
Kiski Area grad Emerson Johngarlo helps to anchor stingy defense for RMU women’s soccer
As a freshman with the Robert Morris women’s soccer team last fall, Emerson Johngarlo faced the usual challenges a just-out-of-high-school player faces: adapting to the speed and physicality of the game, balancing her practices and games with academics, etc. But Johngarlo had an added degree of difficulty. She was taking...
Anthony Chiccitt’s 4 1st-half TD passes highlight 46-0 victory for Robert Morris
Anthony Chiccitt threw four touchdown passes in the first half and Robert Morris had little trouble in thumping NCCAA-member Virginia Lynchburg, 46-0, on Saturday. Chiccitt opened the game with scoring throws of 60 yards to Noah Robinson and 66 yards to Landen Lucas before finishing the first half 11 of...
Robert Morris Athletic Hall of Fame announces 4-member Class of 2023
A decade before Jon LeDonne became a head football coach in the WPIAL, he made an impact on the field at Robert Morris University. The four-year Colonials letterman finished his career as one of the all-time RMU leaders in career tackles with 256. LeDonne, an Aliquippa native, earned numerous athletic...
Youngstown State pulls away from Robert Morris
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio — Mitch Davidson passed for 339 yards and a touchdown, Tyshon King rushed 117 yards and three scores, and Youngstown State rolled to a 48-28 victory over Robert Morris on Saturday. Dra Rushton polished off the opening drive with a 6-yard scoring run for the Penguins (2-1). Anthony...
District college roundup: Robert Morris rallies past St. Francis (Pa.)
Anthony Chiccitt threw for three touchdowns to three different targets and Robert Morris pulled away in the second half to beat St. Francis (Pa.), 31-21, on Saturday. Chiccitt also caught a 25-yard touchdown pass from wideout Connor Becker to give the Colonials a 10-7 lead. Chiccitt threw an 8-yard score...
