Robert Morris category, Page 10

The UPMC Events Center has been almost kind to the Robert Morris men’s basketball team since the Colonials switched conference allegiances before the start of last season. A bounce here, a bucket there could have been the difference between the team’s 2-9 record so far in its 11 Horizon League...

Robert Morris’ longest homestand of the men’s basketball season continues Sunday with a visit from Purdue Fort Wayne. Can the Colonials avoid a letdown after nearly beating Horizon League preseason favorite Cleveland State on Friday night in a tough, 78-77 setback? “Really proud of the fight the guys showed for...

Let’s say you are a defenseman for the Pittsburgh Penguins. You’ve never played on the NHL stage before. Neither has your partner on the blue line. Your first game together is going to take place in Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Final. Let that sink in for a minute....

It’s been a tough ride so far in the Horizon League for the Robert Morris men’s basketball team. “No fun,” coach Andy Toole said following the Colonials’ latest effort. Another game, another frustrating result. Just two years in, their quest for some traction continues to sputter. Michael Akuchie turned in...

OAKLAND, Mich. (AP) — Jamal Cain had 22 points and 14 rebounds as Oakland defeated Robert Morris, 79-61, on Thursday night. Trey Townsend had 18 points and five steals for Oakland (8-4, 3-0 Horizon League). Jalen Moore added 15 points and 10 assists, and Osei Price had 11 points and...

The Robert Morris men’s basketball team’s game at Detroit Mercy scheduled for New Year’s Day has been canceled because of coronavirus cases in the Detroit Mercy program. As per Horizon League policy, the game will be considered a no contest. Games canceled because of “extraordinary circumstances” are considered no contests...

For Robert Morris University men’s hockey coach Derek Schooley, the past seven months have been dedicated to resurrecting the school’s hockey programs. The next two years will be dedicated to rebuilding them. In May, the RMU administration cut the men’s and women’s hockey teams from the athletic department. Thanks to...

Robert Morris (1-9) vs. St. Francis (Pa.) (4-6) DeGol Arena, Loretto, Pennsylvania; 7 p.m. Wednesday Bottom line: St. Francis (Pa.) looks for its seventh straight win over Robert Morris at DeGol Arena. The last victory for the Colonials at St. Francis (Pa.) was a 66-60 win on Feb. 13, 2014....

BOWLING GREEN, Ohio — Daeqwon Plowden and Joe Reece scored 19 points apiece as Bowling Green romped past Robert Morris, 100-74, on Sunday. Matt Mayers had 15 points for the Colonials (1-9). Michael Green III added 14 points and five steals. Kam Farris had 13 points. Brenton Mills and Chandler...

“Hockey is the Goal” has been the rallying cry for fundraising efforts to reinstate the Robert Morris men’s and women’s hockey teams. On Friday afternoon, men’s coach Derek Schooley gave the slogan a new twist. “Hockey is the goal. And the goal was just scored.” Seven months after the Colonials...

Tennessee Titans coach Mike Vrabel shares his fond memories of being a Steeler in advance of his team’s game at Heinz Field Sunday afternoon. The Steelers game next week against the Kansas City Chiefs looks like it will be a monumental task. The Penguins are catching the Buffalo Sabres as...

The Robert Morris women’s basketball team canceled a pair of nonconference games due to positive covid tests within the program. Games against St. Bonaventure on Saturday and Waynesburg on Monday at the UPMC Events Center have been called off. The Colonials are 3-6, 1-3 in Horizon League play. They are...

Most hockey teams go into extra skater mode in the final minutes of a game. For the Robert Morris Colonials, they’ve been living in that world since May. That’s when university President Dr. Christopher Howard blindsided both the men’s and women’s hockey teams with the news that the programs would...

When you’re 0-7, any victory is a good one. After opening its men’s basketball schedule with seven losses, Robert Morris finally put a game in the win column Wednesday night, dominating Lancaster Bible, 99-51, in just its second game of the season at UPMC Events Center. Lancaster Bible is an...

Robert Morris is playing its season finale. The score is tied, and the game against Campbell at Joe Walton Stadium is in overtime. After failing to convert a third down, Colonials coach Bernard Clark calls for fifth-year senior Nick Bisceglia. So what’s running through the mind of the Kiski Area...

MILWAUKEE — Patrick Baldwin Jr. had 26 points as Milwaukee beat Robert Morris, 77-69, on Saturday. Baldwin Jr. converted all six of his 3-point attempts. He added seven rebounds. Josh Thomas had 19 points for Milwaukee (2-6, 1-1 Horizon League), which snapped its six-game losing streak. Donovan Newby added 16...

Robert Morris (0-5, 0-0) vs. Green Bay (1-5, 0-0) Resch Center, Green Bay, Wis.; 8 p.m. Thursday BOTTOM LINE: Robert Morris and Green Bay meet in the first conference game of the season for both teams. In conference play last season, Robert Morris finished with three wins and 12 losses,...