Robert Morris category, Page 14
Tim Benz: Less than a year from returning, Robert Morris hockey programs ramping up for comeback
Robert Morris University hockey coach Derek Schooley is aware of how time is marching along. He has a countdown clock on his phone. He sees it every day. “I believe 450 days is when I started it,” Schooley said. “It seemed like it was going to take forever. Now that...
District college football: IUP stays unbeaten, hands Rock its 1st loss
Mak Sexton threw three touchdown passes — two to Duane Brown — and IUP handed Slippery Rock its first loss, 20-12 on Saturday. Sexton was 19 of 29 for 240 yards, with 10 of those completions and 140 yards going to Brown. Kalen Frazier and Naszhir Taylor intercepted passes for...
Delaware State tops Robert Morris in defensive struggle
DOVER, Del. — Coleon Williams recovered a fumbled Robert Morris punt in the end zone, allowing Delaware State to hold off the Colonials for a 14-9 nonconference win Saturday night. Defenses were dominant on both sides. Robert Morris was held to just 240 total yards; Delaware State managed just 115....
District college football roundup: Slippery Rock rolls past Seton Hill
Noah Grover was 21 for 37 passing for 294 yards and a touchdown and also ran for a score to lead Slippery Rock to a 30-2 victory over Seton Hill in the PSAC opener for both teams Saturday. Slippery Rock (4-0, 1-0) held Seton Hill (0-4, 0-1) to 106 yards...
Saylors leads ground game, ETSU routs Robert Morris, 45-3Video
MOON TOWNSHIP — Jacob Saylors scored three touchdowns, East Tennessee State rolled up 297 yards on the ground and the Buccaneers routed Robert Morris, 45-3, on Saturday. The Buccaneers (2-2) scored 42 points in the first half and piled up 307 total yards, 451 for the game. Saylors, who surpassed...
First Call: Former Steeler defends O-line in run game, looks at Najee Harris; Pirates brace for Yankees; Direct TV’s apology
Tuesday’s “First Call” has some strong views of the Pittsburgh Steelers run game from a former offensive lineman. The Pirates are gearing up for two games against the high-powered New York Yankees. Plus, DirecTV had to apologize to NFL fans. Also, Robert Morris hockey is celebrating another pro contract for...
Robert Morris men’s basketball to open season at Ohio State
Robert Morris released its men’s basketball schedule for the 2022-23 season, and it features two trips to Ohio in November. The Colonials open the season at Ohio State from the Big Ten Conference on Nov. 7. Following homes games against Division III Pitt-Greensburg on Nov. 9 and Division II West...
Aveon Smith’s 3 TD passes help Miami (Ohio) beat RMU
OXFORD, Ohio — Aveon Smith threw three touchdown passes — including two to Mac Hippenhammer — to help Miami (Ohio) beat Robert Morris, 31-14, Saturday night. Smith passed for 155 yards and three touchdowns with an interception and Hippenhammer finished with four receptions for 54 yards. Seven different Miami players...
First Call: Steelers tried to get a different lineman before Jesse Davis; ex-Steelers QB has a new home
Thursday’s “First Call” has a backstory to the Pittsburgh Steelers’ latest offensive line acquisition. An ex-Steelers quarterback has a new home. Baker Mayfield is doing damage control about an alleged quote involving the Cleveland Browns. Plus, we look at this weekend’s Pirates-Blue Jays series at PNC Park. Plan B? As...
Robert Morris has something to prove in Year 2 in Big South Conference
After the annual Big South media day in July, where the league’s coaches and beat reporters projected Robert Morris to finish last, Colonials coach Bernard Clark Jr. avoided the “chip on our shoulder” cliche. After all, in 2021, their first year as members of the Big South, the Colonials also...
Experience buoys RMU goalie Zolnierczyk in return from injury
Mike Zolnierczyk’s leadership skills on and off the field were on display throughout his high school career at Springdale, where he was a three-time All-WPIAL performer and the Class A Player of the Year as a senior in 2018. Upon his arrival the next year at Division I Robert Morris...
Robert Morris football picked to finish 6th in Big South
Robert Morris is entering its second football season in the Big South and was picked to finish in last place by the league’s head coaches and media panel Tuesday at Big South media day in Charlotte. The Colonials finished third last season with a 3-4 record (4-6 overall). North Carolina...
Robert Morris’ men’s basketball roster includes 11 new faces, 4 starters
Keeping up with a growing trend in college basketball, Robert Morris will have 11 newcomers on its 16-man roster at the start of the 2022-23 season. Nonetheless, coach Andy Toole will lean heavily on four returning starters. One of them, graduate student Kahliel Spear, started all 32 games last season....
Robert Morris considering whether to ditch Colonials team name
Robert Morris University officials said they are considering whether to keep the name Colonials after another university recently announced its decision to nix the same moniker. George Washington University recently announced it is looking to change the name Colonials, which has been used since 1926. Opponents of the name said...
Playing D-I softball at Robert Morris ‘a dream come true’ for Burrell grad Alaina York
Robert Morris’ Alaina York has some serious range in center field. How serious? “It’s kind of a running joke that any time a ball gets hit in the air, it automatically seems like Alaina is calling for it,” Colonials coach Jexx Varner said of York, a Burrell graduate. “It could...
Robert Morris men’s basketball working to bolster roster
Robert Morris men’s basketball coach Andy Toole isn’t leaving any stone unturned as he tries to build his program back to where it once was in the Northeast Conference. Toole and his staff are scouring the country looking to replenish a roster that saw seven players either graduate or transfer...
Monessen grad Dana Vatakis leads way as ace of Robert Morris softball pitching staffVideo
Robert Morris fourth-year softball coach Jexx Varner doesn’t believe in the time-honored tradition of having one starting pitcher carry the load for an entire season. He prefers to use an MLB-style staff of multiple pitchers. To wit: The Colonials (16-6 in the Horizon League, 27-16 overall) have five pitchers who...
First Call: Cowboys owner swats former Steeler; Alex Ovechkin gives injury update; former RMU president up for NCAA gig?
In Thursday’s “First Call,” Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones jabs an ex-player who also was a Pittsburgh Steeler. The Penguins’ playoff picture is crystalizing. Alexander Ovechkin provides a health update. And a surprising new job could be in the works for former Robert Morris University president Chris Howard. I’m sure...
Atlantic Hockey Association welcomes back Robert Morris’ men’s program
Robert Morris men’s hockey reached a major milestone Friday in its return to competition when it was welcomed back into the Atlantic Hockey Association by a vote of the AHA Board of Directors. Robert Morris will put a team back on the ice in time for the 2023-24 season. The...
Robert Morris volleyball player Emily Devlin becomes 2nd local athlete to get extended look from WWE
Another local college athlete is getting a shot to make it big in pro wrestling. Robert Morris volleyball player and Seneca Valley High School graduate Emily Devlin is heading to Orlando in June for a 60-day extended tryout at the WWE performance training center. Devlin is set to graduate from...
First Call: Ravens lose out on free-agent target; ex-Pitt star may grab St. Peter’s job; RMU coach tired of ‘Coach K’ coverage
In Friday’s “First Call,” the Baltimore Ravens miss out on a star free agent signing. A Pitt basketball legend may be getting his first head coaching gig. Robert Morris’ head coach is no fan of the hype surrounding Mike Krzyzewski’s last trip to the Final Four. And we recap another...
Tim Benz: Robert Morris trio goes from losing their hockey home to a national championship
For former Robert Morris women’s hockey coach Paul Colontino, the emotions were easy to sort out. It was natural for him to back Ohio State in their 3-2 NCAA championship game win over Minnesota-Duluth on Mar. 20. “You couldn’t be cheering harder. You’re excited and elated for them to have...
Robert Morris loses 3 basketball players to transfer portal
Robert Morris coach Andy Toole is in the process of looking for replacements for three players who have entered the NCAA transfer portal. Sophomore guard Kam Farris and junior forwards Brandon Stone and Justin Winston have announced plans to transfer. ⚜️ Available Transfer ⚜️ Kam Farris ????Versatile Wing???? Robert Morris**3...
Pitt, Duquesne, RMU among local basketball teams stuck in a rut
At a watering hole in Pittsburgh’s Greenfield section over the weekend, Guy Fieri’s “Tournament of Champions” was showing on two TVs. At the head of the room on a main screen, The Players Championship PGA Tour event was in plain view until someone changed the channel to ION, which was...
Robert Morris big man Brandon Stone to transfer
Another new stop awaits Brandon Stone. The 6-foot-11 forward is departing the Robert Morris basketball team, confirming Monday he will enter the NCAA transfer portal for the second time in his career. He did not want to elaborate on the details of his move at this time. Stone, a junior...
