Robert Morris category, Page 2

Duquesne and Robert Morris announced scheduling alterations to their 2024 football season Friday, with both teams now set to face the Mercyhurst in the Lakers’ inaugural campaign at the Division I level. Mercyhurst revealed earlier this month that 24 of its athletic programs would be making the jump from the...

Robert Morris lost two players from its men’s basketball roster to the NCAA transfer portal, according to Rivals Portal, but added one in coach Andy Toole’s efforts to rebuild from a 10-22 season. Sophomore wing T.J. Wainwright and freshman guard Alfredo Boglio entered the portal while Toole received a verbal...

Oakland Catholic girls basketball coach Eddie Benton, who led the Eagles to consecutive section titles, is leaving for a job at Robert Morris. The university announced Tuesday that Benton was joining the Colonials women’s basketball team as an assistant under recently hired head coach Chander McCabe. Benton, a veteran college...

Significant change is coming to the Robert Morris men’s basketball program after four players, including three who started at least 19 games this season, and two assistants left the program. In the wake of a 10-22 record (6-14 in the Horizon League), players Josh Corbin, Stephaun Walker, Jackson Last and...

Robert Morris has a new women’s basketball coach. Athletic director Chris King announced Chandler McCabe as the seventh head coach in program history Monday. McCabe joins the Colonials from Central Florida, where she served as an assistant for the 2023-24 campaign. Previously, she spent two years at George Mason as...

Bill Hillgrove retired after 30 years as the voice of the Pittsburgh Steelers last week. However, he will remain as the play-by-play man of the Pitt football and men’s basketball teams. He has been a part of both of those broadcasts for more than 50 years. The news of Hillgrove’s...

Just over a year ago, Robert Morris hosted a Horizon League tournament game at UPMC Events Center in Moon for the first time since making the jump from the Northeast Conference ahead of the 2020-21 season. The Colonials put together a four-game winning streak toward the end of the regular...

As the regular season comes to a close, Robert Morris’ position within the 11-member Horizon League is solidified heading into the upcoming conference tournament. The Colonials (10-20, 6-13) will be the league’s No. 9 seed when the tournament begins March 5. Given that circumstance, not much was on the table...

Robert Morris University wants to build a $28 million arena on campus for its Division I men’s and women’s hockey programs and is seeking $10 million from the state for the project. If it comes to fruition, the state-of- the-art venue would hold 2,500 people through general spectator seats “with...

For the second time, Robert Morris fell one basket short against Cleveland State, bolstering the Vikings chances for a Horizon League Tournament bye. Drew Lowder’s off-balance layup at the shot-clock buzzer and with just 1 second left in the game lifted Cleveland State to a 73-71 victory Sunday at UPMC...

Robert Morris’ final homestand of the season began Thursday night with a whimper as another in a steady parade of Horizon League heavyweights harassed the outmanned Colonials. Trey Townsend scored 22 points and gathered 17 rebounds, and conference-leading Oakland completed a season sweep of Robert Morris with a 63-43 victory...

For three Robert Morris hockey players, this weekend, they will be getting the senior night send-off they never thought they’d receive. Saturday against Canisius (5 p.m.) marks the final regular-season home game for the Colonials in their return campaign after a two-year absence for the program. In May 2021, the...

Robert Morris’ football team will face two first-time opponents as part of its 2024 nonconference schedule, which was announced Tuesday. The Colonials will host Edinboro in their home opener Sept. 7, at Joe Walton Stadium. They also will welcome Frostburg State for homecoming Sept. 28. Robert Morris’ other nonconference contests...

Robert Morris women’s basketball coach Charlie Buscaglia resigned Monday, said Chris King, RMU vice president and director of athletics. “We thank Charlie for his efforts on behalf of RMU women’s basketball,” King said. “We wish him well personally and professionally moving forward.” In eight seasons, Buscaglia leaves RMU with an...

Robert Morris was left with a bad taste in mouth after Thursday’s overtime loss at home to Green Bay, the Horizon League’s top team. Making matters worse, guard TJ Wainwright went down with an injury, which kept him out of Saturday afternoon’s matchup at UPMC Events Center vs. Milwaukee. Facing...

How many times can Andy Toole say it? How many times can the longtime Robert Morris basketball coach explain the process of becoming a consistent winner? “We’ll say it as many times as we have to,” said Toole, whose Colonials are deep into their fourth season in the Horizon League...

DETROIT — Stephaun Walker’s 21 points helped Robert Morris defeat winless Detroit Mercy, 75-67, on Saturday. Walker added seven rebounds for the Colonials (9-14, 5-7 Horizon League). Josh Corbin added 20 points and 11 rebounds, and Markeese Hastings finished with 10 points. Jayden Stone led the Titans (0-24, 0-13) with...

Robert Morris played a catch-up game for the entire night Thursday at Oakland and dropped its second straight Horizon League men’s basketball decision. Blake Lampman scored 20 of his game-high 26 points in the first half, and the Golden Grizzlies went on to an 87-72 victory over the Colonials in...

With immediate NCAA FCS Playoff eligibility, Robert Morris football will play its first Northeast Conference game since announcing its return to the league when it visits Wagner on Sept. 21. The NEC released its 2024 schedule Tuesday, with seven teams playing each other in six games: three at home, three...

CLEVELAND — Tristan Enaruna had 28 points in Cleveland State’s 66-64 win against Robert Morris on Sunday. Markeese Hastings led the way for the Colonials (8-13, 4-6 Horizon League) with 18 points, 11 rebounds and two blocks. Josh Corbin added 15 points and five assists for Robert Morris. In addition,...