Robert Morris category, Page 6
Robert Morris beats Canisius to run winning streak to 6
If there’s one thing Andy Toole does quite often, it’s worry. From the time he wakes up until the time he turns in, Toole’s high-energy motor is running. “I worry about everything all the time,” said the longtime Robert Morris men’s basketball coach. Toole was quite a bit concerned going...
Tanner, Charles connect for 2 TDs and Robert Morris tops Stonehill 31-13Video
MOON TOWNSHIP — Zach Tanner threw two touchdown passes to Shawn Charles, and Robert Morris ended the season with a 31-13 win over Stonehill on Saturday. Tanner and Charles hooked up for an 86-yard score on the second snap for the Colonials (7-5, 4-2 Northeast Conference) and then went for...
Folgueiras’ 19 help Robert Morris knock off Cornell 86-76Video
ITHACA, N.Y. — Alvaro Folgueiras had 19 points in Robert Morris’ 86-76 win over Cornell on Thursday night. Folgueiras added 12 rebounds — which gave him four double-doubles this season — and three steals for the Colonials (5-2), who won their fifth in a row. Amarion Dickerson scored 15 points...
Pitt men’s soccer awarded No. 2 overall seed for NCAA Tournament; Robert Morris, WVU also qualify
Pitt’s men’s soccer team was rewarded for a strong regular season with the No. 2 overall seed in the NCAA Tournament on Monday. The Panthers (12-5) earned a first-round bye and will host the winner of Cornell and Fordham at 5 p.m. Sunday, in the round of 32. Ohio State...
Robert Morris staves off New Orleans for men’s basketball win
The tiring effects of playing three games in four days seemingly showed up Sunday for the field of four teams in the Urban-Bennett Invitational at Robert Morris’ UPMC Events Center, where the hometown Colonials capped off a perfect record with a 73-62 victory over New Orleans. D.J. Smith scored 20...
Robert Morris loses to Central Connecticut State on deflected 2-point pass in 2nd OT
NEW BRITAIN, Conn. — Isaac Boston caught a 2-point conversion pass that deflected off his own lineman’s helmet and gave Central Connecticut State a 35-33 double-overtime victory over Robert Morris on Saturday to send them into a conference championship showdown. The Blue Devils (6-5, 4-1) will host Duquesne, unbeaten in...
2nd-half run carries Robert Morris past Lindenwood for 3rd straight win
Two down, one to go for the Robert Morris men’s basketball team. Josh Omojafo’s 17 points led four players in double figures as the Colonials ran past Lindenwood, 67-53, Friday night in the Urban-Bennett Invitational at UPMC Events Center, their second win in the three-day, round-robin tournament and third straight...
Robert Morris takes care of business at home vs. Stonehill
In an era of rampant player movement through the NCAA transfer portal, these are the games that help to speed the process of getting to know your team. How do the pieces fit together? What might you do well? The early-season matchups and mismatches continue for Robert Morris coach Andy...
Alvaro Folgueiras scores 19, Robert Morris cruises past Chatham University 79-51Video
MOON TOWNSHIP — Alvaro Folgueiras’ 19 points helped Robert Morris defeat Division III Chatham, 79-51, on Sunday. Folgueiras also contributed 13 rebounds for the Colonials (1-2), who were playing their home opener for the 2024-25 season. Ryan Prather Jr. shot 5 for 8 (4 for 6 from 3-point range) and...
No. 25 Duquesne surges past Robert Morris for 7th straight win in NEC showdown
Darius Perrantes and John Erby became friends while at Rhode Island, and they’ve remained close years later at Duquesne. That bond never was stronger than Saturday at Rooney Field. Perrantes threw four touchdown passes — three to Erby — and No. 25 Duquesne raced to its seventh straight victory, 31-6...
Robert Morris drops 2nd in row to open season, losing to Delaware
NEWARK, Del. — Niels Lane had 19 points in Delaware’s 81-77 win over Robert Morris on Thursday night. Lane also contributed seven rebounds and three steals for the Blue Hens (1-1). Trent Middleton scored 13 points, going 3 of 4 from the floor and 6 of 6 from the free-throw...
Duquesne, Robert Morris renew backyard rivalry game
The backyard football rivalry between Duquesne and Robert Morris is on again after a four-year hiatus and with a berth in the FCS playoffs in sight. Both teams enter the regular-season home stretch undefeated in Northeast Conference play, each with three games remaining. “Should be a great showing of two...
West Virginia routs Robert Morris in debut of Mountaineers coach
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Tucker DeVries scored 18 points, Javon Small added 15 and West Virginia routed Robert Morris, 87-59, on Monday in the debut of new Mountaineers coach Darian DeVries. Darian DeVries was hired in March after six seasons at Drake, replacing interim coach Josh Eilert. Tucker DeVries is a...
Men’s basketball preview: Robert Morris men continue search for footing in Horizon League
Andy Toole would like to forget about last season, but it’s not easy. Robert Morris’ longtime basketball coach just can’t stop dwelling on the things he didn’t like. And there were many. “Obviously, we did not have a successful year,” Toole said of a 6-14 Horizon League record, 10-22 overall....
Women’s basketball preview: 1st-time head coach Chandler McCabe aims to get Robert Morris back on track
When Chandler McCabe flew to Pittsburgh in March to be introduced as Robert Morris’ women’s basketball coach, it snowed. Welcome to Western Pennsylvania, Florida girl. But the frosty weather couldn’t cool the Orlando native’s enthusiasm to step into her first head coaching job. Hired March 18, McCabe will try to...
Anthony Chiccitt and Shawn Charles connect for an 82-yard TD, and Robert Morris beats Merrimack 6-0Video
MOON TOWNSHIP — Anthony Chiccitt threw for 236 yards, including an 82-yard touchdown, to help Robert Morris beat Merrimack, 6-0, on Saturday in the first meeting between the programs. Chiccitt threw a deep pass down the left sideline, and Shawn Charles outran the defense for an 82-yard touchdown to cap...
Robert Morris loses exhibition to Villanova ahead of season opener
Robert Morris fell to Villanova on Sunday in a charity exhibition tune-up for the Colonials’ regular-season men’s basketball opener next week at West Virginia. Despite three RMU players scoring in double figures, led by Josh Omojafo’s 15 points, the Colonials came away an 87-73 loser to the Wildcats at Finneran...
Robert Morris blanks St. Francis for 2nd shutout in 3 games
Tyvon Edmonds Jr. and Ethan Shine scored on short touchdown runs, Robert Morris allowed just 130 yards, and the Colonials picked up their second shutout of the season, 17-0, over St. Francis (Pa.) on Saturday. Robert Morris (5-3, 4-0 Northeast Conference) remained a half-game ahead of Duquesne in the NEC...
Chiccitt, Moyer power Robert Morris in 45-31 victory over Long IslandVideo
MOON TOWNSHIP — Anthony Chiccitt threw for 351 yards and three touchdowns, DJ Moyer scored a go-ahead touchdown in the fourth quarter and Robert Morris outlasted Long Island University, 45-31, on Saturday. The Colonials, who have not won the Northeast Conference since 2010, improved to 3-0 in league, 4-3 overall....
First Call: Steelers 1 of 3 teams in mix for WR Mike Williams; Terry Bradshaw thinks Steelers should stick with Justin Fields
The Pittsburgh Steelers could be finally closing in on wide receiver help. A Steelers legend is weighing in on the quarterback debate. West Virginia is in the spotlight for local college football fans. And the Robert Morris hockey team has to be pleased with its first outing of the year....
Robert Morris women, under 1st-year coach McCabe, picked last in Horizon LeagueVideo
Chandler McCabe faces a major challenge at Robert Morris in her first head coaching job in women’s basketball after the Colonials were picked to finish last in the 11-team Horizon League preseason poll, announced Wednesday. Under McCabe, RMU, which finished last in the regular season a year ago, will look...
Quest to replace goalies is key to RMU hockey in Year 2 of relaunch
For the Robert Morris men’s hockey team, very little was known going into the program’s relaunch of a season last year. One thing the players and coaches did know is that they had Chad Veltri in the net. The Niagara transfer goalie from Fox Chapel came back to Pittsburgh to...
Robert Morris picked 9th in Horizon League men’s basketball preseason poll
Two days after sharing the court as a speaker with Arkansas’ John Calipari, Gonzaga’s Mark Few and others at a regional clinic, Robert Morris men’s basketball coach Andy Toole learned Tuesday where his team would land in the latest Horizon League preseason poll. Coming off a disappointing 6-14 league record...
Anthony Chiccitt’s 3 total TDs power Robert Morris to winVideo
Anthony Chiccitt threw two scores and ran for a third, and Robert Morris celebrated homecoming with a 23-0 victory over Delaware State on Saturday. The Colonials (3-3) led 3-0 at halftime on a 37-yard field goal by Jayon Jenkins. Chiccitt then dominated the second half with touchdown passes of 42...
Morrissey, Carter lead with 2 TDs apiece to get Eastern Kentucky past Robert Morris 31-7Video
RICHMOND, Ky. — Matt Morrissey threw two touchdown passes, Joshua Carter ran for two scores and Eastern Kentucky beat Robert Morris, 31-7, on Saturday. Morrissey was 17 of 29 passing for 265 yards and added 53 yards on the ground. His 57-yard touchdown pass to Dequan Stanley stretched the Colonels’...
