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Williams puts up 20, hits late 3 to give Robert Morris a 75-73 victory against St. Francis (Pa.)Video
LORETTO — Justice Williams made a 3-pointer with 2 seconds left and finished with 20 points to lead Robert Morris to a 75-73 victory over St. Francis (Pa.) on Wednesday night. Cam Gregory’s layup gave St. Francis a 73-72 lead with 16 seconds left. Jackson Last had the ball with...
Elder Iuzzolino wins family showdown as Robert Morris snaps skid with win over St. Vincent
The postgame hug was brief, but that doesn’t mean the love is gone. This father-son combo enjoys a bond made in hoops heaven. That family tie was on display Sunday at UPMC Events Center as Mike Iuzzolino and the Robert Morris Colonials entertained Mike Iuzzolino and the St. Vincent Bearcats...
Iuzzolinos collide in unique father-son college basketball matchup
Mike Iuzzolino remembers using the floor of coach D.P. Harris’ office as a pretend highway. “When I was 8, I used to play with my toy trucks under his desk,” the Saint Vincent junior guard said. “I grew up here.” Iuzzolino spent four years as a curious tag-a-long with a...
Despite Markeese Hastings’ double-double, Robert Morris falls to Delaware
MOON TOWNSHIP — Jyare Davis’ 17 points helped Delaware defeat Robert Morris, 73-69, on Monday night. Davis had eight rebounds, six assists and three steals for the Fightin’ Blue Hens (7-3). Gerald Drumgoole Jr. scored 15 points, shooting 3 for 6 (3 for 4 from 3-point range) and 6 of...
Robert Morris men drop road game at Canisius
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Siem Uijtendaal scored 24 points as Canisius beat Robert Morris, 87-80, on Wednesday night. TJ Wainwright led the Colonials (2-7) with 19 points. Josh Corbin added 16 points and six assists, and Markeese Hastings finished with 14 points and eight rebounds. Uijtendaal had five rebounds for the...
Northeast Conference adds Chicago State as full member for ’24-25 athletic year
The Northeast Conference (NEC) has added a new member. Effective July 1, 2024, Chicago State University will join the NEC as a full affiliate, the league announced Tuesday, joining Fairleigh Dickinson, Long Island, Saint Francis (Pa.), Wagner, Central Connecticut State, Stonehill and Le Moyne. Upon entering the NEC, the Cougars...
Burns scores 18 as Youngstown State knocks off Robert Morris, 71-57Video
MOON TOWNSHIP — Damiree Burns scored 18 points and grabbed 13 rebounds to help Youngstown State defeat Robert Morris, 71-57, on Saturday. Brett Thompson scored 17 and added six rebounds for the Penguins (5-3). Ziggy Reid finished with 14 points and eight rebounds. The Colonials (2-6) were led by Stephaun...
Robert Morris drops Horizon League opener to Northern Kentucky
HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. — Marques Warrick had 25 points in Northern Kentucky’s 77-59 win over Robert Morris in their Horizon League opener Wednesday night. Markeese Hastings finished with 14 points and two steals for the Colonials (2-5, 0-1 Horizon League). Justice Williams added 11 points for Robert Morris. Josh Corbin...
Robert Morris football plans return to NEC in 2024
Robert Morris football is leaving the Big South-OVC and returning to the Northeast Conference where it achieved its greatest success. The school accepted an invitation from the NEC Council of Presidents to rejoin the conference as a football associate member. It will become eligible to secure the league’s automatic bid...
Robert Morris shoots better than 50% from floor to defeat FDU
Robert Morris showed up ready Sunday to face a familiar foe. In a meeting of former longtime Northeast Conference rivals, Josh Corbin scored a career-high 34 points, and the hot-shooting Colonials, playing on a day’s rest, held off Fairleigh Dickinson, 97-86, in the final game of the Urban-Bennett Memorial Classic...
Bench-clearing skirmish leaves both teams short-handed as RMU loses to Jacksonville
Robert Morris and Jacksonville got together Friday ready to play a college basketball game at UPMC Events Center. Neither team figured on coming away with an empty bench. Robert Morris certainly didn’t want to drop its third consecutive game, either. Unfortunately for the Colonials, both came true. Playing the final...
4 Robert Morris players earn postseason Big South-OVC honors
Four Robert Morris football players earned end-of-season honors from the Big South-OVC Football Association, the league announced Tuesday. Cornerback Jermarian Jackson took home Co-Defensive Freshman of the Year, and receiver Noah Robinson and tight end Chaese Jackson were named first-team all-conference. Offensive lineman Luke Beltavski earned a place on the...
Robert Morris drops season finale to Eastern Illinois
Pierce Holley threw for three touchdowns and MJ Flowers ran for 179 and a score as Eastern Illinois beat Robert Morris, 28-14, on Saturday. Eastern Illinois (8-3, 4-2 Big South, OVC Association) won its eighth game in a season for the first time since 2013. Holley threw a 26-yard touchdown...
Robert Morris gives Wisconsin scare before losing on road
MADISON, Wis. — Tyler Wahl and freshman reserve John Blackwell scored 18 points apiece, and Wisconsin held off Robert Morris, 78-68, on Friday night. Chris Ford’s layup pulled the Colonials even at 50-50 with 10 minutes, 54 seconds remaining. Blackwell answered with a three-point play, Wahl hit the first of...
Robert Morris men drop road game at TowsonVideo
TOWSON, Md. — Charles Thompson’s 14 points helped Towson defeat Robert Morris, 66-62, on Sunday night. Thompson also had 10 rebounds for the Tigers (2-1). Tyler Tejada scored 13 points — going 4 of 8 from the field and 4 of 5 from the free-throw line — and added seven...
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...
