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3ICE league to launch 2nd season at Robert Morris
The 3ICE hockey league, which involves almost strictly three-on-three play, will kick off its second season at the Clearview Arena within the Robert Morris University’s Island Sports Center on Neville Island on June 28. Former Pittsburgh Penguins general managers Craig Patrick and Eddie Johnston will serve as coaches of two...
Former Robert Morris University goalie suits up for 1st NHL game
Reid Cooper was just a play away from making some local hockey history Thursday night. The former Robert Morris Colonial signed an amateur tryout contract with the Washington Capitals to be their backup goaltender during the franchise’s regular-season finale against the New Jersey Devils. If Cooper had gotten on the...
Despite improvement this season, Robert Morris aiming higher in Horizon League
Robert Morris coach Andy Toole is not known as a man content with moral victories or incremental improvement. When the Colonials were members of the Northeast Conference, Toole had them competing at a high level, with Robert Morris capturing two NEC regular season titles and two league tournament championships between...
As Robert Morris hockey relaunches, Colonials get Fox Chapel goalie transfer who beat them in the program’s last game
For a while, it looked like Chad Veltri would go down in college hockey history as the goaltender who wound up ending Robert Morris’ hockey program. Now he might be the goalie who helps resurrect it. On March 14, 2021, Veltri made 44 saves at the Island Sports Center as...
Following winless campaign, Robert Morris seeks rebound this fall with conference crossover
Having gone winless (0-11) last season, the Robert Morris Colonials are eyeing a rebound in 2023 in their sixth season under coach Bernard Clark. This fall will mark a new chapter for the Colonials football program, as it is the first year of a joint association between the Big South...
Tim Benz: Tournament expansion is a bad idea — but if the NCAA can’t resist, here’s how to do it
Thursday and Friday mark what many feel to be two of the best days of the sports year: the first two days of the NCAA College Basketball Tournament. Perfectly timed on the sports calendar. Perfectly formatted with its fan-friendly three-week-long bracket system. Perfectly packaged with its survive-and-advance drama, and David...
Robert Morris men fall in Horizon League quarterfinals
In three years in the Horizon League since breaking its long union with the Northeast Conference, the Robert Morris men’s basketball team steadily has improved. The Colonials went from four victories in the first year to eight last season to 16 this year, including 10 in the conference. For most...
3-pointer in closing seconds sends Robert Morris to Horizon quarters
Michael Green III cherishes his role as sixth man on the Robert Morris men’s basketball team. On Tuesday night, the Colonials senior guard played like No. 1. Green’s 3-point shot with two seconds left lifted Robert Morris to a 67-64 victory over IUPUI in a Horizon League Tournament first-round game...
Tim Benz: For local college basketball teams, it’s a good year to be goodVideo
As Pitt was hanging 99 points on the scoreboard en route to a 17-point win over Syracuse, the Oakland Zoo rooting section was going crazy as former walk-on and one-time team manager Aidan Fisch scored the last basket of the game. The Panthers bench stormed the floor as the final...
Robert Morris basketball players earn Horizon League honors
Three Robert Morris basketball players were awarded Horizon League postseason honors Monday, as voted on by the league’s head coaches. Fifth-year forward Kahliel Spear was named to the second team and junior guard Enoch Cheeks earned third-team recognition for the Colonials men’s basketball team. Spear also was named to the...
Robert Morris men to host IUPUI in Horizon League Tournament
Robert Morris’ men’s basketball team will host IUPUI in the first round of the 2023 Horizon League Tournament at 7 p.m. Tuesday, at the UPMC Events Center. The sixth-seeded Colonials finished 15-16 in the regular season, including a 10-10 mark in the Horizon League. IUPUI finished 5-25 overall and 2-17...
Robert Morris men’s basketball loses on road to IUPUI
INDIANAPOLIS — DJ Jackson scored 24 points to help IUPUI defeat Robert Morris, 81-75, on Thursday night. Jackson also contributed 11 rebounds for the Jaguars (5-25, 2-17 Horizon League). Jlynn Counter scored 17 points, shooting 5 for 16 (1 for 5 from 3-point range) and 6 of 7 from the...
Robert Morris tops league-leading Youngstown State for 4th straight win
Three years into its Horizon League voyage, Robert Morris is finally making some noise in men’s basketball. After settling for low seeds that resulted in early exits from the Horizon Tournament in their first two seasons in the league, the Colonials on Tuesday night enhanced their chance of securing a...
Robert Morris pummels Milwaukee for 3rd straight win
In the immediate aftermath of a big victory at UPMC Events Center, with Robert Morris convincingly beating Milwaukee, 80-60, on Saturday night, coach Andy Toole was quick not to attach too much meaning to the win. The Colonials (14-15, 9-9 Horizon League) defended their home court and took down the...
Robert Morris dominates down the stretch to top Green Bay
Judging by what happened to Milwaukee on Feb. 6, Robert Morris coach Andy Toole knew it would be a bad idea to overlook the Green Bay Phoenix. On the road in Milwaukee, Green Bay pulled off a stunning 1-point upset, dealing the Panthers a loss that could compromise their Horizon...
Atlantic 10 commissioner, many coaches embrace NCAA Tournament expansion
It’s almost time for March Madness. So get your field-of-96 bracket ready to go! OK. Maybe not this year. But start warming up to the idea of an expanded NCAA Tournament field for the men and the women. Because it certainly feels like momentum is building within NCAA basketball circles...
Robert Morris wins 71-64 against Purdue Fort WayneVideo
FORT WAYNE, Ind. — Michael Green III scored 24 points as Robert Morris beat Purdue Fort Wayne, 71-64, on Sunday. Green also contributed five assists for the Colonials (12-15, 7-9 Horizon League). Kahliel Spear added 12 points while shooting 5 of 10 from the field and 2 for 4 from...
Deante Johnson putback lifts Cleveland State past Robert Morris
CLEVELAND — Deante Johnson tipped in an offensive rebound with two seconds left to give Cleveland State a 57-55 win over Robert Morris on Friday night. Drew Lowder drove the lane as the clock wound down, but his shot caromed off and the initial putback attempt carried long, but Johnson...
Second-half rally comes up short as Robert Morris falls to Wright State
If Robert Morris coach Andy Toole and his players were feeling frustrated following Thursday’s loss to Northern Kentucky — and, judging by Toole’s postgame remarks, there was disappointment aplenty — the aftermath of Saturday’s 82-67 loss to Wright State must have left a similar, if not worse, taste in the...
Turnovers cause Robert Morris’ comeback against Northern Kentucky to collapse
Andy Toole’s reaction said it all. With 4 minutes, 12 seconds to play in Thursday evening’s game between Robert Morris and Northern Kentucky, an errant pass by Enoch Cheeks made its way on the fly directly into the grasp of Robert Morris’ 13th-year coach, who was standing courtside and proceeded...
Robert Morris’ Kahliel Spear named Horizon League Player of the Week
Kahliel Spear averaged 27.5 points and 7.5 rebounds in a pair of home victories last week, and the Robert Morris fifth-year forward was rewarded for his effort Monday. Spear was named the Horizon League Player of the Week after helping the Colonials to their third straight win. He also averaged...
Robert Morris extends winning streak; Kahliel Spear hits 1,000
For Robert Morris, reaching the .500 mark in the Horizon League men’s basketball standings this late in the season could be a reason to celebrate. Just don’t tell coach Andy Toole. “When you’re worried about making the right play for the team, you’re not worried about stats,” Toole said Sunday...
Robert Morris, Evgeni Malkin host hockey game to support Ronald McDonald House Charities
Evgeni Malkin has taken part in thousands of faceoffs during his decorated career with the Pittsburgh Penguins. On Friday night, he stood at center ice with a different role in the faceoff circle. Malkin took part in the ceremonial puck drop as Robert Morris’ men’s club hockey team hosted Mercyhurst...
Robert Morris men get past Detroit Mercy, Antoine Davis to record 1st win in series
The marquee moments have been few since the Robert Morris men’s basketball team joined the Horizon League three years ago. The Colonials are a combined 13-34 since ending their long union with the Northeast Conference, where they won nine tournament championships, the last in 2019, their final year in the...
Robert Morris’ Brady Ferguson named to Atlantic Hockey Hall of Honor
Former Robert Morris forward Brady Ferguson has been named to the inaugural class of the Atlantic Hockey Hall of Honor. Ferguson, who played at Robert Morris from 2014-18, is the Colonials’ all-time leading scorer with 167 points (66 goals, 101 assists). He was nominated for the Hobey Baker Award as...
