Robert Morris category, Page 21
Detroit Mercy hands Robert Morris another Horizon League loss
DETROIT — Antoine Davis had 26 points as Detroit Mercy topped Robert Morris, 85-74, on Friday night. Charles Bain had 19 points for the Colonials (4-13, 3-11 Horizon League). Cameron Wilbon added 15 points and six rebounds, and Jon Williams had 14 points. Noah Waterman had 19 points for Detroit...
NCAA proceeding with Frozen Four in Pittsburgh in April
The coronavirus pandemic has led to a dearth of events at PPG Paints Arena over the past 11 months. But “plans are moving forward” for a major collegiate event to be held at the facility in April. Organizers Robert Morris and SportsPittsburgh are proceeding with preparations for the Frozen Four...
Robert Morris falls to Oakland in final home game of season
Robert Morris’ first men’s basketball season in the Horizon League has been a challenge. After winning the Northeast Conference Tournament championship a year ago, the Colonials find themselves in the cellar of the Horizon’s standings with just two regular-season games remaining. They just lost their leading scorer and rebounder, too,...
Robert Morris loses A.J. Bramah to transfer portal, beats Oakland in double OT
A dizzying series of events unfolded Friday night at Robert Morris’ UPMC Events Center, leading the Colonials to their first victory since New Year’s Day, an 88-82 double-overtime thriller against Oakland. In the end, it was difficult to determine what mattered most. Was it Kahliel Spear’s double-double that included 16...
Robert Morris picked to finish tied for 4th in Big South’s spring football season
If you thought the Super Bowl signaled the end of football until September, think again. Robert Morris, a first-year associate member of the Big South Conference, will open its spring season Feb. 27 in a nonconference game at James Madison. Traditional Big South football was postponed in the fall of...
Robert Morris drops 2nd OT game in row to Youngstown State
The first season in the Horizon League for the Robert Morris men’s basketball team has been a struggle for the stubborn Colonials, yet they don’t appear ready to stop until they get it right. Say one thing: These guys keep on trying. “We’re battling at times,” coach Andy Toole said....
Robert Morris’ skid hits 7 after OT loss to Youngstown State
It went down to the wire Friday night for a pair of familiar opponents facing one another for the first time in a Horizon League game. Robert Morris and Youngstown State met for the 21st time in men’s basketball after 20 matchups came in nonconference play before Robert Morris decided...
Robert Morris to join ASUN in men’s lacrosse
Robert Morris men’s lacrosse will join the ASUN conference for the 2021-22 season, the school announced Friday. The Colonials will compete along with Air Force, Bellarmine, Cleveland State, Detroit Mercy and Utah in the league formerly known as the Atlantic Sun. Because it has six members, the conference will receive...
Robert Morris men’s basketball team frustrated but undaunted during Horizon League debut
In a near-empty UPMC Events Center, the incessant sound of Andy Toole’s clapping was a familiar reminder not everything has changed around the Robert Morris men’s basketball program. It only feels that way. “It’s certainly not been ideal the way the season has been so far,” said Toole, who, at...
Robert Morris men drop 6th straight gameVideo
DAYTON, Ohio — Loudon Love scored a career-high 34 points with 11 rebounds, and Wright St. beat Robert Morris, 86-56, on Saturday. Jon Williams had 10 points for the Colonials (3-9, 2-7 Horizon League), who have lost six games in a row. Olisa Ngonadi added seven rebounds. Tanner Holden had...
Grant Basile carries Wright St. over Robert Morris
DAYTON, Ohio — Grant Basile had a career-high 29 points plus 11 rebounds as Wright State topped Robert Morris, 79-70, on Friday night. Tanner Holden had 16 points and six assists for Wright State (12-4, 10-3 Horizon League), which won its fourth straight game. Jaylon Hall added 10 points. Loudon...
Robert Morris skid hits 4 games after loss to Northern KentuckyVideo
Trevon Faulkner had 18 points, including six in the final minute of overtime, to lead five Northern Kentucky players in double figures as the Norse narrowly defeated Robert Morris, 79-74, on Saturday. Bryson Langdon, who scored 13 points, hit a jumper with four seconds left in regulation to tie the...
Northern Kentucky pulls away in 2nd half to defeat Robert Morris
In the first men’s basketball meeting between the schools, Robert Morris and Northern Kentucky spent much of the night on Friday trading baskets at UPMC Events Center. Then Northern Kentucky stepped on the gas and powered to its first road win of the season. Marques Warrick notched 20 points, Trevon...
Derek Schooley has a familiar plan to stop injury bug from derailing RMU hockey’s hot start
The sage wisdom of a “Tomlinism” knows no boundaries. They are translatable from sport to sport. Even Robert Morris men’s hockey coach Derek Schooley is borrowing a verbal pearl from the Steelers head coach. The Colonials resume play after a nine-day layoff Tuesday night. And the break came at the...
Robert Morris loses in overtime to Illinois-ChicagoVideo
CHICAGO — Rob Howard scored 18 points as Illinois-Chicago narrowly beat Robert Morris, 66-62, in overtime Saturday. Maurice Commander and Teyvion Kirk added 15 points each for the Flames. Commander also had eight rebounds, and Kirk posted eight rebounds. Illinois-Chicago (7-4, 4-2 Horizon League) scored 25 points in the second...
Cold-shooting Robert Morris men lose to Illinois-ChicagoVideo
The Robert Morris men’s basketball team was playing its first game in two weeks Friday night. And it showed. The Colonials shot 18 of 60 from the floor (30%) — including 1 of 14 from behind the 3-point arc — and couldn’t keep up with Illinois-Chicago, losing the Horizon League...
FCS schedules near completion as season set to begin in FebruaryVideo
One college football season just ended, and another one starts in just over a month. All but a few teams in the Football Championship Subdivision shut down in the fall because of the covid-19 pandemic and will play a spring season culminating with the NCAA playoffs in April and May....
After 2nd 2-week pause, Robert Morris resumes season at Illinois-Chicago
After Robert Morris opened its season Dec. 5 with a victory against Point Park, the Colonials’ next two games were canceled. Back in business Dec. 18, Robert Morris lost nonconference games to Bowling Green and Marshall before surpassing the century mark the day after Christmas in its first Horizon League...
Horizon League rules no fans at Robert Morris games the rest of the season
There will be no spectators at Robert Morris men’s and women’s basketball games the rest of the season after the Horizon League Board of Directors voted to play in empty arenas. In an attempt to curtail the spread of covid-19, the directors previously decided not to allow people inside through...
Robert Morris men’s basketball cancels weekend games at IUPUI
Because of positive covid-19 tests within its program, the Robert Morris men’s basketball team has canceled games against IUPUI scheduled for this weekend, the school announced Wednesday. The Colonials were supposed to play at IUPUI on Friday and Saturday afternoon. RMU also called off a home game with Milwaukee last...
First Call: Odds of Carson Wentz to Steelers. Ex-Steeler signs with Browns. Cleveland’s clutch play mocks talk-show host.
The Steelers are listed among the teams favored to acquire Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Carson Wentz. Cleveland Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield gets a subtle shot at one of his critics. A former Steeler is teaming up with the Browns in advance of their playoff showdown. And Robert Morris hockey is ranked...
Positive covid-19 test forces Robert Morris to cancel game Saturday against Milwaukee
Robert Morris’ home game against Milwaukee, scheduled for Saturday at UPMC Events Center, was canceled less than two hours before tipoff after a positive covid-19 test and related safety concerns emerged within the Colonials’ program. The cancellation is the fifth for Robert Morris this season. The Colonials (3-3, 2-1 Horizon...
Robert Morris edges Milwaukee in Horizon League home opener
It wasn’t pretty, but Robert Morris men’s basketball coach Andy Toole and his youthful team will certainly take Friday’s 67-64 victory over Milwaukee in the first of a two-game Horizon League set at UPMC Events Center. “Obviously a hard-fought, well-earned win by our guys,” Toole said. “It certainly was ugly,...
Another big game from AJ Bramah not enough for Robert MorrisVideo
FORT WAYNE, Ind. — Jarred Godfrey had 27 points and 10 rebounds as Purdue Fort Wayne defeated Robert Morris, 87-82, on Sunday. Godfrey shot 9 for 11 from the field and had five assists and five steals. AJ Bramah had 23 points and eight rebounds for the Colonials (2-3, 1-1...
Robert Morris men’s basketball wins Horizon League debut
FORT WAYNE, Ind. — AJ Bramah had a career-high 28 points as Robert Morris defeated Purdue Fort Wayne, 102-88, on Saturday night in the Colonials’ Horizon League debut. Kam Farris had 17 points for Robert Morris (2-2, 1-0). Jon Williams added 17 points and nine assists. Kahliel Spear had 13...
