Robert Morris category, Page 20
First Call: Twists as JuJu Smith-Schuster approaches free agency; Islanders stay hot atop East
Monday’s “First Call” features a few interesting twists along the way toward JuJu Smith-Schuster’s free agency. The New York Islanders stay red-hot atop the Eastern Division. Robert Morris’ women’s hockey team takes a unique route to the NCAA tournament. And Duquesne’s spring football season opener turns back the clock when...
First Call: Bud Dupree health update; Joe Haden claps back at talk of release; T.J. McConnell triple-double
Thursday’s “First Call” shows us a feisty Steeler. Bud Dupree is optimistic about his health. And T.J. McConnell sets an NBA record. Also, another Robert Morris hockey player is up for a national award. And a former Pirate had a big hit against the Buccos in spring training. Haden not...
James Madison scores 20 unanswered to beat Robert Morris in football openerVideo
HARRISONBURG, Va. — Cole Johnson threw for two touchdowns, Percy Agyei-Obese added two scores on the ground, and James Madison scored 20 unanswered points to beat Robert Morris, 36-16, on Saturday. The score was 16-16 at halftime before JMU dominated the third by outgaining the Colonials, 140-34. Johnson was 17...
RMU women’s basketball eliminated from Horizon League Tournament
The Robert Morris women’s basketball team saw its season come to a close Thursday night with a 68-54 loss to Northern Kentucky in the first round of the Horizon League Tournament. The ninth-seeded Colonials held an 11-10 lead after the first quarter, but No. 8 NKU used a 13-2 run...
‘Chace’ing a comeback: From near amputation to NCAA hockey. The remarkable return of RMU’s Chace Sperling.
She doesn’t remember much about the 11-day stint at the hospital. It’s all a blur between the four surgeries, 38 stitches, pain medication, monotony and limited visits thanks to the pandemic. Robert Morris University hockey player Chace Sperling does remember one thing, though. That 20 minutes of agony flat on...
Robert Morris ousted from Horizon League tourney by Detroit Mercy
Robert Morris put up a fight but had no answer for the Horizon League’s leading scorer. Antoine Davis’ 46 points were too much for the Colonials to overcome in their first Horizon Tournament men’s basketball game, an 83-73 loss to Detroit Mercy on Thursday night at Calihan Hall in Detroit....
Robert Morris, Duquesne football teams ready to open spring season
As recently as 1978, Duquesne was playing college football as a club team, signing up students from every corner of the campus. Robert Morris didn’t even offer the sport until 1993, when Beaver Falls native Joe Walton, after whom the school’s football stadium is named, agreed to oversee the proposition...
Robert Morris basketball teams set for 1st Horizon League playoffs
As the Robert Morris men’s basketball team prepared to enter the sudden death portion of an unpredictable first Horizon League season, one theme pressed coach Andy Toole’s psyche. “Focus.” Toole’s bluntness spoke volumes as the seemingly outmanned Colonials, who have lost four of five overtime games in their first year...
Robert Morris goalie’s work with veterans groups helps to earn coveted hockey nomination
For years, every game day at Clearview Arena, we had the same routine. About 90 minutes before faceoff, my broadcast partner Mike Prisuta and I would head down from the broadcast deck and make our way to ice level and go through the team entrance. On the way to the...
Robert Morris drops season finale vs. Detroit Mercy
DETROIT — Antoine Davis scored 29 points and Noah Waterman added a career-best 22 as Detroit defeated Robert Morris, 80-61, on Saturday, ending the regular season. Charles Bain had 18 points and seven rebounds for the Colonials (4-14, 3-12 Horizon League). Kahliel Spear added 10 points. Dante Treacy had six...
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...
