Robert Morris category, Page 21

Like many of us, for nearly eight months, Furman South has largely been idle. Employed as an NHL referee, the native of Sewickley hasn’t worked a game since all of hockey was brought to a halt in mid-March because of the coronavirus pandemic. Had South pursued his first choice of...

The Wheeling Nailers have signed former Robert Morris forward Alex Tonge to an ECHL contract. Terms of the deal were not announced. Tonge, 25, is one of the most accomplished players in the history of Robert Morris’ men’s program. In 146 career NCAA games with Robert Morris, Tonge scored 138...

Spring football will mean more than just practice for Robert Morris coach Bernard Clark Jr. After postponing the fall season, the Colonials on Monday released their 2021 spring schedule that includes a nonconference game against James Madison and four others against Big South Conference opponents. With Clark in his third...

If Horizon League watchers are correct, Robert Morris will make a significant splash during its first season in the conference. A poll of Horizon head coaches, communication professionals and select media members was released Thursday, and it predicts the Colonials will finish fourth this season. Robert Morris is picked behind...

Robert Morris’ first basketball season in the Horizon League will have a different twist in an attempt to keep players, coaches and spectators safe from the coronavirus. League members will play one conference opponent on back-to-back weekend days at the same location. Teams will have five weekends at home and...

Robert Morris men’s hockey coach Derek Schooley must’ve said it three or four times during a recent Zoom conversation. With increasing anticipation each time. “Let’s drop the puck and go.” His Colonials haven’t played since March 8, an elimination game victory over Holy Cross in Round 1 of the Atlantic...

Former Robert Morris forward Yannis Mendy, who concluded his career this year by helping the Colonials win the Northeast Conference Tournament, has signed with US Avignon-Le Pontet of the National 1 French League. Mendy is the fourth former Colonials player to sign an overseas contract, joining Jeremy Chappell (2005-09), Karvel...

Atlantic Hockey, the conference which includes Robert Morris and Mercyhurst, announced it is targeting Nov. 13 to open its men’s 2020-21 season. Schedules have yet to be announced but according to a release from the conference, each school will play between 24 and 28 games. The season will conclude with...

There’s a new name on the marquee at the Robert Morris Island Sports Center complex. Colonials Arena will now be Clearview Arena as part of Clearview’s role as the official credit union of RMU athletics. The university and credit union announced the partnership Tuesday. There will be updated logos and...

In Monday’s “First Call,” Baker Mayfield wants you to know how tough he is heading into Steelers week. Just ask his “momma.” Also, a future Steelers opponent just lost their quarterback. A division rival beats up on another one. Aaron Donald wrecks Alex Smith’s return. And Robert Morris’ hockey team...

Friday’s “First Call” looks at a key matchup in Sunday’s Steelers-Eagles game. The Steelers defensive front gets some high first-quarter grades. Robert Morris hockey has found a special story and a special skater. And the Duquesne Dukes may be part of an Atlantic 10 renaissance. Tale of the tight ends...

The college hockey season won’t start on time, but the possibility of pucks being dropped by Thanksgiving appears to be on the table. The Hockey Commissioners Association, an organization that includes all 11 conferences that play men’s and women’s NCAA hockey, announced Thursday that the start of the season will...

One of the most dominant left-handed strikeout pitchers in recent WPIAL and Robert Morris softball history is going to teach her craft to college players at the Division I level. Former Yough and Robert Morris hurler Nicole (Sleith) Schaffer was hired as an assistant coach at Duke. Schaffer was the...

It’s not every day a college athlete receives a seventh year of athletic eligibility. In fact, there are only two men’s lacrosse players in NCAA Division I that have received that seventh year this season. The first is Rutgers’ Adam Charalambides and the second is Jimmy Perkins, a former WPIAL...

A coaching tenure that stretched to more than two decades came to an end Tuesday as Bill Denniston announced his retirement as coach of the Robert Morris men’s soccer team. Hired in the spring of 1997, Denniston served 23 years at the helm of the Colonials and is one of...

I’m getting to that point with college sports. That point when you think, “Shut it down until there is a coronavirus vaccine. Or a treatment. Or national infection rates are next to nothing.” I’m conflicted. Because I’m also at a point where I think, “Just play through it. We aren’t...

Robert Morris plans to move its football season to the spring after the Big South announced Wednesday it will delay fall sports until then. Robert Morris is an associate member of the Big South in football. The Big South will allow its members to play as many as four nonconference...

Robert Morris men’s basketball announced Thursday the signing of forward Patrick Suemnick. Suemnick, who made a verbal commitment in June, averaged 19 points and 10.7 rebounds as a senior in helping Denmark High School near Green Bay reach the state semifinals. Suemnick (6-8, 225) attended Don Bosco Institute in Indiana...

The Wheeling Nailers have signed former Robert Morris captain and forward Luke Lynch to an ECHL contract. A native of Shaler, Lynch completed his NCAA career in 2019-20. As a senior, he appeared in 37 games and scored 17 points (five goals, 12 assists). In 155 career games with the...

As Robert Morris transitions to a new basketball conference, it will do so with men’s coach Andy Toole signed for six more seasons. The university extended Toole’s contract through the 2025-26 season, athletics spokesman Ethan Woy confirmed Friday. Toole, 39, finished his 10th season as coach this winter. His career...

The Horizon League will postpone the start of all of its fall sports until at least Oct. 1, the conference said in a statement, delaying the first competitive events for Robert Morris in its new conference home. “All fall sports competition (championship and non-championship) will be delayed with the understanding...

If a college football season is actually played this fall, Robert Morris will take a Hawaiian vacation in the middle of it. The University of Hawaii announced Monday that it will play host to the Colonials on Sept. 26. Hawaii is looking for opponents after Fordham canceled a scheduled Sept....

Former Robert Morris women’s basketball player Nneka Ezeigbo signed a professional contract with Unicaja Malaga of Spain’s Liga Femenina 2. The 2020 graduate completed one of the best careers in school history. She is the only player in program history to be a part of four Northeast Conference regular-season championship...

The past week has been a busier than normal for Robert Morris men’s basketball coach Andy Toole since the university made the announcement that the Colonials were leaving the Northeast Conference and upgrading to the Horizon League. The announcement left Toole and his staff scrambling to study the strength and...