Robert Morris comes out on short end of close game vs. Northern Kentucky
Another Robert Morris basketball game. Another close outcome. After winning its two most recent games decided by five points or fewer during a span of four days, RMU wasn’t so lucky Monday night against Northern Kentucky. Donovan Oday scored 16 points, including two free throws with 11.1 seconds left, and...
Robert Morris comes back again, this time over Saint Francis
So long? In perhaps the final meeting in their storied Western Pennsylvania men’s basketball series, Robert Morris kept to its season-long script, rallying from a sizeable first-half deficit Saturday to beat Saint Francis, 79-70, at DeGol Arena in Loretto. DeSean Goode’s 24 points and eight rebounds led Robert Morris (10-4),...
College basketball notebook: Robert Morris men have won 5 of 6 heading into weekend
Playing with virtually an entirely new lineup this season, Robert Morris again is streaking. Winners of five games in the past six — the loss was a two-point decision to Milwaukee — the Colonials (9-4) head east to the mountains Saturday for what might be their last time facing old...
Robert Morris men edge Youngstown State in OT in championship game rematch
Youngstown State had payback on its mind. Robert Morris had another idea. In a rematch of the Horizon League Tournament championship game victory that vaulted Robert Morris into the NCAA Tournament a year ago, the Colonials came from behind Wednesday night to again beat the Penguins, this time in overtime....
Robert Morris men rally from 21-point deficit vs. Toledo for 2nd-largest comeback in school history
Holy Toledo! The Robert Morris men’s basketball team rallied from a 21-point deficit to defeat the Toledo, 75-70, on Saturday, marking their second-largest comeback in program history. The Rockets stormed out to a commanding start, ripping off a 23-0 run to build a 32-12 advantage and taking a 42-24 lead...
Robert Morris loses at Milwaukee on last-second tip-in
Another close outcome didn’t go Robert Morris’ way Saturday night and the Colonials settled for a two-game split of their Horizon League season-opening road trip. Milwaukee’s Seth Hubbard followed up on teammate Isaiah Dorceus’ desperation 3-point shot with a high-arcing tap-in just before the final buzzer to lift the Panthers...
Nikolaos Chitikoudis lifts Robert Morris to win in final seconds
Robert Morris’ 80-78 victory Thursday night at Green Bay — the Colonials’ fourth straight triumph — represented a stunning comeback for the defending Horizon League champs. It was a classic. “You’ve got to enjoy them when you steal one like that,” Robert Morris coach Andy Toole said on the RMU...
Greek big man Nikos Chitikoudis bolsters Robert Morris’ chances as men’s basketball opens Horizon League title defense
When he chose to transfer to Robert Morris, Nikos Chitikoudis had a high standard to uphold. Sure, there were men’s basketball coach Andy Toole’s expectations for the players who would attempt to defend the Colonials’ Horizon League title. More to the point, the native of East Thassaloniki, Greece, was following...
Robert Morris men run home winning streak to 13
Nine games after a season for the ages and with the Horizon League opener looming, Robert Morris coach Andy Toole isn’t sure his current roster, which includes just one player from an NCAA Tournament team, has the makeup of a consistent winner. Ready or not, here comes the first conference...
After fast start, Robert Morris holds off Southern Utah rally for victory in Urban-Bennett Classic
Robert Morris held off a second-half surge Friday to secure a 61-54 win over Southern Utah as part of the Urban-Bennett Invitational at UPMC Events Center. The Colonials’ first-half defense and quick start gave them enough of a cushion to earn the victory. RMU led the entire game, entering halftime...
Robert Morris stings UIC from 3-point range in convincing victory
With 3-pointers falling like confetti, Robert Morris torched former Horizon league rival UIC on Wednesday at the UPMC Events Center with an 88-74 victory. The Colonials drained 15 of their 31 attempts beyond the arc, defeating the Flames for the first time. RMU improved to 4-3 heading into the Urban-Bennett...
Robert Morris loses on Monmouth free throws in overtime
Robert Morris and Monmouth, a couple of old basketball acquaintances, got together for the first time in 12 years in a thrilling Sunday afternoon on the Jersey Shore. The former Northeast Conference rivals worked overtime for an outcome that left Robert Morris with its second straight loss. Stefanos Spartalis’ two...
Matt Clark’s game-winning field goal gives Duquesne victory over Robert MorrisVideo
Tyler Riddell threw for two touchdowns, and Matt Clark made a game-winning 42-yard field goal as time expired to give Duquesne a 20-17 victory over Robert Morris on Saturday to end the regular season. Riddell hit Joey Isabella for a 71-yard touchdown on the Dukes’ opening drive, then found Garrett...
No ‘psychological warfare’ necessary in Duquesne-Robert Morris regular season finale
Robert Morris football coach Bernard Clark has no idea if the gameday staff plans to post or announce out-of-town NEC scores at Joe Walton Stadium during his team’s game versus cross-town rival Duquesne on Saturday. “We have a jumbotron. We have the ability to do it,” Clark said. “I’ve never...
Robert Morris men rally but come up short vs. St. Bonaventure
Robert Morris’ bid for a second signature road win in men’s basketball fell short Thursday night in Olean, N.Y., as St. Bonaventure held off the Colonials’ second-half challenge to pull away for a 75-61 victory at Reilly Center. Double-doubles by Frank Mitchell and Cayden Charles powered the unbeaten Bonnies (5-0),...
Brian Trobel runs for 150 yards, 2 TDs as Mercyhurst beats Robert Morris
ERIE — Brian Trobel ran for 150 yards and two touchdowns, Adam Urena threw for 206 yards and a touchdown and Mercyhurst beat Robert Morris, 27-13, on Saturday. Mercyhurst (5-6, 4-2) has a chance to share the regular season Northeast Conference title with Central Connecticut (7-4, 5-1) with a win...
Robert Morris men dispatch Division III Pitt-Greensburg, but coach Toole unhappy with Colonials’ effort
Robert Morris made it two one-sided victories in three days against visiting Division III opponents, thumping Pitt-Greensburg, 81-57, on Thursday night at UPMC Events Center. The win — however uninspired it seemed to RMU coach Andy Toole — comes on the heels of a 93-47 rout of Geneva on Monday...
Robert Morris works on chemistry in win over Division III Geneva in home opener
Andy Toole was watching. Apparently, his players sensed it, too. All Robert Morris’ veteran basketball coach wanted to see Monday night was a hint of maturity from his reconstructed team. “It’s all part of the process of becoming a good team,” Toole said following the new-look Colonials’ 93-47 dismantling of...
Robert Morris comes up just short in loss to Wagner
MOON TOWNSHIP — Andre Hines Jr. rushed for 135 yards and a touchdown, and Damien Mazil went 75 yards for Wagner’s final score to lead the Seahawks to a 24-20 win over Robert Morris on Saturday. Robert Morris’ final drive began at its 1 and reached the Wagner 19 before...
Robert Morris knocks off Drake in eye-catching early season win
Hit hard by trasfers, the Robert Morris basketball team lost its entire starting lineup after reaching the NCAA Tournament last season. Two games into this season, a new cast of Colonials already has a signature win. Nikolaos Chitikoudis had a double-double with 18 points and 10 rebounds and Darius Livingston...
Robert Morris takes lumps in opener at Iowa
The sequel to an unbelievable men’s basketball season at Robert Morris finally got underway Tuesday night for the Colonials with a tough Midwest assignment. As expected, the new-look Colonials, a year removed from their first Horizon League championship, failed Iowa’s challenging test, falling behind quickly and losing 101-69 at Carver-Hawkeye...
New-look Robert Morris begins quest to defend Horizon League championship
Can he do it again? Will ultra-persistent coach Andy Toole succeed in inducing another fresh roster of basketball players to bond at Robert Morris and make a run at back-to-back Horizon League championships? “We’ll see how it all plays out,” Toole said last week while putting the finishing touches on...
In coach Chandler McCabe’s 2nd season, Robert Morris women expected to contend for Horizon title
In one season, Robert Morris women’s basketball coach Chandler McCabe went from simply trying to get a once-proud program back on its feet to steering a league championship contender. A late-season surge boosted the Colonials from a 1-7 Horizon League record to 10-10. RMU even won its Horizon tournament opener....
Tanner throws 2 TD passes to help Robert Morris rally past Stonehill 20-17
EASTON, Mass. — Zach Tanner threw for a pair of touchdowns, and Ethan Stone ran for 122 yards as Robert Morris beat Stonehill, 20-17, on Saturday for its second straight win. Tanner, who completed just 9 of 22 pass attempts for 111 yards, threw the go-ahead score — an 18-yard...
Robert Morris picks up 1st NEC victory, keeps Saint Francis winless
LORETTO — Ethan Shine had 123 yards rushing, including a key touchdown in the fourth quarter, and Robert Morris defeated Saint Francis, 24-14, on Saturday. After a Saint Francis touchdown got the Red Flash within 17-14 in the fourth quarter, Owen McGraw returned the kickoff 49 yards to set up...
