Robert Morris category, Page 2
Robert Morris football slips to 1-6 after loss to Long Island
OLD WESTBURY, N.Y. — O’Shawn Ross Jr. ran for 110 yards with a touchdown, Luca Stanzani added a touchdown pass, and Long Island defeated Robert Morris, 17-7, on Saturday. Long Island (2-5, 1-2 NEC) led 14-0 at halftime after scoring twice in the second quarter. Ross scored on a 6-yard...
Robert Morris slips to 1-5 after home loss to Central Connecticut
Devon Anderson’s 55-yard interception return for a touchdown highlighted a dominant defensive effort as Central Connecticut defeated Robert Morris, 24-12, on Saturday. Brady Olson threw for 187 yards and a touchdown, and Elijah Howard rushed for 131 yards and a score for the Blue Devils (4-3, 2-0 NEC), who built...
Robert Morris women picked to finish 2nd in Horizon League
A year after the Robert Morris women’s basketball team reached the Horizon League Tournament semifinals, the Colonials were chosen Thursday to finish as runner-up in the league standings this season. The league’s coaches selected defending-champion Green Bay as the frontrunner to repeat. The Phoenix garnered eight of the 11 available...
Robert Morris picked 4th in Horizon League men’s basketball preseason poll
Defending champion Robert Morris is predicted to finish fourth in the Horizon League men’s basketball standings, according a preseason poll released Wednesday. The Colonials earned the conference’s regular-season and tournament championships last season, finishing with a 26-9 record (15-5 Horizon) and advancing to their first NCAA Tournament appearance in 10...
Merrimack too much for Robert Morris
NORTH ANDOVER, Mass. — DeMarcus McElroy rushed for 98 yards and a touchdown, and Merrimack improved to 3-0 at home this season with a 24-7 victory over Robert Morris on Saturday. After RMU went 92 yards in five plays on its opening possession to take a 7-0 lead, Merrimack allowed...
For Robert Morris Hockey in 2025-26, the goal is ‘to be who we say we are’
Robert Morris hockey coach Derek Schooley has seen the predictions for his team in Year 3 of the relaunched program. The Colonials have been slotted anywhere from second to ninth in the 10-team Atlantic Hockey America conference. “We are somewhere between there on all of it. We’ll find out where...
Defending Horizon Tournament champion Robert Morris turns the page with new team
What will they do for an encore? Following a year in which both Robert Morris basketball programs finally captured the attention of Horizon League fanatics, the Colonials are tasked with — shall we say? — keeping the ball bouncing. “Every group is different,” Robert Morris coach Andy Toole said Wednesday...
Smart hits game-winning field goal, Dayton downs Robert Morris 17-14
Robby Smart kicked a 21-yard field goal with 3 minutes, 28 seconds left, and Bryce Schondelmyer tossed two touchdown passes as Dayton beat Robert Morris, 17-14, on Saturday. The Colonials (1-3) opened the scoring when Ethan Shine powered into the end zone from 2 yards in the first quarter. Dayton...
District college roundup: Roman Purcell, Bobbie Boyd Jr. lead Cal (Pa.) past West Chester
Roman Purcell threw for 82 yards and ran for 78 yards and a touchdown as No. 10 Cal (Pa.) scored a 26-24 victory over West Chester (1-1) in nonconference play Saturday afternoon. Bobbie Boyd Jr. led the Vulcans (2-0) in rushing with 79 yards and one touchdown. West Chester’s Jordan...
Ethan Shine and Zach Tanner lead Robert Morris to 28-14 win over Division II-foe West Liberty
Ethan Shine ran for 133 yards, Zach Tanner threw two short touchdown passes and Robert Morris defeated West Liberty, 28-14, on Saturday night. Tanner threw a 10-yard touchdown pass to Thomas Lee, Donta Whack scored on a 2-yard run and Tanner connected with Jaqai Carter for a 4-yard score, giving...
Gateway grad Jayson Jenkins shines in 1st game adding punting duties for Robert Morris
Jayson Jenkins is getting the hang of college punting. The Gateway graduate and special teams standout as a graduate student on the Robert Morris football team earned Northeast Conference Co-Special Teams Player of the Week for his efforts in the Colonials’ opener Aug. 30 at West Virginia. In his first...
Youngstown QB sets MVC record in rout of Robert Morris
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio — Beau Brungard ran for four touchdowns and set a Missouri Valley Conference record for quarterbacks with 264 yards and passed for another score as Youngstown State defeated Robert Morris, 56-17, on Saturday. Brungard, a junior, scored on runs of 72, 20 and 4 yards in the first...
WVU overcomes slow start to pull away from Robert Morris in season opener
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — A “Tiger” was on the loose Saturday at West Virginia. When Robert Morris coach Bernard Clark met the media after the Colonials’ season-opening 45-3 loss to the Mountaineers, he wasn’t in the mood for moral victories. “It’s just not in my DNA,” said Clark, the former Orange...
Penn State hockey to host doubleheader at Beaver Stadium
For the first time, Penn State is bringing its hockey programs to an iconic venue. Both the men’s and women’s hockey teams will play a game in Beaver Stadium on Jan. 31, the programs announced Friday. The men will take on Big Ten powerhouse Michigan State, while the women will...
Rich Rodriguez starts 2nd stint at West Virginia in opener against Robert Morris
Robert Morris at West Virginia Saturday, 2 p.m. Eastern BetMGM College Football Odds: West Virginia by 38 1/2. How to watch: ESPN+ Key stats West Virginia (2024) Overall offense: 404.0 yards per game (53rd in FBS) Passing: 210.3 yards per game (87th) Rushing: 193.7 yards per game (27th) Scoring: 29.2...
Robert Morris football team ready for challenges, including West Virginia in opener
Robert Morris returned to the Northeast Conference to reestablish itself amongst rivals. The Colonials were in the conference from 1996 to 2019 and went 4-2 in the NEC last season for a 7-5 overall record after four seasons in the Big South. “That’s where we belong,” coach Bernard Clark said....
Robert Morris men’s basketball to open season at Iowa
Robert Morris’ men’s basketball season will tip off against a familiar face. The Colonials will visit Iowa on Nov. 4, for a meeting with Hawkeyes and Alvaro Folgueiras, who helped lead Robert Morris to the Horizon League regular-season and tournament championship and a berth in the NCAA Tournament last winter....
Duquesne, Robert Morris ranked in top 3 in NEC preseason poll
Duquesne has earned at least a share of the Northeast Conference title the past two seasons and was picked Monday to again contend for the title. The Dukes were ranked second in the NEC football preseason coaches poll. They had two first-place votes. Robert Morris, which went 4-2 in the...
Former Robert Morris cornerback Rob Carter turning heads in CFL with more than his acrobatic interceptionsVideo
The highlight raised eyebrows and dropped jaws. Late in the second quarter of Robert Morris’ 2024 season opener at Utah State, the host Aggies had the ball at midfield and were trying to get into position to trim the Colonials’ 14-10 lead before halftime. Quarterback Bryson Barnes threw a long...
Andy Toole uses run to Horizon title, NCAA Tournament to rebuild Robert Morris’ roster
The piercing sound of his voice echoes above everything else. The fire in Andy Toole has been rekindled. The passion is there. Same coach. Different players. Nearly four months to the day after the Robert Morris men’s basketball team gave No. 2 seed Alabama a scare in the NCAA Tournament,...
Tim Benz: If the NCAA still wants to expand March Madness, at least fix one flaw along the way
It appears that the NCAA Division I Basketball Tournaments will not expand. For now. Thankfully. Although it does seem like just a matter of time before that happens. “The still viable outcomes include the tournaments remaining at 68 teams or expanding the fields to either 72 or 76 teams in...
Tim Benz: Daniel Mantenuto becomes 1st RMU men’s hockey Olympian with Team Italy selection
Daniel Mantenuto’s senior year of college hockey at Robert Morris University didn’t conclude in a conventional way. It didn’t culminate with him holding a championship trophy above his head or in a solemn handshake line after a bitter playoff defeat. No, his NCAA career ended at a pregame meal in...
Duquesne, Robert Morris add assistant coaches
The Duquesne men’s basketball program added a national champion to its coaching staff. Head coach Dru Joyce III announced Friday the hiring of Jordan Talley from 2025 national champion Florida as assistant coach. Talley has spent the past three seasons as player development assistant with the Gators, who were 76-33...
Transfer portal roundup: Robert Morris lands forward from rival IU Indy
Robert Morris men’s basketball coach Andy Toole continued to rebuild his roster Monday after receiving a commitment from transfer DeSean Goode. Goode, a 6-foot-8 forward, averaged 7.8 points and 6.0 rebounds as a freshman at IU Indy last season. Let’s work #Committed pic.twitter.com/QAudXuKdb7— DeSean Goode ???? (@goode_desean) May 19, 2025...
Mt. Pleasant grad Courtney Poulich helps power RMU softball to Horizon League title, NCAA Tournament
First, she transferred out of Liberty after one season that featured a mere three at-bats. Then she endured a torn hamstring that wiped out the first season at Robert Morris. Once she came back, she struggled through what, essentially, was another freshman season. So no one could blame Courtney Poulich...
