Former Robert Morris captain Cody Wydo made his professional debut with the Wheeling Nailers on Friday night, and he did it in style. Wydo scored a goal and an assist to lead the Nailers to a 2-1 victory over the Fort Wayne Komets. Several RMU students and a large group of his teammates made the 60-mile trip to Wheeling to cheer him on and Wydo, the school’s all-time leading scorer and a Hobey Baker finalist, didn’t disappoint. The game was tight checking and scoreless through the first ... Read More
Nailers to sign Robert Morris captain Cody Wydo
Outgoing Robert Morris hockey captain Cody Wydo is expected to sign with the Wheeling Nailers of the ECHL, according to sources close to the situation. Wydo, 23, is the Colonials' all-time leading scorer and will join the Nailers this week, most likely making his professional debut this coming weekend. Wydo is one of ten finalists for the Hobey Baker Award, which is given annually to the best college hockey player in the nation. He is the first finalist for the award that Robert Morris has ... Read More
Robert Morris can’t match Blue Devils
Tonight, the top-seeded Duke Blue Devils (29-4, 15-3) faced the 16th seed Robert Morris Colonials (20-15, 12-6) in Charlotte, NC. The Colonials came in winning seven straight games, but this would be their toughest test yet, and an undersized Robert Morris team fell to Blue Devils, 56-85 Duke came out playing like a number one seed, making its first 10 shots, four of them being 3-pointers. With Robert Morris over pursuing around the perimeter and finding itself out of position, senior guard ... Read More
Robert Morris will face a tough test in Duke
Tonight in Charlotte, North Carolina, the 16th-seeded Robert Morris Colonials (20-14, 12-6) will take on the top-seeded Duke Blue Devils (29-4, 15-3). With the Colonials coming off of two nail biting wins in the last week, they will look to challenge one of the upper echelon teams in the NCAA. Freshman Frenzy: If Robert Morris wants to make this a contest, they must start by challenging a Duke team that has great interior offense and defense. Duke’s freshman center Jahlil Okafor has been the ... Read More
Colonials ready for another Atlantic Hockey tournament run
The Robert Morris Colonials hockey team has spent the last week collecting hardware. Senior captain Cody Wydo is one of ten finalists for the Hobey Baker Award, given to the best college hockey player in the nation. Head coach Derek Schooley is the Atlantic Hockey coach of the year. Wydo, Zac Lynch, Chase Golightly and Dalton Izyk have made all-conference teams. Tonight, they begin to chase in earnest the piece of hardware that matters: the Atlantic Hockey Conference tournament championship ... Read More
RMU’s Derek Schooley is AHC coach of the year
The Robert Morris Colonials hockey team continues to collect accolades. On Thursday morning, captain Cody Wydo was named a finalist for the Hobey Baker Award. This time, it was head coach Derek Schooley, who was the recipient of the Atlantic Hockey Conference’s coach of the year award on Thursday. After winning the AHC tournament and an earning NCAA tournament berth last season, Schooley’s Colonials are 24-7-5 so far in 2014-15, with a 19-5-4 conference record, which was good enough for the ... Read More
RMU’s Cody Wydo named Hobey Baker finalist
Robert Morris senior forward Cody Wydo was named one of the ten finalists for the prestigious Hobey Baker Memorial Award, which is presented annually to the nation's best college hockey player. Wydo is the first Hobey Baker finalist in Robert Morris history. The list of finalists was determined by online fan voting and a poll of NCAA head coaches. An additional round of fan voting, along with the input of a 27-member selection committee will determine the winner of the 2015 Hobey Baker ... Read More
Madness begins tonight for Colonials vs. North Florida
Tonight the Robert Morris Colonials (19-14, 12-6) will be taking on the North Florida Ospreys (21-11, 12-2) at University of Dayton Arena in Dayton, Ohio in an opening-round game of the NCAA men’s basketball tournament. The matchup will feature teams who each won their respective conference tournament. The North Florida Ospreys, who have only been around since the 1992-1993 season, are gearing up for their first postseason match. Since joining the Atlantic Sun Conference in 2005, the Ospreys ... Read More
Robert Morris announces 2015 football schedule
The Robert Morris Colonials announced their 2015 football schedule today. Second-year head coach John Banaszak’s sqaud will hope to bounce back from a 1-10 season in 2014. They will have six home games on campus as Joe Walton Stadium and five road contests on their eleven-game slate. The non-conference schedule starts with the home opener against longtime rival Dayton on September 5. The Colonials will then have a stretch of three non-conference opponents that they will be playing for the ... Read More
RMU’s Rob Mann recognized for defensive play
Robert Morris defenseman Rob Mann is an easy guy to notice. At 6’4”, 220 pounds, the sophomore from Oshawa, Ontario is an imposing physical specimen on the Colonials blue line. Recently, however, it has been his play, not just his size, that has drawn attention. Mann was named the Atlantic Hockey Conference Defensive Player of the Week for his performance in the Colonials’ second-round sweep of the Niagara Purple Eagles last weekend. He led all Colonials defensemen with six blocked shots ... Read More