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
Lady Dukes advance in WNIT
The Duquesne University women’s basketball team believed that they were deserving of an NCAA tournament bid. On selection Sunday, they were frustrating left out of the field of 64 and had to accept a bid in the Women’s NIT. On Thursday, they took out that frustration on Youngstown State, dominating the Penguins to the tune of a 72-54 victory in the WNIT first round. The Lady Dukes took a 9-7 lead on an Olivia Bresnahan three-point play with 14:29 remaining in the first half and never ... Read More
Pittsburgh March Madness: North Side Region
Two years ago, we decided to have some fun and put 64 of the all-time Pittsburgh sports legends against each other in a NCAA-style tournament. After taking a year off, we decided to bring back our Pittsburgh March Madness, but instead of the all-time greats, we focused on the 64 best athletes who are currently representing your favorite teams. We have 64 Penguins, Pirates, Steelers, Pitt football, Pitt basketball, Penn State football, Duquesne basketball, Robert Morris basketball, Pitt ... Read More
Robert Morris wins play-in game, advances to face Duke
With March Madness finally underway, fans of basketball and bracketology alike have already been treated to quite an opening act. A night after Ole Miss erased a 17-point deficit to come back and beat Brigham Young University, Dayton, Oh. would witness yet another thrilling game with the Robert Morris Colonials (19-14, 12-6) winning and advancing over North Florida Ospreys (21-11, 12-2), 81-77. North Florida would start off with an early push, stealing the opening tip off from the Colonials ... 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
Panthers season ends in NIT first round
Senior Aron Phillips-Nwankwo walked off the Petersen Events Center for the final time with his hands on top of his head. His Pitt Panthers career was over as the team fell 60-54 to George Washington in the first round of the NIT Tuesday. “I know we’re a better team than we played, this is how we performed," Panthers coach Jamie Dixon said. "We had good practices and the guys were excited about playing. Some of the decisions we made tonight are not what we normally do. The free throws wore ... Read More
Dukes just outside NCAA Tournament; WNIT bound again
The Duquesne Dukes women's basketball team heard its name called however for the seventh consecutive season it was not for the NCAA Tournament. Instead the Dukes will return to the WNIT when they will play a road game Thursday against Youngstown State. "I must say that it really stings," coach Dan Burt said. "Am I bitter? Yes, without a doubt, and a lot of other emotions too. That's to be expected. At the end of the day, we have to take this hurt and moved forward." The Dukes had a 9-6 ... Read More
Panthers women return to NCAA Tournament
“I told you we would make your senior year special” Those were the words that Pitt Panthers women’s basketball head coach Suzie McConnell-Serio told senior Brianna Kiesel all season long. The Panthers were picked to finish last in the ACC, had nine active players due to injury and were forced to wait until the last possible match up, however after Selection they got the last laugh earned a 10-seed in the NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament. “I’m ecstatic, so happy for our players who just ... Read More
Robert Morris women falls short of NCAA bid
On Sunday afternoon, the Robert Morris Colonials women’s basketball team hosted the St. Francis Terriers in the NEC tournament title game in Moon Township. The No. 3 seeded Colonials (17-15, 13-5) were coming off a good win against the No. 2 seeded Bryant Bulldogs where sophomore guards Anna Stamolamprou and Rebeca Navarro combined for 33 points, nine rebounds and totaled 70 minutes between the two. The No. 5 seeded St. Francis Terriers, who had a very average regular season, have recently found ... Read More
Panthers will host George Washington in NIT
The Pitt Panthers will not be competing in NCAA March Madness this year, but they will still be heading to the postseason, taking part in the National Invitation Tournament. The Panthers (19-14) will host George Washington (21-12) at the Petersen Events Center on Tuesday at 7:00 p.m. in the first round of the NIT. The game will be televised on ESPN. The winner will play the winner of the game between the #1 seed Temple Owls and #8 seed Bucknell Bisons. The NIT features 32 teams that were ... Read More