![]() We are excited for him to be joining our family.” He can play a number of different forward positions, which will add strength and depth to our attacking group. He’s very powerful, strong and dynamic, which will translate to the college game well. “Connor is a player who impressed us at one of our ID camps and kept showing his quality in games for his club. O’Keefe offers up his assessment on each of the latest round of Colonials to join the program for the 2022 campaign What a great opportunity for us to learn and grow, and get these experiences early on.” They’re coming off an elite eight (apprearance in the NCAA Tournament last season),” O’Keefe said. The Colonials are excited about the opportunity to put their hard work to the test against a top-level opponent to start the season, in West Virginia. And have a lot of different options, which is great. Plus, you’re adding in nine new players into that mix, I feel like we’re going to be very deep. “The group progress and execution in the Spring, has given us a really good foundation to start off this season with. Excerpt from Jason O’Keefe’s Interview on Pittsburgh Sports Live “They really got after it in the Spring, and in the preseason thus far, “O’Keefe said of the incoming group that will join a large group of returning players, also pointing out that his lineup selections ahead of the season opener at WVU start to really take shape during the Spring season. Included are three transfers, including two from UNC Greensboro (the Gilley twins) and one from Dayton (Hutter). Three newcomers joined the program for the spring semester in January, with another nine more coming into the program over the course of the spring and summer. RMU will also receive a boost on defense, as in addition to the return of Ramirez, sophomore Noé Bijou was named to the 2021 #HLMSOC All-Freshman Team. Two key players who started each of RMU’s 16 matches in 2021 return this season, including sophomore forward Bryan Akongo and junior defender Kelvin Ramirez.Īkongo led the Colonials in scoring last season with 15 points thanks to five goals and five assists, while Ramirez was named to the 2022 #HLMSOC All-Academic Team. There’s a lot of excitement heading into this season.” ![]() We’re just enjoying everything and trying to get better every day. We had a lot of lessons learned, trying to keep the group moving forward,” O’Keefe said in an interview with Pittsburgh Sports Live this week. “There were a lot of changes and a very competitive schedule last year, which we’ll have again this Fall. Heading into the 2022 campaign, O’Keefe has continued to build more depth to the roster, with a squad that includes 31 student-athletes, 12 of which are in their first year in Moon Township. ![]() The Colonials finished 5-11-1 overall in 2021, and 4-5-1 in Horizon League play. While the Colonials had a rough start to the 2021 season, they came on strong at the end, winning four of their final seven regualr season matches (going 4-2-1), and lost to Third seeded Milwaukee, 1-0, in the Horizon League tournament quarterfinal round. They’re hoping to continue to build momentum in their third season under the direction of Head Coach Jason O’Keefe and in their third season in the Horizon Conference. Robert Morris men’s soccer program has been making progress in the past couple of years.
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