The Three Rivers Classic is a two-day Division I

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tournament which is held annually at

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, in

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. The inaugural tournament took place on December 28–29, 2012 and featured teams from

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and

Robert Morris University Robert Morris University (RMU) is a private university in Moon Township, Pennsylvania, United States. It was founded in 1921 and is named after Robert Morris (financier), Robert Morris, known as the "financier of the American Revolution". It enr ...

. The second tournament was played out on December 27–28, 2013 and featured Penn State, Robert Morris,

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and

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. The Classic is the evolution of a showcase of games that the Robert Morris Colonials have played against the Ohio State Buckeyes and Miami RedHawks at either Consol Energy Center or Mellon Arena in previous years.

Yearly results

2018–19

The 2018 Tournament was held in January 2019 due to conflicts with the availability of PPG Paints Arena.

2017

2016

Consolation game between Ferris State and BC was decided in a shootout for the tournament, however the game was officially a tie. BC def. Ferris in the shootout 2-1

2015

2014

On Day 1 (December 29), the Colgate Raiders defeated the

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2-1, and the

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beat the Penn State Nittany Lions by a margin of 4-2. On Day 2 (December 30), in the consolation game, the

beat the Penn State Nittany Lions 4-1. In the championship game the Colgate Raiders beat the

6-1, to win their first title.

2013

On Day 1 (December 27), the

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beat the Bowling Green Falcons 5-0, and the Penn State Nittany Lions beat the

3-2. On Day 2 (December 28), in the consolation game the Bowling Green Falcons beat the

3-2. In the championship game the

beat the Penn State Nittany Lions 8-2, to win its first title.

2012

On Day 1 (December 28), the

beat Penn State Nittany Lions 6-0, and the

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beat the

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1-0. On Day 2 (December 29), in the consolation game, the

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beat the

5-4. In the championship game, the

beat the

1-0, to win their first title.

Attendance

The total attendance for the inaugural games held on December 28 was listed as 11,663, while 10,797 turned out for the next day's games. The attendance total of 22,460 exceeded what had been hoped for by the event's planners, who estimated only 5,000 - 6,000 fans for each day of the games. The inaugural Classic also took part during the

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, which may have helped increase interest in the event.

References

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