Junior tight end Matthew Gonzalez of the football team has been named the Peoples Natural Gas RMU Male Student-Athlete of the Week for Sept. 12, 2018. In a 22-19 victory over Virginia State (9/8) in the 2018 home opener at Joe Walton Stadium, Gonzalez finished with four catches for 113 yards and a touchdown. He hauled in an 81-yard touchdown reception from quarterback Jimmy Walker with 8:40 to play that helped trim RMU’s deficit to 19-14. The score marked the fifth longest touchdown reception in program history and also ignited the Colonials to help give Bernard Clark, Jr., his first win as a head coach. Gonzalez, a native of Lakewood, Ohio, is RMU’s first 100-yard receiver since 2015 and through two games leads the Colonials in both receptions (8) and receiving yards (197).
