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Staten Island, N.Y. - The Robert Morris University football team pushed its winning streak to three Saturday afternoon with another come-from-behind victory, scoring 30 unanswered points in the second half to record a 30-9 win over Wagner at Wagner College Stadium.

RMU improves to 3-1 overall and 2-0 in the Northeast Conference with the victory, while the Seahawks slipped to 1-2 overall and 0-1 in the conference.

Wagner built a 9-0 lead at halftime on the strength of a 41-yard field goal by David Lopez at the 6:53 mark of the first quarter and a 33-yard touchdown pass from Nick Doscher to Justin Matthews with just 1:46 remaining before halftime. The extra point attempt by Lopez after the touchdown by Matthews hit the right upright and bounced away, helping keep RMU's deficit in single digits.

The Colonials held possession of the ball for just 12:09 in the first half and struggled offensively, compiling just 111 total yards.

RMU did a complete role reversal in the second half, racking up 279 yards of total offense and scoring 30 points while the defense forced four turnovers.

Robert Morris finally cracked the scoreboard with 5:32 remaining in the third quarter when senior kicker Garrett Clawson (Duncansville, Pa. / Hollidaysburg) capped an 11-play, 66-yard drive with his first field goal of the season, a 31-yard trifecta. 

The Seahawks stalled on their next possession, and on the fifth play of RMU's following drive sophomore quarterback Jeff Sinclair (Natrona Heights, Pa. / Highlands) faked a handoff to senior halfback Myles Russ (Boca Raton, Fla. / West Boca), rolled to his right and connected with a wide open T.J. Green (Stamford, Conn. / Milford Academy) 15 yards down field. Green split the defense and galloped 65 yards to the end zone to give the Colonials their first lead of the afternoon, 10-9.

On Wagner's ensuing possession Doscher was leveled by sophomore linebacker Brad Banas (Houston, Pa. / Chartiers-Houston) on an option play, knocking the signal caller out of the game. Backup Tyler Newberry took over, and on his second play under center he was sacked by sophomore defensive lineman Nolan Nearhoof (Gibsonia, Pa. / Mars Area) and fumbled. Senior linebacker Robert Williams (Randallstown, Md. / Baltimore Polytechnic) recovered for Robert Morris at the 23-yard line of the Seahawks.

The offense capitalized, as two players later Sinclair hit junior wide receiver Jamie Cobb (Casa Grande, Ariz. / Scottsdale Community College) for a 31-yard touchdown pass and a 17-9 RMU advantage. 

Robert Morris held Wagner to its first three-and-out of the afternoon on the next possession for the Seahawks, and Sinclair followed by marching the Colonials 78 yards on eight plays to help give RMU a 23-9 lead with an eight-yard touchdown strike to Cobb.

Doscher returned under center for Wagner with the Seahawks trailing by 14 but tossed a trio of interceptions in the final 6:34 of regulation, including a pair to redshirt senior safety Michael Landers (Springdale, Pa. / Springdale).

The second pick by Landers was returned 27 yards to the Wagner 19-yard line, and Sinclair again helped Robert Morris capitalize on the great field position. His career-high fourth touchdown pass of the game, a six-yard toss to junior tight end Shadrae King (McKeesport, Pa. / McKeesport) with 1:29 to play, gave RMU a 30-9 lead.

Sinclair finished 15-for-27 passing for 241 yards, four touchdowns and no interceptions, while Cobb recorded a game-high six receptions for 76 yards and two scores. King added five catches for 34 yards and a touchdown, while Green finished with his first career 100-yard receiving game thanks to just a pair of receptions for 112 yards and a score.

Russ fell five yards shy of his third straight 100-yard rushing game by posting 95 yards on the ground on 19 carries, while redshirt senior Raphael Johnson (Clinton, Md. / Charles H. Flowers) rushed nine times for 30 yards.

Defensively the Colonials held their second straight NEC opponent to less than 100 yards rushing while forcing five turnovers and recording five sacks. In addition to the pair of picks by Landers, Banas and junior Alex Tarr (Bethel Park, Pa. / Bethel Park) each recorded their first career interceptions.

Landers tied for team-high honors in tackles with seven, joining Nolan Nearhoof and senior linebacker Elias Navarro (Fort Lauderdale, Fla. / South Plantation). Joining Nearhoof in the sack parade was Banas, Williams and sophomore defensive lineman Connor Sullivan (Washington, D.C. / St. John's College High School), while seniors Gavin Marshall (Brooklyn, N.Y. / Bishop Ford Central Catholic) and Mike Lovely (Pittsburgh, Pa. / Lovely) teamed up for one.

Robert Morris closes out a stretch to begin its 2010 campaign of four of its first five games on the road Saturday, Oct. 2, by looking for its fourth straight win with a 1:00 p.m. kickoff against in-state rival Saint Francis at DeGol Field in Loretto, Pa.

Notes: RMU finished September with a record of 3-1, its best record during the month since also going 3-1 in 2007 ... The Colonials won their third straight over Wagner and improved to 12-5 (.706) all-time against the Seahawks ... Robert Morris has outscored Wagner, 102-19, in the last three meetings ... In the second half of the last two contests between the Colonials and Seahawks, RMU has outscored Wagner, 57-0 ... Robert Morris has scored at least 30 points in three straight games, its longest stretch since closing out its 2000 undefeated season by averaging 37.8 points over its final five games ... The Colonials are 2-0 in the Northeast Conference for the first time since 2007 as well as the ninth time overall since the league's creation in 1996 ... The pair of interceptions for Landers gives him 11 over the last four years, which is tied for fourth all-time with former linebacker Nate List (1994-97) ... Thanks to seven stops against the Seahawks, Landers improved his career total in tackles to 236, which ranks 10th all-time at Robert Morris ... Russ pushed his career rushing total to 3,342 yards and is 506 shy of becoming the all-time leading rusher for the Colonials ... During RMU's three-game winning streak Sinclair is 42-for-76 passing (55.2%) for 762 yards, nine touchdowns and just one interception ... In two games against NEC opposition this season the Colonials have recorded 10 sacks ... Of RMU's 109 points scored so far on the 2010 campaign, 62 (56.9%) have come in the fourth quarter.