The much anticipated arrival of Isabella Posset
Samuel Anthony, Digital Content Manager
March 21, 2019
Filed under Sports, Sports Features, Sports Showcase, Top Stories, Women's Basketball, Women's Basketball Features
MOON TOWNSHIP -- "I want you to understand, Bella Posset commited to us as a sophomore. This was a long-time coming," said RMU women's basketball head coach Charlie Buscaglia as he sat upon the podium after his Colonials had just defeated the Saint Francis Red Flash in the NEC championship game. "We had to...
Freshman Castedo proves to be unlikely postseason hero heading into NCAA tournament
Samuel Anthony, Digital Content Manager
March 20, 2019
Filed under Sports, Sports Features, Sports Showcase, Top Stories, Women's Basketball, Women's Basketball Features
MOON TOWNSHIP — It is those truly impactful moments in a game when everything seems to move in slow motion. In a basketball game, the ball leaves the hands of the shooter as it seems to spend an eternity in mid-air. For the Robert Morris Colonials, the shot came out of the hands of an unlikely s...
Josh and Jon Williams embracing opportunity to compete with one another
Matt Kurtik, Contributor
January 29, 2019
Filed under Men's Basketball, Men's Basketball Features, Sports, Sports Features, Sports Showcase, Top Stories
MOON TOWNSHIP -- Josh Williams was pretty blunt about it. "To be able to (play with each other) on a collegiate level is incredible. It’s humbling. I couldn’t ask for a better person to play next to.” One of the biggest stories of the, still fairly young, Colonials’ season is the dynami...
Current RMU student finds success in sport management
Brendon Nagy, Contributor
October 10, 2018
Filed under Men's Basketball, Men's Basketball Features, Sports, Sports Showcase, Top Stories
Over the past few months, Anthony Pugh has shown tremendous upside with his company called Clockwork Athletics. Pugh began his basketball career at a young age and continues to play the game he loves today. As a senior, Pugh has already created one of the premier basketball camps in Ohio. He hopes to...
Coach Bernard Clark builds his ‘Colonial Culture’
August 28, 2018
Filed under Football, Football Features, Sports, Sports Showcase, Top Stories
It's a long road to a championship season, and even longer for a Robert Morris football squad that has not even seen a winning season since its 2010 NEC championship run. But first-year head coach Bernard Clark and his revamped coaching staff look to change the tides, and the perspectives of what might...
Brady Ferguson is key to RMU’s playoff success
March 1, 2018
Filed under Men's Hockey, Men's Hockey Features, Men's Hockey Postseason, Sports, Sports Showcase, Top Stories
There is little doubt that Brady Ferguson is one of the best players in all of college hockey. The senior from Carrollton, Texas, has been nominated for the Hobey Baker award for the past two seasons and finished fifth in the NCAA in points as a junior. However, how important is Ferguson to the success...
Brady Ferguson: A Texas-sized star
February 15, 2018
Filed under Men's Hockey, Men's Hockey Features, Sports, Sports Showcase, Top Stories
Brady Ferguson's hockey career started in the state where everything is bigger. He hails from a town called Carrollton that sits just outside of Dallas, Texas. Ferguson has lived in Carrollton since he was just about four years old and moved there from California. His love of hockey has led him to...
Jimmy Spagnolo makes it bigger than just basketball
February 13, 2018
Filed under Men's Basketball, Men's Basketball Features, Sports, Sports Showcase, Top Stories
When cancer affects one person, it affects everyone around them. Battling a tumor requires help from the outside -- in the form of medicine or a life-changing moment for a child with a life-threatening disease. Jimmy Spagnolo, who goes by Jimmer after former BYU star player Jimmer Fredette, was...
Can’t stop Koby
January 23, 2018
Filed under Men's Basketball, Men's Basketball Features, Sports, Sports Showcase, Top Stories
Not many freshmen have made such an impact on a team quite like Koby Thomas. At the halfway point in his freshman year, Thomas is averaging 13.5 points and 6.3 rebounds per game. Thomas also has two double-doubles and has scored 20 or more points in a game six times this season. In order to understand...
Howard’s legacy
November 24, 2017
Filed under Sports, Sports Showcase, Top Stories, Women's Hockey, Women's Hockey Features
Robert Morris women's hockey has been in the national spotlight in recent years. The newfound success can be placed on one player's shoulders. Brittany Howard can be praised for the program's success. Ever since she donned the red, white and blue for RMU, Howard has been at the top of the program. Growing...
