On Tuesday afternoon, reporter George Michalowski announced that Robert Morris men's basketball guard TJ Wainwright has entered the transfer portal.
Wainwright is the fifth Colonial to enter his name in the portal.
The Los Angeles, Calif. native took...
MOON TOWNSHIP-- Coming off a win just two days ago over Charleston, the Colonials looked to get another home win against the Fairmont State Fighting Falcons.
Despite many fouls and turnovers on both sides, Robert Morris women's basketball was able to...
MOON TOWNSHIP-- Robert Morris women's basketball (3-5, 1-1) returned home looking for a Sunday afternoon win over Youngstown State (2-6, 0-2). The Penguins had won six straight against RMU coming into today, but the Colonials would break that streak,...
MOON TOWNSHIP— Robert Morris women's basketball returned to the UPMC Events Center on Wednesday afternoon in their home opener, taking on the Akron Zips in non-conference play. The Colonials fell in overtime with a final score of 63-58.
The Colonials...
Men's basketball is back in Moon Township, and so is the Toole Shed! Hosts Alec Miller and Kevin Plowcha give their thoughts about the season opener against Xavier before discussing the roster and this year's schedule.
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On Thursday, the Society of Women Engineers (SWE) and Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME) hosted a presentation with speakers from FedEx in the John Jay Center.
The two speakers, Olivia and Lauren, both recent RMU graduates (2021 and 2020 respectively),...
MOON TOWNSHIP – The Robert Morris volleyball team (4-11, 1-3) hosted the Northern Kentucky Norse (7-7, 2-1) on Tuesday night at the UPMC Events Center. The Colonials would fight hard but fall by three sets to none.
In a fairly even contest throughout,...
On Tuesday, the Robert Morris women's basketball team announced their 2023-24 Horizon League conference schedule.
The conference also announced it would be dropping the 'travel partner' approach to scheduling.
The League claims in a press release that...
As the college basketball offseason rolls on, some early season matchups are starting to be finalized for the 2023-24 season.
For the Robert Morris men's basketball team, it was announced that their 2023-24 season opener would be against the Xavier...
The Robert Morris women's hockey team continues to use the transfer portal to its advantage. The Colonials had just one goalie on their roster for the 2023-24 season until Sunday afternoon as Merrimack transfer Emma Gorski has committed to play her fifth...
The Robert Morris women's hockey team continues to add depth to their roster as forward Jersey Phillips has committed to Robert Morris University via the transfer portal Friday afternoon after spending three years at Mercyhurst University.
The forward...
Michael Deemer and Kevin Plowcha are back one more time for the Robert Morris women's basketball podcast on CSN to recap the Colonials' first-round Horizon League Tournament loss to Milwaukee. They also recap the season in general.
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It would be an understatement to say that things were far from easy for the Robert Morris women's basketball team in their 2022-23 regular season.
The team had to deal with injuries, players departing the roster, and having a short bench for nearly the...
Hosts Michael Deemer and Kevin Plowcha return to recap the final two games of the RMU women's basketball team's regular season that took place last week. They move on to talk about RMU's first round Horizon League Conference Tournament matchup...
Hosts Michael Deemer and Kevin Plowcha return on the CSN flagship podcast for RMU women's basketball. They recap the most recent two games for the Colonials as well as preview their final two games of the regular season.
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MOON TOWNSHIP— Robert Morris (11-16, 5-13 Horizon) looked to bounce back from a loss as they took on the Milwaukee Panthers (9-17, 7-11) Sunday afternoon at the UPMC Events Center. The Colonials would come out on top by a score of 50-45.
After a slow...
MOON TOWNSHIP— The Robert Morris women's basketball team (10-15, 4-12 Horizon) looked to stop the red-hot Green Bay Phoenix (21-4, 14-2) Friday night at the UPMC Events Center. In this matchup, the Colonials would fall by 61-37.
While Green Bay came...
Hosts Michael Deemer and Kevin Plowcha are back on CSN's flagship women's basketball podcast to recap the previous two games for the team. The guys give their players of the week, as well as hear from head coach Charlie Buscaglia and sophomore guard Rebecca...
Michael and Kevin are back to recap the recent games of the Robert Morris women's basketball team. They also hear from head coach Charlie Buscaglia and discuss storylines as the team heads down the stretch of the 2022-23 season.
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MOON TOWNSHIP— Just two days after defeating Detroit Mercy for the first time in program history, Robert Morris (11-12, 6-6 Horizon) looked to secure their third win in a row for just the second time this season as they took on the Oakland Golden Grizzlies...
On this episode of Around The Rim, hosts Michael Deemer and Kevin Plowcha discuss the Robert Morris women's basketball team's most recent game vs. Northern Kentucky, catch up on the season so far, hear from head coach Charlie Buscaglia, and discuss their...
MOON TOWNSHIP— Robert Morris women's basketball (8-12, 2-9 Horizon League) returned home to the UPMC Events Center Thursday evening to take on the Northern Kentucky Norse (13-7, 7-4). The Colonials fell by a score of 62-47.
Sophomore guard Simone Morris...
MOON TOWNSHIP— Robert Morris (8-9, 2-6 Horizon) returned to the UPMC Events Center Saturday afternoon looking to snap their five-game losing streak against the IUPUI Jaguars (8-8, 4-3). The Colonials would do so by a score of 69-63.
For Robert Morris...
On Wednesday evening, sophomore guards Janeira Scott and Jazmyne DeShields announced they would transfer to Indiana University of Pennsylvania (IUP) via their Instagram.
DeShields appeared in 12 games for the Colonials in the 2021-22 season. In those...
MOON TOWNSHIP — After a late run let the Robert Morris women's basketball team slip past George Mason, the Colonials were adamant about making sure that did not happen again, taking down Division III opponent Waynesburg by a score of 95-39.
Despite...
MOON TOWNSHIP — Lockdown defense was the key for Robert Morris in their season opener, as they held St Francis (PA) to just 36 points. They looked to repeat that effort Thursday night in a non-conference matchup against the George Mason Patriots and...
Robert Morris football has lost its last four games by an average of 35.5 points. They are 0-8 following a 42-3 loss to FBS opponent Appalachian State. The offense woes have continued, averaging just over nine points per game.
However, the Colonials...
MOON TOWNSHIP — Despite losing four in a row coming into today's matchup against Youngstown State, head coach Chris Shaw and the Robert Morris University women's soccer team found a reignited burst of energy.
Wednesday afternoon was senior day for...
MOON TOWNSHIP — The Robert Morris women's soccer team looked to get back in the win column Thursday afternoon against Wright State but fell by a score of 2-1.
The Colonials (7-4-4, 1-4-2 Horizon) looked to get the offense going after being shut out...
MCCANDLESS TWP. Pa — After finding their footing in recent Horizon League matchups, Robert Morris looked to keep their foot on the gas in a midweek non-conference matchup against La Roche. They did just that as they defeated the Redhawks by a final...
Robert Morris (2-0-1) took on Mount St. Mary's (0-0-2) at the North Athletic Complex on Thursday afternoon. This was the third game of a four-game homestand to open the season. But after 90 minutes of play, the game ended in a draw.
The Colonials had...
On Tuesday it was announced that former Robert Morris Athletic Director Ken Mease passed away. Mease was a decorated and multi-talented sportscaster who had over five decades of experience, spanning from the early ‘60s to his eventual retirement in...
Former Robert Morris women's ice hockey forward Michaela Boyle has signed a professional contract with the Buffalo Beauts out of Amherst, New York.
Boyle began her collegiate career at Clarkson University, where she was part of the 2017-18 NCAA championship...
Former Robert Morris guard Kam Farris has transferred to Marist College. Farris will have two years of eligibility left for the Red Foxes.
During his two-year career at Robert Morris, Farris started in 27 games and averaged 8.8 points per game.
Farris...
MOON TOWNSHIP— Robert Morris softball looked to extend their winning streak to five games on Friday afternoon as they took on Purdue Fort Wayne (7-32, 6-12) in the first of a three-game home series. They did just that as the Colonials (23-13, 12-3)...
Senior Dana Vatakis earned her second Horizon League Pitcher of the Week honor on Tuesday after her performances over the weekend against IUPUI.
Vatakis got the start in game one, her 11th of the season, and pitched six solid innings. She allowed just...
Recently, Robert Morris added another transfer to their ranks, as Kentucky State linebacker Chuck Jones has committed to RMU, per his Twitter account.
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Jones...
With the copious amount of conference realignment in college football in the coming years, it was almost inevitable that the Big South would be affected, and they were.
The conference lost a whopping four members during the 2021-22 off-season: Hampton,...
PITTSBURGH— Robert Morris (16-10, 5-0 Horizon) took on Pitt (12-14, 1-7 ACC) Wednesday night at Vartabedian Field. The game was originally scheduled to take place at RMU's North Athletic Complex but was moved due to weather conditions earlier in the...
On Tuesday, the Atlantic Sun conference announced that Corson Kealey was named ASUN Player of the Week.
A graduate student attackman, Kealey scored six goals Saturday, propelling the Colonials to a thrilling 15-14 victory over Drexel. This was the...
MOON TOWNSHIP– Robert Morris (14-9, 3-0 Horizon) looked to extend their three-game winning streak as they took on the Akron Zips (6-18, 1-2 MAC) Tuesday afternoon at the North Athletic Complex.
GAME 1: Zips 7, Colonials 2
W: Lexie Petrof 3.0 IP, 3 H,...
It's no secret what the number-one goal of a venue is: getting people to fill the seats. Whether it's for a sports game, concert, or another event, the goal is still the same. For the UPMC Events Center, the goal is to get people to the arena to watch...
Following Robert Morris’ quarterfinal loss to IUPUI, guard/forward Natalie Villaflor has entered the transfer portal as a graduate transfer.
Villaflor averaged 4.6 points per game, 2.2 rebounds per game and 0.8 assists per game this season.
Villaflor...
Tuesday night was one to remember for the Robert Morris women's basketball team, as they took down Purdue Fort Wayne in the first round of the Horizon League tournament by a score of 70-56.
Head coach Charlie Buscaglia also returned to the sidelines...
Michael and Kevin discuss RMU women’s basketball’s win over Purdue Fort Wayne to open Horizon League tournament play, talk about head coach Charlie Buscaglia's return and preview their next matchup against IUPUI on Around the Rim.
The Horizon League women's conference tournament bracket is now officially set. The Robert Morris women's basketball team will take on the Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons in a first-round Horizon League conference tournament matchup on Tuesday, Mar. 1, at...
Michael and Kevin recap RMU WBB's last four games of the regular season, give some insight regarding the Horizon League conference tournament and preview RMU's HL conf. tournament first-round matchup against Purdue Fort Wayne on Around the Rim.
RMU Rowing has released its schedule for the spring 2022 season.
The Colonials will begin their spring campaign in Fairfax, Virginia, where they will compete in the Occoquan Sprints on March 27th.
Next, RMU will stay in-state as they compete in the...
The hits for Robert Morris men's basketball continue to pile up, as junior forward Justin Winston is likely out for the season with a fractured foot.
Winston suffered the injury after falling hard at practice on Feb. 9. The Colonials were getting set...
MOON TOWNSHIP– Robert Morris (12-12, 10-9 Horizon League) took on the Wright State Raiders (3-20, 2-16) Friday night at the UPMC Events Center.
The Colonials were looking for their third straight victory for the first time this season.
RMU dug themselves...
MOON TOWNSHIP– The Robert Morris Colonials (7-20, 5-13 Horizon) took on the IUPUI Jaguars (3-22, 1-13) in a Horizon League conference matchup Thursday night.
RMU was looking to build off of their victory over Youngstown State on Sunday.
IUPUI came...
Michael and Kevin are back on Around the Rim as they recap RMU's recent games, bring up players who have shined recently, and preview the final two home games of the season.
MOON TOWNSHIP -- Robert Morris (4-12, 6-19) took on Oakland (17-8, 10-4) Friday night at the UPMC Events Center. The Colonials were looking to rebound from their loss on Wednesday night against Detroit Mercy.
The two teams traded buckets to start the...
MOON TOWNSHIP– Robert Morris (5-16, 3-9 Horizon) took on Green Bay (4-16, 3-8) Saturday night at the UPMC Events Center.
RMU was looking for their first two-game winning streak of the season after taking down Milwaukee Thursday night.
RMU looked to...
MOON TOWNSHIP– The Robert Morris Colonials (8-10, 6-7 Horizon) took on the Oakland Golden Grizzlies (9-9, 7-4) Friday night at the UPMC Events Center. RMU was hoping to get back into the win column after two straight losses.
The first quarter started...
Michael Deemer and Kevin Plowcha talk about RMU women's basketball's last four games, who has and has not impressed and preview this weekend's action on Around the Rim.
MOON TOWNSHIP– The Robert Morris Colonials (7-9, 5-6 Horizon) took on the Youngstown State Penguins (16-2, 10-1) Thursday night at the UPMC Events Center. RMU was looking to build on their 50-44 win over UIC on Sunday.
Ashya Klopfenstein led off the...
MOON TOWNSHIP– Robert Morris (6-8, 4-5 Horizon) fell to IUPUI (9-5, 6-3) 63-44 in a Horizon League matchup Friday night. Looking to rebound from their close loss to Youngstown State last Saturday, the Colonials came out playing hard, sticking to the...
Michael Deemer and Kevin Plowcha discuss women's basketball's season so far, recent success on the defensive end, and their upcoming games on the first Around the Rim of the year.
The RMU football program welcomed a new face to the team Friday afternoon as Will Bunton Jr., a grad transfer from VMI, committed to RMU.
Bunton is a 6'2, 201-pound defensive back from Camden, North Carolina.
Bunton played for VMI for three seasons....
MOON TOWNSHIP– Robert Morris (3-5, 1-3 Horizon) looked to rebound from their loss to Green Bay on Thursday, and the Colonials finished their two-game homestand with a 66-47 loss to Milwaukee (4-5, 3-1) at the UPMC Events Center.
RMU looked to rely...
It’s the final edition of “Plowcha’s Poll”! This time, I will be breaking down my top three teams in the Horizon League for this upcoming women’s basketball season.
These rankings will be based on players returning to their respective teams...
We are so close to the return of college hoops… Plowcha’s Poll takes yet another dive into the Horizon League women's basketball landscape to make my predictions. This time, we look at teams 4-6. Last week, I broke down teams 7-9.
These rankings...
MOON TOWNSHIP– RMU football (3-5, 2-3 Big South) looked to keep their home win streak alive against a fearsome opponent in the no. 12 ranked Kennesaw State Owls (8-1, 5-0).
The Colonials came into this game as 21-point underdogs. The last time they...
College basketball is getting closer and closer, which means another edition of Plowcha’s Poll. This time, I will be breaking down teams 9-7 of my Horizon League women’s basketball projected preseason predictions. Last week, I broke down the bottom...
With the college basketball season less than two weeks away, and with more and more preseason polls coming out across the country, it’s time to take a look at the Horizon League women’s basketball scene. Today, I will be breaking down my choices for...
MOON TOWNSHIP– Robert Morris volleyball (7-7, 0-2 Horizon) took on the Oakland Golden Grizzlies (8-5, 2-0 Horizon) in their second Horizon League matchup in as many days. After losing in straight sets to Cleveland State, the Colonials looked to get...
Bobbymania is one of the most anticipated events on the RMU Calendar and it returned on Saturday. After not being able to hold the event last year due to COVID-19, everyone was buzzing about how much fun it would be.
Originally set to take place on...
