Zach is a senior at RMU, majoring in sport communication with a minor in sport management. He is a highly motivated worker that will strive for perfection in every task he is given. Zach has a multitude of professional experience working in the industry of journalism and public relations. He has been an editorial intern at the Pittsburgh Sports Report, freelanced with the Beaver County Times and most recently served as a community relations intern for the Pittsburgh Penguins Foundation. Zach currently works part-time for WPXI-TV Pittsburgh as a digital content producer. He has strong written and verbal communication skills, and his versatility of skills and experience makes him an asset to any employer.
Zach Laufer, Assistant Sports Manager
• October 28, 2016
The Robert Morris football program will continue to be led by head coach John Banaszak, at least through next season.
Dr. Craig Coleman, director of athletics, announced today that the university and Banaszak have agreed to extend his contract through...
After securing its first win of the season last week against Malone University, 21-19, Robert Morris will be bringing back one of its primary play-makers in the secondary in senior safety Andy Smigiera.
The New York native has not played for the Colonials...
On the first play of Robert Morris University's 2016 football season, sophomore running back Dante Satcher received the opening kickoff on the near sideline around the 1-yard line.
By simply following the large gaping hole his blockers created...
The lack of depth for Robert Morris played a large part in this game, as the Colonials (7-19, 5-8) fell at home to Northeast Conference foe Saint Francis University (13-11, 9-4), 68-57.
Pryor has played the past six games after sustaining a concussion...
Character is created during times of hardship and struggle. When everything goes wrong, and you are pushed to the breaking point, it is how you respond that defines a person.
Individuals with weak character project outward displays of stress and anxiety,...
After the way the Robert Morris men's basketball team started its Northeast Conference match-up with Mount St. Mary's, it is more surprising the score was not more lopsided at its conclusion.
The Colonials (3-15, 1-4) suffered a 76-52 loss against...
The Robert Morris crowd came ready to bring the Charles L. Sewall Center's roof down, and with 3:20 left in the first half, it was looking like it very well could happen -- the Colonials led, 37-30. But by the time 3:20 showed on the clock in the second...
With Cole Blake sprinting off the right tackle into the end zone for a nine-yard score, the Robert Morris Colonials (4-7, 2-4) took a seemingly commanding lead over Bryant (5-6, 3-3) with 6:22 left to play in the game.
Seemingly.
The sophomore...
A game reading 0-0 at halftime usually ends up somewhere in the range of 14-21 points total. And that was the case for this game, indeed.
But only for one of the teams competing.
The Robert Morris Colonials (2-6, 1-3) were blown away at Central...
For the second time in the first three weeks of Northeast Conference play, the Robert Morris Colonials (2-5, 1-2) failed to score 10 or more points in a game. And despite the fact that RMU's defense has held its first three NEC opponents to a mere...
The day began with a team full of hope, confidence, and with a clean conference record.
It concluded with a team with no offensive touchdowns, eight turnovers, and an NEC home opener loss.
Along with much to address.
The Robert Morris Colonials...
The Robert Morris football team (2-3) began conference play by traveling to Staten Island, N.Y. to take on the Wagner Seahawks (0-4), in what could only be described as a defensive struggle.
Five field goals covered all of the scoring between both...
True freshman quarterback Reid McCoy will get the starting nod in the Colonials' Northeast Conference opening game at Wagner (0-3) on Saturday, stepping in while the starter Matt Barr is sidelined with a shoulder injury.
Barr, the fellow true freshman,...
After handling the Division II opponent last week in Notre Dame College (Ohio), the Robert Morris Colonials traveled up to the Mount Rushmore state to take on a far more daunting foe.
The seventh ranked South Dakota St. Jackrabbits (3-0) played to...
True freshman wideout Warren Robinson was voted the Northeast Conference Special Teams Player of the Week after his stellar showing at home against Notre Dame (Ohio).
Robinson saw limited snaps on offense, but that is not where he shined. Hence the...
Sophomore running back Cole Blake did not start any of Robert Morris' first three games against Dayton, Youngstown St. and Notre Dame (Ohio). In the first two games, Blake carried the ball a total of four times for a total of 19 yards.
That is not...
Once again, the game ended with a sack of freshman quarterback Matt Barr. But this time was completely different.
Unlike the home opener last week, with temperatures floating all afternoon in the mid-to-high-80s, this game cruised in the 50s and featured...
After a stellar game defensively for sophomore safety Ryan Richards Jr. week one versus Dayton, the Northeast Conference took notice, even if his team did not win because of it.
Richards was named the NEC Defensive Player of the Week, announced by...
The much anticipated home opener against the Dayton Flyers proved to be more than anyone could have bargained for. There were blocked punts returned for touchdowns, blocked field goals, interceptions, fumbles and controversy galore. More excitement than...
Oh, how a new season can change everything.
At the end of the 2014 campaign, the Robert Morris Colonials were a defeated football team. Beaten down. Exhausted. Frustrated.
Fast forward to now--it is simply a different team. Sure, personnel has pretty...
According to multiple reports, including ESPN and the Pittsburgh Tribune Review, Robert Morris men's basketball head coach Andy Toole has reached an agreement on an extension of his contract, keeping him in Moon Township, Pa. through the 2019-20 season.
After...
Final Score: Robert Morris 91 Wagner 68
Top performers:
F Lucky Jones (RMU) - 27 points, 2 rebounds
G Marcquise Reed (RMU) - 22 points, 5 assists, 3 steals
C Mike Aaman (Wagner) - 19 points, 8 rebounds
Takin' it easy?: As fate...
Since winning 11 consecutive Northeast Conference games this season, the Robert Morris women's basketball team (15-13, 13-4) had lost two consecutive match-ups, dropping the Colonials out of first place in the conference.
Today, as per Senior Day tradition,...
Final score: Robert Morris 60 Central Connecticut State 48
Top performers:
F Tejahne Malone (CCSU) - 17 points, 12 rebounds, 1 steal
G Anna Niki Stamolamprou (RMU) - 17 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assist
F Megan Smith (RMU) - 13 points, 5 rebounds,...
Final score: Robert Morris 53 Central Connecticut State 52
Top performers:
G Matt Mobley (CCSU) - 23 points, 4 assists, 2 rebounds
G Marcquise Reed (RMU) - 18 points, 4 rebounds, 4 steals
G Rodney Pryor (RMU) - 15 points, 9 rebounds,...
In a game that featured teams shooting a combined 48.5 percent from the field, the Robert Morris women's basketball team (11-11, 9-2) and the Fairleigh Dickinson Knights (6-15, 3-7) somehow found the score static for the last 97 seconds of the closely...
On a record-setting day for individuals and the team alike, the Robert Morris women's basketball team shot their way to another Northeast Conference victory. The Colonials (5-11, 3-2) narrowly defeated the Saint Francis Brooklyn Terriers (4-13, 1-4)...
As if to make a statement to the media and the rest of the Northeast Conference, the Robert Morris women's basketball team (4-11, 2-2) scored a season high point total en route to a lopsided victory over Wagner College (4-11, 2-2).
By winning 86-47,...
For the second consecutive game, the Robert Morris Colonials (3-11, 1-2) suffered a Northeast Conference road game defeat. Most recently, RMU fell to the Central Connecticut State Blue Devils (7-7, 3-0) by a score of 63-46.
Once again, the Colonials...
In their first road conference game of the season, the Robert Morris Colonials (3-10, 1-1) were edged by the Saint Francis Red Flash (2-11, 1-1), 71-68.
Much like many of the Colonials' losses this season, they dug themselves into a large first-half...
In the final non-conference match-up in the 2014-2015 season for the Robert Morris Colonials (2-9), they fell on the road to the Marshall Thundering Herd (8-3), 62-46, at the Cam Henderson Center in Huntington, W.Va.
Anna Niki Stamolamprou led RMU...
For the second game in a row, the Robert Morris Colonials (2-8) lost in overtime, falling to the Cornell Big Red (5-4) by a score of 70-59. The Colonials erased a 15 point Cornell lead in the second half to send the game to overtime tied at 57-57, but...
The offensive struggles continued for the Robert Morris women's basketball team on Saturday afternoon, only managing to shoot 27 percent from the field in a 71-51 loss at Hofstra.
Hofstra jumped out to a quick 9-0 lead in the first two-and-a-half minutes...
A double-digit lead proved insurmountable; even with a late surge, for the Robert Morris women's basketball team (2-4) against La Salle (5-2) in their 2014-15 home opener Wednesday night at the Charles L. Sewall Center.
The Colonials fell 75-61 to...
Another game in Baltimore, another big win for the Colonials. Robert Morris (2-2) dominated winless Coppin State (0-4) by a score of 75-58.
Led by career high scoring performances by Anna Niki Stamolamprou with 22 points and Jolie Olingende with 12,...
The Robert Morris women’s basketball program enters the 2014-2015 season as the preseason favorites of the Northeast Conference.
However, they will be without Artemis Spanou for the first time in four years.
Averaging 19.4 points and 14.5 rebounds...
The Robert Morris women's basketball team still has the respect of the Northeast Conference despite losing star forward Artemis Spanou to graduation.
The NEC media day, held annually at the Barclays Center in New York City, unveiled the 2014-15 preseason...
Robert Morris men’s soccer traveled into Pittsburgh Thursday for an evening affair with cross-town rival Duquesne.
Duquesne came into the match having not lost at home yet this season, and continued that streak as they topped Robert Morris 4-1 at...
In the Northeast Conference men’s soccer preseason coaches’ poll, the Robert Morris Colonials were picked to finish sixth out of eight clubs. But neither the players nor their coach are even thinking about it.
Finishing with a record of 8-8-2 in...
