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Women’s basketball takes care of Fairleigh Dickinson

Luke Yost and Luke Yost
March 12, 2019

MOON TOWNSHIP -- At the 5:45 mark in the fourth quarter, Honoka Ikematsu was able to put the dagger in the Fairleigh Dickinson Knights (8-22, 5-13). Ikematsu missed her first three ball of the sequence. Natalie Villaflor grabbed the offensive rebound. Villaflor missed a mid range...

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Preview: 2019 men’s basketball NEC tournament

Matt Kurtik and Matt Kurtik
March 6, 2019

MOON TOWNSHIP -- The Northeast Conference (NEC) playoffs begin this Wednesday and four teams are slated to host the first round of games. The tournament will go through Loretto as St. Francis (PA) was rewarded the No. 1 seed after the conclusion of the NEC regular season this...

MOON TOWNSHIP -- Honoka Ikematsu drives to the hoop against Wagner on January 26, 2019 (Samuel Anthony/RMU Sentry Media).

Preview: Women’s basketball takes on Fairleigh Dickinson

Nick Hedderick and Nick Hedderick
February 2, 2019

TEANACK, N.J. -- The Robert Morris women’s basketball team (11-8, 8-0 NEC) will hit the road this weekend to take on the Fairleigh Dickinson Knights (6-13, 3-5 NEC). RMU has been nothing short of dominant so far this season in conference play. They have won eight games in a...

Nneka Ezeigbo makes a play at the rim in the teams 64-46 over Sacred Heart on Jan. 28, 2019 (Tim Kelly/RMU Sentry Media). Ezeigbo became the 23rd player in program history to grab 500 rebounds in the contest.

Nneka Eziegbo grabs 500th rebound in statement win over Sacred Heart

Luke Yost and Luke Yost
January 28, 2019

MOON TOWNSHIP -- The Robert Morris University Colonials (11-8, 8-0) faced off against the second best team in the Northeastern Conference, the Sacred Heart Pioneers (10-9, 6-2). The Colonials interior took care of the paint as Robert Morris stayed perfect in conference and pulled...

OPINION: Im sorry, RMU womens basketball

OPINION: I’m sorry, RMU women’s basketball

Samuel Anthony and Samuel Anthony
January 16, 2019

Editor’s Note: All opinions on RMU Sentry Media are the writer’s own. MOON TOWNSHIP -- Two weeks ago, I wrote an article discussing the RMU women's basketball team's slow start to the season. I used phrases such as "Lack of consistency" and "Struggling offense." I even...

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Women’s basketball dominates Fairleigh Dickinson

Luke Yost and Luke Yost
January 8, 2019

MOON TOWNSHIP-- “We came out and set a great tone.” That is how Robert Morris Head Coach Charlie Buscaglia described this game. The Robert Morris Colonials (5-8, 2-0) took care of business against Fairleigh Dickinson (3-10, 0-2). RMU rolled to a 71-49 win over their conference...

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Preview: Colonials look to slay Knights at NAC

Adam Melluso and Adam Melluso
January 7, 2019

MOON TOWNSHIP— The Robert Morris women's basketball team (4-8, 1-0 NEC) look to get back on track this season as they continue NEC play on Monday with a match-up against the Fairleigh Dickinson Knights (3-9, 0-1 NEC) who have a near identical record to RMU. Before these two...

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Colonials start off NEC season play with win over Knights

Logan Carney and Logan Carney
January 3, 2019

MOON TOWNSHIP -- The Robert Morris Colonials (6-8, 1-0 NEC) kicked off NEC play by defeating the Fairleigh Dickinson Knights (5-8, 0-1 NEC) by the score of 69-62. It was the first game of conference play for the Colonials, and came after Robert Morris closed out their non-conference...

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Weekend Preview: Colonials set to start NEC play against Farleigh Dickinson and Mount St. Mary’s

MOON TOWNSHIP— The Robert Morris University men’s basketball team (5-8) will look to keep things rolling against Fairleigh Dickinson (5-7) and Mount St. Marys (3-10) as they kick off conference play late this week. The Colonials are coming off of their first win since November...

Taylor Lord(right) and Erika Wilt(left) anticipate the next point during their 3-set sweep of the FDU Knights.

Colonials pick up third straight NEC victory

Spencer Witt and Spencer Witt
November 10, 2018

MOON TOWNSHIP -- The Robert Morris Colonials (11-17, 5-8) defeated the Fairleigh Dickinson Knights (2-27, 0-13) 3-0 (25-21, 25-15, 25-15), winning their third straight match in Northeast Conference play. Robert Morris got off to an early start against the struggling Knights,...