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Esther Castedo drives past Chelsea Olson of YSU.

Robert Morris loses a heartbreaker, falls to Youngstown State for the second time

Kevin Plowcha
January 20, 2022

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 night's scoring with a...

Simone Morris drives to the hoop against UIC. Photo credit: Tyler Gallo

Strong defensive presence gives Robert Morris a 50-44 win over UIC

Robert Bradley
January 16, 2022

MOON TOWNSHIP– The Robert Morris Colonials (7-8, 5-5 Horizon) faced off against Horizon League rival UIC (2-11, 1-7) at the UPMC Events Center on Sunday afternoon. The Colonials looked to bounce back after a 63-44 loss on Friday to IUPUI. At the start of the first quarter,...

Women’s basketball gathers during their game against Cleveland State. Photo credit: Ethan Morrison

Robert Morris women’s basketball announces schedule changes

Michael Deemer
January 6, 2022

Robert Morris’ Horizon League schedule looks a little different than it did 24 hours ago. The conference announced in a statement today that Friday's game at Northern Kentucky and Sunday's game at Wright State are cancelled. Before the season, the Horizon League implemented...

Scott Schneider signals for his team against Purdue Fort Wayne. Photo credit: Ethan Morrison

Assistant coach Scott Schneider and the Colonials are stepping up in a big way

Samuel Goldberg
January 2, 2022

It's not easy stepping in as head coach in the middle of a season, and Robert Morris women's basketball associate head coach Scott Schneider knows that. Charlie Buscaglia, the Colonials' sixth-year head coach, went on an unexpected medical leave which forced him to leave the...

Nina Augustin drives to the hoop in Saturdays win over Purdue Fort Wayne. Photo credit: Ethan Morrison

Robert Morris rings in the new year with victory over Mastodons

Ethan Morrison
January 1, 2022

MOON TOWNSHIP– After defeating Cleveland State Thursday evening, Robert Morris (5-6, 3-3) looked to start a winning streak on New Year's Day as they squared off against Purdue Fort Wayne (4-9, 3-3) on Saturday afternoon. They did just that, defeating the Mastodons by a final...

Esther Castedo carries the ball against Cleveland State. Photo credit: Ethan Morrison

Esther Castedo’s 18 points lifts Robert Morris over Cleveland State

Ethan Morrison
December 30, 2021

MOON TOWNSHIP— Robert Morris (4-6, 2-3 Horizon) was back in action for the first time in over two weeks when they took on red-hot Cleveland State (9-2, 4-1). Robert Morris started off slow but gained control of the game and came out with a 63-55 victory. Both teams started...

RMU Womens Basketball 2021-22 womens basketball international pipeline Photo credit: Jonathan Hanna

The continued international presence of RMU women’s basketball

Ethan Morrison
December 3, 2021

Over the years, RMU women's basketball has had a strong recruiting footprint with international players. Even before current head coach Charlie Buscaglia succeeded his father Sal Buscaglia for the role, the father-son coaching tandem always had a lot of success with recruiting...

Esther Castedo drives to the hoop. Photo credit: Ethan Morrison

Colonials crumble after hot start

Michael Deemer
December 2, 2021

MOON TOWNSHIP– Green Bay (4-3, 2-1 Horizon) was one of the few teams the Colonials women's basketball team never played in the Horizon League, or in general, and tonight, in their first matchup, the Phoenix dominated the Colonials 63-44. Robert Morris (3-4, 1-2) started on...

Robert Morris guard Natalie Villaflor nails a three-point shot in Colonials 69-45 win over Morehead State Wednesday afternoon. Photo credit: Ethan Morrison

Robert Morris rolls past Morehead State in Thanksgiving Eve tilt

Ethan Morrison
November 24, 2021

MOON TOWNSHIP– Robert Morris (2-3, 1-1 Horizon) resumed their non-conference slate this afternoon as they took on Morehead State (1-3) after splitting their first two Horizon League games of the season. The Colonials dominated the Eagles down the stretch after a slow start...

Natalie Villaflor drives to the hoop against Akron. Photo credit: Ethan Morrison

RMU women’s basketball topped by Akron in home opener

Michael Deemer
November 13, 2021

MOON TOWNSHIP– After dropping their first game of the year to St. Bonaventure, the RMU women's basketball team (0-1) looked to bounce back in their home opener against Akron. It was the first time the Colonials played in front of a home crowd since March 9, 2020. "It's a...