Men’s Basketball Season Preview: Toole enters his tenth season as head coach
Logan Carney, Digital Content Director
November 6, 2019
MOON TOWNSHIP -- The 10th season of the Andy Toole Era for Robert Morris men's basketball starts this Thursday with the Colonials traveling 278.8 miles to take on Marshall University. Coach Toole enters his tenth season with the second-best winning percentage among current NEC head coaches (54.5%); grante...
Preview: Women’s soccer opens road trip against Saint Francis
Zachary Somma, Contributor
October 18, 2019
LORETTO, PA-- After a 0-1-1 homestand, the Robert Morris women's soccer team (4-8-2, 2-3-1 NEC) looks to improve in the Northeast Conference standings as they travel to Loretto, Pennsylvania, to take on in-state rivals Saint Francis (4-8-1, 3-3 NEC). Recapping RMU The Colonials aim to rebound after goin...
RMU picks up first conference win since 2016 in overtime thriller
Nick Hedderick, Sports Editor
October 12, 2019
LORETTO, PA-- The Robert Morris football team (2-4, 1-0 NEC) hadn't defeated Saint Francis (3-3, 1-1 NEC) since the 2011 season. In addition to that, the Colonials hadn't won an NEC game since 2016. But streaks are meant to be broken, and thanks to a gritty performance on both sides of the ball and ...
Preview: Colonials seek first conference win since 2016
Nick Hedderick, Sports Editor
October 12, 2019
Loretto, PA-- After closing out non-conference play with a 45-10 loss against a ranked Youngstown State team (4-1, 0-1 MVFC), the Robert Morris football team (1-4, 0-0 NEC) turns their attention towards Saint Francis University (3-2, 1-0 NEC) to begin conference play. The Colonials start NEC play in hope...
Volleyball travels to Sacred Heart fresh off of Merrimack sweep
Tyler Gallo, Contributor
October 5, 2019
FAIRFIELD, CT-- The RMU volleyball team (12-3, 2-0 NEC) heads to Fairfield, Connecticut, to take on the Sacred Heart Pioneers (6-9, 1-1 NEC) on Saturday. The Colonials dominated the Bryant Bulldogs (8-12, 3-1 NEC) on Friday, winning 3-0. Recapping RMU The Colonials travel to Connecticut following t...
Men’s basketball releases jammed packed schedule
Nick Hedderick, Sports Editor
September 12, 2019
MOON TOWNSHIP-- As 2019 began, the UPMC Events Center was still under construction and taking shape. Fast forward to today, and the arena has hosted numerous concerts and the dominant start to the volleyball team's season. Now, exactly two months before the men's basketball team hosts their first game...
The much anticipated arrival of Isabella Posset
Samuel Anthony, Digital Content Manager
March 21, 2019
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
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...
Conference Champions: Women’s basketball defeats Saint Francis to win NEC Tournament
Luke Yost, Women's Basketball Beat Writer
March 17, 2019
MOON TOWNSHIP -- In the last women’s basketball game of the Sewall Center in 2016, Robert Morris defended their home and won the Northeast Conference Championship. Today, in the last women’s basketball game at the North Athletic Complex, history repeated itself. The Robert Morris University Colonials (...
Women’s basketball closes season out with win over Saint Francis
Luke Yost, Women's Basketball Beat Writer
March 7, 2019
MOON TOWNSHIP -- With just a little over four minutes remaining, the Robert Morris Colonials (19-10, 16-2) were clinging to a slim four-point lead, 54-50, against in-state conference foe Saint Francis (14-16, 11-7). Then the hero of their last clash took control. Nina Augustin made a three-pointer and th...