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Women’s Basketball Hires Eddie Benton as Assistant Coach

Joshua Woodman
April 9, 2024

Chandler McCabe and Robert Morris women's basketball have their first official new piece to the team, as the team announced this afternoon that Eddie Benton would be the assistant coach for the Colonials. Benton previously coached locally for the last two seasons at Oakland...

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High Praise, Hard Work, & Long Term Goals: RMU Announces McCabe in Introductory Press Conference

Joshua Woodman
March 19, 2024

MOON TOWNSHIP-- "It's an exciting day." New women's basketball Head Coach Chandler McCabe used those words to close out her opening press conference at the UPMC Events Center. Robert Morris announced the hiring of McCabe yesterday afternoon and scheduled the press conference...

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Chandler McCabe Named New Women’s Basketball Head Coach

Michael Deemer
March 18, 2024

Robert Morris women's basketball has named Chandler McCabe as the program's new head coach. The hire comes after longtime head coach Charlie Buscaglia stepped down last month after a 6-24 record. McCabe joins RMU after spending 2023-24 at the University of Central Florida,...

The Colonials are one loss away from tying a program record for most consecutive losses

Women’s Basketball Looks to Avoid Infamy in Horizon League Tournament

Samuel Goldberg
March 5, 2024

The Robert Morris Colonials will travel to Detroit Mercy to take on the Titans in the first round of the Barbasol Horizon League tournament. The Colonials come into this game on a seventeen-game losing streak that ties a program record for most consecutive losses in a season. It...

RMU Thrashed by Northern Kentucky in Regular Season Finale

RMU Thrashed by Northern Kentucky in Regular Season Finale

Joshua Woodman
February 27, 2024

MOON TOWNSHIP - Sloppy defense and offensive inability was the story of the Robert Morris women's basketball game, as they fell 76-52. Danielle Vuletich led the team with 19 points, 11 coming in the first. This marks the 16th consecutive loss for RMU, one away from equaling the...

Womens Basketball Suffer Their Largest Defeat in Horizon League, Lose by 39 to Cleveland State

Women’s Basketball Suffer Their Largest Defeat in Horizon League, Lose by 39 to Cleveland State

Garrett Sherwin
February 24, 2024

MOON TOWNSHIP-- Robert Morris’ Women’s basketball team has been in the midst of a 15-game losing streak going into Saturday’s game. A big aspect that has hampered the Colonials has been their struggle on the offensive end. The Colonials 6-22 (2-17) would look to jump to...

Thursday was Head Coach Scott Scheiders first game as interim bench boss. Photo credit: Michael Yates

Phoenix Soar in Schneider’s Head Coaching Debut

Colby Sherwin
February 16, 2024

MOON TOWNSHIP-- A wild week for the RMU women's basketball team left them with an interim head coach as former head coach Charlie Buscaglia stepped down on Monday. Leading the Colonials now is a familiar name as Scott Schneider steps in for the second time since 2021-22 when...

Buscaglia led the program for eight seasons, with an overall record of 126-102. and led the team to two NCAA tournament berths and either won or shared an NEC Regular Season title between 2016-2020. Photo credit: Ethan Morrison

Women’s Basketball Head Coach Charlie Buscaglia Resigns

Samantha Dutch
February 12, 2024

On Monday, RMU Vice President and Director of Athletics Chris King announced the resignation of head coach Charlie Buscaglia from the RMU women's basketball program. Associate head coach Scott Schneider will serve as the acting head coach for the remainder of the season. "We...

Wednesdays defeat extends the teams losing streak to 10 Photo credit: Jay Muse

Three-Point Shooting Woes Plague Colonials in Loss to Milwaukee, Extend Losing Streak to 10

Garrett Sherwin
January 31, 2024

MOON TOWNSHIP-- January has been a tough month for the Robert Morris women's basketball team. The team is currently winless in 2024. RMU (6-16, 2-11) welcomed Milwaukee (13-10, 7-5) to the UPMC Events Center on Wednesday, where they would ultimately fall 61-43. RMU has been...

The womens basketball team is in the midst of a nine-game losing streak and in the bottom of the Horizon League standings Photo credit: Jack Enterline

Sherwin: Women’s Basketball Mid-Season Report Card

Colby Sherwin
January 30, 2024

*EDITOR’S NOTE: Opinions are of the writer’s own and do not represent Colonial Sports Network as a whole. Being 21 games into the season and halfway through, it is time to give the women's basketball team a midseason grade. OFFENSE (F) The offense has really struggled...