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Sentry Sports What to Watch (Week of February 2)

Sentry Sports What to Watch (Week of February 2)

Joshua Woodman
February 4, 2025

After an intense week of big matchups and a whole lot of Colonial Sports, there might be some questions of what's next for these teams on campus. Here's a breakdown of what you may have missed and what to look forward to this week in RMU Sports.Women's Basketball Faces Season...

Photo Credits: Amere Keasley

Women’s Basketball Falls in Thriller Against Undefeated Purdue Fort Wayne

Joshua Woodman
February 1, 2025

Moon Township -- In what was billed as RMU's biggest Women's Basketball game in half a decade, Chandler McCabe and her revamped Colonials would show their heart and grit in a tough loss to the undefeated and Horizon League leading Purdue Fort Wayne. RMU would fall by a score...

Photo credit: Amere Keasley

Women’s Basketball Crushes Wright State, Extends Winning Streak to Four

Caden Hyde
January 29, 2025

MOON TOWNSHIP - The Robert Morris women's basketball team defeated the Wright State Raiders 74-53 Wednesday night to extend their win streak to four in a row, establishing its longest conference winning streak since joining the Horizon League. This game was of incredibly important...

Robert Morris Sports Semester Preview

Robert Morris Sports Semester Preview

Joshua Woodman
January 28, 2025

It's a fresh new semester here at RMU, and while students are getting back into the swing of things on campus, RMU Athletics didn’t miss a beat. From winning streaks to schedules, here's what the student body can look forward to in the coming weeks and months ahead. Men and...

Photo credit: Malena Kaniuff

OPINION: Why Women’s Basketball Deserves Our Attention Now More Than Ever

Joshua Woodman
November 13, 2024

When I sat down to talk to Chandler McCabe, the new head coach for the Robert Morris women's basketball team, the intent in her words were clear. She had just had her press conference, unveiling her to the people of what she called "Hoop Township", and the former UCF assistant...

Photo Credits: Jack Enterline

Women’s Basketball Picked 11th In Horizon League Preseason Poll

Amere Keasley
October 16, 2024

The Horizon League has ranked Robert Morris women's basketball 11th in the conference, following a challenging end to the 2023-24 season, which saw the team finish with an 18-game losing streak.This tough stretch prompted the Colonials to part ways with former longtime head coach...

RMU Women's Basketball 2021-22 women's 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...

NCAA approves extra year of eligibility for fall sport DI athletes

NCAA approves extra year of eligibility for fall sport DI athletes

Austin Bechtold, Assistant Sports Editor
August 25, 2020

The NCAA Division I Board of Directors voted on August 21 to approve a waiver to grant an extra year of eligibility for fall sport athletes. The extra year will go into effect regardless of whether fall sports are able to resume competition in the spring. Athletes will have...

Nneka Ezeigbo drives to the basket in the NEC championship game. Moon Township, PA March 17, 2019. (David Auth/RMU Sentry Media)

Nneka Ezeigbo signs with Spain’s Unicaja Malaga

Nick Hedderick, CSN Editor In Chief
July 10, 2020

MOON TOWNSHIP-- For the last four years, it was impossible to attend an RMU women's basketball game without noticing the force that was Nneka Ezeigbo. From her dominance in the paint to her tenacity on the boards, Ezeigbo quickly became one of the most influential figures...

Photo Credit: Thomas Ognibene

RMU officially joins Horizon League

Austin Bechtold, Assistant Sports Editor
June 15, 2020

Big things on the Horizon, a new Horizon, expanding your Horizon. No matter the journey, or wording, the destination is clear. After 39 years in the Northeast Conference, Robert Morris University is joining the Horizon League for the upcoming 2020-21 academic and athletic school...