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Robert Morris basketball last played in March's NEC championship game and will finally return to play nearly eight months later in November.
Photo credit- Thomas Ognibene

NCAA Announces Start Date of the 2020-2021 College Basketball Season

Ethan Morrison, Contributor
September 17, 2020

The state of college basketball for months has been a blurry picture, but yesterday the picture became more clear as the NCAA announced November 25 as the official start date of the 2020-2021 season after a meeting with the Divison 1 Council. https://twitter.com/JonRothstein/status/1306343846972923904?s=20 Robert...

RMU women's basketball head coach Charlie Buscaglia looks on during a game against Youngstown State. Moon Township, PA (RMU Sentry Media/Samuel Anthony)

New York Tech signee Riley Arrigo lands with Robert Morris

Tyler Gallo, Copy Editor
August 28, 2020

Former Lincoln Park High School point guard Riley Arrigo, who originally signed a letter of intent to join the New York Institute of Technology women's basketball team, has instead decided to join Robert Morris. She announced her decision through Twitter.   This decision...

RMU women's basketball head coach Charlie Buscaglia updates himself with the scoreboard against Saint Francis. Loretto, PA Feb. 18, 2019. (RMU Sentry Media/Samuel Anthony)

RMU basketball could potentially return as soon as November 25

Austin Bechtold, Assistant Sports Editor
August 28, 2020

MOON TOWNSHIP--The effects of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has postponed all Robert Morris fall sports to the start of spring, delaying RMU’s debut in the Horizon League to further down the 2020-21 athletic calendar. The attention has now turned to the fate of winter...

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, Editor In Chief
July 10, 2020

MOON TOWNSHIP-- For the past 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 in...

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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...

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‘It’s very tough that someone has to lose a game like today’ says coach Buscaglia after close NEC Tournament victory

Logan Carney, Digital Content Director
March 10, 2020

MOON TOWNSHIP -- Monday started with more of the same for the Robert Morris women's basketball team (23-7, 17-1 NEC). They hosted their fourth consecutive NEC first-round game, entered with their fourth consecutive NEC regular-season title and honored head coach Charlie Buscaglia...

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Women’s basketball faces toughest test of the season in Emmitsburg

Austin Bechtold, Contributor
March 2, 2020

EMMITSBURG, MD-- The Robert Morris women’s basketball team (20-7, 15-1 NEC) will face their toughest game of the season on Monday night against the team directly below them in the standings. The Mount St. Mary Mountaineers (19-9, 14-2 NEC) hosts the Colonials in a battle to...

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Missed threes cost Colonials

Tyler Gallo
February 21, 2020

MOON TOWNSHIP-- The Robert Morris University women's basketball team (19-7, 14-1 NEC) suffered its first conference loss of the season when they fell to Mount St. Mary's (17-9, 12-2 NEC), 62-59. This loss snapped a 15-game conference win streak dating back to March fourth of...

Weekend Roundup 2/14-2/16

Weekend Roundup 2/14-2/16

Evan Basista, Contributor
February 17, 2020

MOON TOWNSHIP-- Over the past weekend, Robert Morris University athletics was busy with seven teams in action. Robert Morris softball team (4-4, 0-0) to Boiling Springs, North Carolina, and the Runnin’ Bulldog Softball Tournament. The Colonials played a total of five games...