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Pluviose partakes in RMU's international pipeline of players

Pluviose partakes in RMU’s international pipeline of players

Michael Sciulli and Michael Sciulli
March 27, 2018
Nadege Pluviose is one of many international players on the Robert Morris women's basketball team. Her story about her arrival with the Colonials is as unique as the team itself.
Carrasco is going the distance

Carrasco is going the distance

Samuel Anthony and Samuel Anthony
March 27, 2018

A total distance of 3,873 miles. That's the distance Laura Carrasco traveled to make the move to Moon Township at just 18 years old to become one of five new freshman on this Robert Morris University women's basketball team. Carrasco signed her national letter of intent...

The International Pipeline

The International Pipeline

Avin Patel, Samuel Anthony, and Avin Patel
March 23, 2018

The 2017-18 RMU women's basketball team contains seven players from five different countries. To learn about each player in the International Pipeline, select the countries highlighted in red. And to watch below the 30-minute full feature documentary on the International...

Photo credit: Morgan Torchia

From England to America: Irekpitan Ozzy-Momodu’s journey to Robert Morris

Ian Kist and Ian Kist
March 20, 2018

Center Irekpitan Ozzy-Momodu is a freshman on the RMU women’s basketball team this season. Ozzy-Momodu is one of four international newcomers on this season’s team and one of seven total international players on the roster. However, she is the only player to hail from London,...

Photo credit: Morgan Torchia & Samuel Anthony

Nina Augustin: From the Finnish National Team to the courts of Moon Township

Luke Yost and Luke Yost
March 20, 2018

It’s clear that head coach Charlie Buscaglia and the rest of the Robert Morris women’s basketball staff reaches far and wide to find talent. Greece, France, Spain and the Democratic Republic of Congo are just a few of the places that former and current Colonials call home....

Photo credit: Morgan Torchia & Samuel Anthony

Ikematsu makes history as RMU’s first Japanese women’s basketball player

Ryan Giacobbi and Ryan Giacobbi
March 20, 2018

Freshman guard Honoka Ikematsu has been a surprise for Robert Morris women’s basketball this season after spending her high school basketball career in her home country of Japan. Ikematsu hails from Kumamoto, Japan, where she began playing basketball when she was just 10...

Photo credit: Samuel Anthony

Colonial Talk: Dragon’s high pressure defense burns the Colonials

Matt Kurtik and Matt Kurtik
March 17, 2018

The Robert Morris Colonials (25-8) took on the Drexel Dragons (27-7) Friday night at the Daskalakis Athletic Center in Philadelphia in the Women’s National Invitation Tournament (WNIT). Drexel defeated Robert Morris 57-44. The loss ends the Colonials’ season with the most...

Colonials season ends in Philadelphia after loss in WNIT

Colonials season ends in Philadelphia after loss in WNIT

Ian Kist and Ian Kist
March 17, 2018

The Colonials battled the Drexel Dragons in the opening round of the WNIT at the Daskalakis Athletic Center in Philadelphia, Pa. Both teams looked to extend their seasons and move on in the postseason. On paper, both teams looked to be identical as they both had similar overall...

Photo credit: Samuel Anthony

WNIT preview: RMU vs Drexel

Samuel Anthony and Samuel Anthony
March 15, 2018

Despite falling to the Saint Francis Red Flash this past weekend in the NEC Championship game, the Robert Morris Colonials are not done yet. The winningest team in the history of the program will attempt to continue to add to the win column in the first round of the Women's...

After being tied 26-26 at the half, the Red Flash offense took hold in the fourth quarter and never looked back. Photo Credit: Morgan Torchia

RMU falls to Red Flash in NEC title game

Ian Kist and Ian Kist
March 11, 2018

In a battle for a trip to the NCAA Tournament, The Robert Morris Colonials and the Saint Francis Red Flash battled for the third time this season as all the marbles were all the line in the NEC Championship game. The Colonials traveled to DeGol Arena in Loretto, Pa., for the...