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‘This is something you can get greedy for’ says Toole after NEC Championship win

By Logan Carney, RMU Sentry Media Digital Content Director

March 11, 2020

MOON TOWNSHIP -- The Robert Morris men's basketball team (20-14, 13-5 NEC) is going dancing after defeating Saint Francis (22-10, 13-5 NEC) by the score of 77-67 to win the NEC Championship. The win for Robert Morris clinches them a spot in the 2019-2020 NCAA Tournament and it'll be their first NCAA T...

Preview: RMU attempts to clinch ticket to the dance

By Austin Bechtold, Contributor

March 10, 2020

MOON TOWNSHIP-- One game, 40 minutes, two teams, a birth in the NCAA Tournament on the line and a packed arena to watch it all unfold. These characteristics will all come together Tuesday night for the NEC Championship game on the campus of Robert Morris University. The Colonials (19-14, 13-5 NEC...

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

By Logan Carney, RMU Sentry Media 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 with his fourth consec...

Women’s lacrosse hopes to build on win streak in Virginia

By Jonathan Hanna, Sports Assistant Editor

March 3, 2020

RADFORD, VA.-- After winning their past three games, the Robert Morris women's lacrosse team (3-1) heads to the Old Dominion state to take on Radford (1-5) on Tuesday, and Liberty (2-3) on Thursday. Recapping RMU: On Saturday, the Colonials hosted the Bucknell Bison (2-4), where they won 11-8. ...

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

By 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 crown the winner of the No...

Weekend Round-Up: 2/28-3/1/2020

By Nathan Breisinger, Contributor

March 2, 2020

MOON TOWNSHIP -- For Robert Morris sports, it was a weekend with many triumphs, but also a few tribulations. One Colonial sports team clinched the number one seed in their conference, whereas another team fell several spots in the standings to finish the regular season. Men’s basketball clinches numb...

Preview: Men’s lacrosse travels to Drexel

By Austin Bechtold, Contributor

February 25, 2020

PHILADELPHIA, PA-- After dropping their first game of the season in only the second official contest of the year, men’s lacrosse (1-1) is back in action on Tuesday. Robert Morris University lost Sunday afternoon to Jacksonville (2-1) in Sparks, Maryland, at the U.S. Lacrosse Headquarters. The Colonials wi...

Colonials rally to snap two-game skid

By Samuel Goldberg, Contributor

February 22, 2020

MOON TOWNSHIP-- The Robert Morris Colonials (15-13, 11-4 NEC) took on the Mount Saint Mary’s Mountaineers (10-18, 6-9 NEC) in what turned into a highly competitive game. The Mount's Jalen Gibbs set the tempo by knocking down big shots to start the game. This pushed the Mountaineers to a 14-5 lead. ...

Colonials win big over Tigers

By Evan Basista, Contributor

February 22, 2020

PITTSBURGH-- It was an impressive showing of depth scoring and resilience, as RMU women’s hockey (17-10-4, 11-4-2 CHA) defeated the RIT Tigers (11-17-3, 4-12-1 CHA) by a score of 5-1. It didn’t take long for the Colonials to get on the board, as Joelle Fiala buried a loose puck in front of the ...

Missed threes cost Colonials

By Tyler Gallo, Contributor

February 22, 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 last season, when they lost...

Preview: Men’s basketball attempts to return to winning ways

By Austin Bechtold, Contributor

February 18, 2020

LORETTO, Pa.-- After a devastating and controversial loss at the hands of Fairleigh Dickinson (8-16, 6-7 NEC) Saturday afternoon, the Robert Morris men’s basketball team (15-12, 11-3 NEC) looks to put their first loss in seven games behind them. The Colonials travel to Loretto, Pennsylvania, to...

Toole loses his cool, and he should have

By Samuel Goldberg, Contributor

February 17, 2020

Editor’s Note: All opinions on RMU Sentry Media are the writer’s own. MOON TOWNSHIP-- During the dying seconds of a tightly contested basketball game between the Robert Morris University Colonials (15-12, 11-3 NEC) and the Fairleigh Dickinson Knights (8-16, 6-7 NEC), controversy come to the f...