Robert Morris Basketball 8 Conference Regular-Season Championships // 8 Conference Tournament Championships // 9 Postseason Appearances (6 Ncaa, 2 Wnit, 1 Wbi)
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ROBERT MORRIS BASKETBALL 8 CONFERENCE REGULAR-SEASON CHAMPIONSHIPS // 8 CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSHIPS // 9 POSTSEASON APPEARANCES (6 NCAA, 2 WNIT, 1 WBI) GAMES #5 & #6 // JANUARY 1-2, 2021 2020-21 SCHEDULE & RESULTS IUPUI (6-1, 4-0 HL) DECEMBER 12 (Sat.) @ Northern Kentucky * L, 33-61 at ROBERT MORRIS (0-4, 0-4 HL) 13 (Sun.) @ Northern Kentucky * L, 50-62 6:00 PM, 5:00 PM (ET) // Moon Township, Pa. // UPMC Events Center (4,000) // ESPN+, RMU Gameday App 19 (Sat.) @ Milwaukee * L, 52-64 20 (Sat.) @ Milwaukee * L, 37-56 Head Coach: Charlie Buscaglia Head Coach: Austin Parkinson JANUARY 1 (Fri.) IUPUI * 6:00 PM Record at RMU: 92-41 (5th season) Record at IUPUI: 191-132 (11th season) 2 (Sat.) IUPUI * 5:00 PM 92-41 191-132 Overall Record: Career Record: 8 (Fri.) UIC * 7:00 PM Last Five Games: L-L-L-L-W Last Five Games: W-W-W-W-L 9 (Sat.) UIC * 5:00 PM KNOW BOBBY MO 15 (Fri.) @ Northern Kentucky * 12:00 PM 16 (Sat.) @ Northern Kentucky * 12:00 PM » The Robert Morris University women's basketball team opens the New Year with its first home 22 (Fri.) WRIGHT STATE * 1:00 PM games of the 2020-21 campaign, as it hosts Horizon League preseason favorite IUPUI for a pair on 23 (Sat.) WRIGHT STATE * 12:00 PM January 1-2. The Colonials have gotten off on the wrong foot in their debut Horizon League season, 29 (Fri.) YOUNGSTOWN STATE * 7:00 PM opening with four straight losses to Northern Kentucky and Milwaukee. Meanwhile, the Jaguars 30 (Sat.) YOUNGSTOWN STATE * 5:00 PM have been impressive with a perfect 4-0 league mark and 6-1 overall record, with their only loss coming in a 65-58 defeat at Notre Dame. FEBRUARY 5 (Fri.) @ Oakland * 3:00 PM » RMU was tabbed to finish fifth in its inaugural Horizon League trek, according to a poll of the 6 (Sat.) @ Oakland * 1:00 PM conference's head coaches. The Colonials received 88 points, trailing pre-season favorite IUPUI 12 (Fri.) DETROIT MERCY * 1:00 PM (144, 12-first place votes), Green Bay (120), Wright State (118), and Northern Kentucky (105). RMU 13 (Sat.) DETROIT MERCY * 12:00 PM was placed ahead of Youngstown State (84), Milwaukee (76), Cleveland State (64), Oakland (54), 19 (Fri.) @ Purdue Fort Wayne * TBA Detroit Mercy (38), Purdue Fort Wayne (24), and UIC (21). 20 (Sat.) @ Purdue Fort Wayne * TBA The Colonials have four players that started 15 or more games in 2019-20 and nine letterwinners » All times Eastern and subject to change overall. Senior forward Holly Forbes started all 30 games last season, while sophomore guard Dahomée Forgues (22 starts), senior guard Honoka Ikematsu (15 starts), and senior guard Nina Home games in ALL CAPS Augustin (15 starts) all appeared in the starting lineup in at least half of RMU's 2019-20 contests. * Horizon League (HL) contest ESPN+ ON-AIR TALENT PROJECTED STARTERS (BASED ON THE LAST STARTING LINEUP) Play-by-Play ...............................................Adam Gusky # P Name Stats GP/GS Hometown Color Commentary .....................................Justin Pyles 00 G Dahomée Forgues (5-8, So.) 2.3 PPG, 1.3 RPG, 14.3 MPG 4/4 Saint-Jean, Quebec - Started 26 of the last 28 games she played in ... Averaged 5.2 PPG, 1.6 RPG as a freshman ... Five career 10+ point efforts SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter/IG/FB ................................ @RMUWBasketball 12 G Nina Augustin (5-6, Sr.) 7.8 PPG, 2.0 RPG, 26.5 MPG 4/4 Helsinki, Finland Youtube .......................................................RMUAthletics - Set single-season RMU record for FT% (.894) in 2019-20 ... Third in career FT% (.825) ... 98 career games, 40 starts Hashtags ..........................#RMUnite, #HoopTownship 22 G Esther Castedo (5-7, Jr.) 6.8 PPG, 37.9% FG%, 21.5 MPG 4/0 Lugo, Spain - Appeared in 66 of a possible 67 games over her career ... 14 career 10+ point efforts ... Season-high 12 pts on 12/19 at MKE MEDIA RELATIONS 24 F Sol Castro (6-1, Fr.) 5.5 PPG, 2.5 RPG, 26.5 MPG 4/4 Rio Colorado, Argentina Asst. Director/WBB Contact .................... Ethan Woy - First frosh to start in debut since Honoka Ikematsu in 2017 ... Scored career-high 10 pts (4-5 FG) on 12/19 at Milwaukee Email ........................................................woye@rmu.edu Cell ............................................................. (814) 285-7881 34 F Holly Forbes (5-10, Sr.) 4.0 PPG, 3.3 RPG, 23.3 MPG 4/4 Bonne Terre, Mo. Office........................................................(412) 397-4950 - Starter in all 34 games at RMU ... Finished third on the team in FG% (.412), rebounding, steals, and minutes in 2019-20 Twitter ...........................................................@EthanWoy PROJECTED BENCH # P Name Stats GP/GS Hometown 2 G Mackenzie Amalia (5-5, Fr.) 0.0 PPG, 0.5 RPG, 4.0 MPG 2/0 Beaver Falls, Pa. 10 G Laura Carrasco (5-9, Sr.) 1.3 PPG, 1.3 RPG, 8.0 MPG 3/0 Madrid, Spain 11 F Natalie Villafor (5-10, Jr.) 4.8 PPG, 4.0 RPG, 53.8% FG% 4/0 Ashburn, Va. 13 G Megan Callahan (5-8, R-Jr.) 4.8 PPG, 50.0% 3PT%, 16.3 MPG 4/0 Bristow, Va. 15 C Yasmine Sifaoui (6-2, Fr.) N/A 0/0 Madrid, Spain 20 G Honoka Ikematsu (5-6, Sr.) 0.5 PPG, 1.8 APG, 11.8 MPG 4/0 Kumamoto, Japan 25 F Trinity Papamandjaris (6-1, So.) 0.5 PPG, 0.5 RPG, 4.0 MPG 2/0 London, Ontario 50 F Sydney Palermo (6-2, R-So.) 3.0 PPG, 1.8 RPG, 15.0 MPG 4/0 Erie, Pa. GAMES #5 & 6: IUPUI AT ROBERT MORRIS THE BUSCAGLIA FILE Born: Nov. 26, 1979 CHARLIEFIFTH SEASON ASBUSCAGLIA RMU HEAD COACH Appointed: March 7, 2015* (7th HC in team history) * - appointed head coach in waiting Charlie Buscaglia is in his fifth season as head coach of the Robert Alma Mater: Manhattan '03 Morris University women’s basketball team in 2020-21. Coach B, as Degree: Bachelor of Science in General Studies he is respectfully called, is no stranger to the Colonials’ basketball program, however. The long-time assistant spent 13 seasons on the RMU coaching staff before taking over the head coaching role, and Seasons Coaching: 22 served as the associate head coach from 2008-09 to 2015-16. Seasons as Head Coach: 5 Alma Mater: Manhattan '03 Robert Morris had a special 2019-20 season, winning its fourth Career Record: 92-41 (.692) consecutive Northeast Conference (NEC) regular-season championship Record at RMU: 92-41 (.692) – becoming the first team to rattle off four straight since 2001-05. The Colonials finished 23-7 Conference Record: 63-13 (.829) overall, and boasted one of the best defenses in the nation – ranking sixth in scoring defense Postseason Tournament Record: 0-2 (.000) (52.6), 10th in three-point field goal defense (.266), 11th in turnovers forced (21.17), 12th in field NCAA Tournament Appearances: 2 goal percentage defense (.346), 17th in turnover margin (+5.57), and 20th in steals (10.7). RMU Women's NIT Appearances: 1 went a program-tying 17-1 in the NEC, won seven games by 30+ points, and featured three WBI Appearances: 0 All-NEC selections in First Team selection Nneka Ezeigbo, Second Team pick Irekpitan Ozzy- Conference Regular-Season Championships: 4 Momodu, and Third Team selection Isabella Posset. Conference Tournament Championships: 2 Coach B tied the conference record with his fourth Brenda Reilly NEC Coach of the Year nod, all of them consecutive. The Colonials established school records in scoring defense, scoring COACHING HONORS margin (+12.4), field goal percentage defense, and NEC start (14-0), and achieved notable 2017 NEC Brenda Reilly Coach of the Year accomplishments such as first win over a BIG EAST school (W, 71-57 vs. Xavier) and the program's 2018 NEC Brenda Reilly Coach of the Year fifth straight and 13th total 20-win season. RMU had advanced to the NEC Tournament semifinals 2019 NEC Brenda Reilly Coach of the Year in its first season playing at the UPMC Events Center before the remainder of the season was 2020 NEC Brenda Reilly Coach of the Year cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. EXPERIENCE The Colonials lived up to preseason expectations in 2018-19, as the NEC preseason favorite went 2017-present Robert Morris Head Coach 22-11 overall and 16-2 in league play, winning the NEC regular-season and tournament titles. 2008-16 Robert Morris Associate Head Coach RMU advanced to play No. 5 Louisville in the NCAA Tournament First Round, the team’s fourth 2003-08 Robert Morris Assistant Coach consecutive postseason tournament appearance. The Colonials closed out their two-year stay 1998-03 Manhattan Assistant Coach at the North Athletic Complex with a 65-54 victory over in-state rival Saint Francis U in the NEC Championship Game, finishing with a 28-5 record at ‘The NAC’, a mark that included a perfect 22-0 mark against NEC opponents. NOTABLE ACHIEVEMENTS 2016-17 Most wins (22) for a RMU first-year coach Despite losing three important seniors, Coach B guided Robert Morris to a school-record 25 wins 2017-18 School record for victories (25) in a season in 2017-18, culminating in the program’s sixth NEC regular-season championship and second Postseason Women’s National Invitation Tournament (WNIT) berth. RMU finished the season RMU BEFORE & SINCE BUSCAGLIA'S ARRIVAL at 25-8 overall and 16-2 in NEC play and tied the school record for out-of-league victories with BEFORE SINCE seven. The Colonials also advanced to their fifth straight NEC Championship Game, despite (1970-03) (2003-present) playing in a new temporary facility at the North Athletic Complex while RMU’s newest home, Overall Record 326-408 316-219 Peoples Court at the UPMC Events Center, was under construction.