MOON TOWNSHIP, Pa. – RMU Women's Basketball opens the 2024-25 season at home against Point Park on Wednesday evening.
Tipoff at the UPMC Events Center is at 7 p.m. and can be seen live on ESPN+.
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NEW BEGINNINGS
RMU will be led by first year head coach
Chandler McCabe as she will be embarking on her first stint as a head coach in her career. McCabe will have four assistant coaches on her staff including
Eddie Benton,
Jack Trosper,
Laryn Edwards, and
Sara Anastasieska. McCabe is the ninth head coach in program history as she will look to guide the team to post-season success in the Horizon League.
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WELCOME TO THE MO
The Colonials welcomed seven transfers to the 2024 roster as all of the arriving players will look to make a major impact this season.
Givon arrives at Robert Morris after playing her first two seasons at
Iona where she averaged 4.8 points in 49 games played. In her sophomore campaign,
Givon played a prominent role as she participated in 28 contests while averaging 6.3 points and recorded seven double-digit scoring games.
Murray, a senior transfer, comes to Moon Township after playing her previous four seasons at Brown where she compiled 70 games played, 25 starts, 3.2 points per game, and 4.0 rebounds per contest.
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Nsabua, an Ottawa, Ontario native, will make her debut in the blue and white after playing her previous two seasons at Wichita State. In her junior campaign,
Nsabua appeared in 29 games while making 19 starts and averaged 3.6 points and 1.6 rebounds per contest.
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 Lee, a native of Pittsburgh, Pa, joins the Colonials after spending the last four seasons at Mount St. Mary's where she posted a career line of 5.1 points, 2.8 rebounds, and 1.8 assists. This past season, Lee had a career year as she appeared in 30 contests with 28 starts while averaging 9.1 points, 4.3 boards, 2.4 assists, and a team-high 61 steals.
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Grady, a senior guard, comes to RMU after spending her previous three seasons at UNC Greensboro. Last season, Grady appeared in all 33 games and started in 31 while recording a career high 23 points in the team's season opener at App State. She was named to the 2023-24 SoCon Preseason All-Conference Team.
Unger, a sophomore guard, arrives at Robert Morris after playing the last two seasons at Division II USC Aiken. Unger was a pivotal contributor on the Pacers as she led the team in points (13.8), along with 3.5 rebounds per game last season.
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Chomko, a Houston, Texas native, joins the program after spending her first two seasons at Mineral Area College.
Chomko played a big role on the Cardinals in her two years as she made 62 starts while averaging 12.7 points, 4.3 boards, and 3.2 assists per contest. The
JUCO transfer was named to the
NJCAA Division I All-American Third Team after this past season.
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RMU AND POINT PARK HISTORY
The Colonials have had success against Point Park as RMU owns a 15-0 record versus the Pioneers. The series began in 1978 when the two teams would face each other twice a season all the way until the 1989 campaign. Since 1989, RMU has only faced Point Park one time and that was during the 2016 season.
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RMU AND POINT PARK LAST TIME OUT
The last matchup featured a high scoring game for the Colonials as RMU won 69-52 in Moon Township. Janee Brown and Megan Smith each led the Colonials with 19 points while Smith also tallied a team-high 13 rebounds.
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UP NEXT
The Colonials will hit the road and take on the College of Charleston on Saturday afternoon at 12 p.m. The game can be seen streaming live on Flo Sports.
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RMU WOMEN'S BASKETBALL TICKETS
Full season, flex and group ticket packages for the 2024-25 season can be purchased by calling the RMU Ticket Office at (412) 397-4949 or tickets@rmu.edu.
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