In the final game of its three-game home stand to begin the 2026-27 campaign, Robert Morris welcomed Eastern Michigan to Moon Township on Wednesday night.
It was a night that was about more than just basketball, as the team collected canned foods benefitting the Best of the Batch Foundation.
The Colonials were victorious once again, defeating the Eagles by a score of 69-51 to finish the home stand on a high note and open the season 2-1. Eastern Michigan fell to 0-3 with the loss.
Wednesday evening marked Robert Morris’ first ever victory over Eastern Michigan in just the third matchup between the schools. The Eagles won the previous two matchups, last season and in 1987-88.
RMU controlled virtually every quarter, only allowing Eastern Michigan to outscore them in the 2nd period of play (15-14).
Every single starter for Robert Morris scored in double figures. The leading scorer was Myriam Traore, who tallied 16 points, knocking down six of her 11 field goal attempts, as well as two of her three attempts from downtown.
Traore was followed by the Yeast sisters, as Teigh scored 14 points and Timberlynn notched 13. Behind them, Ava Leroux recorded 12 points and Meghan Murray scored 10. Mackenzie Blackford added four points off the bench.
Where the Colonials really dominated things was under the glass. Robert Morris grabbed 41 rebounds as a team (13 offensive, 28 defensive). Timberlynn Yeast had the most with nine, followed by Myriam Traore with seven. Teigh Yeast and Sira Diarra each had five.
Robert Morris shot 44.6% from the field throughout the evening, with their best shooting quarter being the third, when the Colonials knocked down nine of their 16 shots for a 56.25% mark. Coincidentally, the third quarter was their highest scoring period of the night (22 points).
The Colonials forced 21 turnovers from Eastern Michigan and scored 25 points off those mishaps. RMU’s defensive effort limited the Eagles to 33.3% from the field, knocking down just 20 of their 60 field goal attempts. Eastern Michigan also shot four-for-23 from downtown, a 17.4% mark, by far their lowest mark in a game this season.
Up Next
Robert Morris will have its first stretch away from home, beginning Monday night at 6 p.m. when they take on Duquesne in downtown Pittsburgh.
The road trip truly begins later in the week as the Colonials head to Akron for a Friday morning matchup, with tip-off set for 11 a.m. that day.
Following those two contests, RMU heads down to Florida to face off against Stetson and Clemson on November 25 and 26 as part of the Daytona Tournament. The trip concludes in Muncie, IN, as Robert Morris faces Ball State on November 29.
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