robert morris university 2014 volleyball match notes Sports Information Contact: Ethan Woy • E-Mail: sidga02@rmu.edu • Office Phone: (412) 397-6070 • rmucolonials.com
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AUGUST 29 Fri. @ Milwaukee $ L, 0-3 vs. Miami (Ohio) $ L, 1-3 30 Sat. vs. North Dakota State $ L, 2-3 september 1 Mon. WEST VIRGINIA L, 0-3 5 Fri. INDIANA STATE % L, 1-3 YOUNGSTOWN STATE % L, 1-3 6 Sat. UMASS LOWELL % W, 3-1 12 Fri. vs. Butler & L, 0-3 13 Sat. @ Colorado & L, 0-3 vs. Idaho State & L, 0-3 16 Wed. @ Akron L, 0-3 19 Fri. vs. UC-Irvine # L, 0-3 20 Sat. @ Oakland # L, 1-3 vs. Bowling Green # L, 2-3 27 Sat. FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON * W, 3-0 28 Sun. SACRED HEART * W, 3-0 OCTOBER 4 Sat. @ Central Conn. State * W, 3-2 5 Sun. @ Bryant * W, 3-2 10 Fri. @ Saint Francis U. * W, 3-2 11 Sat. @ NJIT W, 3-2 15 Wed. @ Duquesne L, 1-3 18 Sat. ST. FRANCIS BROOKLYN * W, 3-0 19 Sun. LIU BROOKLYN * L, 1-3 25 Sat. @ Fairleigh Dickinson * W, 3-0 26 Sun. @ Sacred Heart * W, 3-1 november 1 Sat. CENTRAL CONN. STATE * W, 3-1 2 Sun. BRYANT * W, 3-2 8 Sat. SAINT FRANCIS U. * W, 3-0 15 Sat. @ St. Francis Brooklyn * W, 3-0 16 Sun. @ LIU Brooklyn * L, 0-3 22 Sat. vs. #3 Saint Francis U. ! 5:30 p.m. 23 Sun. vs. #1 LIU or #4 CCSU (if win) ! 3:00 p.m.
NEC Tournament Semifinals - Saturday, November 22 - 5:30 PM #2 Robert Morris vs. #3 Saint Francis U. (12-16, 8-6 NEC) Steinberg Wellness Center - Brooklyn, N.Y. Against the Red Flash Robert Morris moved to 53-9 over Saint Francis U. after sweeping the Red Flash for the eighth consecutive regular season. The Colonials defeated SFU in five sets on Oct. 10 and completed the sweep on Senior Day with a three-set victory on Nov. 8. The Red Flash earned their last win over RMU in the 2008 NEC Tournament, when they upset the top-seeded Colonials in five sets. Scouting SAINT FRANCIS U. After going 5-22 and missing the NEC Tournament last season, expectations weren’t high in Loretto for 2014 - evidenced by their sixth-place standing in the Preseason Coaches’ Poll. However, the Red Flash surprised the conference under first-year head coach Jason Kozak, going 8-6 in NEC play to nab the third seed in this weekend’s tournament. Junior outside hitter Hannah Kutny leads the team with 303 kills and is averaging 3.16 per set, ranking sixth in the conference. Her classmate and fellow outside hitter Breanna Opera is tallying slighty more kills per set at 3.22, good for fifth in the NEC. Senior setter Alanna Blenkarn has assisted on the majority of those points as she has dished out 1,077 helpers, the second most in the conference. Freshman libero Jenna Veres is fifth among NEC student-athletes in digs with 455, while sophomore middle blocker Sophie Murdock commands the front line defense with 94 blocks (10 solo, 84 assist). PREVIOUS MEETINGS - Nov. 8, 2014: Robert Morris 3, Saint Francis U. 0 (25-17, 25-13, 25-19) Arden Fisher, So., OH; 10 kills, .219 hitting pct., 13 digs Erica Robb, Sr., OH: 7 kills, .238 hitting pct., 17 digs Kristin Thompson, Jr., MB; 7 kills, .375 hitting pct., 2 block assists Becky Jay, Sr., MB; 5 kills, .235 hitting pct., 5 block assist Melissa Bograd, Sr., L; 17 digs, 3 assists - Oct. 10, 2014: Robert Morris 3, Saint Francis U. 2 (23-25, 25-23, 20-25, 25-14, 15-12) Arden Fisher, So., OH: 15 kills, .123 hitting pct., 21 digs Madelyn Betts, So., OH; 12 kills, .500 hitting pct. April Krivoniak, So., MB; 9 kills, .108 hitting pct., 12 digs, 7 blocks (1 solo, 6 assist) Kristin Thompson, Jr., MB; 7 kills, .455 hitting pct., 5 block assists Melissa Bograd, Sr., L; 20 digs, 2 service aces Hannah Hoffman, Sr., S; 35 assists, 8 digs, 2 block assists
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statistically speaking No. name POS MP-SP KILL/S Ast/S 1 Deja Tamlin OH 8-14 0.43 0.07 2 April Krivoniak RS 23-87 1.83 0.09 3 Kristin Thompson MB 24-73 2.05 0.03 4 Melissa Bograd L 30-113 0.03 0.54 5 Madelyn Betts OH 18-44 1.64 - 6 Hannah Hoffman S 26-89 0.18 4.75 7 Arden Fisher OH 26-99 2.44 0.16 8 Leah Dunivan MB 22-54 1.69 0.02 9 Breanna Surgot DS 7-14 - 0.07 10 Sydney Sizemore RS 26-74 1.26 0.07 11 Erica Robb OH 30-109 1.64 0.13 12 Brianna Frakes S 29-104 0.21 6.28 14 Alena Esposito OH 18-43 1.02 0.02 15 Becky Jay MB 30-112 1.77 0.03
2014 robert morris colonials volleyball
Ace/s DIG/S BLK/s - 0.21 0.21 0.13 1.48 0.69 - 0.16 1.07 0.12 4.26 - 0.91 0.18 0.21 1.28 0.07 0.13 3.51 0.38 - 0.15 0.94 - 0.64 - 0.92 0.61 0.19 3.03 0.34 0.23 1.86 0.13 - 0.28 0.53 0.08 0.67 1.12
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