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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2014 schedule AUGUST 29 Fri. @ Milwaukee $ vs. Miami (Ohio) $ 30 Sat. vs. North Dakota State $ september 1 Mon. WEST VIRGINIA 5 Fri. INDIANA STATE % YOUNGSTOWN STATE % 6 Sat. UMASS LOWELL % 12 Fri. vs. Butler & 13 Sat. @ Colorado & vs. Idaho State & 16 Wed. @ Akron 19 Fri. vs. UC-Irvine # 20 Sat. @ Oakland # vs. Bowling Green # 27 Sat. FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON * 28 Sun. SACRED HEART * OCTOBER 4 Sat. @ Central Conn. State * 5 Sun. @ Bryant * 10 Fri. @ Saint Francis U. * 11 Sat. @ NJIT 15 Wed. @ Duquesne 18 Sat. ST. FRANCIS BROOKLYN * 19 Sun. LIU BROOKLYN * 25 Sat. @ Fairleigh Dickinson * 26 Sun. @ Sacred Heart * november 1 Sat. CENTRAL CONN. STATE * 2 Sun. BRYANT * 8 Sat. SAINT FRANCIS U. * 15 Sat. @ St. Francis Brooklyn * 16 Sun. @ LIU Brooklyn * $ % & # *
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match preview L, 0-3 L, 1-3 L, 2-3 L, 0-3 L, 1-3 L, 1-3 W, 3-1 L, 0-3 L, 0-3 L, 0-3 L, 0-3 L, 0-3 L, 1-3 L, 2-3 W, 3-0 W, 3-0 W, 3-2 W, 3-2 W, 3-2 W, 3-2 L, 1-3 W, 3-0 L, 1-3 W, 3-0 W, 3-1
W, 3-1 W, 3-2 3:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m.
Panther Invitational Duquesne / Robert Morris Invitational Omni Invitational Golden Grizzly Invite Northeast Conference Match
Home Matches in ALL CAPS All Times Eastern All Home Matches at Charles L. Sewall Center
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Saturday, November 8 - 3:00 PM Robert Morris vs. Saint Francis U. (11-14, 7-4 NEC) Charles L. Sewall Center - Moon Township, Pa. Against the Red FLash Robert Morris moved to 52-9 over Saint Francis U. on Oct. 10 with a five-set victory in Loretto. The Colonials have now won 11 straight matches and 16 consecutive regular-season contests against the Red Flash. RMU’s last loss to SFU came in the 2008 NEC Tournament, while Oct. 21, 2006 marks the last time the Colonials fell to the Red Flash in a regular-season match. Scouting Saint Francis U. The Red Flash have exceeded expectations in their first season under new head coach Jason Kozak, as they sit comfortably in third place of the NEC standings with a record of 7-4 after being picked to finish sixth in the Preseason Coaches’ Poll. Junior outside hitter Hannah Kutny leads SFU offensively with 275 kills and averages 3.2 per set. Also averaging over two kills per frame are sophomore Breanna Opera and senior Kayla Jeckell at 2.96 and 2.47, respectively. Senior setter Alanna Blenkarn has assisted on the majority of these kills with 979 helpers on the season. Freshman libero Jenna Veres commands the back row with a team-high 418 digs, while sophomore middle blocker Sophie Murdock paces the Red Flash with 89 blocks (10 solo, 79 assist).
Recapping LAST WEEKEND ROBERT MORRIS 3, CENTRAL CONNECTICUT STATE 1 (20-25, 25-15, 25-21, 25-23) The Colonials dropped the first set and trailed by seven points late in the fourth frame, but managed to pull out a victory over Central Connecticut State this past Saturday. Arden Fisher (13k-14d), Erica Robb (13k-10d), and Brianna Frakes (30a-10d) all registered double-doubles in the victory. Defensively, RMU was led by Melissa Bograd’s 28 digs and six blocks each from Kristin Thompson and Becky Jay. ROBERT MORRIS 3, BRYANT 2 (19-25, 25-16, 15-25, 25-20, 15-12) Deficits of 1-0 and 2-1 couldn’t stop the Colonials against Bryant, as they knocked off the Bulldogs in five sets to clinch a 16th consecutive NEC Tournament berth. Arden Fisher (11k-18d) and Brianna Frakes (18a-11d) tallied double-doubles for the victors, while Alena Esposito matched Fisher’s teamhigh kill total with 11. Also in double-figures for kills was Sydney Sizemore, who converted on 10 of her swings. Melissa Bograd collected 20+ digs for the second straight match with 21, while Kristin Thompson and Becky Jay each stopped six Bryant attacks.
statistically speaking No. name POS MP-SP KILL/S Ast/S 1 Deja Tamlin OH 7-13 0.46 0.08 2 April Krivoniak RS 21-81 1.88 0.10 3 Kristin Thompson MB 21-64 2.02 0.03 4 Melissa Bograd L 27-104 0.03 0.53 5 Madelyn Betts OH 16-42 1.67 - 6 Hannah Hoffman S 23-80 0.19 4.64 7 Arden Fisher OH 23-90 2.44 0.16 8 Leah Dunivan MB 21-53 1.70 0.02 9 Breanna Surgot DS 5-10 - - 10 Sydney Sizemore RS 23-66 1.14 0.08 11 Erica Robb OH 27-100 1.63 0.14 12 Brianna Frakes S 26-95 0.23 6.47 14 Alena Esposito OH 16-38 0.95 0.03 15 Becky Jay MB 27-103 1.82 0.03
2014 robert morris colonials volleyball
Ace/s DIG/S BLK/s - 0.23 0.23 0.14 1.53 0.70 - 0.16 1.08 0.12 4.24 - 0.90 0.19 0.20 1.23 0.08 0.14 3.49 0.38 - 0.13 0.96 - 0.90 - 0.95 0.59 0.18 2.96 0.33 0.23 1.91 0.15 - 0.29 0.58 0.08 0.65 1.14
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