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 & 4:30 p.m. (MDT) 13 Sat. @ Colorado & Noon (MDT) vs. Idaho State & 5:30 p.m. (MDT) 16 Wed. @ Akron 7:00 p.m. 19 Fri. vs. UC-Irvine # 7:30 p.m. 20 Sat. @ Oakland # Noon vs. Bowling Green # 5:00 p.m. 27 Sat. FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON * 1:00 p.m. 28 Sun. SACRED HEART * 1:00 p.m. OCTOBER 4 Sat. @ Central Conn. State * 1:00 p.m. 5 Sun. @ Bryant * 1:00 p.m. 10 Fri. @ Saint Francis U. * 5:00 p.m. 11 Sat. @ NJIT 2:00 p.m. 15 Wed. @ Duquesne 7:00 p.m. 18 Sat. ST. FRANCIS BROOKLYN * 3:00 p.m. 19 Sun. LIU BROOKLYN * 1:00 p.m. 25 Sat. @ Fairleigh Dickinson * 1:00 p.m. 26 Sun. @ Sacred Heart * 1:00 p.m. november 1 Sat. CENTRAL CONN. STATE * 1:00 p.m. 2 Sun. BRYANT * 1:00 p.m. 8 Sat. SAINT FRANCIS U. * 3:00 p.m. 15 Sat. @ St. Francis Brooklyn * 1:00 p.m. 16 Sun. @ LIU Brooklyn * 1:00 p.m.
Match #1 - Friday, September 12 - 4:30 PM (MDT) Robert Morris vs. Butler (4-2, 0-0 BIG EAST) Coors Events Center - Boulder, Colo. Against the Bulldogs The Colonials have only faced Butler twice in the program’s history, with the Bulldogs coming out on top in both matches. The most recent meeting between the two teams came in 2009, when Butler swept RMU in straight sets at the Kent State / Mizuno Open. Scouting Butler The Bulldogs come into this weekend with a record of 4-2, having swept through the Chippewa Invitational and taking one match at the Bluegrass Battle. Senior outside hitter Belle Obert leads the team with 81 kills, while sophomore middle blocker Kayla Bivins has been stellar defensively with 27 blocks (3 solo, 24 assist).
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Panther Invitational Duquesne / Robert Morris Invitational Omni Invitational Oakland Tournament Northeast Conference Match
Home Matches in ALL CAPS All Times Eastern All Home Matches at Charles L. Sewall Center
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Match #2 - Saturday, September 13 - Noon (MDT) Robert Morris vs. Colorado (5-1, 0-0 Pac-12) Coors Events Center - Boulder, Colo. Against the Buffaloes The Colonials have played Colorado only once in their history. This match happened two years ago at Maddie Bingaman Memorial Tournament in which the Buffaloes swept RMU in three sets. Scouting Colorado Fresh off a three-match sweep at the Omni Classic last weekend, the Buffaloes host their second tournament in a row with the Omni Invitational. Senior outside hitter Taylor Simpson has tallied 88 kills and 16 blocks (2 solo, 14 assist), while her little sister Cierra leads the team with 66 digs and 11 service aces. Match #3 - Saturday, September 13 - 5:30 PM (MDT) Robert Morris vs. Idaho State (2-4, 0-0 Big Sky) Coors Events Center - Boulder, Colo. Against the Bengals The Colonials have only met Idaho State once in the program’s history, winning that contest at the 2007 University of Cal-Riverside Classic. RMU topped the Bengals in five sets as Tawnya Storino notched a double-double with 52 assists and 19 digs. Scouting Idaho State The Bengals have taken part in two tournaments so far, winning one match in each of them. Redshirt junior outside hitter Tressa Lyman paces the team in kills with 77, with junior setter Hayley Farrer providing the set on most of them as she has dished out 213 assists. Redshirt senior libero Kylee Sessions has 74 digs defensively.
statistically speaking No. name POS MP-SP KILL/S Ast/S 1 Deja Tamlin OH 3-3 0.33 - 2 April Krivoniak RS 7-27 2.11 0.19 3 Kristin Thompson MB 5-14 1.21 0.14 4 Melissa Bograd L 7-27 0.04 0.44 5 Madelyn Betts OH 5-13 1.85 - 6 Hannah Hoffman S 7-18 0.22 3.33 7 Arden Fisher OH 7-27 2.26 0.22 8 Leah Dunivan MB 7-19 1.42 0.05 9 Breanna Surgot DS 1-1 - - 10 Sydney Sizemore RS 6-12 0.75 - 11 Erica Robb OH 7-27 1.22 0.26 12 Brianna Frakes S 7-25 0.56 7.32 14 Alena Esposito OH 6-9 0.44 - 15 Becky Jay MB 7-27 1.74 0.07
2014 robert morris colonials volleyball
Ace/s DIG/S BLK/s - 0.33 0.33 0.30 2.19 0.52 - 0.14 0.64 0.07 4.11 - 0.77 0.23 0.11 0.50 0.06 0.15 3.22 0.30 - 0.11 0.84 - - - 0.42 0.08 0.15 2.41 0.22 0.16 1.84 0.32 - - 0.11 - 0.67 0.85
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