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 % 11:00 a.m. YOUNGSTOWN STATE % 7:00 p.m. 6 Sat. UMASS LOWELL % 1:00 p.m. 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 5 - 11:00 AM Robert Morris vs. Indiana State (4-0, 0-0 Missouri Valley) Charles L. Sewall Center - Moon Township, Pa. Against the SYCAMORES Robert Morris is 1-2 against Indiana State in its history, with the lone win coming in 2006. The Colonials took that match in straight sets (32-30, 33-31, 30-22) as Emily Wolthuis and Jennifer Stambaugh combined for 30 kills. Tawnya Storino dished out 45 assists in the victory. Scouting INDIANA STATE The Sycamores have jumped out to a 4-0 start as they swept through the Holiday Inn Classic last weekend. ISU has two players with 40 or more kills in sophomore Bree Spangler (46) and junior Cassandra Wills (41), with the latter compiling 13 blocks (4 solo, 9 assists) on the early season.
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Panther Invitational Duquesne / Robert Morris Invitational Colorado Tournament Oakland Tournament Northeast Conference Match
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Match #2 - Friday, September 5 - 7:00 PM Robert Morris vs. Youngstown State (3-0, 0-0 Horizon) Charles L. Sewall Center - Moon Township, Pa. Against the Penguins Robert Morris has met Youngstown State 33 times in its history, collecting just six wins against the Penguins. The latest one of those victories came in 2011, as the Colonials knocked off YSU in four sets (2514, 20-25, 25-15, 25-18). Amanda Craig, Hannah Veith, and Erica Robb tallied 34 of RMU’s 48 kills, while Lindsey Monger and Melissa Bograd each had double-digit digs with 13 and 11, respectively. Scouting YOUNGSTOWN STATE Like the Colonials’ first opponent of the invitational, the Penguins come to Moon Township as the champions of a tournament last weekend, as they swept through the Belmont Invitational. Senior Lexi Egler leads YSU with 34 kills, while sophomore Val Jeffery has dished out 100 assists this season. Match #3 - Saturday, September 6 - 1:00 PM Robert Morris vs. UMass Lowell (1-4, 0-0 America East) Charles L. Sewall Center - Moon Township, Pa. Against the Riverhawks Last year provided the first meeting between Robert Morris and UMass Lowell. The Colonials came out victorious in straight sets (25-16, 25-14, 25-12), thanks to a balanced attacking effort that saw four different players tally five kills or more. One of those players, Kristin Thompson, assisted on the defensive end with five block assists and a solo block. Scouting UMass Lowell After being swept at the Bryant Hampton Inn-vitational, the Redhawks earned their first Division I win as they defeated Quinnipiac in straight sets. Senior Ella Merrill had 14 kills and 10 digs in the victory.
statistically speaking No. name POS MP-SP KILL/S Ast/S 1 Deja Tamlin OH 1-1 - - 2 April Krivoniak RS 4-15 2.07 0.13 3 Kristin Thompson MB 3-9 1.33 0.22 4 Melissa Bograd L 4-15 0.07 0.60 5 Madelyn Betts OH 2-4 0.50 - 6 Hannah Hoffman S 4-12 0.33 3.67 7 Arden Fisher OH 4-15 3.67 0.27 8 Leah Dunivan MB 4-9 1.11 - 9 Breanna Surgot DS 1-1 - - 10 Sydney Sizemore RS 4-9 0.33 - 11 Erica Robb OH 4-15 1.27 0.40 12 Brianna Frakes S 4-13 0.38 6.46 14 Alena Esposito OH 3-4 0.75 - 15 Becky Jay MB 4-15 1.27 0.07
2014 robert morris colonials volleyball
Ace/s DIG/S BLK/s - 1.00 0.33 1.47 0.40 - 0.11 0.78 0.07 3.33 - 0.75 0.50 0.17 0.33 0.08 - 3.20 0.40 - - 0.67 - - - 0.11 0.11 - 2.27 0.07 0.08 1.69 0.23 - - 0.25 - 0.80 0.80
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