Robert Morris University Athletics

Earning one of two Chick-Fil-A Robinson RMU Female Student-Athletes of the Week honors for Sept. 4, 2019, is junior setter Whitney Brown of the volleyball squad. In helping guide Robert Morris to the team title at the RMU Sheraton Invitational at the UPMC Events Center, Brown recorded a pair of double-doubles and recorded averages of 6.50 assists and 2.08 digs per set to take home MVP accolades. In a 3-0 sweep of Manhattan (8/30) in the first NCAA Division I event in the new venue, Brown, a native of Pittsburgh, Pa., dished out 19 assists. Later that day, Brown tallied 31 assists and 12 digs in a five-set victory over Elon. Brown concluded the tournament by posting 28 helpers and 10 digs in a four-set win over McNeese State (8/31). For her efforts, Brown was named the Molten/Northeast Conference (NEC) Co-Player of the Week (9/3).