Moon Township, Pa. - The Robert Morris University volleyball team clinched their 14th straight Northeast Conference playoff berth with a 3-1 victory over Sacred Heart on Saturday afternoon.  On senior day, the Colonials would win the match by scores of 2517, 23-25, 25-22, and 25-21.

In the first set, the two teams would exchange the first ten points before RMU would go on a five-point run.  The run would distance Robert Morris from the Pioneers with the score 10-5.  The Colonials would increase their lead to ten points with the score 22-12 before winning the set 25-17.  RMU would hit .333 in the set as sophomore Erica Robb (Novi, Mich. / Novi) led the team with five kills in the set while hitting .417.

Robert Morris would open the second set by taking the first three points.  Sacred Heart would respond by obtaining thirteen of the next sixteen points and creating a seven-point advantage with the score 6-13.  RMU would rally and tie the set at 17 before forcing the Pioneers to take their second timeout of the set.  The two teams would trade off points as the score would now be tied at 22.  Sacred Heart would close out the set by taking three of the final four points for the victory 23-25.

Coming out of the intermission, the Colonials would hold their first lead of the third set with the score 4-3 after allowing Sacred Heart to take the first two points of the set.  Robert Morris would increase their lead to eight points after a seven-point run to make the score 18-10.  The Pioneers would fight back and cut the RMU lead to two points with the score 24-22 before Robert Morris claimed the set 25-22.  Senior Lindsey Monger (Rising Sun, Md. / Rising Sun) paced the Colonials to a .303 hitting percentage as she successfully converted six of her nine kill attempts.  Sophomore Hannah Hoffman (Parker, Colo. / Ponderosa) assisted on each of the Colonials thirteen kills.

In the closing set, the Colonials would take the first three points as Robb would tally three kills.  Robert Morris would hold on to their early lead throughout the set.  The largest RMU lead would be five points with the score 23-18 before taking the fourth set by a score of 25-21.

Robb and Monger would each record a double-double in the four-set match.  Robb managed sixteen kills and thirteen digs while Monger led the team with seventeen kills and nineteen digs.  Senior libero Andrea Catucci (Davidsonville, Md. / Archbishop Spalding) recorded sixteen digs.  Middle blocker Becky Jay (Parma, Ohio / Padua Franciscan) recorded seven block assists on the Colonials' twelve blocks in the match.

Robert Morris will play their final home contest of the season as they host Fairleigh Dickinson on Sunday afternoon at 1:00 p.m.