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BROOKLYN, N.Y. – November 23, 2013 - The Robert Morris University volleyball team ended its season in the Northeast Conference Tournament on Saturday afternoon with a semifinal loss to LIU Brooklyn; 14-25, 13-25, 24-26.

Robert Morris (9-22, 8-6 NEC) participated in its 15th consecutive NEC Tournament as the Colonials faced LIU Brooklyn (22-7, 14-0 NEC) for the ninth time in those 15 tournaments.

A trio of Colonials led the offensive attack, each recording six kills in the match.  Kristin Thompson (Monroe, Ohio / Bishop Fenwick) led the trio as she finished with an attacking percentage of .385.

LIU Brooklyn held the lead for the entire first set as the Colonials and Blackbirds split the first four points of the opening frame.  The Blackbirds would pull away from RMU to take the first set, 25-14.  In the opening set, Sydney Sizemore (Taylor Mill, Ky. / Holy Cross) converted all three of her attacking attempts as her three kills the team high in the first stanza.

The second set played out in a similar fashion as the first as LIU Brooklyn led wire-to-wire to take a command two-set lead heading into intermission.  Robert Morris fell behind early and could never recover as the Colonials dropped the second set, 25-13.  Thompson would do most of her damage in the second set when she recorded four of her six kills.

The third set was the best set of the match as it featured six lead changes before LIU Brooklyn prevailed, 26-24.  The Colonials took the early lead in the final stanza , but allowed the Blackbirds to battle back and control the middle portion of the set.  RMU regained the lead before allowing LIU Brooklyn to close out the set and the match to end the Colonials' season.  April Krivoniak (Greensburg, Pa. / Greater Latrobe) paced the third set offense with three kills as six different Colonials recorded a kill in the set.

Named to the All-NEC Second Team on Friday, freshman Arden Fisher (Oakmont, Pa. / Riverview) finished the match with six kills, an ace, a team-high 11 digs, and a pair of block assists.

Without a senior on the current roster, Robert Morris will return for the 2014 season with a more experienced squad as the Colonials will look to make it back to the NEC Tournament for a 16th consecutive season and fifth straight under head coach Dale Starr.