Moon Township, Pa. – The
Robert Morris University volleyball team returns to Northeast Conference action this weekend with two matches in Brooklyn, N.Y., starting Saturday, Oct. 3 at LIU Brooklyn followed by a match up against St. Francis Brooklyn on Sunday, Oct. 4, with both matches beginning at 1 p.m.
Robert Morris (6-9, 1-0) took a break from NEC play to make the hour-long road trip to local foe Youngstown State, where they fell to the Penguins, 3-1. Freshman
Taylor Lord tabbed her first career double-double with 10 kills and a team-leading 19 digs. Junior
Arden Fisher recorded her second consecutive and 31
st career double-double, as she posted a team-high 12 kills and 16 digs.
| ROBERT MORRIS IN BROOKLYN |
| SATURDAY, OCTOBER 3 | | Match Time | Live Stream | Live Stats |
| ROBERT MORRIS | LIU BROOKLYN | | 1:00 p.m. | | Sidearm |
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| SUNDAY, OCTOBER 4 | | | | |
| ROBERT MORRIS | ST. FRANCIS BROOKLYN | | 1:00 p.m. | | |
Robert Morris versus the FieldLIU BROOKLYN | October 3 | 1:00 p.m.The Colonials are 20-21 all-time versus the Blackbirds.
ST. FRANCIS BROOKLYN | October 4 | 1:00 p.m.The Colonials lead the Terriers in the all-time series, 32-1.
Back-to-BackFor the first time all season, RMU saw multiple student-athletes register a double-double in back-to-back matches.
Arden Fisher and
Taylor Lord both hit double figures in kills and digs in the Colonials' 3-1 loss to Youngstown State, and Fisher and
April Krivoniak recorded double-doubles in the previous match, a 3-1 conference-opening win at Saint Francis U.
Conference-Opening Win StreakRMU continued its conference-opening win streak with a 3-1 victory over the Red Flash last weekend. The Colonials haven't dropped an NEC-opener since a 3-0 loss to LIU Brooklyn in 2007.
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