Moon Township, Pa. – The Robert Morris University volleyball team closes its non-conference schedule for the season with a mid-week road trip to West Virginia on Wednesday, Oct. 7 for a 6 p.m. match in the WVU Coliseum.
 
The Colonials (8-9) are coming off a 2-1 week, during which they tabbed consecutive Northeast Conference road victories. Freshman Taylor Lord was named NEC Rookie of the Week after she notched her first career double-double (10 kills, 19 digs) at Youngstown State and recorded a second double-double (11 kills, 11 digs) in a 3-1 win at St. Francis Brooklyn. Junior Arden Fisher tallied two double-doubles on the week as well, and junior Leah Dunivan hit .636, recorded seven kills and blocked a career-high eight balls in a win at LIU Brooklyn.
 

THE RUNDOWN
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 7		Match Time	Live Stream	Live Stats
ROBERT MORRIS | WEST VIRGINIA		6:00 p.m.	Mountaineer TV	Stat Broadcast

 
Robert Morris versus West Virginia
WVU | October 7 | 6 p.m.
The Colonials are 4-12 all-time versus the Mountaineers.
 
Double-Double Time
Three times in the last four matches, multiple Colonials have posted a double-double. Arden Fisher and Taylor Lord teamed up to record double-doubles at Youngstown State and SFBK, while Fisher and April Krivoniak posted double-doubles in the NEC-opener at St. Francis (Pa.) last weekend.
 
Hold 'Em
The Colonials have limited two of their last four opponents to a team attack percentage below .200.
 
League Leaders
RMU leads the Northeast Conference and ranks 24^th in the nation in digs per set (16.61). Junior Leah Dunivan ranks second in the league in blocks per set (1.06).
 
 
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