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.
Robert Morris versus West VirginiaWVU | October 7 | 6 p.m.The Colonials are 4-12 all-time versus the Mountaineers.
Double-Double TimeThree 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 'EmThe Colonials have limited two of their last four opponents to a team attack percentage below .200.
League LeadersRMU 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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