Moon Township, Pa. – The Robert Morris University volleyball team continues its road stretch nearly 1,800 miles from the Colonials'  home court, as they head to Las Cruces, N.M., and El Paso, Texas, for the Borderland Invitational to be held Sept. 10-12. RMU will take on co-hosts New Mexico State and UTEP as well as Brown University during the three-day event.
 
RMU (5-2) is off to its best start since opening the 2008 season at 6-1, and has matched head coach Dale Starr's career-best five nonconference victories while at the helm for Robert Morris, which he achieved in 2011. Last weekend, the Colonials went 3-0 at the Rose Hill Classic in Bronx, N.Y., and captured their first tournament title under Starr. Robert Morris opened the weekend with a 3-1 win over Big East opponent Georgetown, followed by back-to-back sweeps of Niagara and Fordham. Freshman setter Liz Campbell was named the tournament's Most Valuable Player, while junior Leah Dunivan and senior Kristin Thompson were also named to the All-Tournament Team.
 

2015 BORDERLAND INVITATIONAL RUNDOWN
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 11		Match Time	Live Stream	Live Stats
ROBERT MORRIS | NEW MEXICO ST.		1:00 p.m.		Stat Broadcast
ROBERT MORRIS | UTEP		9:00 p.m.	Miner TV	Game Tracker
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 12
ROBERT MORRIS | BROWN		4:30 p.m.		Stat Broadcast

 
Robert Morris versus the Borderland Invitational Opponents
NEW MEXICO STATE | September 11 | 1:00 p.m.
This is the first meeting in program history between the Colonials and the Aggies.
 
UTEP | September 11 | 9:00 p.m.
This is the first meeting in program history between the Colonials and the Miners.
 
BROWN | September 12 | 4:30 p.m.
The Colonials are 1-0 all-time versus the Bears (0-0 under Starr). RMU defeated Brown, 3-0, on Sept. 20, 2003, in the Penn State Classic.
 
 
All-Tournament Talent
Robert Morris saw one of its athletes named Most Valuable Player in both tournaments the Colonials have competed in this year; most recently, Liz Campbell was named MVP of the Rose Hill Classic, while Arden Fisher was named MVP of the Robert Morris Invitational earlier this season.
 
Double Trouble
Two Colonials have registered multiple double-doubles this season: Liz Campbell posted two at the Rose Hill Classic, and Arden Fisher has four on the year and 26 in her career.
 
Block Party
The Colonials have outmatched their opponent in total blocks in all seven matches this season. They rank tops in the Northeast Conference and 29^th nationally in total team blocks (65.5).
 
Fisher's Firing
Arden Fisher is having a monster start to the season and is nearly doubling her offensive output from last year. In 2014, she averaged 2.39 kills per set. Currently, she is posting an average 3.81 kills per set.
 
 
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