Moon Township, Pa. – The home schedule comes to a close for the Robert Morris University volleyball team this weekend, when the Colonials host Fairleigh Dickinson on Saturday, Oct. 29 at 3 p.m. and Northeast Conference (NEC) first-place squad Sacred Heart on Sunday, Oct. 30 at 3 p.m.
 
Heading into its final stretch of five games, RMU (11-14, 5-4) is still in the hunt for a spot in the NEC Tournament.
 
Last weekend, the Colonials split a two-match road trip. RMU grinded out a 3-1 win over Central Connecticut State, and just barely dropped a 3-2 decision to the Bryant Bulldogs. Senior Arden Fisher was named Molten/NEC Defensive Player of the Week, as she averaged 6.22 digs per set last weekend.

 

FINAL HOME WEEKEND RUNDOWN
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 29		Match Time	Live Stream	Live Stats
ROBERT MORRIS | FDU		3:00 p.m.	NEC Front Row	Sidearm
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 30
ROBERT MORRIS | SACRED HEART		3:00 p.m.	NEC Front Row	Sidearm

 
Robert Morris versus Final Home Weekend Opponents
FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON | 3-24, 1-8 (NEC)
Robert Morris is 28-7 all-time against FDU. Earlier this season, the Colonials swept the Knights on the road.
 
SACRED HEART | 15-7, 8-1 (NEC)
The Colonials are 21-8 all-time versus the Pioneers. In their first meeting of the season, the Colonials fell to the Pioneers, 3-0.
 
 
Final Farewell
At the conclusion of Sunday's match, seniors Leah Dunivan, Arden Fisher and April Krivoniak will be honored on the court.
 
Early Predictions
The Colonials collected six first-place votes to earn the top spot in the NEC Preseason Coaches' Poll. RMU qualified for its 17th consecutive NEC Tournament last season, extending the conference's longest active streak. In each of those 17 seasons, the Colonials have posted a winning record in league competition, which stands as the longest such streak of any NEC member, past or present.
 
Trending
Senior Molten/NEC Defensive Player of the Week Arden Fisher has posted a double-double in 18 of 24 matches played this season, and has recorded double-digit digs in all but two matches on the year. Her streak of 11 matches with a double-double to start a season marks the longest season-opening streak in Robert Morris history dating back to 2003. She leads the Colonials in kills (291) and digs (486). Fisher ranks No. 8 nationally in digs per set (5.28) and is the only top-25 national digs leader that plays at the outside hitter position.
 
Top Performance
Sophomore outside hitter Taylor Lord's career-high 21 kills at Bryant were the most recorded by an individual RMU player in a match this season. She also matched a career-best and season-high four aces at CCSU.

We Can Dig It
Robert Morris ranks 10^th nationally in team digs per set (17.38). Arden Fisher, Taylor Lord, and Allie Yurkovich all rank among the top 10 in the NEC in digs per set, with Fisher leading the conference.
 
Success Under Starr
RMU's win over St. Francis Brooklyn on Oct. 8 marked head coach Dale Starr's 100th victory as head coach of the Robert Morris volleyball program. He is now one victory shy of his 200^th career win at the Division I level.
 
A Historic Run
Robert Morris qualified for its 17th consecutive NEC Tournament last year, extending the conference's longest active streak. In the last 17 seasons, the Colonials have posted a winning record in league play; the longest such streak of any NEC member, past or present. Over that time span, RMU has gone 157-40 in conference play.
 
 
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