Moon Township, Pa. – The Robert Morris University volleyball team opens the 2016 campaign with its longest road trip of the season to The Citadel for the 2016 Bulldog Battle, scheduled for Friday, Aug. 26 and Saturday, Aug. 27. The Colonials will take on the Gardner-Webb Runnin' Bulldogs, the Bulldogs of the Citadel and the Morehead State Eagles during the first of four preseason tournaments slated for RMU.
 

2016 BULLDOG BATTLE RUNDOWN
FRIDAY, AUGUST 26		Match Time	Live Stream	Live Stats
ROBERT MORRIS | GARDNER-WEBB		3:00 p.m.		Sidearm
ROBERT MORRIS | THE CITADEL		5:00 p.m.	Watch ESPN/ESPN App	Sidearm
SATURDAY, AUGUST 27
ROBERT MORRIS | MOREHEAD STATE		11:00 a.m.		Sidearm

 
Robert Morris versus the Bulldog Battle Opponents
GARDNER-WEBB | 9-22, 3-11 (Big South) in 2015
Robert Morris is 0-1 all-time against Gardner-Webb. The two programs have not faced one another since 2006.
 
THE CITADEL | 7-28, 0-16 (Southern Conference) in 2015
The Colonials lead the all-time series with the Bulldogs, 1-0. The last time Robert Morris took on The Citadel was in 2008.
 
MOREHEAD STATE | 10-21, 7-9 (Ohio Valley Conference) in 2015
This is the first meeting in program history between RMU and MSU.
 
 
It's a New Dawn, It's a New Day…
...And the Robert Morris Colonials are feeling good. RMU returns eighty-five percent of its 2015 NEC Championship team from one season ago, including the NEC Tournament MVP, two 2015 All-NEC Second Team selections, two members of the 2015 NEC All-Tournament Team, and the league leaders in assists per game and blocks per set. RMU was voted No. 1 in the NEC Preseason Coaches' Poll, earning six of eight first-place votes.
 
Meet Kendra and Carls
Although the 2016 roster includes many familiar faces, the Colonials welcome two newcomers in freshman Kendra Harlow and senior Leah Carlson. Harlow, a 6-1 middle blocker from St. James, N.Y., is a Three-time All-County and two-time All-County Elite Eight volleyball player out of Smithtown East High School. The Two-time Newsday All-Long Island selection and All-New York State honoree was named captain of her squad as a senior. Harlow boasts five years of club volleyball experience with Long Island Volleyball Academy, and is a member of two GEVA Regional Championship teams. She also competed for the GEVA Region title and took a trip to nationals with ACAD 18s, and participated at the USAV junior nationals.
 
Carlson, a 5-8 defensive specialist out of Copper Center, Ala., is a four-year letter winner from the Robert Morris University women's ice hockey team. A natural leader, she was named an assistant captain her senior year with Colonials hockey. Carlson played four years of high school volleyball for Kenny Lake.
 
National Radar
At the conclusion of last season, RMU's defense ranked 14th in the nation in digs per set (17.47) and 17th in team digs (2,096).
 
Success Under Starr
The Colonials posted their best overall winning percentage (.594) under head coach Dale Starr last season. Starr is eight wins shy of his 100th victory as head coach of the Robert Morris volleyball program.
 
 
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