Moon Township, Pa. – The Robert Morris University volleyball team's home opener on Friday, Sept. 2 at 5 p.m. versus Buffalo kicks off the 2016 Robert Morris Invitational, a two-day event in the Charles L. Sewall Center on the campus of RMU.
 
Admission is free for all fans to all four matches this weekend.
 

2016 ROBERT MORRIS INVITATIONAL RUNDOWN
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 2		Match Time	Live Stream	Live Stats
ROBERT MORRIS | BUFFALO		5:00 p.m.	NEC Front Row	Sidearm
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 3
ROBERT MORRIS | COPPIN STATE		11:00 a.m.	NEC Front Row	Sidearm
SAINT FRANCIS U. | COPPIN STATE		4:00 p.m.	NEC Front Row	Sidearm
ROBERT MORRIS | BUCKNELL		7:00 p.m.	NEC Front Row	Sidearm

 
 
Robert Morris versus the Robert Morris Invitational Opponents
BUFFALO | 0-3, 0-0 (Mid-American Conference)
Robert Morris is 0-12 all-time against Buffalo. The two programs have not faced one another since 2009.
 
COPPIN STATE | 0-3, 0-0 (Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference)
The Colonials lead the all-time series with the Eagles, 7-0. The last time Robert Morris took on Coppin State was in 2007.
 
BUCKNELL | 1-2, 0-0 (Patriot League)
RMU is 2-5 overall versus BU.
 
 
National Radar
Senior Arden Fisher, the Molten/NEC Defensive Player of the Week, currently ranks No. 1 in the nation in digs per set (6.54). As a team, Robert Morris ranks tops in NCAA Division I in the same category (22.69).
 
Trending
Senior Arden Fisher and sophomore Taylor Lord each enter the Robert Morris Invitational having posted double-doubles in all three matches of the season-opening Bulldog Battle at The Citadel. Fisher and Lord were both named to the Bulldog Battle All-Tournament Team.
 
Success Under Starr
The Colonials posted their best overall winning percentage (.594) under head coach Dale Starr last season. Starr is seven wins shy of his 100th victory as head coach of the Robert Morris volleyball program and 11 victories short of his 200^th career win at the Division I level.
 
 
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