Moon Township, Pa. – The first Northeast Conference (NEC) road trip of the season takes the
Robert Morris University volleyball team to New Jersey to face Fairleigh Dickinson on Saturday, Oct. 1 at 1 p.m., then to Connecticut to take on Sacred Heart on Sunday, Oct. 2 at 1 p.m.
RMU (6-11, 0-2) is seeking its first league victory of the season after dropping its first two NEC contests to CCSU and Bryant.
Robert Morris versus NEC Road Weekend Opponents
FDU | 1-17, 0-2 (NEC)
Robert Morris is 27-7 all-time against Fairleigh Dickinson.
SACRED HEART | 9-6, 2-0 (NEC)
The Colonials are 21-7 all-time versus the Pioneers.
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.
Making History
With her first five digs at Duquesne, senior
Arden Fisher moved into second place all-time in individual career history in digs (1,598) at RMU. She is 11 kills shy of taking over fourth place in all-time individual career kills.
National Radar
Senior
Arden Fisher currently ranks No. 15 in the nation in digs per set (5.38) after spending the first two weeks at number one. As a team, Robert Morris ranks eighth in the nation in digs per set (17.70).
Trending
Senior
Arden Fisher has posted a double-double in 14 of 16 matches played this season. 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 (207) and digs (344). Sophomore outside hitter
Taylor Lord has recorded a double-double in eight of her last 13 outings. She is averaging 2.37 kills and 3.76 digs per set.
We Can Dig It
Three Colonials rank among the top-10 in the NEC in digs per set: No. 1
Arden Fisher (5.38), No. 6
Taylor Lord (3.65), and No. 8
Allie Yurkovich (3.34).
Success Under Starr
The Colonials posted their best overall winning percentage (.594) under head coach
Dale Starr last season. Starr is two wins shy of his 100th victory as head coach of the Robert Morris volleyball program and six victories short 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 154-36 in conference play.
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