Moon Township, Pa. – Following a quick trip to Kent State Tuesday, the Robert Morris University volleyball team is back on the road this weekend for the Maddie Bingaman Memorial Tournament in Baltimore, Md., hosted by UMBC.
 
RMU (4-3) enters the weekend having won three of its last four matches. The Colonials topped Buffalo, Coppin State and Bucknell at the Robert Morris Invitational last weekend, but fell to the Golden Flashes, 3-0, Tuesday night.
 
Robert Morris wraps up the preseason tournament portion of the 2016 schedule next weekend at the Panther Challenge, hosted by the University of Pittsburgh.
 

2016 MADDIE BINGAMAN MEMORIAL TOURNAMENT RUNDOWN
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 9		Match Time	Live Stream	Live Stats
ROBERT MORRIS | WINTHROP		4:00 p.m.	America East TV	UMBC
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 10
ROBERT MORRIS | MORGAN STATE		12:30 p.m.	America East TV	UMBC
ROBERT MORRIS | UMBC		3:00 p.m.	America East TV	UMBC

 
 
Robert Morris versus the Maddie Bingaman Memorial Tournament Opponents
WINTHROP | 3-4, 0-0 (Big South Conference)
Robert Morris is 1-0 all-time against Winthrop.
 
MORGAN STATE | 0-7, 0-0 (Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference)
The Colonials lead the all-time series with the Bears, 5-3. Robert Morris has won the last three meetings between the two programs (2006, '10, '11).
 
UMBC | 5-2, 0-0 (America East Conference)
RMU is 7-6 overall versus UMBC. The Colonials and the Retrievers split two matches played during last year's Robert Morris Invitational.
 
 
National Radar
Senior Arden Fisher has been making waves through the first two weeks of NCAA Division I action. She currently ranks No. 1 in the nation in digs per set (6.16), and was named Molten/NEC Player of the Week after earning Defensive Player of the Week honors in the first week of action. As a team, Robert Morris leads the nation in digs per set (19.86).
 
Hitting the Books
Senior middle blocker and this week's Molten/NEC Defensive Player of the Week Leah Dunivan achieved a new career high with nine total blocks in the Colonials' win over Bucknell last weekend. Her nine block assists on the night rank tied for third all-time in the Robert Morris individual game record books.
 
Clean Sweep
Robert Morris completed a sweep of its Robert Morris Invitational opponents with a shutout of Buffalo, a 3-1 win against Coppin State and a five-set victory over Bucknell.
 
Trending
Senior Arden Fisher has posted a double-double in all six matches played this season. She leads the Colonials in kills (83) and digs (154). Sophomore outside hitter Taylor Lord has recorded a double-double in five of her last six outings. She is averaging 2.88 kills and 3.92 digs per set.
 
Success Under Starr
The Colonials posted their best overall winning percentage (.594) under head coach Dale Starr last season. Starr is
four wins shy of his 100th victory as head coach of the Robert Morris volleyball program and eight victories short of his 200^th career win at the Division I level.
 
 
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