MATCHES 28-29-30
 
Milwaukee (20-8 / 14-2 #HLVB) vs. RMU (9-18 / 2-13 #HLVB)
Thursday, Nov. 11, 2021 • 6:00 p.m.
UPMC Events Center • Moon Township, Pa.
 
UIC (15-11 / 11-3 #HLVB) vs. RMU
Friday, Nov. 12, 2021 • 6:00 p.m.
UPMC Events Center • Moon Township, Pa.
 
Green Bay (13-15 / 8-8 #HLVB) vs. RMU
Sunday, Nov. 14, 2021 • 2:00 p.m.
UPMC Events Center • Moon Township, Pa.
 
Can You Dig It?
 
- The RMU volleyball team concludes its 2021 season with a three-match homestand at the UPMC Events Center. The Colonials open the stretch against Milwaukee Thursday and will also host UIC (11/12) and Green Bay (11/14).
 
- RMU is coming off a 3-1 setback @ Youngstown State (11/5) in its final road match of the season. The Colonials earned a 25-20 victory in the first set before the Penguins earned wins in sets two, three and four to claim the Horizon League matchup.
 
- Middle blocker Emma Granger paced the Colonials against YSU with 11 kills while also adding a pair of service aces and three blocks. Outside hitters Alyson Londot and Abby Ryan each added six kills.
 
- Right side Emily Devlin returned to lineup against the Penguins and contributed five kills and a .556 hitting percentage. She posted her five kills in nine total attempts without recording an attack error.
 
 - RMU enters the final weekend of the regular season leading the Horizon League in service aces. The Colonials have recorded 201 in 101 sets, an average of 1.99 per set. Elsewhere on the #HLVB leaderboard, RMU ranks fifth in blocks with an average of 1.84 per set.
 
- Fifth-year middle blocker Emma Granger ranks in the top 10 in the Horizon League in three categories. In addition to leading the conference in service aces with an average of 0.51 per set, Granger also ranks third in the circuit in blocks (1.02 per set) and eighth in hitting percentage (.284).
 
- In addition to Granger leading the Horizon League in service aces, freshman setter Ashleigh Wallin ranks fifth in the category at 0.38 per set, while outside hitter Annie Monaco (0.34) sits 10th.
 
- RMU will honor its senior class after its 2021 finale against the Phoenix Sunday. Honored after the match against Green Bay will be fifth-year student-athletes Emma Granger and Alyson Londot and seniors Megan Cannon, Emily Devlin and Nikolette Zanolli.

HOMESTAND LINKS
- Video (Milwaukee)
- Video (UIC)
- Video (Green Bay)
- Live Stats
- RMU Athletics Gameday App
 
The All-Time Series (Milwaukee) – Thursday's match against the Panthers is just the third in the all-time series. Milwaukee has won the first two meetings, including a 3-0 win over RMU (10/14) at the Klotsche Center. In that match, fifth-year middle blocker Emma Granger established a new RMU career record for total blocks, as her block assist in the second set with fellow fifth-year student-athlete Alyson Londot pushed Granger's career total for blocks to 464. That broke the mark of 463 that was held by former middle blocker Becky Jay (2011-14).
 
The All-Time Series (UIC) – The Colonials and Flames will meet for the fifth time Friday, with UIC having won each of the four previous contests. Earlier this season, the Flames earned a 3-0 win over RMU (10/17) at the Flames Athletic Center. Outside hitter Alyssa Hudak finished with seven kills on 13 total attempts without an attack error, posting a .538 hitting percentage.
 
The All-Time Series (Green Bay) – The 2021 season finale featuring the Phoenix and Colonials is the fourth in an all-time series that dates back to 2009. Green Bay owns a 2-1 (.333) edge in the all-time series after a 3-0 triumph over RMU (10/15) at the Kress Center. In that match, middle blockers Emma Granger and Emma Brown combined for 18 kills without an attack error, with Granger leading the way with 12 kills in 19 total attempts for a .632 hitting percentage. Brown added six kills in 12 attempts to post a .500 attack percentage and also led the Colonials with a trio of block assists.
 
Aces High – RMU enters the final weekend of the 2021 campaign ranked second in NCAA Division I in total service aces, having posted 201. Howard sits atop the rankings, having recorded 205 aces in 92 sets, an average of 2.23 per set that is also tops in the country. The Colonials are tied for ninth with an average of 1.99 per set. Individually, fifth-year middle blocker Emma Granger sits 12th in NCAA Division I with an average of 0.51 aces per set.
 
A Unique Opportunity – Emma Granger has cemented her place in RMU volleyball lore in 2021, and the fifth-year middle blocker has a shot this season to do something no student-athlete in program history has accomplished. The program's all-time leader in service aces (235), block assists (414) and total blocks (487), Granger also ranks sixth in program history with 1,242 career kills and is just four shy of moving into the top five in program history, as former outside hitter Arden Fisher (2013-16) sits fifth with 1,246. Granger also ranks sixth in career attack percentage (.322) and has an opportunity to become the first student-athlete in program history to eclipse totals of 1,000 kills, 500 blocks and 250 service aces.
 
Senior Salute – In addition to this weekend being the final matches for fifth-year middle blocker Emma Granger, four other Colonials will don the red, white and blue for the final time. Fifth-year outside hitter Alyson Londot has appeared in 350 career sets for RMU and owns career totals of 750 kills and 484 digs, while setter Megan Cannon owns 970 career assists in 188 sets, an average of 5.16 per set. Right side Emily Devlin has played in 190 career sets and owns 193 kills and 121 blocks, while libero Nikolette Zanolli became the 13th student-athlete in program history earlier this season to reach the 1,000-dig plateau. She owns 1,035 career digs in 293 sets, an average of 3.53 per set. RMU will honor each of the quintet after RMU's final match of the season Sunday against Green Bay.
 
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