MATCHES 10-11-12
 
RMU (6-3) vs. N.C. Central (1-6)
Friday, Sept. 16 • 11:00 a.m.
Gilbert Craig Gore Arena • Buies Creek, N.C.
 
RMU @ Campbell (2-7)
Friday, Sept. 16 • 6:00 p.m.
Gilbert Craig Gore Arena • Buies Creek, N.C.
 
RMU vs. The Citadel (4-6)
Saturday, Sept. 17 • 2:00 p.m.
Gilbert Craig Gore Arena • Buies Creek, N.C.
 
Can You Dig It?
 
- The RMU volleyball team, riding a five-match winning streak, concludes the non-conference portion of its 2022 schedule by traveling to Buies Creek, N.C., to take part in the Fairfield Inn and Suites Dunn Campbell Invitational. The Colonials open the invite with an 11:00 a.m. match against N.C. Central before taking on the host Camels with a 6:00 p.m. first serve. The invitational concludes Saturday, Sept. 17, with a 2:00 p.m. match against The Citadel.
 
- Danny Doherty is in his first full season leading the Colonials after being named head coach Dec. 31, 2021. He served as interim head coach for the final four matches of the 2021 campaign.
 
- As part of a five-match surge, RMU posted a perfect 3-0 record at the Morehead State Comfort Inn-vitational last weekend. The Colonials opened with a 3-1 win over previously undefeated North Alabama (9/9) before earning a five-set triumph over the host Eagles, climbing out of a 2-0 deficit in the match. The finale of the invite was a 3-1 win over Quinnipiac (9/10).
 
- Juniors Emma Brown and Allena Carmody and sophomore Ally Christman each earned spots on the Morehead State Comfort Inn-vitational All-Tournament Team, with Christman leading the Colonials during the invite with 36 kills, a .286 hitting percentage and five service aces.
 
- Brown racked up 14 total blocks over the three matches of the Morehead State Comfort Inn-vitational, including a season-high six in the win over the Eagles, while Carmody tallied a team-high 53 digs (4.08 per set) and 14 assists.
 
- During its five-match winning streak, the Colonials are holding opponents to an attack percentage of just .146 and are averaging 15.95 digs per set while notching 43 service aces. During that span sophomore Ashleigh Wallin leads RMU with nine aces and 125 assists (5.68 per set).
 
- The trio of Annie Monaco (55), Abby Ryan (49) and Ally Christman (48) have combined for 152 of RMU's 274 kills during the last five matches, while middle Emma Brown has produced an attack percentage of .403 thanks to 30 kills in 62 total attempts and just five errors.
 
- The Colonials posted a record of 2-1 during the Chick-fil-A Robinson Labor Day Classic. RMU fell in the opener, 3-1, to William & Mary (9/2) before earning a 3-1 triumph over Canisius (9/2) at the UPMC Events Center. The Colonials concluded the tournament with a five-set victory @ Duquesne (9/3).
 
- Senior defensive specialist Allena Carmody and sophomore setter Ashleigh Wallin each earned spots on the 2022 Chick-fil-A Robinson Labor Day Classic All-Tournament Team. Carmody led the RMU defense by compiling 54 digs (4.15 per set) while also handing out 12 assists, while Wallin posted 75 assists (5.77 per set) and also recorded 23 digs.
 
- RMU enters action this weekend leading the Horizon League in service aces, producing an average of 1.86 per set. Carmody sits sixth in the league with an average of 0.35 per set thanks to a team-high 13, while freshman Kaitlyn Brown ranks ninth (0.33).
 
- RMU returns home to the UPMC Events Center to open Horizon League play after taking part in the Fairfield Inn and Suites Dunn Campbell Invitational. The Colonials host Oakland Tuesday, Sept. 20, at 6:00 p.m.
 
FAIRFIELD INN AND SUITES DUNN INVITE LINKS
- Live Stats
- Video @ Campbell (9/16/22)
- RMU Athletics Gameday App

The All-Time Series (N.C. Central) – RMU and N.C. Central have met just once on the volleyball court prior to Friday's opener, with the Colonials earning a 3-0 win over the Eagles Sept. 9, 2006, in Boiling Springs, N.C., as part of the Gardner-Webb Tournament. In that match former outside hitter Emily Wolthuis (2004-08) posted a double-double with 11 kills and 10 digs, while former middle Janette Schneider (2003-06) also tallied 11 kills to go along with four blocks and three service aces.
 
The All-Time Series (Campbell) – The Colonials and Camels have met three times prior to Friday's tilt, with Campbell owning a 2-1 (.667) advantage in the all-time series. In the last meeting between the two programs in Blacksburg, Va., the Camels posted a 3-1 win over RMU as part of the Hokie Invitational. Former outside Taylor Lord (2015-18) posted a double-double against Campbell in the last meeting with 13 kills and 11 digs.
 
The All-Time Series (The Citadel) – RMU and The Citadel have met just twice prior to Saturday's finale with the Fairfield Inn and Suites Dunn Campbell Invitational, with the two program's having split the previous two meetings. RMU earned a 3-0 win in DeLand, Fla., back in 2008, while The Citadel earned a 3-2 win over the Colonials in Charleston, S.C., in 2016. In the last meeting, the trio of Arden Fisher (16), Taylor Lord (15) and Leah Dunivan (13) combined for 44 kills.
 
Balanced Attack – A key reason RMU is off to a 6-3 start to the 2022 campaign is due to a balanced lineup. Five different Colonials have combined for 12 double-doubles through the first nine matches of the season, including three each from junior outside hitter Annie Monaco and sophomore setter Ashleigh Wallin. Joining those two with double-doubles this season is freshman setter Kaitlyn Brown, sophomore outside Ally Christman and junior outside Abby Ryan, as each have recorded a pair. Ryan established a career high in digs (24) in a 3-1 win over North Alabama (9/9), while later that day Christman set an RMU single-match high for kills (20) in a 3-2 triumph @ Morehead State (9/9).
 
Dig Me Out – Senior Allena Carmody has earned spots on the all-tournament team in each of RMU's last two invitationals as she continues to be a force for the Colonials on the back line. During RMU's five-match winning streak, Carmody has appeared in 22 sets and has compiled 91 digs, an average of 4.14 per set. Included in that stretch is an RMU single-match high 28 in a 3-2 win over Morehead State (9/9). Overall on the 2022 campaign Carmody, who ranks ninth in the Horizon League in digs per set (3.65), has racked up 135 across 37 sets. She is looking to become the second student-athlete for the Colonials to join the RMU 1,000-Dig Club in as many years. Based on a four-set match, Carmody, who owns 783 career digs, would need to average 2.58 digs per set through the remaining 21 matches of the 2022 regular season to become the 14th RMU student-athlete in program history with 1,000 career digs.

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