MATCHES 17-18
 
Purdue Fort Wayne (5-9 / 1-2 #HLVB) vs. RMU (7-9 / 0-4 #HLVB)
Friday, Sept. 30 • 6:00 p.m.
UPMC Events Center • Moon Township, Pa.
 
IUPUI (7-8 / 1-2 #HLVB) vs. RMU
Saturday, Oct. 1 • 4:00 p.m.
UPMC Events Center • Moon Township, Pa.
 
Can You Dig It?
 
- The RMU volleyball team concludes a three-match homestand at the UPMC Events Center with a pair of Horizon League tilts, welcoming Purdue Fort Wayne Friday, Sept. 30, for a 6:00 p.m. first serve before concluding the homestand Saturday, Oct. 1, at 4:00 p.m. against IUPUI.
 
- 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.
 
- RMU is in search of its first Horizon League victory after opening its homestand with a 3-1 setback to Cleveland State (9/27) at the UPMC Events Center. Junior outside hitter Abby Ryan matched a season high with 19 kills to pace the Colonials while also posting six digs.
 
- Freshman setter Kaitlyn Brown recorded her third double-double of the 2022 campaign against the Vikings with 24 assists and 10 digs. It marked her third 20-assist effort of the year and was just three helpers off her career high of 27, set in a 3-1 win over North Alabama (9/9).
 
- The Colonials continue to top the Horizon League in service aces, posting an average of 1.82 per set. RMU owns 111 aces in 61 sets. IUPUI also averages 1.82 service aces a set, having recorded 89 in 49 sets during the 2022 season.
 
- Individually, junior outside hitter Annie Monaco ranks fifth in the Horizon League with an average of 0.37 service aces per set. Sophomore setter Ashleigh Wallin is one spot behind Monaco, ranking sixth with an average of 0.34 per set. Combined, the duo has recorded 41 of RMU's 111 (36.9%) aces during the 2022 campaign.
 
- Senior Allena Carmody, RMU's active career leader with 893 digs, averages 4.02 digs per set, which is good enough to rank seventh in the Horizon League.
 
- Upon completion of its three-match homestand, the Colonials head out on a four-match road trip that includes visits to Youngstown State (10/7), Wright State (10/13), Northern Kentucky (10/14) and Cleveland State (10/18).

PURDUE FORT WAYNE / IUPUI LINKS
- Video vs. Purdue Fort Wayne (9/30/22)
- Video vs. IUPUI (10/1/22)
- Live Stats
- RMU Athletics Gameday App
 
The All-Time Series (Purdue Fort Wayne) – RMU is in search of its first victory over the Mastodons in an all-time series that dates back to 2006. Purdue Fort Wayne has won each of the first seven meetings between the two programs, including a season sweep each of the last two years in the first matchups as Horizon League foes.
 
The All-Time Series (IUPUI) – Saturday's tilt between the Colonials and Jaguars marks the eighth in the all-time series, with RMU owning a 4-3 (.571) edge. The two programs split the 2021 series, with each team winning at home. The Colonials, who are 3-1 (.750) against IUPUI as members of the Horizon League, earned a 3-0 win over the Jaguars last season at the UPMC Events Center (10/2/21), with outside hitter Annie Monaco registering 14 kills, 11 digs and a .435 attack percentage in a 3-0 sweep.
 
Dig Me Out – Senior Allena Carmody is looking to become the second student-athlete for the Colonials to join the RMU 1,000-Dig Club in as many years. Carmody is seven digs shy of eclipsing 900 for career entering this weekend's matches against Purdue Fort Wayne and IUPUI. Based on a four-set match, Carmody would need to average just 1.91 digs per set through the remaining 14 matches of the 2022 regular season to become the 14th RMU student-athlete in program history with 1,000 career digs. Carmody has posted at least 10 digs in 15 of RMU's 16 matches this season, including 14 consecutive entering Friday's tilt against the Mastodons.

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