Green Bay, Wisc. – The RMU volleyball team began its two-game road trip to Wisconsin, dropping a 3-1 decision to Green Bay on Friday night at the Kress Center.

With the loss, the Colonials fall to 6-19 overall, with a 3-11 mark in league play. Meanwhile, the Phoenix improve to 10-14 this season behind an 8-4 record in Horizon League play.

MOMENTS THAT MATTERED
It was a hot start for RMU as they registered 14 kills and hit at a .342 clip to earn a 25-21 victory in the opening frame. Green Bay jumped out to a 3-1 lead before the Colonials mounted a 9-7 surge to knot the score 10-10. Sophomore Hillarie Adams led the way with three kills while graduate student Rosina Esposito collected a pair of points. RMU would continue to force pressure, rattling off five straight scores to hold a 15-10 advantage. Esposito posted a successful swing and a block with freshman Azra Eric while junior Abby Powers tallied a successful swing and graduate student Allena Carmody posted an ace. The two squads traded the next eight points before the Phoenix scored five of the next seven points to trim the deficit, 21-19. Powers would end the run with a kill before a successful swing by Eric capped the set for the Colonials.

TOUGH BATTLE
Green Bay would respond in set two, using a .333 hitting percentage to claim a 25-19 victory to even the match, 1-1. It was a battle in the third stanza as there were 15 ties and six lead changes before the Phoenix collected a 27-25 win. The two teams traded the opening 12 points of the set before Green Bay totaled a 6-1 stint to hold a 12-7 advantage. RMU countered with five consecutive points, two of them coming off the hand of Adams to tie the set 12-all. Later in the set, the Phoenix scored five of the next seven points to hold a 23-21 advantage before the Colonials mounted a 4-2 spurt to knot it at 25-all. Esposito and Adams each found the floor successfully during the run. Green Bay would post a kill and an ace to grab a 2-1 match advantage.

Taking advantage of a stagnant RMU attack, the Phoenix produced a .345 attacking percentage, to go along with 12 kills to secure the match, 3-1.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS
Adams led the charge with 12 kills and three digs while Esposito fell shy of another double-double. She posted a team-high 14 digs and nine kills, along with two blocks on Friday. Powers and senior Emma Brown tallied six kills each while Brown collected a pair of blocks. Ashleigh Wallin registered 17 assists and eight digs while Katie Cook recorded 13 helpers, seven digs, and tied a season-high with three blocks. Ally Christman finished with 13 digs and a pair of aces while Carmody totaled 13 digs and a team-high three service aces. Eric finished Friday's match with three blocks, five digs, and four kills.

UP NEXT
RMU wraps up its three-game road slate with a trip to Milwaukee on Saturday, Oct. 28, with the opening serve scheduled for 5:00 p.m.

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