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ROBERT MORRIS UNIVERSITY 2015 VOLLEYBALL MATCH NOTES Media Relations Contact: Rachel Labosky • E-Mail: [email protected] • Office Phone: (412) 397-6070 • rmucolonials.com
R O B E R T
M O R R I S
C O L O N I A L S
2015 SCHEDULE AUGUST 28 Fri. UMBC $ 29 Sat. UMBC $ LOYOLA (MD.) $ SEPTEMBER 1 Tues. DUQUESNE 4 Fri. vs. Georgetown % vs. Niagara % 5 Sat. @ Fordham % 11 Fri. @ New Mexico State & @ UTEP & 12 Sat. vs. Brown & 18 Fri. @ Toledo # vs. Cleveland State # 19 Sat. vs. Radford # 26 Sat. @ Saint Francis U. * 29 Tues. @ Youngstown State OCTOBER 3 Sat. @ LIU Brooklyn * 4 Sun. @ Saint Francis Brooklyn * 7 Wed. @ West Virginia 10 Sat. SACRED HEART * 11 Sun. FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON * 17 Sat. @ Bryant* 18 Sun. @ Central Conn. State * 24 Sat. SAINT FRANCIS U. * 31 Sun. LIU BROOKLYN * NOVEMBER 1 Sun. SAINT FRANCIS BROOKLYN * 7 Sat. @ Sacred Heart * 8 Sun. @ Fairleigh Dickinson * 14 Sat. BRYANT * 15 Sun. CENTRAL CONN. STATE * 21 (Sat.-Sun.) NEC Tournament
( 6 - 9 | 1 - 0 )
MATCH PREVIEW L, 0-3 W, 3-2 W, 3-1 L, 1-3 W, 3-1 W, 3-0 W, 3-0 L, 0-3 L, 1-3 L, 0-3 L, 2-3 L, 0-3 L, 0-3 W, 3-1 L, 1-3 1:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 3:00 p.m. 3:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. 3:00 p.m. 3:00 p.m.
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 3 - 1 P.M. Robert Morris (6-9, 1-0) vs. LIU Brooklyn (2-11, 1-1) Steinberg Wellness Center - Brooklyn, N.Y. AGAINST THE BLACKBIRDS The Colonials are 20-21 all-time versus the Blackbirds. SCOUTING LIU BROOKLYN The reigning NEC champion LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds split their opening weekend of conference action with a 3-0 win over CCSU and a 3-1 loss to Bryant. The loss snapped LIU’s 47-match regular season win streak versus league opponents. Senior Tamara Ignjic leads LIU with an average 2.80 kills per set. Junior setter Nicole Hopton is pacing the offense with 5.58 assists per frame, and fourth-year libero Adriana Vinas Joy anchors the defense and leads the conference with 5.04 digs per set. SUNDAY, OCTOBER 4 - 1 P.M. Robert Morris (6-9, 1-0) vs. Saint Francis Brooklyn (2-15, 0-2) Genovesi Center - Brooklyn, N.Y. AGAINST THE TERRIERS The Colonials lead the Terriers in the all-time series, 32-1. SCOUTING SAINT FRANCIS BROOKLYN The Terriers dropped two three-setters in their opening weekend of NEC play, as they were shut out by Bryant and Central Connecticut State. Junior Domenique Gerard leads the attack with 143 kills on the year and averages 2.98 per game at a .226 clip. Senior setter Kelly O’Halloran and freshman Angela Hudelson command the offense with 4.82 and 3.45 assists per set, respectively. Junior Alexa Caporuscio averages a team-best 3.27 digs per frame.
3:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 3:00 p.m. 3:00 p.m. 3:00 p.m. TBA
$ Robert Morris Invitational % Rose Hill Classic (@ Fordham) & Borderland Invitational (@ UTEP/New Mexico State # Blue/Gold Invitational (@ Toledo) * Northeast Conference Match Home matches bold and in ALL CAPS All home matches at Charles L. Sewall Center All times Eastern
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STATISTICALLY SPEAKING NO. NAME 1 Deja Tamlin 2 April Krivoniak 3 Kristin Thompson 4 Liz Campbell 5 Madelyn Betts 6 Brianna Schmid 7 Arden Fisher 8 Leah Dunivan 9 Schaely Renfrew 10 Allie Yurkovich 12 Brianna Frakes 14 Taylor Lord 15 Jessie Kaczmarek
POS OH MB/RS MB S OH/RS MB OH MB L/DS L/DS S OH L/DS
2015 ROBERT MORRIS COLONIALS VOLLEYBALL
SP 8 55 43 55 15 33 51 43 4 55 12 55 10
KILL/S AST/S 0.38 - 1.49 0.16 2.35 0.02 0.22 8.36 0.80 0.07 1.27 - 3.35 0.20 1.49 - - - - 0.53 0.17 2.58 1.65 0.16 - -
ACE/S - 0.20 0.02 0.13 - 0.09 0.16 - 0.25 0.07 0.25 0.20 -
DIG/S 0.50 2.53 0.35 1.93 0.47 0.61 3.71 0.21 0.25 3.51 0.83 3.65 0.20
BLK/S 0.12 0.42 0.67 0.45 0.47 0.82 0.45 0.98 0.00 0.29 -
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RMU QUICK FACTS
MUSKET SHOTS
UNIVERSITY INFORMATION LOCATION Moon Township, Pa. FOUNDED 1921 ENROLLMENT 5,359 AFFILIATION NCAA Division I CONFERENCE Northeast Conference (NEC) NICKNAME Colonials COLORS Blue and White with Red FACILITY Charles L. Sewall Center Capacity 3,056 PRESIDENT David Jamison (interim) ATHLETIC DIRECTOR Craig Coleman, M.D.
BACK-TO-BACK For the first time this season, RMU saw multiple student-athletes register a double-double in back-to-back matches. Arden Fisher and Taylor Lord both hit double figures in kills and digs in the Colonials’ 3-1 loss to Youngstown State, and Fisher and Krivoniak recorded double-doubles in the previous match, a 3-1 win over Saint Francis U. CONFERENCE-OPENING WIN STREAK RMU continued its conference-opening win streak with a 3-1 victory over Saint Francis U. The Colonials haven’t dropped a conference opener since a 3-0 loss to LIU Brooklyn in 2007. THE NUMBERS GAME Robert Morris recorded team season-highs in both kills (55) and assists (50) in its 3-1 victory over Saint Francis U. HOLD ‘EM The Colonials have limited their opponent to a team attack percentage below .200 in two of their last five outings. HITTING HER STRIDE Senior Kristin Thompson is peaking just in time for NEC action. The senior middle posted a seasonhigh 16 kills at a .464 clip in RMU’s conference-opener. It was her second consecutive double-digit kill performance and the veteran has hit at .400 or above in two of the last three matches. DOUBLE TROUBLE Three Colonials have registered mutliple double-doubles this season: Arden Fisher (8 season, 30 career), April Krivoniak (2 season, 7 career) and Liz Campbell (2 career) A HISTORIC RUN Robert Morris qualified for its 16th consecutive NEC Tournament last season, extending the conference’s longest active streak. In each of those 16 seasons, the Colonials have posted a winning record in league play; the longest such streak of any NEC member, past or present. Over that timespan, RMU has gone 143-33 in conference play:
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COACHING STAFF HEAD COACH Alma Mater
Tenure at RMU Record at RMU Career Record (DI)
Dale Starr Northern Colorado ‘95 Sixth season 79-100 175-181
ASSISTANT COACH Alma Mater
Danny Doherty Kent State ‘10 Fifth season
Tenure at RMU
VOLUNTEER ASSISTANT Tenure at RMU ATHLETIC TRAINER STUDENT MANAGER
Matt Stehlik Third season
Stacy Ogden, ATC Ali McDonald
TEAM INFORMATION FIRST SEASON OF VOLLEYBALL 1981 ALL-TIME VOLLEYBALL RECORD 435-500-2 NEC TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSHIPS 7 NEC REGULAR-SEASON TITLES 6 NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES 5 2003 vs. Penn State | L, 0-3 2002 2001 2000 1999
(10-30, 18-30, 11-30) vs. Ohio State | L, 0-3 (22-30, 20-30, 16-30) vs. Ohio State | L, 0-3 (17-30, 16-30, 13-30) vs. Minnesota | L, 0-3 (1-15, 6-15, 2-15) vs. Penn State | L, 0-3 (1-15, 1-15, 2-15)
2014 OVERALL RECORD 2014 NEC RECORD | FINISH 2015 NEC PRESEASON POLL LETTERWINNERS LOST LETTERWINNERS RETURNING
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1999: 9-0 2000: 8-1 2001: 8-1 2002: 9-0
2003: 8-0 2004: 8-0 2005: 7-1 2006: 5-3
2007: 6-2 2008: 8-0 2009: 11-5 2010: 13-3
2011: 10-6 2012: 13-3 2013: 8-6 2014: 12-2
PRESEASON COACHES’ POLL Robert Morris was selected to finish third in the NEC Preseason Coaches’ Poll this season. Reigning NEC champion LIU Brooklyn was deemed the unanimous preseason favorite to win the league, earning seven of eight first-place votes. 1. LIU Brooklyn (7)
2. Central Connecticut State (1) 3. ROBERT MORRIS 4. Saint Francis U 5. Bryant 6. Sacred Heart 7. Fairleigh Dickinson 8. St. Francis Brooklyn
EARLY SUCCESS Prior to Northeast Conference action, RMU matched its best start in nonconference action under head coach Dale Starr since his 2011 team tabbed a total of five wins versus opponents outside of the NEC. ALL-TOURNAMENT TALENT A total of four student-athletes were named to all-tournament teams in RMU’s four invitationals played, including Most Valuable Players in junior Arden Fisher (Robert Morris Invitational) and freshman Liz Campbell (Rose Hill Classic). Junior Leah Dunivan and freshman Taylor Lord also receive all-tournament nods.
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2015 ROSTER
THE DALE STARR FILE
NO. NAME
POS
YR
HT
HOMETOWN/HIGH SCHOOL
RECORDS
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 14 15
OH MB/RS MB S OH/RS MB OH MB L/DS L/DS RS S OH L/DS
So. Jr. Sr. Fr. Jr. Fr. Jr. Jr. So. Fr. Fr. So. Fr. Fr.
5-9 5-10 6-2 6-0 5-11 6-1 5-11 6-1 5-8 5-7 5-11 5-10 5-9 5-5
Inkster, Mich./Wayne Memorial Latrobe, Pa./Latrobe Monroe, Ohio/Bishop Fenwick Springfield, Ohio/Shawnee Canton, Mich./Plymouth Wake Forest, N.C./Wakefield Oakmont, Pa./Riverview Troy, Ohio/Miami East Sasonburg, Pa./Knoch Jefferson Hills, Pa./Thomas Jefferson Colorado Springs, Colo./Rampart Clarkston, Mich./Clarkston Inwood, W. Va./Musselman Rolla, Mo./Rolla
OVERALL (DI) AT ROBERT MORRIS AGAINST THE NEC
Deja Tamlin April Krivoniak Kristin Thompson Liz Campbell Madelyn Betts Brianna Schmid Arden Fisher Leah Dunivan Schaely Renfrew Allie Yurkovich Holly Brennan Brianna Frakes Taylor Lord Jessie Kaczmarek
Head Coach: Dale Starr (sixth season at Robert Morris; Northern Colorado ‘95) Assistant Coach: Danny Doherty (fifth season at Robert Morris; Kent State ‘10) Volunteer Assistant: Matt Stehlik (third season at Robert Morris)
PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Leah Dunivan Brianna Frakes Jessie Kaczmarek April Krivoniak Schaely Renfrew
DONE-ah-vin bre-ANN-uh FRAYKS kaz-MARE-ik Cri-VAH-knee-ack SHAY-lee
Brianna Schmid Deja Tamlin Allie Yurkovich Danny Doherty
bre-ANN-uh shmid DAY-sha YER-kuh-vitch DOE-her-tee
LETTERWINNERS RETURNING 7 Madelyn Betts Jr. - OH/RS Leah Dunivan Jr. - MB Arden Fisher Jr. - OH
Brianna Frakes April Krivoniak Deja Tamlin Kristin Thompson
So. - S Jr. - MB/RS So. - OH Sr. - MB
LOST
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ROSTER BREAKDOWN BY CLASS SENIORS Kristin Thompson JUNIORS Madelyn Betts Leah Dunivan Arden Fisher April Krivoniak SOPHOMORES Brianna Frakes Schaely Renfrew Deja Tamlin FRESHMEN Holly Brennan Liz Campbell Jessie Kaczmarek Taylor Lord Brianna Schmid Allie Yurkovich
BY STATE 1 MB 4 OH/RS MB OH MB/RS 3 S L/DS OH 6 RS S L/DS OH MB L/DS
COLORADO Holly Brennan MICHIGAN Madelyn Betts Brianna Frakes Deja Tamlin MISSOURI Jessie Kaczmarek NORTH CAROLINA Brianna Schmid OHIO Liz Campbell Leah Dunivan Kristin Thompson PENNSYLVANIA Arden Fisher April Krivoniak Schaely Renfrew Allie Yurkovich WEST VIRGINIA Taylor Lord
2015 ROBERT MORRIS COLONIALS VOLLEYBALL
1 Fr. - RS 3 Jr. - OH/RS So. - S So. - OH 1 Fr. - L/DS 1 Fr. - MB 3 Fr. - S Jr. - MB Sr. - MB 4 Jr. - OH Jr. - MB/RS So. - L/DS Fr. - L/DS 1 Fr. - OH
175-181 79-100 57-20
STARR AS A HEAD COACH YEAR SCHOOL 2014 Robert Morris 2013 Robert Morris 2012 Robert Morris 2011 Robert Morris 2010 Robert Morris 2009 McNeese State 2008 McNeese State 2007 McNeese State 2006 McNeese State 2005 McNeese State 2004 McNeese State
RECORD/FINISH 15-17 / 2nd 9-22 / 4th 17-17 / 2nd 15-17 / 4th 17-18 / 2nd 17-13 / T-4th East 12-18 / 3rd East 19-14 / 2nd East 15-14 / 1st East 15-11 / 5th 18-11 / T-4th
Dale Starr enters his sixth season as the head coach of the Robert Morris University volleyball team. Starr brings a vast background in collegiate coaching to Robert Morris, having served as the head coach at McNeese State University from 2004 until he joined RMU in 2010. He was also the head coach at Division-II Mississippi University for Women from 1999 to 2002. Last season, Starr saw his team compile its best conference record during his tenure (12-2). He led the Colonials to their first NEC Tournament title match since 2010 and had three student-athletes earn All-NEC accolades. RMU paced the league in blocks (2.41 per set; 2.92 in conference). The Colonials also finished second in digs, opponent hitting percentage and hitting percentage. In a four-set match at Sacred Heart, RMU broke the single-game program record for total blocks and block assists with 21.5 and 39, respectively. In 2013, Starr guided a senior-less RMU team to their 15th-consecutive NEC Tournament berth, finishing the conference slate with a record of 8-6. The Colonials led the conference in digs and Starr had a student-athlete make an All-NEC team for the fourth straight season. On Oct. 19, Starr earned his 200th career win with a three-set sweep of St. Francis (Pa.). With a senior-heavy roster in 2012, Starr led the Colonials to their 14th-consecutive NEC Tournament behind the strength of 13 regular-season wins against NEC foes. Despite a slow start in early-season tournaments, Starr led RMU to a thrilling five-set victory over West Virginia, the first victory over a Big-XII team in program history. Two members of Starr’s 2012 squad would earn All-NEC honors for the second-consecutive season, while one studentathlete would lead the NEC in blocks per match. The highlight of the 2011 season under Starr had to be the three-set sweep of crosstown-rival Pittsburgh. The win was the first victory over the Panthers in program history. Behind a 10-6 record in the NEC, the Colonials would earn a postseason berth for the 13th-consecutive time, while two of Starr’s student-athletes would earn All-NEC accolades. In his first season with Robert Morris, two of Starr’s student-athletes claimed first team all-conference honors in 2010 and a total of four claimed weekly honors from the NEC. Some of the highlights for Starr’s first season occurred off the court due to the Colonials’ gaudy academic performances. Starr guided his squad to a victory over then six-time defending NEC champion LIU-Brooklyn in the conference tournament semifinals. After eliminating the Blackbirds in a thrilling, five-set match, RMU competed in its 13th league championship match, extending its own conference record.
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AROUND THE NEC
INDIVIDUAL RECORD BOOK WATCH
2015 STANDINGS SCHOOL NEC PCT OVR PCT Bryant Sacred Heart ROBERT MORRIS Central Conn. State LIU Brooklyn Fairleigh Dickinson Saint Francis U St. Francis Brooklyn
2-0 1-0 1-0 1-1 1-1 0-1 0-1 0-2
1.000 1.000 1.000 .500 .500 .000 .000 .000
10-9 7-6 6-9 9-6 2-11 6-9 2-14 2-15
PLAYER OF THE WEEK Makenna Lommori, CCSU & Vika Nesterov, BRY Liz Campbell, Robert Morris Sarah Krufka, Sacred Heart Sarah Krufka, Sacred Heart Sophie Hoekstra, BRY
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK Debora Magalhaes, BRY Rachel Fish, CCSU Makenna Lommori, CCSU Rachel Fish, CCSU Debora Magalhaes, BRY
ROOKIE OF THE WEEK Raquel Quirate, CCSU Liz Campbell, Robert Morris Kristin Kingi, Bryant Raquel Quirate, CCSU Sophie Hoekstra, BRY
.526 .538 .400 .600 .154 .400 .125 .118
KRISTIN THOMPSON - Has 193 block assists (eighth all-time); needs 11 more to gain sole possession of seventh all-time at Robert Morris
CAREER DOUBLE-DOUBLES MADELYN BETTS (1) 10 kills, 14 digs LIZ CAMPBELL (2) 24 assists, 10 digs 29 assists, 11 digs
October 25, 2014
vs. Niagara vs. Georgetown
September 4, 2015 September 4, 2015
ARDEN FISHER (31) 12 kills, 16 digs 15 kills, 18 digs 11 kills, 22 digs 18 kills, 12 digs 11 kills, 25 digs 11 kills, 14 digs 16 kills, 17 digs 21 kills, 14 digs 23 kills, 10 digs 11 kills, 14 digs 10 kills, 13 digs 11 kills, 18 digs 13 kills, 14 digs 13 kills, 12 digs 15 kills, 21 digs 19 kills, 20 digs 11 kills, 17 digs 11 kills, 12 digs 12 kills, 11 digs 19 kills, 15 digs 13 kills, 10 digs 11 kills, 12 digs 35 assists, 10 digs 12 kills, 24 digs 17 kills, 11 digs 15 kills, 17 digs 10 kills, 15 digs 18 kills, 14 digs 14 kills, 27 digs 10 kills, 15 digs 12 kills, 12 digs
at Youngstown State at St. Francis U vs. Radford at Toledo at UTEP at Fordham vs. Duquesne vs. Loyola Md. vs. UMBC at St. Francis Brooklyn vs. Saint Francis vs. Bryant vs. Central Connecticut at Duquesne at Saint Francis at Bryant at Central Connecticut vs. Bowling Green vs. West Virginia vs. North Dakota State vs. Miami (Ohio) at Milwaukee vs. Fairleigh Dickinson at St. Francis Brooklyn at Fairleigh Dickinson vs. Youngstown State vs. Western Carolina at South Carolina vs. Murray State vs. Akron vs. Rutgers
September 29, 2015 September 26, 2015 September 19, 2015 September 18, 2015 September 11, 2015 September 5, 2015 September 1, 2015 August 29, 2015 August 29, 2015 November 15, 2014 November 8, 2014 November 2, 2014 November 1, 2014 October 15, 2014 October 10, 2014 October 5, 2014 October 4, 2014 September 20, 2014 September 1, 2014 August 30, 2014 August 29, 2014 August 29, 2014 November 17, 2013 November 9, 2013 September 28, 2013 September 24, 2013 September 21, 2013 September 21, 2013 September 14, 2013 September 10, 2013 August 31, 2013
BRIANNA FRAKES (7) 18 assists, 11 digs 30 assists, 10 digs 22 assists, 11 digs 27 assists, 11 digs 21 assists, 11 digs 29 assists, 10 digs 27 assists, 10 digs
vs. Bryant vs. Central Connecticut vs. LIU Brooklyn at Bryant vs. UC-Irvine at Akron vs. Miami (Ohio)
November 2, 2014 November 1, 2014 October 19, 2014 October 5, 2014 September 19, 2014 September 16, 2014 September 5, 2014
APRIL KRIVONIAK (7) 10 kills, 12 digs 10 kills, 10 digs 12 kills, 15 digs 10 kills, 12 digs 10 kills, 10 digs 13 kills, 11 digs 15 kills, 16 digs
at Saint Francis U at UTEP vs. Indiana State vs. Miami (Ohio) vs. Sacred Heart at St. Francis Brooklyn vs. Murray State
September 26, 2015 September 11, 2015 September 5, 2014 August 29, 2014 November 16, 2013 November 9, 2013 September 14, 2013
at Youngstown State
September 29, 2015
TAYLOR LORD (1) 10 kills, 19 digs
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at Fairleigh Dickinson
ROBERT MORRIS AT LIU BROOKLYN & SAINT FRANCIS BROOKLYN
THE LAST TIME... ROBERT MORRIS... Held an opponent to 15 or fewer points Scored 15 or fewer points Won a five-set match Had 50 or more kills Had a .300 or better hitting percentage Had 75 or more digs Had 10 or more service aces Had 20 or more blocks
ROBERT MORRIS WHEN...
at Saint Francis U (11-fourth set) - September 26, 2015 at Toledo (10-fourth set) - September 18, 2015 vs. UMBC- August 29, 2015 at Saint Francis U (55) - September 26, 2015 vs. Niagara (.341) - September 4, 2015 vs. Radford (75) - September 19, 2015 vs. Bryant (10) - October 8, 2011 vs. Niagara (21.5) - October 26, 2014
A ROBERT MORRIS PLAYER... Had 20 or more kills Arden Fisher vs. Loyola Md. (21) - August 29, 2015 Had 50 or more attempts Arden Fisher vs. Duquesne (55) - September 1, 2015 Had 50 or more assists Hannah Hoffman vs. St. Francis Brooklyn (50) - October 5, 2013 Had 25 or more digs Melissa Bograd vs. Central Connecticut State (28) - November 1, 2014 Had 10 or more blocks Becky Jay at Sacred Heart (12) - October 26, 2014 Had 5 or more aces Melissa Bograd vs. Central Connecticut (5) - October 27, 2013 Had 20 or more points Arden Fisher vs. Loyola Md. (21.5) - August 29, 2015 Posted a 10k-10d match Fisher/Lord (12k-16d/10k-19d) - September 29, 2015 Posted a 20k-20d match Lindsey Monger vs. West Virginia (20k-22d) - September 11, 2012
THE HIGH POINTS TEAM MATCH HIGHS INDIVIDUAL MATCH HIGHS .341 HITTING PERCENTAGE (min. 12 kills) .500 vs. Niagara - Sept. 4 Leah Dunian vs. Loyola - Aug. 29 55 KILLS 23 at Saint Francis U - Sept. 26 Arden Fisher vs. UMBC - Aug. 29 175 ATTEMPTS 62 at UTEP - Sept. 11 Arden Fisher vs. UMBC - Aug. 29 50 ASSISTS 45 at Saint Francis U - Sept. 26 Liz Campbell vs. Duquesne - Sept. 1 81 DIGS 25 at UTEP - Sept. 11 Arden Fisher at UTEP - Sept. 11 9 ACES 3 vs. Georgetown - Sept. 4 Brianna Frakes at Saint Francis U - Sept. 26 14.0 BLOCKS 7 vs. UMBC - Aug. 29 Leah Dunivan vs. Loyola - Aug. 29
2015 MATCH-BY-MATCH LEADERS OPPONENT KILLS ATTEMPTS UMBC Fisher Fisher UMBC Fisher Fisher Loyola Md. Fisher Fisher Duquesne Fisher Fisher Georgetown Thompson Lord Niagara Fisher Fisher Fordham Fisher Fisher New Mexico St. Fisher Fisher UTEP Fisher/Schmid Fisher Brown Fisher/Thompson Fisher Toledo Fisher Fisher Cleveland St. Lord/Thompson Fisher Radford Thompson Fisher Saint Francis U Thompson Fisher Youngstown St. Fisher Fisher
ASSISTS Campbell Campbell Campbell Campbell Campbell Campbell Campbell Campbell Campbell Campbell Campbell Campbell Campbell Campbell Campbell
ACES Krivoniak Campbell 3-way tie 3-way tie 3-way tie Schmid Fisher Fisher Lord Krivoniak -- Lord Lord Frakes Campbell
DIGS Lord Lord Fisher Fisher, Lord Yurkovich Campbell, Lord Fisher Lord Fisher Lord Yurkovich Fisher Fisher Fisher Lord
BLOCKS POINTS Schmid Fisher Fisher, Dunivan Fisher Campbell, Dunivan Fisher Dunivan Fisher Dunivan Thompson Dunivan Fisher Schmid Fisher Thompson Fisher Fisher/Schmid Fisher/Schmid Thompson Thompson Dunivan Fisher Schmid Lord Schmid/Thompson Thompson 3-way tie Thompson Dunivan/Thompson Fisher
2015 ROBERT MORRIS COLONIALS VOLLEYBALL
GENERAL Overall Home Away Neutral Non-Conference Conference Conference Home Conference Road
2015 UNDER STARR 6-9 79-100 2-2 39-25 2-4 32-42 2-3 8-33 5-9 21-79 1-0 57-20 ----- 28-10 1-0 29-10
BY SETS 3-Set Match 4-Set Match 5-Set Match RMU Wins Set One RMU Loses Set One
2-5 3-3 1-1 5-2 1-7
38-53 27-28 14-14 64-18 15-86
BY KILLS Leading in Kills Trailing in Kills Tied in Kills
3-0 2-9 1-0
42-2 26-93 4-1
BY DIGS Leading in Digs Trailing in Digs Tied in Digs
6-1 0-7 0-1
60-32 17-60 1-7
BY BLOCKS Leading in Blocks Trailing in Blocks Tied in Blocks
6-1 0-6 0-2
65-30 12-58 2-12
BY HITTING PERCENTAGE Leading in Hitting % 5-0 Trailing in Hitting % 1-9 Tied in Hitting % ----- Hitting .200 or better 3-2 Hitting below .200 3-7 Opp. Hit Above .200 1-7 Opp. Hit Below .200 5-2 BY SERVICE ACES Leading in Aces 4-0 Trailing in Aces 1-8 Tied in Aces 1-1 MISCELLANEOUS On Monday On Tuesday On Wednesday On Thursday On Friday On Saturday On Sunday In August In September In October In November
----- 0-2 ----- ----- 2-5 4-2 ----- 2-1 4-8 ----- -----
69-9 10-91 ----58-19 21-82 11-81 68-19 52-19 19-65 8-16 1-1 2-12 7-2 1-0 8-27 43-41 17-17 4-16 25-50 33-16 17-14
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2015 Robert Morris Volleyball Robert Morris Combined Team Statistics (as of Sep 29, 2015) All matches RECORD: ALL GAMES CONFERENCE NON-CONFERENCE
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Player
sp
3 6 8 12 2 7 4 14 5 9 15 1 10
THOMPSON, Kristin SCHMID, Brianna DUNIVAN, Leah FRAKES, Brianna KRIVONIAK, April FISHER, Arden CAMPBELL, Liz LORD, Taylor BETTS, Madelyn RENFREW, Schaely KACZMAREK, Jessie TAMLIN, Deja YURKOVICH, Allie TEAM ROBERT MORRIS Opponents
43 33 43 12 55 55 55 55 15 4 10 8 55 55 55
Team Statistics ATTACK Kills Errors Total Attacks Attack Pct Kills/Set SET Assists Attempts Assist Pct Assists/Set SERVE Aces Errors Attempts Serve Pct Aces/Set SERVE RECEPTIONS Errors Errors/Set Attempts Reception Pct DEFENSE Digs Digs/Set BLOCKING Block Solo Block Assist Total Blocks Blocks/Set Block Errors Ball handling errors ATTENDANCE Total Dates/Avg Per Date Neutral site #/Avg Current win streak Home win streak
k
OVERALL 6-9 1-0 5-9
k/s
Attack e
101 2.35 25 42 1.27 12 64 1.49 25 2 0.17 1 82 1.49 31 184 3.35 86 12 0.22 4 91 1.65 58 12 0.80 10 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 0 3 0.38 6 0 0.00 2 593 10.78 260 761 13.84 328
RMU
OPP
593 260 1903 .175 10.8
761 328 2136 .203 13.8
551 1920 .287 10.0
702 2091 .336 12.8
50 85 1168 .927 0.9
68 131 1235 .894 1.2
69 1.3 1103 .937
50 0.9 1081 .954
911 16.6
898 16.3
28 167 111.5 2.0 19 35
12 161 92.5 1.7 20 25
1095 4/274 5/112 0 0
2255 6/376 -
ta
pct
HOME 2-2 0-0 2-2 Set a a/s
241 .315 1 0.02 113 .265 0 0.00 175 .223 0 0.00 5 .200 31 2.58 299 .171 9 0.16 582 .168 11 0.20 50 .160 460 8.36 358 .092 9 0.16 47 .043 1 0.07 0 .000 0 0.00 0 .000 0 0.00 30 -.100 0 0.00 3 -.667 29 0.53 1903 .175 551 10.02 2136 .203 702 12.76 Date Aug 28 Aug 29 Aug 29 Sept 1 ^Sep 04 ^Sep 04 ^Sep 05 @Sep 11 Sep 11 Sep 12 !09/18/15 Sep 18 Sep 19 *Sep 26 Sep 29
sa
AWAY 2-4 1-0 1-4
Serve se sa/s
1 6 3 9 0 0 3 2 11 10 9 14 7 10 11 9 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 1 4 20 50 85 68 131
0.02 0.09 0.00 0.25 0.20 0.16 0.13 0.20 0.00 0.25 0.00 0.00 0.07 0.91 1.24
Opponent UMBC UMBC LOYOLA DUQUESNE vs Georgetown vs Niagara at Fordham at NM State at UTEP vs Brown at TOLEDO vs Cleveland State vs Radford at St. Francis at Youngstown State
Record in 3-set matches: 2-5 Record in 4-set matches: 3-3 Record in 5-set matches: 1-1
re
Dig dig dig/s
0 0 0 0 0 13 1 25 1 0 0 0 20 9 69 50
15 0.35 20 0.61 9 0.21 10 0.83 139 2.53 204 3.71 106 1.93 201 3.65 7 0.47 1 0.25 2 0.20 4 0.50 193 3.51 911 16.56 898 16.33
L W W L W W W L L L L L L W L
Score 0-3 3-2 3-1 1-3 3-1 3-0 3-0 0-3 1-3 0-3 2-3 0-3 0-3 3-1 1-3
NEUTRAL 2-3 0-0 2-3
bs
Blocking ba total blk/s be bhe
5 24 29 2 25 27 9 33 42 0 0 0 2 21 23 2 23 25 5 20 25 2 14 16 1 6 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 28 167 111.5 12 161 92.5
0.67 3 0.82 1 0.98 4 0.00 0 0.42 3 0.45 3 0.45 2 0.29 1 0.47 1 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.12 1 0.00 0 - 2.03 19 1.68 20
0 0 0 1 1 1 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 35 25
Score by set 21-25,18-25,23-25 17-25,25-23,28-26,11-25,16-14 25-21,25-23,21-25,25-20 25-21,18-25,23-25,23-25 25-19,25-23,18-25,28-26 25-18,25-19,25-12 25-10,25-22,25-20 16-25,11-25,15-25 12-25,26-24,20-25,18-25 16-25,18-25,24-26 25-19,18-25,25-21,10-25,7-15 19-25,20-25,16-25 25-27,23-25,24-26 25-16,21-25,25-17,25-11 19-25,25-22,22-25,21-25
points
119.0 59.5 89.5 5.0 105.5 206.5 34.0 111.0 16.0 1.0 0.0 3.5 4.0 754.5 921.5 Att. 228 206 227 434 0 0 108 535 1166 411 155 65 83 143 148
R O B E R T
M O R R I S
C O L O N I A L S
2015 SCHEDULE AUGUST 28 Fri. UMBC $ 29 Sat. UMBC $ LOYOLA (MD.) $ SEPTEMBER 1 Tues. DUQUESNE 4 Fri. vs. Georgetown % vs. Niagara % 5 Sat. @ Fordham % 11 Fri. @ New Mexico State & @ UTEP & 12 Sat. vs. Brown & 18 Fri. @ Toledo # vs. Cleveland State # 19 Sat. vs. Radford # 26 Sat. @ Saint Francis U. * 29 Tues. @ Youngstown State OCTOBER 3 Sat. @ LIU Brooklyn * 4 Sun. @ Saint Francis Brooklyn * 7 Wed. @ West Virginia 10 Sat. SACRED HEART * 11 Sun. FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON * 17 Sat. @ Bryant* 18 Sun. @ Central Conn. State * 24 Sat. SAINT FRANCIS U. * 31 Sun. LIU BROOKLYN * NOVEMBER 1 Sun. SAINT FRANCIS BROOKLYN * 7 Sat. @ Sacred Heart * 8 Sun. @ Fairleigh Dickinson * 14 Sat. BRYANT * 15 Sun. CENTRAL CONN. STATE * 21 (Sat.-Sun.) NEC Tournament
( 6 - 9 | 1 - 0 )
MATCH PREVIEW L, 0-3 W, 3-2 W, 3-1 L, 1-3 W, 3-1 W, 3-0 W, 3-0 L, 0-3 L, 1-3 L, 0-3 L, 2-3 L, 0-3 L, 0-3 W, 3-1 L, 1-3 1:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 3:00 p.m. 3:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. 3:00 p.m. 3:00 p.m.
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 3 - 1 P.M. Robert Morris (6-9, 1-0) vs. LIU Brooklyn (2-11, 1-1) Steinberg Wellness Center - Brooklyn, N.Y. AGAINST THE BLACKBIRDS The Colonials are 20-21 all-time versus the Blackbirds. SCOUTING LIU BROOKLYN The reigning NEC champion LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds split their opening weekend of conference action with a 3-0 win over CCSU and a 3-1 loss to Bryant. The loss snapped LIU’s 47-match regular season win streak versus league opponents. Senior Tamara Ignjic leads LIU with an average 2.80 kills per set. Junior setter Nicole Hopton is pacing the offense with 5.58 assists per frame, and fourth-year libero Adriana Vinas Joy anchors the defense and leads the conference with 5.04 digs per set. SUNDAY, OCTOBER 4 - 1 P.M. Robert Morris (6-9, 1-0) vs. Saint Francis Brooklyn (2-15, 0-2) Genovesi Center - Brooklyn, N.Y. AGAINST THE TERRIERS The Colonials lead the Terriers in the all-time series, 32-1. SCOUTING SAINT FRANCIS BROOKLYN The Terriers dropped two three-setters in their opening weekend of NEC play, as they were shut out by Bryant and Central Connecticut State. Junior Domenique Gerard leads the attack with 143 kills on the year and averages 2.98 per game at a .226 clip. Senior setter Kelly O’Halloran and freshman Angela Hudelson command the offense with 4.82 and 3.45 assists per set, respectively. Junior Alexa Caporuscio averages a team-best 3.27 digs per frame.
3:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 3:00 p.m. 3:00 p.m. 3:00 p.m. TBA
$ Robert Morris Invitational % Rose Hill Classic (@ Fordham) & Borderland Invitational (@ UTEP/New Mexico State # Blue/Gold Invitational (@ Toledo) * Northeast Conference Match Home matches bold and in ALL CAPS All home matches at Charles L. Sewall Center All times Eastern
COLONIALS ON THE WEB Fans can access previews, results, recaps, statistics and upcoming matches at rmucolonials.com. All home and Northeast Conference matches can be see on NEC Front Row.
STATISTICALLY SPEAKING NO. NAME 1 Deja Tamlin 2 April Krivoniak 3 Kristin Thompson 4 Liz Campbell 5 Madelyn Betts 6 Brianna Schmid 7 Arden Fisher 8 Leah Dunivan 9 Schaely Renfrew 10 Allie Yurkovich 12 Brianna Frakes 14 Taylor Lord 15 Jessie Kaczmarek
POS OH MB/RS MB S OH/RS MB OH MB L/DS L/DS S OH L/DS
2015 ROBERT MORRIS COLONIALS VOLLEYBALL
SP 8 55 43 55 15 33 51 43 4 55 12 55 10
KILL/S AST/S 0.38 - 1.49 0.16 2.35 0.02 0.22 8.36 0.80 0.07 1.27 - 3.35 0.20 1.49 - - - - 0.53 0.17 2.58 1.65 0.16 - -
ACE/S - 0.20 0.02 0.13 - 0.09 0.16 - 0.25 0.07 0.25 0.20 -
DIG/S 0.50 2.53 0.35 1.93 0.47 0.61 3.71 0.21 0.25 3.51 0.83 3.65 0.20
BLK/S 0.12 0.42 0.67 0.45 0.47 0.82 0.45 0.98 0.00 0.29 -
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RMU QUICK FACTS
MUSKET SHOTS
UNIVERSITY INFORMATION LOCATION Moon Township, Pa. FOUNDED 1921 ENROLLMENT 5,359 AFFILIATION NCAA Division I CONFERENCE Northeast Conference (NEC) NICKNAME Colonials COLORS Blue and White with Red FACILITY Charles L. Sewall Center Capacity 3,056 PRESIDENT David Jamison (interim) ATHLETIC DIRECTOR Craig Coleman, M.D.
BACK-TO-BACK For the first time this season, RMU saw multiple student-athletes register a double-double in back-to-back matches. Arden Fisher and Taylor Lord both hit double figures in kills and digs in the Colonials’ 3-1 loss to Youngstown State, and Fisher and Krivoniak recorded double-doubles in the previous match, a 3-1 win over Saint Francis U. CONFERENCE-OPENING WIN STREAK RMU continued its conference-opening win streak with a 3-1 victory over Saint Francis U. The Colonials haven’t dropped a conference opener since a 3-0 loss to LIU Brooklyn in 2007. THE NUMBERS GAME Robert Morris recorded team season-highs in both kills (55) and assists (50) in its 3-1 victory over Saint Francis U. HOLD ‘EM The Colonials have limited their opponent to a team attack percentage below .200 in two of their last five outings. HITTING HER STRIDE Senior Kristin Thompson is peaking just in time for NEC action. The senior middle posted a seasonhigh 16 kills at a .464 clip in RMU’s conference-opener. It was her second consecutive double-digit kill performance and the veteran has hit at .400 or above in two of the last three matches. DOUBLE TROUBLE Three Colonials have registered mutliple double-doubles this season: Arden Fisher (8 season, 30 career), April Krivoniak (2 season, 7 career) and Liz Campbell (2 career) A HISTORIC RUN Robert Morris qualified for its 16th consecutive NEC Tournament last season, extending the conference’s longest active streak. In each of those 16 seasons, the Colonials have posted a winning record in league play; the longest such streak of any NEC member, past or present. Over that timespan, RMU has gone 143-33 in conference play:
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COACHING STAFF HEAD COACH Alma Mater
Tenure at RMU Record at RMU Career Record (DI)
Dale Starr Northern Colorado ‘95 Sixth season 79-100 175-181
ASSISTANT COACH Alma Mater
Danny Doherty Kent State ‘10 Fifth season
Tenure at RMU
VOLUNTEER ASSISTANT Tenure at RMU ATHLETIC TRAINER STUDENT MANAGER
Matt Stehlik Third season
Stacy Ogden, ATC Ali McDonald
TEAM INFORMATION FIRST SEASON OF VOLLEYBALL 1981 ALL-TIME VOLLEYBALL RECORD 435-500-2 NEC TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSHIPS 7 NEC REGULAR-SEASON TITLES 6 NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES 5 2003 vs. Penn State | L, 0-3 2002 2001 2000 1999
(10-30, 18-30, 11-30) vs. Ohio State | L, 0-3 (22-30, 20-30, 16-30) vs. Ohio State | L, 0-3 (17-30, 16-30, 13-30) vs. Minnesota | L, 0-3 (1-15, 6-15, 2-15) vs. Penn State | L, 0-3 (1-15, 1-15, 2-15)
2014 OVERALL RECORD 2014 NEC RECORD | FINISH 2015 NEC PRESEASON POLL LETTERWINNERS LOST LETTERWINNERS RETURNING
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1999: 9-0 2000: 8-1 2001: 8-1 2002: 9-0
2003: 8-0 2004: 8-0 2005: 7-1 2006: 5-3
2007: 6-2 2008: 8-0 2009: 11-5 2010: 13-3
2011: 10-6 2012: 13-3 2013: 8-6 2014: 12-2
PRESEASON COACHES’ POLL Robert Morris was selected to finish third in the NEC Preseason Coaches’ Poll this season. Reigning NEC champion LIU Brooklyn was deemed the unanimous preseason favorite to win the league, earning seven of eight first-place votes. 1. LIU Brooklyn (7)
2. Central Connecticut State (1) 3. ROBERT MORRIS 4. Saint Francis U 5. Bryant 6. Sacred Heart 7. Fairleigh Dickinson 8. St. Francis Brooklyn
EARLY SUCCESS Prior to Northeast Conference action, RMU matched its best start in nonconference action under head coach Dale Starr since his 2011 team tabbed a total of five wins versus opponents outside of the NEC. ALL-TOURNAMENT TALENT A total of four student-athletes were named to all-tournament teams in RMU’s four invitationals played, including Most Valuable Players in junior Arden Fisher (Robert Morris Invitational) and freshman Liz Campbell (Rose Hill Classic). Junior Leah Dunivan and freshman Taylor Lord also receive all-tournament nods.
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2015 ROSTER
THE DALE STARR FILE
NO. NAME
POS
YR
HT
HOMETOWN/HIGH SCHOOL
RECORDS
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 14 15
OH MB/RS MB S OH/RS MB OH MB L/DS L/DS RS S OH L/DS
So. Jr. Sr. Fr. Jr. Fr. Jr. Jr. So. Fr. Fr. So. Fr. Fr.
5-9 5-10 6-2 6-0 5-11 6-1 5-11 6-1 5-8 5-7 5-11 5-10 5-9 5-5
Inkster, Mich./Wayne Memorial Latrobe, Pa./Latrobe Monroe, Ohio/Bishop Fenwick Springfield, Ohio/Shawnee Canton, Mich./Plymouth Wake Forest, N.C./Wakefield Oakmont, Pa./Riverview Troy, Ohio/Miami East Sasonburg, Pa./Knoch Jefferson Hills, Pa./Thomas Jefferson Colorado Springs, Colo./Rampart Clarkston, Mich./Clarkston Inwood, W. Va./Musselman Rolla, Mo./Rolla
OVERALL (DI) AT ROBERT MORRIS AGAINST THE NEC
Deja Tamlin April Krivoniak Kristin Thompson Liz Campbell Madelyn Betts Brianna Schmid Arden Fisher Leah Dunivan Schaely Renfrew Allie Yurkovich Holly Brennan Brianna Frakes Taylor Lord Jessie Kaczmarek
Head Coach: Dale Starr (sixth season at Robert Morris; Northern Colorado ‘95) Assistant Coach: Danny Doherty (fifth season at Robert Morris; Kent State ‘10) Volunteer Assistant: Matt Stehlik (third season at Robert Morris)
PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Leah Dunivan Brianna Frakes Jessie Kaczmarek April Krivoniak Schaely Renfrew
DONE-ah-vin bre-ANN-uh FRAYKS kaz-MARE-ik Cri-VAH-knee-ack SHAY-lee
Brianna Schmid Deja Tamlin Allie Yurkovich Danny Doherty
bre-ANN-uh shmid DAY-sha YER-kuh-vitch DOE-her-tee
LETTERWINNERS RETURNING 7 Madelyn Betts Jr. - OH/RS Leah Dunivan Jr. - MB Arden Fisher Jr. - OH
Brianna Frakes April Krivoniak Deja Tamlin Kristin Thompson
So. - S Jr. - MB/RS So. - OH Sr. - MB
LOST
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ROSTER BREAKDOWN BY CLASS SENIORS Kristin Thompson JUNIORS Madelyn Betts Leah Dunivan Arden Fisher April Krivoniak SOPHOMORES Brianna Frakes Schaely Renfrew Deja Tamlin FRESHMEN Holly Brennan Liz Campbell Jessie Kaczmarek Taylor Lord Brianna Schmid Allie Yurkovich
BY STATE 1 MB 4 OH/RS MB OH MB/RS 3 S L/DS OH 6 RS S L/DS OH MB L/DS
COLORADO Holly Brennan MICHIGAN Madelyn Betts Brianna Frakes Deja Tamlin MISSOURI Jessie Kaczmarek NORTH CAROLINA Brianna Schmid OHIO Liz Campbell Leah Dunivan Kristin Thompson PENNSYLVANIA Arden Fisher April Krivoniak Schaely Renfrew Allie Yurkovich WEST VIRGINIA Taylor Lord
2015 ROBERT MORRIS COLONIALS VOLLEYBALL
1 Fr. - RS 3 Jr. - OH/RS So. - S So. - OH 1 Fr. - L/DS 1 Fr. - MB 3 Fr. - S Jr. - MB Sr. - MB 4 Jr. - OH Jr. - MB/RS So. - L/DS Fr. - L/DS 1 Fr. - OH
175-181 79-100 57-20
STARR AS A HEAD COACH YEAR SCHOOL 2014 Robert Morris 2013 Robert Morris 2012 Robert Morris 2011 Robert Morris 2010 Robert Morris 2009 McNeese State 2008 McNeese State 2007 McNeese State 2006 McNeese State 2005 McNeese State 2004 McNeese State
RECORD/FINISH 15-17 / 2nd 9-22 / 4th 17-17 / 2nd 15-17 / 4th 17-18 / 2nd 17-13 / T-4th East 12-18 / 3rd East 19-14 / 2nd East 15-14 / 1st East 15-11 / 5th 18-11 / T-4th
Dale Starr enters his sixth season as the head coach of the Robert Morris University volleyball team. Starr brings a vast background in collegiate coaching to Robert Morris, having served as the head coach at McNeese State University from 2004 until he joined RMU in 2010. He was also the head coach at Division-II Mississippi University for Women from 1999 to 2002. Last season, Starr saw his team compile its best conference record during his tenure (12-2). He led the Colonials to their first NEC Tournament title match since 2010 and had three student-athletes earn All-NEC accolades. RMU paced the league in blocks (2.41 per set; 2.92 in conference). The Colonials also finished second in digs, opponent hitting percentage and hitting percentage. In a four-set match at Sacred Heart, RMU broke the single-game program record for total blocks and block assists with 21.5 and 39, respectively. In 2013, Starr guided a senior-less RMU team to their 15th-consecutive NEC Tournament berth, finishing the conference slate with a record of 8-6. The Colonials led the conference in digs and Starr had a student-athlete make an All-NEC team for the fourth straight season. On Oct. 19, Starr earned his 200th career win with a three-set sweep of St. Francis (Pa.). With a senior-heavy roster in 2012, Starr led the Colonials to their 14th-consecutive NEC Tournament behind the strength of 13 regular-season wins against NEC foes. Despite a slow start in early-season tournaments, Starr led RMU to a thrilling five-set victory over West Virginia, the first victory over a Big-XII team in program history. Two members of Starr’s 2012 squad would earn All-NEC honors for the second-consecutive season, while one studentathlete would lead the NEC in blocks per match. The highlight of the 2011 season under Starr had to be the three-set sweep of crosstown-rival Pittsburgh. The win was the first victory over the Panthers in program history. Behind a 10-6 record in the NEC, the Colonials would earn a postseason berth for the 13th-consecutive time, while two of Starr’s student-athletes would earn All-NEC accolades. In his first season with Robert Morris, two of Starr’s student-athletes claimed first team all-conference honors in 2010 and a total of four claimed weekly honors from the NEC. Some of the highlights for Starr’s first season occurred off the court due to the Colonials’ gaudy academic performances. Starr guided his squad to a victory over then six-time defending NEC champion LIU-Brooklyn in the conference tournament semifinals. After eliminating the Blackbirds in a thrilling, five-set match, RMU competed in its 13th league championship match, extending its own conference record.
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AROUND THE NEC
INDIVIDUAL RECORD BOOK WATCH
2015 STANDINGS SCHOOL NEC PCT OVR PCT Bryant Sacred Heart ROBERT MORRIS Central Conn. State LIU Brooklyn Fairleigh Dickinson Saint Francis U St. Francis Brooklyn
2-0 1-0 1-0 1-1 1-1 0-1 0-1 0-2
1.000 1.000 1.000 .500 .500 .000 .000 .000
10-9 7-6 6-9 9-6 2-11 6-9 2-14 2-15
PLAYER OF THE WEEK Makenna Lommori, CCSU & Vika Nesterov, BRY Liz Campbell, Robert Morris Sarah Krufka, Sacred Heart Sarah Krufka, Sacred Heart Sophie Hoekstra, BRY
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK Debora Magalhaes, BRY Rachel Fish, CCSU Makenna Lommori, CCSU Rachel Fish, CCSU Debora Magalhaes, BRY
ROOKIE OF THE WEEK Raquel Quirate, CCSU Liz Campbell, Robert Morris Kristin Kingi, Bryant Raquel Quirate, CCSU Sophie Hoekstra, BRY
.526 .538 .400 .600 .154 .400 .125 .118
KRISTIN THOMPSON - Has 193 block assists (eighth all-time); needs 11 more to gain sole possession of seventh all-time at Robert Morris
CAREER DOUBLE-DOUBLES MADELYN BETTS (1) 10 kills, 14 digs LIZ CAMPBELL (2) 24 assists, 10 digs 29 assists, 11 digs
October 25, 2014
vs. Niagara vs. Georgetown
September 4, 2015 September 4, 2015
ARDEN FISHER (31) 12 kills, 16 digs 15 kills, 18 digs 11 kills, 22 digs 18 kills, 12 digs 11 kills, 25 digs 11 kills, 14 digs 16 kills, 17 digs 21 kills, 14 digs 23 kills, 10 digs 11 kills, 14 digs 10 kills, 13 digs 11 kills, 18 digs 13 kills, 14 digs 13 kills, 12 digs 15 kills, 21 digs 19 kills, 20 digs 11 kills, 17 digs 11 kills, 12 digs 12 kills, 11 digs 19 kills, 15 digs 13 kills, 10 digs 11 kills, 12 digs 35 assists, 10 digs 12 kills, 24 digs 17 kills, 11 digs 15 kills, 17 digs 10 kills, 15 digs 18 kills, 14 digs 14 kills, 27 digs 10 kills, 15 digs 12 kills, 12 digs
at Youngstown State at St. Francis U vs. Radford at Toledo at UTEP at Fordham vs. Duquesne vs. Loyola Md. vs. UMBC at St. Francis Brooklyn vs. Saint Francis vs. Bryant vs. Central Connecticut at Duquesne at Saint Francis at Bryant at Central Connecticut vs. Bowling Green vs. West Virginia vs. North Dakota State vs. Miami (Ohio) at Milwaukee vs. Fairleigh Dickinson at St. Francis Brooklyn at Fairleigh Dickinson vs. Youngstown State vs. Western Carolina at South Carolina vs. Murray State vs. Akron vs. Rutgers
September 29, 2015 September 26, 2015 September 19, 2015 September 18, 2015 September 11, 2015 September 5, 2015 September 1, 2015 August 29, 2015 August 29, 2015 November 15, 2014 November 8, 2014 November 2, 2014 November 1, 2014 October 15, 2014 October 10, 2014 October 5, 2014 October 4, 2014 September 20, 2014 September 1, 2014 August 30, 2014 August 29, 2014 August 29, 2014 November 17, 2013 November 9, 2013 September 28, 2013 September 24, 2013 September 21, 2013 September 21, 2013 September 14, 2013 September 10, 2013 August 31, 2013
BRIANNA FRAKES (7) 18 assists, 11 digs 30 assists, 10 digs 22 assists, 11 digs 27 assists, 11 digs 21 assists, 11 digs 29 assists, 10 digs 27 assists, 10 digs
vs. Bryant vs. Central Connecticut vs. LIU Brooklyn at Bryant vs. UC-Irvine at Akron vs. Miami (Ohio)
November 2, 2014 November 1, 2014 October 19, 2014 October 5, 2014 September 19, 2014 September 16, 2014 September 5, 2014
APRIL KRIVONIAK (7) 10 kills, 12 digs 10 kills, 10 digs 12 kills, 15 digs 10 kills, 12 digs 10 kills, 10 digs 13 kills, 11 digs 15 kills, 16 digs
at Saint Francis U at UTEP vs. Indiana State vs. Miami (Ohio) vs. Sacred Heart at St. Francis Brooklyn vs. Murray State
September 26, 2015 September 11, 2015 September 5, 2014 August 29, 2014 November 16, 2013 November 9, 2013 September 14, 2013
at Youngstown State
September 29, 2015
TAYLOR LORD (1) 10 kills, 19 digs
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at Fairleigh Dickinson
ROBERT MORRIS AT LIU BROOKLYN & SAINT FRANCIS BROOKLYN
THE LAST TIME... ROBERT MORRIS... Held an opponent to 15 or fewer points Scored 15 or fewer points Won a five-set match Had 50 or more kills Had a .300 or better hitting percentage Had 75 or more digs Had 10 or more service aces Had 20 or more blocks
ROBERT MORRIS WHEN...
at Saint Francis U (11-fourth set) - September 26, 2015 at Toledo (10-fourth set) - September 18, 2015 vs. UMBC- August 29, 2015 at Saint Francis U (55) - September 26, 2015 vs. Niagara (.341) - September 4, 2015 vs. Radford (75) - September 19, 2015 vs. Bryant (10) - October 8, 2011 vs. Niagara (21.5) - October 26, 2014
A ROBERT MORRIS PLAYER... Had 20 or more kills Arden Fisher vs. Loyola Md. (21) - August 29, 2015 Had 50 or more attempts Arden Fisher vs. Duquesne (55) - September 1, 2015 Had 50 or more assists Hannah Hoffman vs. St. Francis Brooklyn (50) - October 5, 2013 Had 25 or more digs Melissa Bograd vs. Central Connecticut State (28) - November 1, 2014 Had 10 or more blocks Becky Jay at Sacred Heart (12) - October 26, 2014 Had 5 or more aces Melissa Bograd vs. Central Connecticut (5) - October 27, 2013 Had 20 or more points Arden Fisher vs. Loyola Md. (21.5) - August 29, 2015 Posted a 10k-10d match Fisher/Lord (12k-16d/10k-19d) - September 29, 2015 Posted a 20k-20d match Lindsey Monger vs. West Virginia (20k-22d) - September 11, 2012
THE HIGH POINTS TEAM MATCH HIGHS INDIVIDUAL MATCH HIGHS .341 HITTING PERCENTAGE (min. 12 kills) .500 vs. Niagara - Sept. 4 Leah Dunian vs. Loyola - Aug. 29 55 KILLS 23 at Saint Francis U - Sept. 26 Arden Fisher vs. UMBC - Aug. 29 175 ATTEMPTS 62 at UTEP - Sept. 11 Arden Fisher vs. UMBC - Aug. 29 50 ASSISTS 45 at Saint Francis U - Sept. 26 Liz Campbell vs. Duquesne - Sept. 1 81 DIGS 25 at UTEP - Sept. 11 Arden Fisher at UTEP - Sept. 11 9 ACES 3 vs. Georgetown - Sept. 4 Brianna Frakes at Saint Francis U - Sept. 26 14.0 BLOCKS 7 vs. UMBC - Aug. 29 Leah Dunivan vs. Loyola - Aug. 29
2015 MATCH-BY-MATCH LEADERS OPPONENT KILLS ATTEMPTS UMBC Fisher Fisher UMBC Fisher Fisher Loyola Md. Fisher Fisher Duquesne Fisher Fisher Georgetown Thompson Lord Niagara Fisher Fisher Fordham Fisher Fisher New Mexico St. Fisher Fisher UTEP Fisher/Schmid Fisher Brown Fisher/Thompson Fisher Toledo Fisher Fisher Cleveland St. Lord/Thompson Fisher Radford Thompson Fisher Saint Francis U Thompson Fisher Youngstown St. Fisher Fisher
ASSISTS Campbell Campbell Campbell Campbell Campbell Campbell Campbell Campbell Campbell Campbell Campbell Campbell Campbell Campbell Campbell
ACES Krivoniak Campbell 3-way tie 3-way tie 3-way tie Schmid Fisher Fisher Lord Krivoniak -- Lord Lord Frakes Campbell
DIGS Lord Lord Fisher Fisher, Lord Yurkovich Campbell, Lord Fisher Lord Fisher Lord Yurkovich Fisher Fisher Fisher Lord
BLOCKS POINTS Schmid Fisher Fisher, Dunivan Fisher Campbell, Dunivan Fisher Dunivan Fisher Dunivan Thompson Dunivan Fisher Schmid Fisher Thompson Fisher Fisher/Schmid Fisher/Schmid Thompson Thompson Dunivan Fisher Schmid Lord Schmid/Thompson Thompson 3-way tie Thompson Dunivan/Thompson Fisher
2015 ROBERT MORRIS COLONIALS VOLLEYBALL
GENERAL Overall Home Away Neutral Non-Conference Conference Conference Home Conference Road
2015 UNDER STARR 6-9 79-100 2-2 39-25 2-4 32-42 2-3 8-33 5-9 21-79 1-0 57-20 ----- 28-10 1-0 29-10
BY SETS 3-Set Match 4-Set Match 5-Set Match RMU Wins Set One RMU Loses Set One
2-5 3-3 1-1 5-2 1-7
38-53 27-28 14-14 64-18 15-86
BY KILLS Leading in Kills Trailing in Kills Tied in Kills
3-0 2-9 1-0
42-2 26-93 4-1
BY DIGS Leading in Digs Trailing in Digs Tied in Digs
6-1 0-7 0-1
60-32 17-60 1-7
BY BLOCKS Leading in Blocks Trailing in Blocks Tied in Blocks
6-1 0-6 0-2
65-30 12-58 2-12
BY HITTING PERCENTAGE Leading in Hitting % 5-0 Trailing in Hitting % 1-9 Tied in Hitting % ----- Hitting .200 or better 3-2 Hitting below .200 3-7 Opp. Hit Above .200 1-7 Opp. Hit Below .200 5-2 BY SERVICE ACES Leading in Aces 4-0 Trailing in Aces 1-8 Tied in Aces 1-1 MISCELLANEOUS On Monday On Tuesday On Wednesday On Thursday On Friday On Saturday On Sunday In August In September In October In November
----- 0-2 ----- ----- 2-5 4-2 ----- 2-1 4-8 ----- -----
69-9 10-91 ----58-19 21-82 11-81 68-19 52-19 19-65 8-16 1-1 2-12 7-2 1-0 8-27 43-41 17-17 4-16 25-50 33-16 17-14
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2015 Robert Morris Volleyball Robert Morris Combined Team Statistics (as of Sep 29, 2015) All matches RECORD: ALL GAMES CONFERENCE NON-CONFERENCE
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Player
sp
3 6 8 12 2 7 4 14 5 9 15 1 10
THOMPSON, Kristin SCHMID, Brianna DUNIVAN, Leah FRAKES, Brianna KRIVONIAK, April FISHER, Arden CAMPBELL, Liz LORD, Taylor BETTS, Madelyn RENFREW, Schaely KACZMAREK, Jessie TAMLIN, Deja YURKOVICH, Allie TEAM ROBERT MORRIS Opponents
43 33 43 12 55 55 55 55 15 4 10 8 55 55 55
Team Statistics ATTACK Kills Errors Total Attacks Attack Pct Kills/Set SET Assists Attempts Assist Pct Assists/Set SERVE Aces Errors Attempts Serve Pct Aces/Set SERVE RECEPTIONS Errors Errors/Set Attempts Reception Pct DEFENSE Digs Digs/Set BLOCKING Block Solo Block Assist Total Blocks Blocks/Set Block Errors Ball handling errors ATTENDANCE Total Dates/Avg Per Date Neutral site #/Avg Current win streak Home win streak
k
OVERALL 6-9 1-0 5-9
k/s
Attack e
101 2.35 25 42 1.27 12 64 1.49 25 2 0.17 1 82 1.49 31 184 3.35 86 12 0.22 4 91 1.65 58 12 0.80 10 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 0 3 0.38 6 0 0.00 2 593 10.78 260 761 13.84 328
RMU
OPP
593 260 1903 .175 10.8
761 328 2136 .203 13.8
551 1920 .287 10.0
702 2091 .336 12.8
50 85 1168 .927 0.9
68 131 1235 .894 1.2
69 1.3 1103 .937
50 0.9 1081 .954
911 16.6
898 16.3
28 167 111.5 2.0 19 35
12 161 92.5 1.7 20 25
1095 4/274 5/112 0 0
2255 6/376 -
ta
pct
HOME 2-2 0-0 2-2 Set a a/s
241 .315 1 0.02 113 .265 0 0.00 175 .223 0 0.00 5 .200 31 2.58 299 .171 9 0.16 582 .168 11 0.20 50 .160 460 8.36 358 .092 9 0.16 47 .043 1 0.07 0 .000 0 0.00 0 .000 0 0.00 30 -.100 0 0.00 3 -.667 29 0.53 1903 .175 551 10.02 2136 .203 702 12.76 Date Aug 28 Aug 29 Aug 29 Sept 1 ^Sep 04 ^Sep 04 ^Sep 05 @Sep 11 Sep 11 Sep 12 !09/18/15 Sep 18 Sep 19 *Sep 26 Sep 29
sa
AWAY 2-4 1-0 1-4
Serve se sa/s
1 6 3 9 0 0 3 2 11 10 9 14 7 10 11 9 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 1 4 20 50 85 68 131
0.02 0.09 0.00 0.25 0.20 0.16 0.13 0.20 0.00 0.25 0.00 0.00 0.07 0.91 1.24
Opponent UMBC UMBC LOYOLA DUQUESNE vs Georgetown vs Niagara at Fordham at NM State at UTEP vs Brown at TOLEDO vs Cleveland State vs Radford at St. Francis at Youngstown State
Record in 3-set matches: 2-5 Record in 4-set matches: 3-3 Record in 5-set matches: 1-1
re
Dig dig dig/s
0 0 0 0 0 13 1 25 1 0 0 0 20 9 69 50
15 0.35 20 0.61 9 0.21 10 0.83 139 2.53 204 3.71 106 1.93 201 3.65 7 0.47 1 0.25 2 0.20 4 0.50 193 3.51 911 16.56 898 16.33
L W W L W W W L L L L L L W L
Score 0-3 3-2 3-1 1-3 3-1 3-0 3-0 0-3 1-3 0-3 2-3 0-3 0-3 3-1 1-3
NEUTRAL 2-3 0-0 2-3
bs
Blocking ba total blk/s be bhe
5 24 29 2 25 27 9 33 42 0 0 0 2 21 23 2 23 25 5 20 25 2 14 16 1 6 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 28 167 111.5 12 161 92.5
0.67 3 0.82 1 0.98 4 0.00 0 0.42 3 0.45 3 0.45 2 0.29 1 0.47 1 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.12 1 0.00 0 - 2.03 19 1.68 20
0 0 0 1 1 1 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 35 25
Score by set 21-25,18-25,23-25 17-25,25-23,28-26,11-25,16-14 25-21,25-23,21-25,25-20 25-21,18-25,23-25,23-25 25-19,25-23,18-25,28-26 25-18,25-19,25-12 25-10,25-22,25-20 16-25,11-25,15-25 12-25,26-24,20-25,18-25 16-25,18-25,24-26 25-19,18-25,25-21,10-25,7-15 19-25,20-25,16-25 25-27,23-25,24-26 25-16,21-25,25-17,25-11 19-25,25-22,22-25,21-25
points
119.0 59.5 89.5 5.0 105.5 206.5 34.0 111.0 16.0 1.0 0.0 3.5 4.0 754.5 921.5 Att. 228 206 227 434 0 0 108 535 1166 411 155 65 83 143 148
