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ROBERT MORRIS UNIVERSITY 2017 VOLLEYBALL MATCH NOTES Media Relations Contact: Jeff DeBaldo • E-Mail: [email protected] • Office Phone: (412) 397-6070 • rmucolonials.com
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2017 SCHEDULE AUGUST 25 Fri. vs. Stony Brook 1 vs. Eastern Michigan 1 26 Sat. @ Butler 1 vs. Oakland 1 29 Tue. at Youngstown State SEPTEMBER 1 Fri. vs. Northern Kentucky 2 Canisius 2 2 Sat. vs. Coppin State 2 at Duquesne 2 8 Fri. vs. Siena 3 9 Sat. vs. Navy 3 @ La Salle 3 15 Fri. MIDDLE TENNESSEE 4 Fri. PENN 4 16 Sat. RUTGERS 4 22 Fri. @ Saint Francis U. * 29 Fri. SACRED HEART * 30 Sat. FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON * OCTOBER 6 Fri. @ LIU Brooklyn * 7 Sat. Saint Francis Brooklyn * 13 Fri. @ Bryant * 14 Sat. @ Central Conn. State * 20 Fri. LIU BROOKLYN * 21 Sat. SAINT FRANCIS BROOKLYN * 27 Fri. @ Sacred Heart * 28 Sat. @ Fairleigh Dickinson * 31 Tue. @ West Virginia NOVEMBER 3 Fri. SAINT FRANCIS U. * 10 Fri. BRYANT * 11 Sat. CENTRAL CONN. STATE * NEC TOURNAMENT 18 Sat. Semifinals ! 19 Sun. Final ! 1 2 3 4 * ! @
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ROBERT MORRIS AT DUQUESNE INVITATIONAL W, 3-1 L, 0-3 L, 2-3 L, 1-3 L, 2-3 1:00 p.m. 5:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 3:00 p.m. 11:30 a.m. 4:30 p.m. 1:30 p.m. 6:30 p.m. 12:30 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 5:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. 7: 00 p.m. 5:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 5:00 p.m. TBA TBA
Bulldog Brawl Tournament (@ Butler) Duquesne Tournament (@ Duquesne) La Salle/Penn Tournament (@ La Salle/Penn) Robert Morris Invitational (@ Robet Morris) Northeast Conference Match Northeast Conference Tournament NCAA Tournament
LAST TIME OUT - AT YOUNGSTOWN STATE
After falling behind two matches to none, the Robert Morris Colonials delivered consecutive 25-18 victories to force a fifth set before falling 15-11 to the Penguins in the fifth set. Junior outside hitter Taylor Lord tied her career-high with 21 kills while adding 23 digs. It marked Lord’s eighth-career 20-plus dig performance as well as her second double-double of the season. Lord also hit at a .314 clip. Freshman middle blocker Emma Granger added nine kills while classmate Maria Alfano chipped in with eight kills and hit .318. Granger tallied eight total blocks (seven block assists). Senior Deja Tamlin totaled seven kills and six block assists. Senior setter Brianna Frakes notched her third 30-plus assist match of the season with a match-high 31 helpers. Freshman setter Whitney Brown added 19 assists. UP NEXT
The Colonials travel to nearby Pittsburgh to take part in the Duquesne Invitational this weekend. RMU will square off against Northern Kentucky on Friday, Sept. 1 at 1 p.m. before finishing play on day one at 5 p.m. against Canisius. The Colonials then take on Coppin Staate on Saturday, Sept. 2 at 1 p.m. before finishing tourament play with host Duquesne at 6 p.m. SCOUTING NORTHERN KENTUCKY
Northern Kentucky (0-0) opens its 2017 season against Robert Morris. This will mark the first-ever meeting between the two schools. NKU was scheduled to open its season last weekend at the Barcelona HBU Classic in Houston. The tournament was cancelled due to the impact of Hurricane Harvey, which brought historic and widespread flooding throughout the Houston area. SCOUTING CANISIUS
The Griffins enter play this weekend with a 1-2 record after opening the season at the Buffalo Invitational. RMU holds an 8-9 mark all-time against Canisius. The teams last met Sept. 10, 2010 as the Griffins earned a 3-0 win. SCOUTING COPPIN STATE
The Lady Eagles come into the weekend with an 0-3 record after opening the season at the Crosstown Invite. Robert Morris and Coppin State meet for the eighth time with the Colonials holding a perfect 7-0 mark. RMU and CSU last met in 2007. SCOUTING DUQUESNE
Duquesne enters play this weekend at 0-3 after competing in the Hampton Inn Invitational. The Dukes and Colonials will meet for the 40th time with Duquesne holding a 30-9 edge in the series. The Dukes knocked off the Colonials 3-0 last season. ABOUT ROBERT MORRIS
The Colonials were predicted to finish in fith-place in the 2017 NEC Preseason Coaches’ Poll. RMU missed qualifying for its 18th consecutive NEC Tournament by just one game last season. In each of the last 18 seasons, the Colonials have posted a winning record in league competition, which stands as the longest such streak of any NEC member, past or present.
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Allie Yurkovich | 5-7 | JR | L/DS One of just two Colonials to play in all 115 sets last season; Third on the team and ninth in the NEC last season in digs (3.23); Tallied a career-high 22 digs against Gardner-Webb on Aug. 26, 2016
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Brianna Frakes | 5-10 | SR | S Led the team with 910 assists and ranked second in the league with 8.43 assists/set; Recorded 30+ assists in 16 of 30 matches last season; Ranked third on the team in attack percentage (.212)
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Taylor Lord | 5-9 | JR | OH Ranked second on the team last season in kills per set (2.35) and digs per set (3.56); Was second in the NEC in service aces per set (0.41); Recorded career-high 21 kills at Bryant
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RMU QUICK FACTS UNIVERSITY INFORMATION LOCATION Moon Township, Pa. FOUNDED 1921 ENROLLMENT 5,358 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 Dr. Christopher B. Howard ATHLETIC DIRECTOR Craig Coleman, M.D. MEDIA RELATIONS WEBSITE www.rmucolonials.com VOLLEYBALL CONTACT Jeff DeBaldo Office Phone (412) 397-6070 Office Fax (412) 397-4943 E-Mail [email protected] Mailing Address 6001 University Boulevard Moon Township, Pa. 15108 SOCIAL MEDIA FACEBOOK TWITTER INSTAGRAM
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COACHING STAFF HEAD COACH Alma Mater Tenure at RMU Record at RMU Career Record (DI) ASSISTANT COACH Alma Mater Tenure at RMU VOLUNTEER ASSISTANT Tenure at RMU ATHLETIC TRAINER STUDENT MANAGER
Dale Starr Northern Colorado ‘95 Eighth season 107-124 203-205 Danny Doherty Kent State ‘10 Seventh season Matt Stehlik Fifth season Stacy Ogden, ATC Ella Johnson
MUSKET SHOTS LORD OF THE DANCE Against Youngstown State, junior outside hitter Taylor Lord matched her career-high with 21 kills while hitting at a .314 clip. She added 23 digs to tally her second double-double of the season. Her 23 digs also marked the eighth time in her career that she totaled 20-plus digs in a single match. She currently ranks eighth in the NEC with 3.65 digs/set. ACING THE COMPETITION Robert Morris currently leads the league and the country with 38 service aces. The Colonials have five more aces than Fordham, which ranks second nationally. Individually, RMU has two players in the top 30 in the nation in total aces. Freshman middle blocker Emma Granger ranks 10th with nine aces while classmate Alyson Londot is 27th with seven aces. RMU is the only school in the NEC to have two players rank among the top 30 individually in aces. Sacred Heart’s Cassandra Lew is tied with Londot. CAN YOU DIG IT RMU leads the NEC and ranks second in the country with 349 digs (16.62/set). The Colonials also rank among the nation’s best in team assists (234 - first) and team kills (243 - second). GRANGER LAUDED AS NEC PRIME PERFORMER Emma Granger was honored as an NEC Prime Performer for her exploits during the opening weekend of the season at the Butler Bulldog Brawl. She was named to the All-Tournament team after she hit at a .352 clip in 14 sets. She also averaged 3.21 kills per set while tallying 13-plus kills in three of four matches. She hit .500 with 15 kills against Stony Brook. Granger hit .346 with 13 kills against Oakland. WELCOME FRESHMAN Head coach Dale Starr welcomes eight freshmen to the team in 2017 including Maria Alfano, Caroline Bain, Whitney Brown, Skylar Clements, Emma Granger, Alyson Londot, Mirna Sarjanovic and Erika Wilt. This matches the 2014 squad for the most freshmen on a Dale Starr coached Colonial team. The previous high was six back in 2015. CHALLENGE ACCEPTED The Colonials will have to find a way to replace the production of four-time All-NEC honoree Arden Fisher. Fisher became just the third RMU player in program history to earn All-NEC honors all four years of her career. Fisher was a second-team honoree her first three years before earning first-team laurels in 2016. She became the first volleyball player in in RMU history to record 1,000-plus career kills (1,246) and 1,500-plus career digs (1,852). Her 598 digs last season ranks second in the individual single-season records. She also finished her career ranked second in career digs and fifth in career kills. A HISTORIC RUN Robert Morris recorded its 18th consecutive winning record in NEC play. By doing so, the Colonials extended the longest such streak of any NEC member, past or present. Over that timespan, RMU has gone 162-42 in conference play: 1999: 9-0 2004: 8-0 2009: 11-5 2014: 12-2 2000: 8-1 2005: 7-1 2010: 13-3 2015: 11-3 2001: 8-1 2006: 5-3 2011: 10-6 2016: 8-6 2002: 9-0 2007: 6-2 2012: 13-3 2003: 8-0 2008: 8-0 2013: 8-6
TEAM INFORMATION FIRST SEASON OF VOLLEYBALL 1981 ALL-TIME VOLLEYBALL RECORD 463-524 NEC TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSHIPS 8 NEC REGULAR-SEASON TITLES 6 NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES 6 2015 vs. Ohio State | L, 0-3 (13-25, 16-25, 11-25) 2003 vs. Penn State | L, 0-3 (10-30, 18-30, 11-30) 2002 vs. Ohio State | L, 0-3 (22-30, 20-30, 16-30) 2001 vs. Ohio State | L, 0-3 (17-30, 16-30, 13-30) 2000 vs. Minnesota | L, 0-3 (1-15, 6-15, 2-15) 1999 vs. Penn State | L, 0-3 (1-15, 1-15, 2-15) 2016 OVERALL RECORD 14-16 2016 NEC RECORD | FINISH 8-6 | 5th 2017 NEC PRESEASON POLL 5th LETTERWINNERS LOST (2016) 4 LETTERWINNERS RETURNING (2017) 9
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2017 ROSTER NO. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 11 12 14 15 16 17
NAME Deja Tamlin Alyson Londot Erika Wilt Liz Campbell Whitney Brown Skylar Clements Maria Alfano Emma Granger Allie Yurkovich Holly Brennan Brianna Frakes Taylor Lord Jessie Kaczmarek Caroline Bain Mirna Sarjanovic
POS OH OH OH/DS S S MB MB MB L/DS RS S OH L/DS RS OH
YR Sr. Fr. Fr. Jr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Jr. Jr. Sr. Jr. Jr. Fr. Fr.
HT 5-9 5-10 5-9 6-0 5-7 6-3 6-2 6-4 5-7 5-11 5-10 5-9 5-5 6-0 6-0
THE DALE STARR FILE HOMETOWN/HIGH SCHOOL Inkster, Mich./Wayne Memorial Utica, Ohio/Utica Temperance, Mich./Bedford Springfield, Ohio/Shawnee Pittsburgh, Pa./Avonworth Littleton, Colo./Mountain Vista Cranberry Township, Pa./Seneca Valley Dalton, Ohio/Dalton Jefferson Hills, Pa./Thomas Jefferson Colorado Springs, Colo./Rampart Clarkston, Mich./Clarkston Inwood, W. Va./Musselman Rolla, Mo./Rolla Lower Burrell, Pa./Oakland Catholic Zagreb, Croatia/Vth Gymnasium
Head Coach: Dale Starr (eighth season at Robert Morris; Northern Colorado ‘95) Assistant Coach: Danny Doherty (seventh season at Robert Morris; Kent State ‘10) Volunteer Assistant: Matt Stehlik (fifth season at Robert Morris)
Deja Tamlin Allie Yurkovich
DAY-sha YER-kuh-vitch
Danny Doherty Matt Stehlik
DOE-her-tee stell-ICK
LETTERWINNERS RETURNING 7
Holly Brennan | Jr. - OPP Liz Campbell | Jr. - S Brianna Frakes | Sr. - S Jessie Kaczmarek | Jr. - L/DS Taylor Lord | Jr. - OH Deja Tamlin | Sr. - OH Allie Yurkovich | Jr. - L/DS
LOST
Leah Dunivan | Sr. - MB Arden Fisher | Sr. - OH Kendra Harlow | Fr. - MB April Krivoniak | Sr. - OPP Schaely Renfrew | Jr. - L/DS Brianna Schmid | So. - MB
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2 S OH 5 OPP S L/DS OH L/DS 8 MB RS S MB MB OH OH OH/DS
BY STATE/COUNTRY
COLORADO Holly Brennan Skylar Clements CROATIA Mirna Sarjanovic MICHIGAN Brianna Frakes Deja Tamlin Erika Wilt MISSOURI Jessie Kaczmarek OHIO Liz Campbell Emma Granger Alyson Londot PENNSYLVANIA Maria Alfano Caroline Bain Whitney Brown Allie Yurkovich WEST VIRGINIA Taylor Lord
RECORD/FINISH 1-4 14-16 / 5th 19-13 / 2nd 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
RMU’s recent success is due in part to a dominant team blocking effort, an area which Starr completely overhauled in his first season with the program. As a result, the Colonials have ranked third or better in the Northeast Conference in team blocking in six of Starr’s seven seasons at the helm. Starr has continued the proud tradition of RMU volleyball. He has guided the Colonials to a 75-29 mark in league play and has defeated every team in the conference at least four times. In 2016 RMU tallied an 8-6 mark in NEC play and finished with a winning conference record for the 18th consecutive season, extending the longest such streak of any NEC member, past or present. Under Starr’s guidance, the Colonials ranked in the top three in the NEC in six categories. Starr led the Colonials to their eighth NEC Tournament title in 2015, the first in six appearances with Starr at the helm. Robert Morris defeated three-time defending NEC champion LIU Brooklyn on its home court in an epic 3-1 comeback after RMU dropped set one. Robert Morris received an automatic bid to the 2015 NCAA Tournament, where the Colonials fell to Ohio State in the First Round. Robert Morris’ 19 wins in 2015 are the most achieved in a season under Starr.
ROSTER BREAKDOWN BY CLASS SENIORS Brianna Frakes Deja Tamlin JUNIORS Holly Brennan Liz Campbell Jessie Kaczmarek Taylor Lord Allie Yurkovich FRESHMEN Maria Alfano Caroline Bain Whitney Brown Skylar Clements Emma Granger Alyson Londot Mirna Sarjanovic Erika Wilt
STARR AS A HEAD COACH YEAR SCHOOL 2017 Robert Morris 2016 Robert Morris 2015 Robert Morris 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
203-205 107-124 77-29
Dale Starr enters his eighth season as the head coach of the Robert Morris University volleyball team in 2017.
PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Maria Alfano al-FAWN-o Skylar Clements KLUH-ments Brianna Frakes bree-ANN-uh FRAYKS Jessie Kaczmarek kaz-MARE-ik Mirna Sarjanovic meerna sar-YAWN-ovich
RECORDS OVERALL (DI) AT ROBERT MORRIS AGAINST THE NEC
2 Jr. - OPP Fr. - MB 1 Fr. - OH 3 Sr. - S Sr. - OH Fr. - OH/DS 1 Jr. - L/DS 3 Jr. - S Fr. - MB Fr. - OH 4 Fr. - MB Fr. - RS Fr. - S Jr. - L/DS 1 Jr. - OH
In 2014, Starr saw his team compile its best conference record (12-2) during his tenure. He led the Colonials to their first NEC Tournament title match since 2010 and had three student-athletes earn All-NEC accolades – a season best under his direction. RMU paced the league in blocks, averaging 2.41 per set and 2.92 in conference matches. The Colonials also finished second in digs, opponent hitting percentage, and hitting percentage. Starr guided the 2013 RMU team to its 15th-consecutive NEC Tournament berth, finishing the conference slate with an 8-6 record. 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 14thconsecutive 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. Academically, the team won the conference’s Team GPA award for the second-straight academic year, as the mark of 3.65 doubled as the highest mark among all of RMU’s athletic programs. 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. 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. 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 then competed in its 13th league championship match, extending its own conference record.
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AROUND THE NEC 2017 STANDINGS SCHOOL NEC PCT OVR PCT LIU Brooklyn Bryant Central Connecticut Sacred Heart Saint Francis U St. Francis Brooklyn Fairleigh Dickinson ROBERT MORRIS
0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
.000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000
3-1 2-2 1-2 1-2 1-2 1-3 1-3 1-4
.750 .500 .333 .333 .333 .250 .250 .200
MOLTEN/NEC PLAYER OF THE WEEK WEEK 1: Viktoria Fink, Outside Hitter, LIU Brooklyn MOLTEN/NEC DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK WEEK 1: Natalia Rivera, Libero, LIU Brooklyn MOLTEN/NEC ROOKIE OF THE WEEK WEEK 1: Erika Ward, Libero, Bryant
#1 DEJA TAMLIN - SENIOR OUTSIDE HITTER - INKSTER, MICH. SEASON CATEGORY CAREER 9, at Butler (8/26/17)............KILLS...........................................10 at Duquesne (9/27/16) .278, At Butler (8/26/17).......HITTING %.................................... .357 vs. FDU (10/29/16) 5, vs. Stony Brook (8/25/17)..DIGS ............................................12 at Kent State (9/6/16) .................................................SERVICE ACES...................................................................... 2.0, vs. Oakland (8/26/17).....BLOCKS........................................................4.0, Four times 10.0, at YSU (8/29/17)............POINTS....................................12.0 at Duquesne (9/27/16)
#10 ALLIE YURKOVICH - JUNIOR LIBERO/DEFENSIVE SPECIALIST - JEFFERSON HILLS, PA. SEASON CATEGORY CAREER 1, at butler (8/26/17)............KILLS..............................................................1, three Times 1.000, at butler (8/26/17).....HITTING %................................................ 1.000, two times 16, Three times......................DIGS .................................22 vs. Gardner-Webb (8/26/16) 3, vs. oakland (8/26/17)........SERVICE ACES................................4 vs. Bryant (11/14/15) .................................................BLOCKS................................................................................. 3, vs. oakland (8/26/17)........POINTS....................................12.0 at Duquesne (9/27/16)
#2 ALYSON LONDOT - FRESHMAN OUTSIDE HITTER - UTICA, OHIO SEASON CATEGORY CAREER 15, vs. Oakland (8/26/17.......KILLS...........................................15, vs. Oakland (8/26/17) .219 vs. Stony Brook (8/25/17).HITTING %........................... .219 vs. Stony Brook (8/25/17) 15, vs. Oakland (8/26/17)......DIGS ..........................................15, vs. Oakland (8/26/17) 3, vs. Oakland (8/26/17)........SERVICE ACES..............................3, vs. Oakland (8/26/17) 2, vs. Oakland (8/26/17)........BLOCKS.........................................2, vs. Oakland (8/26/17) 19.5, vs. Oakland (8/26/17)...POINTS....................................19.5, vs. Oakland (8/26/17)
#11 HOLLY BRENNAN - JUNIOR OPPOSITE - COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO. SEASON CATEGORY CAREER .................................................KILLS..................................................................................... .................................................HITTING %............................................................................ 3, at butler (8/26/17)............DIGS .................................................3, at butler (8/26/17) .................................................SERVICE ACES....................................1 vs. FDU (10/29/16) .................................................BLOCKS................................................................................. .................................................POINTS...............................................1 vs. FDU (10/29/16)
#3 ERIKA WILT - FRESHMAN OUTSIDE HITTER/DEFENSIVE SPECIALIST - TEMPERANCE, MICH. SEASON CATEGORY CAREER 1, vs. Oakland (8/26/17)........KILLS.............................................1, vs. Oakland (8/26/17) 1.000, vs. Oakland (8/26/17) HITTING %.............................1.000, vs. Oakland (8/26/17) 8, vs. Stony brook (8/25/17)..DIGS ..................................... 8, vs. Stony brook (8/25/17) .................................................SERVICE ACES........................................................................ .................................................BLOCKS................................................................................... 1.0, vs. oakland (8/26/17)......POINTS...................................... 1.0, vs. oakland (8/26/17)
#12 BRIANNA FRAKES - SENIOR SETTER - CLARKSTON, MICH. SEASON CATEGORY CAREER 2, vs. Stony Brook (8/25/17)......KILLS..................................5, At Sacred Heart (11/7/2015) .667, vs. Stony Brook (8/25/17).....HITTING %.............................................. 1.000, Two times 11, at YSU (8/29/17)..................DIGS ...........................19 vs. Youngstown State (9/13/16) 4, at butler (8/26/17)............SERVICE ACES...................................4, at butler (8/26/17) 3.0, vs. stony brook (8/25/17)....BLOCKS........................................................4.0, Two times 4.5, vs. stony brook (8/25/17)...POINTS........................................................7.0, Two times
#4 LIZ CAMPBELL - JUNIOR SETTER - SPRINGFIELD, OHIO SEASON CATEGORY CAREER .................................................KILS.............................................3 vs. Bucknell (9/3/2016) -.125, vs. stony brook (8/25/17).HITTING %............................... 1.000 vs. Brown (9/12/15) .................................................DIGS ......................................11 vs. Georgetown (9/4/15) .................................................SERVICE ACES........................................................................ .................................................BLOCKS................................................................................... .................................................POINTS....................................................................................
#14 TAYLOR LORD - JUNIOR OUTSIDE HITTER - INWOOD, W.VA. SEASON CATEGORY CAREER 21, at YSU (8/29/17)..................KILLS...............................................................21, Two times .314, at YSU (8/29/17)............HITTING %............ .478 vs. St. Francis Brooklyn (11/1/15) 23, at YSU (8/29/17)...............DIGS .............................................26 vs. Bryant (11/14/15) 4, vs. stony brook (8/25/17).SERVICE ACES..............................................4, Four Times 1.0, At YSU (8/29/17)..............BLOCKS.......................................6.0, vs. Bucknell (9/3/16) 21.5, at YSU (8/29/17)............POINTS.......................................23.5 at Bryant (10/23/16)
#5 WHITNEY BROWN - FRESHMAN SETTER - PITTSBURGH, PA. SEASON CATEGORY CAREER .................................................KILLS....................................................................................... .000, two times......................HITTING %................................................. .000, three times 18, at butler (8/26/17).......... DIGS ...............................................18, at butler (8/26/17) 3, at butler (8/26/17).............SERVICE ACES............................ .....8, at butler (8/26/17) .................................................BLOCKS................................................................................. 3.0 at butler (8/26/17) ...........POINTS...........................................3.0 at butler (8/26/17)
#15 JESSIE KACZMAREK - JUNIOR LIBERO/DEFENSIVE SPECIALIST - ROLLA, MO. SEASON CATEGORY CAREER .................................................KILLS....................................................................................... .................................................HITTING %.............................................................................. 2, vs. oakland (8/26/17)........DIGS .............................................2, vs. oakland (8/26/17) .................................................SERVICE ACES........................................................................ .................................................BLOCKS................................................................................... .................................................POINTS...................................................................................
#6 SKYLAR CLEMENTS - FRESHMAN MIDDLE BLOCKER - LITTLETON, COLO. SEASON CATEGORY CAREER 6, at butler (8/26/17).............KILLS..................................................6, at butler (8/26/17) .235 at butler (8/26/17)........HITTING %................................... .235 at butler (8/26/17) 1, at butler (8/26/17).............DIGS ..................................................1 at butler (8/26/17) ................................................. SERVICE ACES...................................................................... 2.0, at butler (8/26/17).......... BLOCKS..........................................2.0 at butler (8/26/17) 6.5, at butler (8/26/17)...........POINTS..........................................6.5, at butler (8/26/17)
#16 CAROLINE BAIN - FRESHMAN RIGHTSIDE - LOWER BURRELL, PA. SEASON CATEGORY CAREER 6, Two times...........................KILLS.................................................................6, two times .364, at butler (8/26/17).......HITTING %.....................................364, at butler (8/26/17) 3, vs. oakland (8/26/17)........DIGS ..............................................3, vs. oakland (8/26/17) .................................................SERVICE ACES........................................................................ 3.0, at YSU (8/29/17)..............BLOCKS................................................3.0, at YSU (8/29/17) 7.5, at YSU (8/29/17)..............POINTS................................................7.5, at YSU (8/29/17)
#7 MARIA ALFANO - FRESHMAN MIDDLE BLOCKER - CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP, PA. SEASON CATEGORY CAREER 8, Two Times.............................................KILLS................................................................8, Two times .318 at YSU (8/29/17)..............HITTING %................ .227, vs. eastern michigan (8/25/17) 4, vs. eastern Michigan (8/25/17).DIGS ..............................4, vs. Eastern Michigan (8/25/17) .................................................SERVICE ACES........................................................................ 6.0, at YSU (8/29/17)..............BLOCKS................................................6.0, at YSU (8/29/17) 11.0, at YSU (8/29/17)............POINTS..............................................11.0, at YSU (8/29/17)
#17 MIRNA SARJANOVIC - FRESHMAN OUTSIDE HITTER - ZAGREB, CROATIA SEASON CATEGORY CAREER 12, vs. oakland (8/26/17)......KILLS............................................12, vs. oakland (8/26/17) .265, vs. oakland (8/26/17)...HITTING %............................... .265, vs. oakland (8/26/17) 11, vs. oakland (8/26/17)......DIGS ........................................... 11, vs. oakland (8/26/17) 2, vs. oakland (8/26/17)........SERVICE ACES.............................. 2, vs. oakland (8/26/17) 3.0, at YSU (8/29/17)..............BLOCKS...............................................3.0, at YSU (8/29/17) 15.0, vs. oakland (8/26/17)...POINTS........................................11, vs. oakland (8/26/17)
#8 EMMA GRANGER - FRESHMAN MIDDLE BLOCKER - DALTON, OHIO SEASON CATEGORY CAREER 15, vs. stony brook (8/25/17)..KILLS.....................................15, vs. stony brook (8/25/17) .500, vs. stony brook (8/25/17).HITTING %......................... .500, vs. stony brook (8/25/17) 5, vs. Oakland (8/26/17)........DIGS ..............................................5, vs. oakland (8/26/17) 3, Two times...........................SERVICE ACES..................................................3, Two Times 8.0, At YSU (8/29/17)..............BLOCKS...............................................8.0, At YSU (8/29/17) 18.5, vs. stony brook (8/25/17).POINTS.................................18.5, vs. stony brook (8/25/17)
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2017 ROBERT MORRIS COLONIALS VOLLEYBALL
ROBERT MORRIS WHEN... GENERAL Overall Home Away Neutral Non-Conference Conference Conference Home Conference Road
2017 1-4 0-0 0-2 1-2 1-4 0-0 0-0 0-0
UNDER STARR 107-124 51-32 45-52 11-40 32-94 75-29 37-15 38-14
BY SETS 3-Set Match 4-Set Match 5-Set Match RMU Wins Set One RMU Loses Set One
0-1 1-1 0-2 1-2 0-2
48-64 39-42 20-18 86-26 21-98
BY KILLS Leading in Kills Trailing in Kills Tied in Kills
1-1 0-3 0-0
64-5 38-118 5-1
BY DIGS Leading in Digs Trailing in Digs Tied in Digs
1-3 0-1 0-0
83-43 23-74 1-7
BY BLOCKS Leading in Blocks Trailing in Blocks Tied in Blocks
0-1 1-3 0-0
84-39 20-70 3-15
BY HITTING PERCENTAGE Leading in Hitting % 1-1 Trailing in Hitting % 0-3 Tied in Hitting % 0-0 Hitting .200 or better 1-0 Hitting below .200 0-4 Opp. Hit Above .200 0-3 Opp. Hit Below .200 1-1 BY SERVICE ACES Leading in Aces 1-1 Trailing in Aces 0-3 Tied in Aces 0-0 MISCELLANEOUS On Monday On Tuesday On Wednesday On Thursday On Friday On Saturday On Sunday In August In September In October In November In December
0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 1-1 0-2 0-0 1-4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
94-14 13-110 ----80-22 27-102 15-93 92-31 73-27 25-79 9-18 1-1 2-17 8-3 1-0 12-32 58-50 25-21 6-21 30-63 45-23 26-15 0-1
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2017 Robert Morris Volleyball Statistics Robert Morris Combined Team Statistics (as of Aug 30, 2017) All matches Overall record: 1-4 Conf: 0-0 Home: 0-0 Away: 0-2 Neutral: 1-2
## Player
10 3 8 7 17 14 2 6 16 1 15 12 4 5 11
YURKOVICH, Allie WILT, Erika GRANGER, Emma ALFANO, Maria SARJANOVIC, Mirna LORD, Taylor LONDOT, Alyson CLEMENTS, Skylar BAIN, Caroline TAMLIN, Deja KACZMAREK, Jessie FRAKES, Brianna CAMPBELL, Liz BROWN, Whitney BRENNAN, Holly ROBERT MORRIS Opponents
Team Statistics ATTACK Ki l l s Errors Total Attacks Attack Pct Kills/Set SET As s i s t s Assists/Set SERVE Aces Errors Aces/Set SERVE RECEPTIONS Errors Errors/Set 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
sp
k
k/s
Attack e
ta
21 1 0.05 0 1 10 1 0.10 0 2 19 54 2.84 20 112 15 26 1.73 9 74 16 25 1.56 8 94 20 42 2.10 22 143 20 44 2.20 23 153 7 10 1.43 6 30 13 16 1.23 10 53 17 21 1.24 15 64 4 0 0.00 0 1 20 3 0.15 3 16 2 0 0.00 1 8 14 0 0.00 1 4 5 0 0.00 5 12 21 243 11.57 123 767 21 260 12.38 113 770 RMU
OPP
243 123 767 .156 11.6
260 113 770 .191 12.4
234 11.1
243 11.6
38 29 1.8
30 37 1.4
30 1.4
38 1.8
349 16.6
322 15.3
4 52 30.0 1.4 13 3
13 103 64.5 3.1 14 4
0 0/0 3/275 0 0
674 2/337 -
pct
Set a a/s
1.000 14 0.67 .500 1 0.10 .304 1 0.05 .230 0 0.00 .181 2 0.12 .140 2 0.10 .137 2 0.10 .133 1 0.14 .113 1 0.08 .094 1 0.06 .000 0 0.00 .000 151 7.55 -.125 0 0.00 -.250 58 4.14 -.417 0 0.00 .156 234 11.14 .191 243 11.57 Date Aug 25 Aug 25 Aug 26 Aug 26 Aug 29
sa
4 0 9 0 3 4 7 0 0 0 0 5 0 6 0 38 30
Serve se sa/s
3 0 10 0 4 3 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 29 37
0.19 0.00 0.47 0.00 0.19 0.20 0.35 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.25 0.00 0.43 0.00 1.81 1.43
Opponent vs Stony Brook vs Eastern Michigan at Butler vs Oakland at Youngstown State
Dig re dig dig/s
12 73 3.48 1 14 1.40 0 10 0.53 0 4 0.27 3 39 2.44 4 73 3.65 10 49 2.45 0 1 0.14 0 6 0.46 0 8 0.47 0 2 0.50 0 33 1.65 0 0 0.00 0 34 2.43 0 3 0.60 30 349 16.62 38 322 15.33 W L L L L
Score 3-1 0-3 2-3 1-3 2-3
bs
Blocking ba total blk/s be bhe points
0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0.00 1 15 16 0.84 0 9 9 0.60 0 6 6 0.38 0 1 1 0.05 2 2 4 0.20 1 2 3 0.43 0 5 5 0.38 0 9 9 0.53 0 0 0 0.00 0 3 3 0.15 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0.00 4 52 30.0 1.43 13 103 64.5 3.07
0 0 4 1 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 13 14
Score by set 25-12,22-25,26-24,25-10 18-25,18-25,21-25 25-21,21-25,18-25,29-27,4-15 25-15,20-25,22-25,15-25 22-25,23-25,25-18,25-18,11-15
Record in 3-set matches:0-1 • Record in 4-set matches:1-1 • Record in 5-set matches:0-2
0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 4
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Att. 282 276 356 267 318
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2017 SCHEDULE AUGUST 25 Fri. vs. Stony Brook 1 vs. Eastern Michigan 1 26 Sat. @ Butler 1 vs. Oakland 1 29 Tue. at Youngstown State SEPTEMBER 1 Fri. vs. Northern Kentucky 2 Canisius 2 2 Sat. vs. Coppin State 2 at Duquesne 2 8 Fri. vs. Siena 3 9 Sat. vs. Navy 3 @ La Salle 3 15 Fri. MIDDLE TENNESSEE 4 Fri. PENN 4 16 Sat. RUTGERS 4 22 Fri. @ Saint Francis U. * 29 Fri. SACRED HEART * 30 Sat. FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON * OCTOBER 6 Fri. @ LIU Brooklyn * 7 Sat. Saint Francis Brooklyn * 13 Fri. @ Bryant * 14 Sat. @ Central Conn. State * 20 Fri. LIU BROOKLYN * 21 Sat. SAINT FRANCIS BROOKLYN * 27 Fri. @ Sacred Heart * 28 Sat. @ Fairleigh Dickinson * 31 Tue. @ West Virginia NOVEMBER 3 Fri. SAINT FRANCIS U. * 10 Fri. BRYANT * 11 Sat. CENTRAL CONN. STATE * NEC TOURNAMENT 18 Sat. Semifinals ! 19 Sun. Final ! 1 2 3 4 * ! @
C O L O N I A L S
( 1 - 4 | 0 - 0 N E C )
ROBERT MORRIS AT DUQUESNE INVITATIONAL W, 3-1 L, 0-3 L, 2-3 L, 1-3 L, 2-3 1:00 p.m. 5:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 3:00 p.m. 11:30 a.m. 4:30 p.m. 1:30 p.m. 6:30 p.m. 12:30 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 5:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. 7: 00 p.m. 5:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 5:00 p.m. TBA TBA
Bulldog Brawl Tournament (@ Butler) Duquesne Tournament (@ Duquesne) La Salle/Penn Tournament (@ La Salle/Penn) Robert Morris Invitational (@ Robet Morris) Northeast Conference Match Northeast Conference Tournament NCAA Tournament
LAST TIME OUT - AT YOUNGSTOWN STATE
After falling behind two matches to none, the Robert Morris Colonials delivered consecutive 25-18 victories to force a fifth set before falling 15-11 to the Penguins in the fifth set. Junior outside hitter Taylor Lord tied her career-high with 21 kills while adding 23 digs. It marked Lord’s eighth-career 20-plus dig performance as well as her second double-double of the season. Lord also hit at a .314 clip. Freshman middle blocker Emma Granger added nine kills while classmate Maria Alfano chipped in with eight kills and hit .318. Granger tallied eight total blocks (seven block assists). Senior Deja Tamlin totaled seven kills and six block assists. Senior setter Brianna Frakes notched her third 30-plus assist match of the season with a match-high 31 helpers. Freshman setter Whitney Brown added 19 assists. UP NEXT
The Colonials travel to nearby Pittsburgh to take part in the Duquesne Invitational this weekend. RMU will square off against Northern Kentucky on Friday, Sept. 1 at 1 p.m. before finishing play on day one at 5 p.m. against Canisius. The Colonials then take on Coppin Staate on Saturday, Sept. 2 at 1 p.m. before finishing tourament play with host Duquesne at 6 p.m. SCOUTING NORTHERN KENTUCKY
Northern Kentucky (0-0) opens its 2017 season against Robert Morris. This will mark the first-ever meeting between the two schools. NKU was scheduled to open its season last weekend at the Barcelona HBU Classic in Houston. The tournament was cancelled due to the impact of Hurricane Harvey, which brought historic and widespread flooding throughout the Houston area. SCOUTING CANISIUS
The Griffins enter play this weekend with a 1-2 record after opening the season at the Buffalo Invitational. RMU holds an 8-9 mark all-time against Canisius. The teams last met Sept. 10, 2010 as the Griffins earned a 3-0 win. SCOUTING COPPIN STATE
The Lady Eagles come into the weekend with an 0-3 record after opening the season at the Crosstown Invite. Robert Morris and Coppin State meet for the eighth time with the Colonials holding a perfect 7-0 mark. RMU and CSU last met in 2007. SCOUTING DUQUESNE
Duquesne enters play this weekend at 0-3 after competing in the Hampton Inn Invitational. The Dukes and Colonials will meet for the 40th time with Duquesne holding a 30-9 edge in the series. The Dukes knocked off the Colonials 3-0 last season. ABOUT ROBERT MORRIS
The Colonials were predicted to finish in fith-place in the 2017 NEC Preseason Coaches’ Poll. RMU missed qualifying for its 18th consecutive NEC Tournament by just one game last season. In each of the last 18 seasons, the Colonials have posted a winning record in league competition, which stands as the longest such streak of any NEC member, past or present.
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Allie Yurkovich | 5-7 | JR | L/DS One of just two Colonials to play in all 115 sets last season; Third on the team and ninth in the NEC last season in digs (3.23); Tallied a career-high 22 digs against Gardner-Webb on Aug. 26, 2016
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Brianna Frakes | 5-10 | SR | S Led the team with 910 assists and ranked second in the league with 8.43 assists/set; Recorded 30+ assists in 16 of 30 matches last season; Ranked third on the team in attack percentage (.212)
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Taylor Lord | 5-9 | JR | OH Ranked second on the team last season in kills per set (2.35) and digs per set (3.56); Was second in the NEC in service aces per set (0.41); Recorded career-high 21 kills at Bryant
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RMU QUICK FACTS UNIVERSITY INFORMATION LOCATION Moon Township, Pa. FOUNDED 1921 ENROLLMENT 5,358 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 Dr. Christopher B. Howard ATHLETIC DIRECTOR Craig Coleman, M.D. MEDIA RELATIONS WEBSITE www.rmucolonials.com VOLLEYBALL CONTACT Jeff DeBaldo Office Phone (412) 397-6070 Office Fax (412) 397-4943 E-Mail [email protected] Mailing Address 6001 University Boulevard Moon Township, Pa. 15108 SOCIAL MEDIA FACEBOOK TWITTER INSTAGRAM
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COACHING STAFF HEAD COACH Alma Mater Tenure at RMU Record at RMU Career Record (DI) ASSISTANT COACH Alma Mater Tenure at RMU VOLUNTEER ASSISTANT Tenure at RMU ATHLETIC TRAINER STUDENT MANAGER
Dale Starr Northern Colorado ‘95 Eighth season 107-124 203-205 Danny Doherty Kent State ‘10 Seventh season Matt Stehlik Fifth season Stacy Ogden, ATC Ella Johnson
MUSKET SHOTS LORD OF THE DANCE Against Youngstown State, junior outside hitter Taylor Lord matched her career-high with 21 kills while hitting at a .314 clip. She added 23 digs to tally her second double-double of the season. Her 23 digs also marked the eighth time in her career that she totaled 20-plus digs in a single match. She currently ranks eighth in the NEC with 3.65 digs/set. ACING THE COMPETITION Robert Morris currently leads the league and the country with 38 service aces. The Colonials have five more aces than Fordham, which ranks second nationally. Individually, RMU has two players in the top 30 in the nation in total aces. Freshman middle blocker Emma Granger ranks 10th with nine aces while classmate Alyson Londot is 27th with seven aces. RMU is the only school in the NEC to have two players rank among the top 30 individually in aces. Sacred Heart’s Cassandra Lew is tied with Londot. CAN YOU DIG IT RMU leads the NEC and ranks second in the country with 349 digs (16.62/set). The Colonials also rank among the nation’s best in team assists (234 - first) and team kills (243 - second). GRANGER LAUDED AS NEC PRIME PERFORMER Emma Granger was honored as an NEC Prime Performer for her exploits during the opening weekend of the season at the Butler Bulldog Brawl. She was named to the All-Tournament team after she hit at a .352 clip in 14 sets. She also averaged 3.21 kills per set while tallying 13-plus kills in three of four matches. She hit .500 with 15 kills against Stony Brook. Granger hit .346 with 13 kills against Oakland. WELCOME FRESHMAN Head coach Dale Starr welcomes eight freshmen to the team in 2017 including Maria Alfano, Caroline Bain, Whitney Brown, Skylar Clements, Emma Granger, Alyson Londot, Mirna Sarjanovic and Erika Wilt. This matches the 2014 squad for the most freshmen on a Dale Starr coached Colonial team. The previous high was six back in 2015. CHALLENGE ACCEPTED The Colonials will have to find a way to replace the production of four-time All-NEC honoree Arden Fisher. Fisher became just the third RMU player in program history to earn All-NEC honors all four years of her career. Fisher was a second-team honoree her first three years before earning first-team laurels in 2016. She became the first volleyball player in in RMU history to record 1,000-plus career kills (1,246) and 1,500-plus career digs (1,852). Her 598 digs last season ranks second in the individual single-season records. She also finished her career ranked second in career digs and fifth in career kills. A HISTORIC RUN Robert Morris recorded its 18th consecutive winning record in NEC play. By doing so, the Colonials extended the longest such streak of any NEC member, past or present. Over that timespan, RMU has gone 162-42 in conference play: 1999: 9-0 2004: 8-0 2009: 11-5 2014: 12-2 2000: 8-1 2005: 7-1 2010: 13-3 2015: 11-3 2001: 8-1 2006: 5-3 2011: 10-6 2016: 8-6 2002: 9-0 2007: 6-2 2012: 13-3 2003: 8-0 2008: 8-0 2013: 8-6
TEAM INFORMATION FIRST SEASON OF VOLLEYBALL 1981 ALL-TIME VOLLEYBALL RECORD 463-524 NEC TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSHIPS 8 NEC REGULAR-SEASON TITLES 6 NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES 6 2015 vs. Ohio State | L, 0-3 (13-25, 16-25, 11-25) 2003 vs. Penn State | L, 0-3 (10-30, 18-30, 11-30) 2002 vs. Ohio State | L, 0-3 (22-30, 20-30, 16-30) 2001 vs. Ohio State | L, 0-3 (17-30, 16-30, 13-30) 2000 vs. Minnesota | L, 0-3 (1-15, 6-15, 2-15) 1999 vs. Penn State | L, 0-3 (1-15, 1-15, 2-15) 2016 OVERALL RECORD 14-16 2016 NEC RECORD | FINISH 8-6 | 5th 2017 NEC PRESEASON POLL 5th LETTERWINNERS LOST (2016) 4 LETTERWINNERS RETURNING (2017) 9
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2017 ROSTER NO. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 11 12 14 15 16 17
NAME Deja Tamlin Alyson Londot Erika Wilt Liz Campbell Whitney Brown Skylar Clements Maria Alfano Emma Granger Allie Yurkovich Holly Brennan Brianna Frakes Taylor Lord Jessie Kaczmarek Caroline Bain Mirna Sarjanovic
POS OH OH OH/DS S S MB MB MB L/DS RS S OH L/DS RS OH
YR Sr. Fr. Fr. Jr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Jr. Jr. Sr. Jr. Jr. Fr. Fr.
HT 5-9 5-10 5-9 6-0 5-7 6-3 6-2 6-4 5-7 5-11 5-10 5-9 5-5 6-0 6-0
THE DALE STARR FILE HOMETOWN/HIGH SCHOOL Inkster, Mich./Wayne Memorial Utica, Ohio/Utica Temperance, Mich./Bedford Springfield, Ohio/Shawnee Pittsburgh, Pa./Avonworth Littleton, Colo./Mountain Vista Cranberry Township, Pa./Seneca Valley Dalton, Ohio/Dalton Jefferson Hills, Pa./Thomas Jefferson Colorado Springs, Colo./Rampart Clarkston, Mich./Clarkston Inwood, W. Va./Musselman Rolla, Mo./Rolla Lower Burrell, Pa./Oakland Catholic Zagreb, Croatia/Vth Gymnasium
Head Coach: Dale Starr (eighth season at Robert Morris; Northern Colorado ‘95) Assistant Coach: Danny Doherty (seventh season at Robert Morris; Kent State ‘10) Volunteer Assistant: Matt Stehlik (fifth season at Robert Morris)
Deja Tamlin Allie Yurkovich
DAY-sha YER-kuh-vitch
Danny Doherty Matt Stehlik
DOE-her-tee stell-ICK
LETTERWINNERS RETURNING 7
Holly Brennan | Jr. - OPP Liz Campbell | Jr. - S Brianna Frakes | Sr. - S Jessie Kaczmarek | Jr. - L/DS Taylor Lord | Jr. - OH Deja Tamlin | Sr. - OH Allie Yurkovich | Jr. - L/DS
LOST
Leah Dunivan | Sr. - MB Arden Fisher | Sr. - OH Kendra Harlow | Fr. - MB April Krivoniak | Sr. - OPP Schaely Renfrew | Jr. - L/DS Brianna Schmid | So. - MB
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2 S OH 5 OPP S L/DS OH L/DS 8 MB RS S MB MB OH OH OH/DS
BY STATE/COUNTRY
COLORADO Holly Brennan Skylar Clements CROATIA Mirna Sarjanovic MICHIGAN Brianna Frakes Deja Tamlin Erika Wilt MISSOURI Jessie Kaczmarek OHIO Liz Campbell Emma Granger Alyson Londot PENNSYLVANIA Maria Alfano Caroline Bain Whitney Brown Allie Yurkovich WEST VIRGINIA Taylor Lord
RECORD/FINISH 1-4 14-16 / 5th 19-13 / 2nd 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
RMU’s recent success is due in part to a dominant team blocking effort, an area which Starr completely overhauled in his first season with the program. As a result, the Colonials have ranked third or better in the Northeast Conference in team blocking in six of Starr’s seven seasons at the helm. Starr has continued the proud tradition of RMU volleyball. He has guided the Colonials to a 75-29 mark in league play and has defeated every team in the conference at least four times. In 2016 RMU tallied an 8-6 mark in NEC play and finished with a winning conference record for the 18th consecutive season, extending the longest such streak of any NEC member, past or present. Under Starr’s guidance, the Colonials ranked in the top three in the NEC in six categories. Starr led the Colonials to their eighth NEC Tournament title in 2015, the first in six appearances with Starr at the helm. Robert Morris defeated three-time defending NEC champion LIU Brooklyn on its home court in an epic 3-1 comeback after RMU dropped set one. Robert Morris received an automatic bid to the 2015 NCAA Tournament, where the Colonials fell to Ohio State in the First Round. Robert Morris’ 19 wins in 2015 are the most achieved in a season under Starr.
ROSTER BREAKDOWN BY CLASS SENIORS Brianna Frakes Deja Tamlin JUNIORS Holly Brennan Liz Campbell Jessie Kaczmarek Taylor Lord Allie Yurkovich FRESHMEN Maria Alfano Caroline Bain Whitney Brown Skylar Clements Emma Granger Alyson Londot Mirna Sarjanovic Erika Wilt
STARR AS A HEAD COACH YEAR SCHOOL 2017 Robert Morris 2016 Robert Morris 2015 Robert Morris 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
203-205 107-124 77-29
Dale Starr enters his eighth season as the head coach of the Robert Morris University volleyball team in 2017.
PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Maria Alfano al-FAWN-o Skylar Clements KLUH-ments Brianna Frakes bree-ANN-uh FRAYKS Jessie Kaczmarek kaz-MARE-ik Mirna Sarjanovic meerna sar-YAWN-ovich
RECORDS OVERALL (DI) AT ROBERT MORRIS AGAINST THE NEC
2 Jr. - OPP Fr. - MB 1 Fr. - OH 3 Sr. - S Sr. - OH Fr. - OH/DS 1 Jr. - L/DS 3 Jr. - S Fr. - MB Fr. - OH 4 Fr. - MB Fr. - RS Fr. - S Jr. - L/DS 1 Jr. - OH
In 2014, Starr saw his team compile its best conference record (12-2) during his tenure. He led the Colonials to their first NEC Tournament title match since 2010 and had three student-athletes earn All-NEC accolades – a season best under his direction. RMU paced the league in blocks, averaging 2.41 per set and 2.92 in conference matches. The Colonials also finished second in digs, opponent hitting percentage, and hitting percentage. Starr guided the 2013 RMU team to its 15th-consecutive NEC Tournament berth, finishing the conference slate with an 8-6 record. 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 14thconsecutive 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. Academically, the team won the conference’s Team GPA award for the second-straight academic year, as the mark of 3.65 doubled as the highest mark among all of RMU’s athletic programs. 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. 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. 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 then competed in its 13th league championship match, extending its own conference record.
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AROUND THE NEC 2017 STANDINGS SCHOOL NEC PCT OVR PCT LIU Brooklyn Bryant Central Connecticut Sacred Heart Saint Francis U St. Francis Brooklyn Fairleigh Dickinson ROBERT MORRIS
0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
.000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000
3-1 2-2 1-2 1-2 1-2 1-3 1-3 1-4
.750 .500 .333 .333 .333 .250 .250 .200
MOLTEN/NEC PLAYER OF THE WEEK WEEK 1: Viktoria Fink, Outside Hitter, LIU Brooklyn MOLTEN/NEC DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK WEEK 1: Natalia Rivera, Libero, LIU Brooklyn MOLTEN/NEC ROOKIE OF THE WEEK WEEK 1: Erika Ward, Libero, Bryant
#1 DEJA TAMLIN - SENIOR OUTSIDE HITTER - INKSTER, MICH. SEASON CATEGORY CAREER 9, at Butler (8/26/17)............KILLS...........................................10 at Duquesne (9/27/16) .278, At Butler (8/26/17).......HITTING %.................................... .357 vs. FDU (10/29/16) 5, vs. Stony Brook (8/25/17)..DIGS ............................................12 at Kent State (9/6/16) .................................................SERVICE ACES...................................................................... 2.0, vs. Oakland (8/26/17).....BLOCKS........................................................4.0, Four times 10.0, at YSU (8/29/17)............POINTS....................................12.0 at Duquesne (9/27/16)
#10 ALLIE YURKOVICH - JUNIOR LIBERO/DEFENSIVE SPECIALIST - JEFFERSON HILLS, PA. SEASON CATEGORY CAREER 1, at butler (8/26/17)............KILLS..............................................................1, three Times 1.000, at butler (8/26/17).....HITTING %................................................ 1.000, two times 16, Three times......................DIGS .................................22 vs. Gardner-Webb (8/26/16) 3, vs. oakland (8/26/17)........SERVICE ACES................................4 vs. Bryant (11/14/15) .................................................BLOCKS................................................................................. 3, vs. oakland (8/26/17)........POINTS....................................12.0 at Duquesne (9/27/16)
#2 ALYSON LONDOT - FRESHMAN OUTSIDE HITTER - UTICA, OHIO SEASON CATEGORY CAREER 15, vs. Oakland (8/26/17.......KILLS...........................................15, vs. Oakland (8/26/17) .219 vs. Stony Brook (8/25/17).HITTING %........................... .219 vs. Stony Brook (8/25/17) 15, vs. Oakland (8/26/17)......DIGS ..........................................15, vs. Oakland (8/26/17) 3, vs. Oakland (8/26/17)........SERVICE ACES..............................3, vs. Oakland (8/26/17) 2, vs. Oakland (8/26/17)........BLOCKS.........................................2, vs. Oakland (8/26/17) 19.5, vs. Oakland (8/26/17)...POINTS....................................19.5, vs. Oakland (8/26/17)
#11 HOLLY BRENNAN - JUNIOR OPPOSITE - COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO. SEASON CATEGORY CAREER .................................................KILLS..................................................................................... .................................................HITTING %............................................................................ 3, at butler (8/26/17)............DIGS .................................................3, at butler (8/26/17) .................................................SERVICE ACES....................................1 vs. FDU (10/29/16) .................................................BLOCKS................................................................................. .................................................POINTS...............................................1 vs. FDU (10/29/16)
#3 ERIKA WILT - FRESHMAN OUTSIDE HITTER/DEFENSIVE SPECIALIST - TEMPERANCE, MICH. SEASON CATEGORY CAREER 1, vs. Oakland (8/26/17)........KILLS.............................................1, vs. Oakland (8/26/17) 1.000, vs. Oakland (8/26/17) HITTING %.............................1.000, vs. Oakland (8/26/17) 8, vs. Stony brook (8/25/17)..DIGS ..................................... 8, vs. Stony brook (8/25/17) .................................................SERVICE ACES........................................................................ .................................................BLOCKS................................................................................... 1.0, vs. oakland (8/26/17)......POINTS...................................... 1.0, vs. oakland (8/26/17)
#12 BRIANNA FRAKES - SENIOR SETTER - CLARKSTON, MICH. SEASON CATEGORY CAREER 2, vs. Stony Brook (8/25/17)......KILLS..................................5, At Sacred Heart (11/7/2015) .667, vs. Stony Brook (8/25/17).....HITTING %.............................................. 1.000, Two times 11, at YSU (8/29/17)..................DIGS ...........................19 vs. Youngstown State (9/13/16) 4, at butler (8/26/17)............SERVICE ACES...................................4, at butler (8/26/17) 3.0, vs. stony brook (8/25/17)....BLOCKS........................................................4.0, Two times 4.5, vs. stony brook (8/25/17)...POINTS........................................................7.0, Two times
#4 LIZ CAMPBELL - JUNIOR SETTER - SPRINGFIELD, OHIO SEASON CATEGORY CAREER .................................................KILS.............................................3 vs. Bucknell (9/3/2016) -.125, vs. stony brook (8/25/17).HITTING %............................... 1.000 vs. Brown (9/12/15) .................................................DIGS ......................................11 vs. Georgetown (9/4/15) .................................................SERVICE ACES........................................................................ .................................................BLOCKS................................................................................... .................................................POINTS....................................................................................
#14 TAYLOR LORD - JUNIOR OUTSIDE HITTER - INWOOD, W.VA. SEASON CATEGORY CAREER 21, at YSU (8/29/17)..................KILLS...............................................................21, Two times .314, at YSU (8/29/17)............HITTING %............ .478 vs. St. Francis Brooklyn (11/1/15) 23, at YSU (8/29/17)...............DIGS .............................................26 vs. Bryant (11/14/15) 4, vs. stony brook (8/25/17).SERVICE ACES..............................................4, Four Times 1.0, At YSU (8/29/17)..............BLOCKS.......................................6.0, vs. Bucknell (9/3/16) 21.5, at YSU (8/29/17)............POINTS.......................................23.5 at Bryant (10/23/16)
#5 WHITNEY BROWN - FRESHMAN SETTER - PITTSBURGH, PA. SEASON CATEGORY CAREER .................................................KILLS....................................................................................... .000, two times......................HITTING %................................................. .000, three times 18, at butler (8/26/17).......... DIGS ...............................................18, at butler (8/26/17) 3, at butler (8/26/17).............SERVICE ACES............................ .....8, at butler (8/26/17) .................................................BLOCKS................................................................................. 3.0 at butler (8/26/17) ...........POINTS...........................................3.0 at butler (8/26/17)
#15 JESSIE KACZMAREK - JUNIOR LIBERO/DEFENSIVE SPECIALIST - ROLLA, MO. SEASON CATEGORY CAREER .................................................KILLS....................................................................................... .................................................HITTING %.............................................................................. 2, vs. oakland (8/26/17)........DIGS .............................................2, vs. oakland (8/26/17) .................................................SERVICE ACES........................................................................ .................................................BLOCKS................................................................................... .................................................POINTS...................................................................................
#6 SKYLAR CLEMENTS - FRESHMAN MIDDLE BLOCKER - LITTLETON, COLO. SEASON CATEGORY CAREER 6, at butler (8/26/17).............KILLS..................................................6, at butler (8/26/17) .235 at butler (8/26/17)........HITTING %................................... .235 at butler (8/26/17) 1, at butler (8/26/17).............DIGS ..................................................1 at butler (8/26/17) ................................................. SERVICE ACES...................................................................... 2.0, at butler (8/26/17).......... BLOCKS..........................................2.0 at butler (8/26/17) 6.5, at butler (8/26/17)...........POINTS..........................................6.5, at butler (8/26/17)
#16 CAROLINE BAIN - FRESHMAN RIGHTSIDE - LOWER BURRELL, PA. SEASON CATEGORY CAREER 6, Two times...........................KILLS.................................................................6, two times .364, at butler (8/26/17).......HITTING %.....................................364, at butler (8/26/17) 3, vs. oakland (8/26/17)........DIGS ..............................................3, vs. oakland (8/26/17) .................................................SERVICE ACES........................................................................ 3.0, at YSU (8/29/17)..............BLOCKS................................................3.0, at YSU (8/29/17) 7.5, at YSU (8/29/17)..............POINTS................................................7.5, at YSU (8/29/17)
#7 MARIA ALFANO - FRESHMAN MIDDLE BLOCKER - CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP, PA. SEASON CATEGORY CAREER 8, Two Times.............................................KILLS................................................................8, Two times .318 at YSU (8/29/17)..............HITTING %................ .227, vs. eastern michigan (8/25/17) 4, vs. eastern Michigan (8/25/17).DIGS ..............................4, vs. Eastern Michigan (8/25/17) .................................................SERVICE ACES........................................................................ 6.0, at YSU (8/29/17)..............BLOCKS................................................6.0, at YSU (8/29/17) 11.0, at YSU (8/29/17)............POINTS..............................................11.0, at YSU (8/29/17)
#17 MIRNA SARJANOVIC - FRESHMAN OUTSIDE HITTER - ZAGREB, CROATIA SEASON CATEGORY CAREER 12, vs. oakland (8/26/17)......KILLS............................................12, vs. oakland (8/26/17) .265, vs. oakland (8/26/17)...HITTING %............................... .265, vs. oakland (8/26/17) 11, vs. oakland (8/26/17)......DIGS ........................................... 11, vs. oakland (8/26/17) 2, vs. oakland (8/26/17)........SERVICE ACES.............................. 2, vs. oakland (8/26/17) 3.0, at YSU (8/29/17)..............BLOCKS...............................................3.0, at YSU (8/29/17) 15.0, vs. oakland (8/26/17)...POINTS........................................11, vs. oakland (8/26/17)
#8 EMMA GRANGER - FRESHMAN MIDDLE BLOCKER - DALTON, OHIO SEASON CATEGORY CAREER 15, vs. stony brook (8/25/17)..KILLS.....................................15, vs. stony brook (8/25/17) .500, vs. stony brook (8/25/17).HITTING %......................... .500, vs. stony brook (8/25/17) 5, vs. Oakland (8/26/17)........DIGS ..............................................5, vs. oakland (8/26/17) 3, Two times...........................SERVICE ACES..................................................3, Two Times 8.0, At YSU (8/29/17)..............BLOCKS...............................................8.0, At YSU (8/29/17) 18.5, vs. stony brook (8/25/17).POINTS.................................18.5, vs. stony brook (8/25/17)
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ROBERT MORRIS AT DUQUESNE INVITATIONAL
2017 ROBERT MORRIS COLONIALS VOLLEYBALL
ROBERT MORRIS WHEN... GENERAL Overall Home Away Neutral Non-Conference Conference Conference Home Conference Road
2017 1-4 0-0 0-2 1-2 1-4 0-0 0-0 0-0
UNDER STARR 107-124 51-32 45-52 11-40 32-94 75-29 37-15 38-14
BY SETS 3-Set Match 4-Set Match 5-Set Match RMU Wins Set One RMU Loses Set One
0-1 1-1 0-2 1-2 0-2
48-64 39-42 20-18 86-26 21-98
BY KILLS Leading in Kills Trailing in Kills Tied in Kills
1-1 0-3 0-0
64-5 38-118 5-1
BY DIGS Leading in Digs Trailing in Digs Tied in Digs
1-3 0-1 0-0
83-43 23-74 1-7
BY BLOCKS Leading in Blocks Trailing in Blocks Tied in Blocks
0-1 1-3 0-0
84-39 20-70 3-15
BY HITTING PERCENTAGE Leading in Hitting % 1-1 Trailing in Hitting % 0-3 Tied in Hitting % 0-0 Hitting .200 or better 1-0 Hitting below .200 0-4 Opp. Hit Above .200 0-3 Opp. Hit Below .200 1-1 BY SERVICE ACES Leading in Aces 1-1 Trailing in Aces 0-3 Tied in Aces 0-0 MISCELLANEOUS On Monday On Tuesday On Wednesday On Thursday On Friday On Saturday On Sunday In August In September In October In November In December
0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 1-1 0-2 0-0 1-4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
94-14 13-110 ----80-22 27-102 15-93 92-31 73-27 25-79 9-18 1-1 2-17 8-3 1-0 12-32 58-50 25-21 6-21 30-63 45-23 26-15 0-1
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2017 Robert Morris Volleyball Statistics Robert Morris Combined Team Statistics (as of Aug 30, 2017) All matches Overall record: 1-4 Conf: 0-0 Home: 0-0 Away: 0-2 Neutral: 1-2
## Player
10 3 8 7 17 14 2 6 16 1 15 12 4 5 11
YURKOVICH, Allie WILT, Erika GRANGER, Emma ALFANO, Maria SARJANOVIC, Mirna LORD, Taylor LONDOT, Alyson CLEMENTS, Skylar BAIN, Caroline TAMLIN, Deja KACZMAREK, Jessie FRAKES, Brianna CAMPBELL, Liz BROWN, Whitney BRENNAN, Holly ROBERT MORRIS Opponents
Team Statistics ATTACK Ki l l s Errors Total Attacks Attack Pct Kills/Set SET As s i s t s Assists/Set SERVE Aces Errors Aces/Set SERVE RECEPTIONS Errors Errors/Set 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
sp
k
k/s
Attack e
ta
21 1 0.05 0 1 10 1 0.10 0 2 19 54 2.84 20 112 15 26 1.73 9 74 16 25 1.56 8 94 20 42 2.10 22 143 20 44 2.20 23 153 7 10 1.43 6 30 13 16 1.23 10 53 17 21 1.24 15 64 4 0 0.00 0 1 20 3 0.15 3 16 2 0 0.00 1 8 14 0 0.00 1 4 5 0 0.00 5 12 21 243 11.57 123 767 21 260 12.38 113 770 RMU
OPP
243 123 767 .156 11.6
260 113 770 .191 12.4
234 11.1
243 11.6
38 29 1.8
30 37 1.4
30 1.4
38 1.8
349 16.6
322 15.3
4 52 30.0 1.4 13 3
13 103 64.5 3.1 14 4
0 0/0 3/275 0 0
674 2/337 -
pct
Set a a/s
1.000 14 0.67 .500 1 0.10 .304 1 0.05 .230 0 0.00 .181 2 0.12 .140 2 0.10 .137 2 0.10 .133 1 0.14 .113 1 0.08 .094 1 0.06 .000 0 0.00 .000 151 7.55 -.125 0 0.00 -.250 58 4.14 -.417 0 0.00 .156 234 11.14 .191 243 11.57 Date Aug 25 Aug 25 Aug 26 Aug 26 Aug 29
sa
4 0 9 0 3 4 7 0 0 0 0 5 0 6 0 38 30
Serve se sa/s
3 0 10 0 4 3 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 29 37
0.19 0.00 0.47 0.00 0.19 0.20 0.35 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.25 0.00 0.43 0.00 1.81 1.43
Opponent vs Stony Brook vs Eastern Michigan at Butler vs Oakland at Youngstown State
Dig re dig dig/s
12 73 3.48 1 14 1.40 0 10 0.53 0 4 0.27 3 39 2.44 4 73 3.65 10 49 2.45 0 1 0.14 0 6 0.46 0 8 0.47 0 2 0.50 0 33 1.65 0 0 0.00 0 34 2.43 0 3 0.60 30 349 16.62 38 322 15.33 W L L L L
Score 3-1 0-3 2-3 1-3 2-3
bs
Blocking ba total blk/s be bhe points
0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0.00 1 15 16 0.84 0 9 9 0.60 0 6 6 0.38 0 1 1 0.05 2 2 4 0.20 1 2 3 0.43 0 5 5 0.38 0 9 9 0.53 0 0 0 0.00 0 3 3 0.15 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0.00 4 52 30.0 1.43 13 103 64.5 3.07
0 0 4 1 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 13 14
Score by set 25-12,22-25,26-24,25-10 18-25,18-25,21-25 25-21,21-25,18-25,29-27,4-15 25-15,20-25,22-25,15-25 22-25,23-25,25-18,25-18,11-15
Record in 3-set matches:0-1 • Record in 4-set matches:1-1 • Record in 5-set matches:0-2
0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 4
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Att. 282 276 356 267 318
