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2012 SCHEDULEDate Opponent Time/ScoreAUGUST (0-4 Overall | 0-0 NEC)24 (Fri.) vs. New Hampshire 1 L | 0-325 (Sat.) vs. Maryland 1 L | 0-3 @ Villanova 1 L | 0-331 (Fri.) BUCKNELL 2 L | 1-3SEPTEMBER (7-7 Overall | 3-0 NEC)1 (Sat.) NORFOLK STATE 2 W | 3-1 PROVIDENCE 2 W | 3-04 (Tue.) @ Youngstown State L | 0-37 (Fri.) @ UMBC 3 L | 0-3 vs. Howard 3 W | 3-08 (Sat.) vs. Colorado 3 L | 0-3 vs. James Madison 3 L | 0-311 (Tue.) WEST VIRGINIA W | 3-214 (Fri.) vs. Southern Mississippi 4 L | 0-315 (Sat.) @ Stephen F. Austin 4 L | 0-3 vs. Northwestern State 4 L | 0-322 (Sat.) BRYANT N W | 3-129 (Sat.) @ Central Connecticut State N W | 3-030 (Sun.) @ Quinnipiac N W | 3-0OCTOBER (7-3 Overall | 7-2 NEC)3 (Wed.) SAINT FRANCIS (PA.) N W | 3-26 (Sat.) ST. FRANCIS (N.Y.) N W | 3-17 (Sun.) LIU-BROOKLYN N L | 0-313 (Sat.) @ Sacred Heart N L | 2-314 (Sun.) @ Fairleigh Dickinson N W | 3-120 (Sat.) @ Bryant N W | 3-023 (Tue.) @ Duquesne L | 0-327 (Sat.) CENTRAL CONNECTICUT STATE N W | 3-128 (Sun.) QUINNIPIAC N W | 3-031 (Wed.) @ Saint Francis (Pa.) N W | 3-0NOVEMBER (3-2 Overall | 3-1 NEC)3 (Sat.) SACRED HEART N W | 3-14 (Sun.) FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON N W | 3-16 (Tue.) @ Pittsburgh L | 0-310 (Sat.) @ St. Francis (N.Y.) N W | 3-011 (Sun.) @ LIU-Brooklyn N L | 1-317 (Sat.) vs. Central Connecticut State S 5:00 p.m.18 (Sun.) vs. Saint Francis (Pa.)/LIU-Brooklyn C 3:00 p.m.Home games in BOLD ITALIC CAPSAll times Eastern

N Northeast Conference MatchS NortheastConferenceSemifinalsC Northeast Conference Championship

1 Villanova Classic2 Duquesne/Robert Morris Invitational3 UMBC Tournament4 Stephen F. Austin Tournament

THIS WEEKThe Robert Morris University Colonials will try to bring back a eighth Northeast Conference tourna-ment championship as the team competes in the 2012 NEC Volleyball Championship in Brooklyn, N.Y. The two-day tournament starts on Saturday, November 17, when the Colonials will take on the #3 seed Central Connecticut State Blue Devils in a match scheduled to start at 5:00 p.m. The championship match will take place on Sunday, November 18, at 3:00 p.m. with the winner facing either Saint Francis (Pa.) or LIU-Brooklyn.

Date Match Time Saturday, November 17 #4 Saint Francis (Pa.) vs. #1 LIU-Brooklyn 3:00 p.m. #3 Central Connecticut State vs. #2 Robert Morris 5:00 p.m.Sunday, November 18 Championship (#4/#1 vs. #3/#2) 3:00 p.m.

CATCHING UP WITH THE COLONIALSThe Robert Morris volleyball team concluded their regular season schedule with a 17-16 record while going13-3inNortheastConferencematches.Inthefinalweekendoftheregularseason,theColonialssplittheirfinaltwoNECmatchesastheysweptSt.Francis(N.Y.),3-0(25-19,25-11,25-19)beforefallingto the #1 seed LIU-Brooklyn, 1-3 (13-25, 19-25, 25-18, 18-25). Senior Lindsey Monger (Rising Sun, Md. /RisingSun)wouldrecorddouble-doublesinbothoftheteam’smatchesduringthefinalweekendofplay. Against St. Francis (N.Y.), Monger would tally 11 kills while making 10 digs before improving on both marks during the Sunday contest against LIU-Brooklyn when she managed 12 kills while pro-viding 20 digs for the Colonials. Fellow senior Amanda Craig (Houston, Texas / St. Agnes Academy) would record 25 kills on the weekend - 12 against St. Francis (N.Y.) and 13 against LIU-Brooklyn - join-ing Monger as the only two Colonials to reach double-digit kills in either of the matches during the weekend. Sophomore middle blocker Becky Jay (Parma, Ohio / Padua Franciscan) had a hand in eleven blocks in the two matches as she provided three blocks - one solo and two assisted blocks - against St. Francis (N.Y.) before contributing eight block assists in the loss against LIU-Brooklyn. Co-captain An-drea Catucci (Davidsonville, Md. / Archbishop Spalding) recorded double-digit digs in both matches, 16 against St. Francis (N.Y.) and 10 against LIU-Brooklyn. Sophomore Melissa Bograd (Lemont, Ill. / Lemont) would record three service aces in the match against LIU-Brooklyn on Sunday. In the four-set lossagainstLIU-Brooklyn,atotaloffiveColonialswouldrecordatleasttendigsinthematch.

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2012 NEC VOLLEYBALL CHAMPIONSHIPNOVEMBER 17-18, 2012

WHERE LIU-Brooklyn (Brooklyn, N.Y.) Wellness, Recreation and Athletic Center TIME 3:00 p.m. (Sat./Sun.), 5:00 p.m. (Sat.) LIVE STATS liuathletics.com LIVE VIDEO necfrontrow.com


THE SERIES VS.CENTRAL CONNECTICUT STATE

Robert Morris will meet the Blue Devils for the 25th time in program history on Saturday. The Colonials are 17-7 all-time against Central Con-necticut State, including two victories this sea-son. Robert Morris visited CCSU earlier in the season on September 29th and earned a 3-0 sweep. The Blue Devils then made the trip to Moon Township as the Colonials won the second meeting between the two teams by the score of 3-1. When the two teams meet in the NEC Tour-nament, the Colonials hold a 4-0 record winning in no more than four sets in each of the matches.

SCOUTING THE BLUE DEVILSCentral Connecticut State finished the seasonwith a record of 17-12 and 12-4 in Northeast Conference action. The Blue Devils closed out the season with two wins against Bryant and Quinnipiac. Of the four losses suffered in con-ference play, two were to LIU-Brooklyn and the other two were at the hands of Robert Morris. CCSU is led by Emily Cochran’s 3.33 kills per set while Blaike King adds 2.62 kills per set to the Blue Devil attack. The Central Connecticut State defense is led by a trio of Blue Devils. Ra-chel Dunlap leads the squad with 1.07 blocks per set while Makenna Lommori and Jamie Radem-acher are each averaging just under 1.00 blocks

per set.

ALL-TIME MEETINGSOverall: 17-7 Three Sets: 7-0Home: 7-4 Four Sets: 6-5Away: 6-3 Five Sets: 4-2Neutral: 4-0

October 27, 2012 Win 3-1 HomeSeptember 29, 2012 Win 3-0 AwayNovember 6, 2011 Loss 1-3 AwayOctober 9, 2011 Loss 1-3 HomeOctober 30, 2010 Win 3-2 AwayOctober 3, 2010 Win 3-1 HomeOctober 31, 2009 Win 3-2 AwayOctober 11, 2009 Loss 2-3 HomeNovember 16, 2008 Win 3-0 HomeNovember 17, 2007 Win 3-1 Neutral

THE SERIES VS.LIU-BROOKLYN

Robert Morris could meet the Blackbirds for the 37th time in program history in the champion-ship match on Sunday. The Colonials are 21-15 all-time against LIU-Brooklyn, but have dropped the last four contests. The two teams have met in the last three NEC Tournaments and seven of the past eight. In the tournament, Robert Mor-ris is 3-7 against LIU-Brooklyn with the team’s lastwincominginthe2010semifinals-thelastwin for the Colonials against the Blackbirds. LIU-Brooklyn would take both matches against the Colonials this season, winning six of the seven sets played.

SCOUTING THE BLACKBIRDSLIU-Brooklynfinishedtheseasonwitharecordof 23-7 and 16-0 in Northeast Conference action. The Blackbirds last loss came against Maryland on September 15th. Of the sixteen NEC matches, onlytwowenttofivesetswhentheBlackbirdsplayed Central Connecticut State on November 3rd and Sacred Heart on September 22nd. The Blackbirds havefive players averaging at least2.00 kills per set as Annika Foit leads the crew with 3.93 kills per set. Ashley Rice leads the blocking effort for LIU-Brooklyn as she averages

1.27 blocks per set for the Blackbirds.


November 11, 2012 Loss 1-3 AwayOctober 7, 2012 Loss 0-3 HomeNovember 19, 2011 Loss 0-3 AwayOctober 29, 2011 Loss 2-3 HomeSeptember 24, 2011 Win 3-1 AwayNovember 20, 2010 Win 3-2 NeutralOctober 23, 2010 Win 3-0 HomeSeptember 25, 2010 Win 3-0 AwayNovember 21, 2009 Loss 0-3 AwayNovember 8, 2009 Loss 0-3 Home

THE SERIES VS.SAINT FRANCIS (PA.)

Robert Morris could meet the Red Flash for the 63th time if the two teams meet on Sunday for the championship match. RMU holds a 52-10 advantage over the Red Flash, with the last loss coming in the 2008 NEC Tournament. The Colo-nials have won both contests this season against the Red Flash - a 3-2 victory at home and a 3-0 sweep in Loretto, Pa.

SCOUTING THE RED FLASHThe Red Flash enter the tournament with an overall record of 14-15 and a 10-6 record in NEC play. The offensive attack for the Red Flash is spreadevenlythroughfiveplayersthatareeachaveraging 2.20 kills per set. Elizabeth Williams is the only Red Flash member to average over

2.50 kills per set.


October 31, 2012 Win 3-0 AwayOctober 3, 2012 Win 3-2 HomeOctober 26, 2011 Win 3-2 AwaySeptember 28, 2011 Win 3-0 HomeNovember 10, 2010 Win 3-1 AwayOctober 13, 2010 Win 3-1 HomeOctober 14, 2009 Win 3-2 AwayOctober 2, 2009 Win 3-0 HomeNovember 22, 2008 Loss 2-3 HomeOctober 18, 2008 Win 3-2 Away

2012 NEC STANDINGS SCHOOL NEC PCT OVERALL PCT STREAK HOME AWAY NEUTRAL1 LIU-Brooklyn 16-0 1.000 23-7 .767 WON 17 9-2 11-2 3-32 Robert Morris 13-3 .812 17-16 .515 LOST 1 10-2 6-8 1-63 Central Connecticut State 12-4 .750 17-12 .586 WON 2 7-4 7-5 3-34 Saint Francis (Pa.) 10-6 .625 14-15 .483 WON 1 5-5 7-4 2-65 Sacred Heart 8-8 .500 10-20 .333 WON 1 5-7 4-8 1-56 Bryant 6-10 .375 12-21 .364 WON 1 5-8 4-9 3-47 Fairleigh Dickinson 4-12 .250 8-21 .276 LOST 7 2-7 2-11 4-38 St. Francis (N.Y.) 2-14 .125 4-29 .121 LOST 5 3-13 1-12 0-49 Quinnipiac 1-15 .062 2-23 .080 LOST 2 1-7 0-12 1-4


ROBERT MORRISQUICK FACTS

GENERAL INFORMATIONLocation Moon Township, Pa.Founded 1921Enrollment 5,000Affiliation NCAADivisionINickname ColonialsColors Blue and White with RedHome Arena Charles L. Sewall Center (3,056)Conference NortheastPresident Gregory G. Dell’Omo, Ph.D.Athletic Director Craig Coleman, M.D.Senior Women’s Administrator Addie MutiFaculty Reepresentative Dr. Scott BranvoldWebsite www.rmucolonials.comRMU Athletics Twitter @RMUAthleticsRMU Athletics Facebook facebook.com/RMUAthletics

HISTORYFirst year of volleyball 1981All-time record 405-451NEC Regular Season Titles 6NEC Tournament Championships 7NCAA Tournament Appearances 5Last Appearance 2003Last Opponent Penn State (L | 0-3)

SPORTS INFORMATIONSports Information Director Jim DuzykVolleyball Contact Michael WagnerPhone(Office) (412)397-4953Phone (Cell) (412) 592-7525E-Mail [email protected]

COACHING STAFFHead Coach Dale Starr (Third Season) (Northern Colorado ‘95)Record at Robert Morris 49-51Career Record 145-132Assistant Coach Sarah KaczukVolunteer Assistant Coach Danny DohertyVolleyballOfficePhone (412)3974979

TEAM INFORMATION2012 Record 17-162012 Conference Record 13-3 (2nd)Players Returning for 2012 12Players Lost from 2011 2Newcomers 2

RMU AND THE NEC TOURNAMENTSince1997,RobertMorrishasbeenafixtureattheNECTournament.Overthepastfifteensea-sons, RMU has been to the postseason fourteen times. In ten of those fourteen seasons, the Co-lonials have made it to the championship match.

1997First Round vs. St. Francis (N.Y.) W | 3-1Second Round vs. Wagner L | 2-3Loser’s Bracket vs. Fairleigh Dickinson L | 1-3

1999Semifinals vs.Quinnipiac W|3-2Championship vs. Saint Francis (Pa.) W | 3-0

2000Semifinals vs.Cent.ConnecticutSt.W|3-0Championship vs. UMBC W | 3-2

2001Semifinals vs.UMBC W|3-1Championship vs. Cent. Connecticut St. W | 3-1

2002Semifinals vs.SaintFrancis(Pa.) W|3-0Championship vs. LIU-Brooklyn W | 3-0

2003Semifinals vs.SaintFrancis(Pa.) W|3-0Championship vs. Cent. Connecticut St. W | 3-0

2004Semifinals vs.SaintFrancis(Pa.) W|3-0Championship vs. LIU-Brooklyn L | 0-3

2005Semifinals vs.SaintFrancis(Pa.) W|3-0Championship vs. LIU-Brooklyn L | 0-3

2006First Round vs. Wagner W | 3-2Semifinals vs.SaintFrancis(Pa.) W|3-1Championship vs. LIU-Brooklyn L | 0-3

2007First Round vs. Sacred Heart W | 3-0Semifinals vs.Cent.ConnecticutSt.W|3-1Championship vs. LIU-Brooklyn L | 0-3

2008Semifinals vs.SaintFrancis(Pa.) L|2-3

2009Semifinals vs.LIU-Brooklyn L|0-3

2010Semifinals vs.LIU-Brooklyn W|3-2Championship vs. Sacred Heart L | 0-3

2011Semifinals vs.LIU-Brooklyn L|0-3

BEHIND THE NUMBERS

ROBERT MORRISHitting Percentage .178Opponent Hitting Percentage .189Assists 10.74Kills 11.32Blocks 2.15Service Aces 1.16Digs 14.77

CENTRAL CONNECTICUT STATEHitting Percentage .205Opponent Hitting Percentage .187Assists 11.32Kills 12.07Blocks 2.34Service Aces 1.38Digs 14.45

LIU-BROOKLYNHitting Percentage .248Opponent Hitting Percentage .148Assists 12.48Kills 13.36Blocks 2.31Service Aces 1.67Digs 14.07

SAINT FRANCIS (PA.)Hitting Percentage .187Opponent Hitting Percentage .184Assists 11.40Kills 12.37Blocks 1.18Service Aces 1.87Digs 13.83

PRESEASON COACHES’ POLLTheColonialswere selected tofinish fourth inthe 2012 NEC Preseason Coaches’ Poll. Robert Morrisgarneredonefirst-placevote in thean-nual poll selected by the conference’s coaches.

1. Sacred Heart (8)2. LIU-Brooklyn3. Central Connecticut State4. Robert Morris (1)5. Bryant6. Saint Francis (Pa.)7. Fairleigh Dickinson8. St. Francis (N.Y.)9. Quinnipiac

THE ALL-IMPORTANT FIRST SETComing out with a purpose is a must for this year’s Colonial squad. When RMU takes the first set in amatch, the team has a record of14-1. The only loss suffered was on the road againstSacredHeartinafive-setmatch.Whenthey drop the opening set, the Colonials are 3-15 with comeback victories against Norfolk State and twice against Fairleigh Dickinson.

TAKING A BREAKWhen the Colonials have won at least one set be-fore heading in to intermission, Robert Morris is 17-1. The only loss was against Sacred Heart when RMU led the match 2-0 before losing the finalthreesets.Thisyear’ssquadhasyettowinamatchafterdroppingthefirsttwosets.

FIVE SET THRILLERSThe 2012 team has found a way to grind it out and win tough matches, especiall when the match goes to five sets. Three of RobertMor-ris’ matches have gone the distance, including two conference matches. The Colonials are 2-1 infive-setmatches thisseason, includingwinsoverSaintFrancis (Pa.)andtheprogram’sfirstever win against a Big 12 program, West Virginia.

FIRING SQUADThree different Colonials are averaging at least 2.00 kills per set this season. Senior Lindsey Monger leads the team with 3.62 kills per set while fellow senior Amanda Craig is posting 2.26 kills per set. Sophomore Sydney Sizemore is av-eraging 2.00 kills per set.

AND THE AWARD GOES TO...Two Colonials have received weekly accolades from the Northeast Conference during the 2012 season.SophomoreBeckyJayhaspickedupfiveweekly honors including one Molten/NEC Co-Player of the Week award (October 29th), three Molten/NEC Co-Defensive Player of the Week honors (October 1st, October 29th, November 5th) and one Molten/NEC Defensive Player of the Week award (October 15th). Senior Lindsey Monger was named Molten/NEC Co-Player of the Week on September 17th along with being named to the All-Tournament team in each of the four early-season tournaments Robert Mor-ris took part in.

ROOKIE DEBUTSFreshmen Kristin Thompson and Olivia Wulf both made their collegiate debuts early in the season for the Colonials. Thompson saw action inRobertMorris’firstgameoftheseasonagainstNew Hampshire registering two kills and two digs in three sets played. Wulf would see her firstactionwhenRMUtraveledtoYoungstownStatewhereshewouldtallyherfirstcareerkillwhile also racking up a dig in the contest.

COLONIAL DOUBLE-DOUBLESThree Colonials have recorded at least one dou-ble-double in the 2012 season. Senior Lindsey Monger has a team-high nineteen double-dou-

bles.

HANNAH HOFFMAN (4 TIMES)Sept. 11 vs. West Virginia 44 assists, 14 digsOct. 6 vs. St. Francis (N.Y.) 43 assists, 10 digsOct. 14 at Fairleigh Dickinson 44 assists, 10 digsNov. 11 at LIU-Brooklyn 33 assists, 11 digs

LINDSEY MONGER (19 TIMES)Aug. 25 at Villanova 13 kills, 17 digsSept. 1 vs. Norfolk State 15 kills, 13 digsSept. 1 vs. Providence 10 kills, 20 digsSept. 7 at UMBC 10 kills, 11 digsSept. 7 vs. Howard 20 kills, 13 digsSept. 8 vs. Colorado 11 kills, 11 digsSept. 8 vs. James Madison 13 kills, 16 digsSept. 11 vs. West Virginia 20 kills, 22 digsSept. 22 vs Bryant 14 kills, 11 digsOct. 3 vs. Saint Francis (Pa.) 14 kills, 16 digsOct. 6 vs. St. Francis (N.Y.) 21 kills, 18 digsOct. 13 at Sacred Heart 12 kills, 12 digsOct. 14 at Fairleigh Dickinson 19 kills, 17 digsOct. 20 at Bryant 12 kills, 13 digsOct. 27 vs. Central Connecticut St. 23 kills, 15 digsNov. 3 vs. Sacred Heart 17 kills, 19 digsNov. 4 vs. Fairleigh Dickinson 14 kills, 19 digsNov. 10 at St. Francis (N.Y.) 11 kills, 10 digsNov. 11 at LIU-Brooklyn 12 kills, 20 digs

ERICA ROBB (3 TIMES)Sept. 1 vs. Providence 15 kills, 16 digsSept. 11 vs. West Virginia 11 kills, 16 digsNov. 3 vs. Sacred Heart 16 kills, 13 digs

TWICE IS GRANDSenior Lindsey Monger reached the 1,000 career kills milestone in the victory against Bryant in Colonials’ NEC-opening contenst in front of the home crowd. She became the ninth Colonial in program history to reach the 1,000 kill mark. Also, she became the second Colonial to ever register 1,000 kills and 1,000 digs in her career.

NATIONAL RANKSAt the conclusion of the regular season for Rob-ert Morris, sophomore middle blocker Becky Jay ranked 41st nationally in blocks per set with 1.30. That mark allows the Parma, Ohio native to lead the Northeast Conference in the same category.

KILLS MEAN WINSWhen Robert Morris tallies more kills than its opponent, the Colonials are 10-0. All of the team’s losses have occured when RMU has man-aged fewer kills than the opposing team.

LEADING THE CHARGEThe team captains for the 2012 season are se-niors Una Japundza and Andrea Catucci.

CONFERENCE LEADERSAs a team, Robert Morris ranks among the top five in the conference in the following catego-ries:

Hitting Percentage 4th .178Opponent Hitting Percentage 4th .189Assists 5th 10.74Blocks 3rd 2.15Digs 2nd 14.77

Individually, four Robert Morris players rank among the top ten in the conference in the fol-lowing categories:

ANDREA CATUCCIDigs 9th 2.93

HANNAH HOFFMANAssists 7th 8.01

BECKY JAYHitting Percentage 7th .278Blocks 1st 1.30

LINDSEY MONGERKills 3rd 3.62Points 3rd 4.07Digs 5th 3.43


RECORD WHEN...

LOCATIONPlaying at home 10-2Playing on the road 6-8Playing at a neutral site 1-6

MATCH LENGTHIn three sets 8-13In four sets 7-2Infivesets 2-1

FIRST SETRobertMorriswinsthefirstset 14-1Opponentwinsthefirstset 3-15

SECOND SETRobertMorriswinsthefirsttwosets 10-1Opponentwinsthefirsttwosets 0-15Teamssplitthefirsttwosets 7-0

ATTACKINGRobert Morris hits .200 or better 10-2Robert Morris hits below .200 7-14

BY KILLSRobert Morris leads in kills 10-0Robert Morris tied in kills 1-0Robert Morris trails in kills 6-16

BY DIGSRobert Morris leads in digs 11-3Robert Morris tied in digs 1-2Robert Morris trails in digs 5-11

BY BLOCKSRobert Morris leads in blocks 13-3Robert Morris tied in blocks 1-1Robert Morris trails in blocks 3-12

RECENT MATCHESLastfivematches 3-2Last ten matches 7-3

MONTHLYAugust 0-4September 7-7October 7-3November 3-2

THE LAST TIME ROBERT MORRIS...

WON A MATCH at St. Francis (N.Y.) November 10, 2012LOST A MATCH at LIU-Brooklyn November 11, 2012WON A MATCH AT HOME vs. Fairleigh Dickinson November 4, 2012LOST A MATCH AT HOME vs. LIU-Brooklyn October 7, 2012WON A MATCH ON THE ROAD at St. Francis (N.Y.) November 10, 2012LOST A MATCH ON THE ROAD at LIU-Brooklyn November 11, 2012

WON IN THREE SETS at St. Francis (N.Y.) November 10, 2012LOST IN THREE SETS at Pittsburgh November 6, 2012WON IN THREE SETS AT HOME vs. Quinnipiac October 28, 2012LOST IN THREE SETS AT HOME vs. LIU-Brooklyn October 7, 2012WON IN THREE SETS ON THE ROAD at St. Francis (N.Y.) November 10, 2012LOST IN THREE SETS ON THE ROAD at Pittsburgh November 6, 2012

WON IN FOUR SETS vs. Fairleigh Dickinson November 4, 2012LOST IN FOUR SETS at LIU-Brooklyn November 11, 2012WON IN FOUR SETS AT HOME vs. Fairleigh Dickinson November 4, 2012LOST IN FOUR SETS AT HOME vs. Bucknell August 31, 2012WON IN FOUR SETS ON THE ROAD at Fairleigh Dickinson October 14, 2012LOST IN FOUR SETS ON THE ROAD at LIU-Brooklyn November 11, 2012

WON IN FIVE SETS vs. Saint Francis (Pa.) October 3, 2012LOST IN FIVE SETS at Sacred Heart October 13, 2012WON IN FIVE SETS AT HOME vs. Saint Francis (Pa.) October 3, 2012LOST IN FIVE SETS AT HOME vs. LIU-Brooklyn October 29, 2011WON IN FIVE SETS ON THE ROAD at Saint Francis (Pa.) October 26, 2011LOST IN FIVE SETS ON THE ROAD at Sacred Heart October 13, 2012

HAD 25 OR MORE KILLS 25 Megan Bell at Connecticut November 14, 2004HAD 10 OR MORE BLOCKS 10 Becky Jay vs. Central Connecticut State October 27, 2012HAD 5 OR MORE SERVICE ACES 5 Melissa Bograd vs. Central Connecticut State October 27, 2012HAD 35 OR MORE DIGS 35 Alaina Gibson vs. Wright State October 11, 2008HAD 60 OR MORE ASSISTS 65 Tawnya Storino at Jacksonville September 2, 2005HIT .750 OR BETTER .792 Amanda Graham vs. Sacred Heart October 4, 2007

LOWS AND HIGHS

TEAM LOWS TEAM HIGHS(Aug. 24) vs. New Hampshire | -.011 Hitting Percentage .340 | at Bryant (Oct. 20)(Sept. 4) at Youngstown State | 21 Kills 67 | vs. St. Francis (N.Y.) (Oct. 6)(Aug. 24) vs. New Hampshire | 21 Assists 65 | vs. St. Francis (N.Y.) (Oct. 6)(Sept. 4) at Youngstown State(Oct. 23) at Duquesne | 29 Digs 104 | vs. St. Francis (N.Y.) (Oct. 6)(Sept. 8) vs. James Madison | 0 Aces 9 | vs. Bryant (Sept. 22)(Sept. 14) vs. Southern Mississippi(Nov. 6) at Pittsburgh(Aug. 24) vs. New Hampshire | 1.0 Blocks 18.0 | at Sacred Heart (Oct. 13)(Sept. 8) vs. James Madison(Sept. 14) vs. Southern Mississippi


2012 ROBERT MORRIS ROSTERNo. Player Yr. Pos. Ht. Hometown / High School (Previous Team) 1 Una Japundza Sr. OH/MB 6-0 Rovinj, Croatia / Zvane Crnja (UNC-Asheville)3 Kristin Thompson Fr. MB 6-2 Monroe, Ohio / Bishop Fenwick4 Melissa Bograd So. DS/L 5-8 Lemont, Ill. / Lemont5 Amanda Craig Sr. RS 5-11 Houston, Texas / St. Agnes Academy6 Hannah Hoffman So. S 5-8 Parker, Colo. / Ponderosa7 Andrea Catucci Sr. L/DS 5-5 Davidsonville, Md. / Archbishop Spalding9 Breanna Surgot R-Fr. DS/L 5-6 Jefferson Hills, Pa. / Thomas Jefferson10 Sydney Sizemore So. RS/OH 5-11 Covington, Ky. / Holy Cross11 Erica Robb So. OH 5-11 Novi, Mich. / Novi12 Lindsey Monger Sr. OH 5-10 Rising Sun, Md. / Rising Sun14 Alena Esposito R-Fr. OH 6-0 Coraopolis, Pa. / Montour15 Becky Jay So. MB 6-0 Parma, Ohio / Padua Franciscan16 Olivia Wulf Fr. OH 5-10 Darlington, Pa. / Blackhawk17 Alex Deines Jr. S 5-7 Centennial, Colo. / Littleton

Head Coach: Dale Starr (third year at RMU; Northern Colorado ’95 )Assistant Coach: Sarah Kaczuk (third year at RMU; Kent State ’08)Volunteer Assistant Coach: Danny Doherty (second year at RMU; Kent State ’10)

ALPHABETICAL ROSTERNo. Player Yr. Pos.4 Melissa Bograd So. DS/L7 Andrea Catucci Sr. L/DS5 Amanda Craig Sr. RS17 Alex Deines Jr. S14 Alena Esposito R-Fr. OH6 Hannah Hoffman So. S1 Una Japundza Sr. OH/MB15 Becky Jay So. MB12 Lindsey Monger Sr. OH11 Erica Robb So. OH10 Sydney Sizemore So. RS/OH9 Breanna Surgot R-Fr. DS/L3 Kristin Thompson Fr. MB16 Olivia Wulf Fr. OH

PRONUNCIATION GUIDEUna Japundza Ew-na Ya-poond-zaMelissa Bograd BO-gradAlena Esposito Ah-leen-ahAlex Deines Dine-us

Sarah Kaczuk Catch-ick


HEAD COACH DALE STARRDale Starr enters his third season as the head coach of the Robert Morris University volleyball team. InStarr’sfirstseasonwiththeColonials,hecontinuedtheproudtraditionofRMUvolleyball.Heled Robert Morris to its 12th-consecutive NEC Tournament, the longest active streak in the league, on the strength of a 13-3 mark in league play as the Colonials defeated every team in the confer-ence at least once. Starr then guided his squad to a victory over six-time defending NEC champion LongIslandintheconferencetournamentsemifinals,eliminatingtheBlackbirdsinathrilling,five-setmatch.Withthewin,RMUcompetedinits13thleaguechampionshipmatch,extendingitsown conference record. RMU’s 2010 successes were due, in part, to a dominant team blocking effort, an area which Starr completelyoverhauledinhisfirstseasonwiththeprogram.RobertMorrisaveraged2.66blocksperset,finishingamongthetopsevenpercentnationally,andwasonlyoutblockedbyitsoppo-nents twice all season. TwoofStarr’sstudent-athletesclaimedfirstteamall-conferencehonorsin2010andatotaloffourclaimedweeklyhonorsfromtheNEC.SomeofthehighlightsforStarr’sfirstseasonmayhavecome off the court due to the Colonials’ gaudy academic performances. Starr brought a vast background in collegiate coaching to Robert Morris, having served as the head coach at McNeese State University for six years (2004-2010) and the head coach at Division II Mississippi University for Women (1999-2002). He also has experience working as an assistant coach at the University of Tennessee at Martin (1998-1999; 2003-2004) and Boise State University (2002-2003). While at McNeese State, Starr recorded an overall record of 96-81 and a league record of 57-43 in the Southland Conference. In 2006, he guided his team to a Southland Conference East Division Championship.Duringhistenure,hecoachedfiveteamstoconferencetournaments,withthreeofthemmakingsemi-finalappearances.HecoachedeightAll-SLCplayers,sixAll-Louisianaplayers,the 2004 Louisiana Player of the Year, the 2009 Louisiana Freshman of the Year and the 2004 SLC NewcomeroftheYear.Healsocoachedtheprogram’sfirsteverAVCASportsImportsNationalPlayer of the Week in 2004. His teams also performed strongly on the academic spectrum with 19 players earning All-Southland Conference Academic honors. Additionally, his team was honored with a player on the AcademicAll-AmericanSecondTeamin2006,afirstfortheprogram. Prior to his appointment with McNeese State, Starr spent one season with the two-time defending Ohio Valley Conference Champions, the University of Tennessee at Martin, and a season as the top assistant and recruiting coordinator for Boise State. HecapturedhisfirstheadcoachingexperienceattheMississippiUniversityforWomen,wherehecoached three First Team Academic All-Americans and six All-Gulf South Conference players. He ledhisteamtoathird-placefinishintheGSCWestDivisionandaberthintheGSCTournamentforthefirsttimesince1996.Hefinishedwithanoverallrecordof50-47inthreeseasons. Starr began his career at the University of Tennessee at Martin in 1998 and was the only assistant for a team that set school records for wins in a season (15) and conference wins in a season (8). Before beginning his collegiate debut, Starr worked as a head coach at Eagle Valley High School, Highland High School and Colorado Extreme Volleyball Club and also worked as a volunteer as-sistant for his alma mater, the University of Northern Colorado. Starr and his wife Michelle have two daughters, Kalee and Madison.

THE STARR FILECOACHING EXPERIENCEHead Coach Robert Morris University (2010-Present)Head Coach McNeese State University (2004-2010)Assistant Coach University of Tennessee-Martin (2003-2004)Assistant Coach Boise State University (2002-2003)Head Coach Mississippi University for Women (1999-2002)Assistant Coach University of Tennessee-Martin (1998-1999)

YEAR-BY-YEAR RECORD Overall Conference W L Pct. W L Pct.2010 17 18 .486 13 3 .8132011 15 17 .468 10 6 .6252012 17 16 .515 13 3 .813CAREER 49 51 .490 36 12 .750


ROBERT MORRIS CAREER RECORDSSETS PLAYED1. Traci Zureick (1999-2002) 5162. Julie Sector (1999-2002) 5113. Molly McCann (1991-1994) 4784. Katie Noble (1999-2002) 4635. Kristie Tuxford (1992-1995) 4626. LINDSEY MONGER (2009-PRESENT) 4577. Melissa Vesnel (1991-1994) 4438. Emily Wolthuis (2004-2008) 428 Amanda Graham (2007-2010) Hannah Veith (2008-2011)

KILLS1. Megan Bell (2002-2005) 1,4352. Katie Noble (1999-2002) 1,4183. Emily Wolthuis (2004-2008) 1,3514. Rachel Leitch (2001-2004) 1,2535. LINDSEY MONGER (2009-PRESENT) 1,2186. Amanda Graham (2007-2010) 1,1077. Maryann Liska (1997-2000) 1,0688. Janette Schneider (2003-2006) 1,0499. Hannah Veith (2008-2011) 1,04810. Molly McCann (1991-1994) 967

ATTACK PERCENTAGE1. Rachel Leitch (2001-2004) .3702. Hannah Veith (2008-2011) .3543. Amanda Graham (2007-2010) .3314. Janette Schneider (2003-2006) .3235. Katie Nobel (1999-2002) .2806. Megan Bell (2002-2005) .2307. Beth Kulyk (1991-1993) .214 Karla Barhorst (2000-2003)9. Breanna Schnek (2000-2003) .20810. AMANDA CRAIG (2009-PRESENT) .206

ASSISTS1. Darcey Miller (2001-2004) 4,5572. Tawnya Storino (2004-2007) 3,6173. Kelly Wayne (1995-1998) 2,3854. Michelle Bartlett (1999-2001) 2,1755. HANNAH HOFFMAN (2011-PRESENT) 2,0816. Alyssa Bennett (2008-2009) 2,0527. Karen Zimmerly (1991-1993) 1,6378. Traci Zureick (1999-2002) 1,0239. ALEX DEINES (2010-PRESENT) 89110. Tina Friel (1993-1996) 736

DIGS1. Alaina Gibson (2005-2008) 1,8842. Traci Zureick (1999-2002) 1,7293. Darcy Thompson (2001-2004) 1,5834. Julie Sector (1999-2002) 1,5415. Molly McCann (1991-1994) 1,5396. Megan Bell (2002-2005) 1,2947. LINDSEY MONGER (2009-PRESENT) 1,2748. Melissa Vesnel (1991-1994) 9929. Meghan Mongillo (1996-1999) 98210. Darcey Miller (2001-2004) 965

SERVICE ACES1. Kristie Tuxford (1992-1995) 1612. Darcey Miller (2001-2004) 1583. Traci Zureick (1999-2002) 1504. Alaina Gibson (2005-2008) 1495. Amanda Graham (2007-2010) 1316. Julie Sector (1999-2002) 1197. Tina Friel (1993-1996) 1108. Tanya Ronca (1994-1997) 1079. Molly McCann (1991-1994) 10610. Kelly Wayne (1995-1998) 101

SOLO BLOCKS1. Kristie Tuxford (1992-1995) 2692. Rachel Leitch (2001-2004) 1823. Jennifer Murphy (1992-1993) 1764. Janette Schneider (2003-2006) 1445. Katie Noble (1999-2002) 1326. Amanda Graham (2007-2010) 80 Hannah Veith (2008-2011)8. Melissa Dissette (1997-1999) 749. Cyndi Dunslow (2002, 2004-2005) 6310. Tina Friel (1993-1996) 55

BLOCK ASSISTS1. Amanda Graham (2007-2010) 3582. Hannah Veith (2008-2011) 3423. Janette Schneider (2003-2006) 2704. AMANDA CRAIG (2009-PRESENT) 2505. Rachel Leitch (2001-2004) 2166. Katie Noble (1999-2002) 2037. BECKY JAY (2011-PRESENT) 1978. Kristie Tuxford (1992-1995) 1919. LINDSEY MONGER (2009-PRESENT) 16710. Cassie Lee (2005-2008) 158

TOTAL BLOCKS1. Kristie Tuxford (1992-1995) 4602. Amanda Graham (2007-2010) 4383. Hannah Veith (2008-2011) 4224. Janette Schneider (2003-2006) 4145. Rachel Leitch (2001-2004) 3986. Katie Noble (1999-2002) 3367. AMANDA CRAIG (2009-PRESENT) 2618. BECKY JAY (2011-PRESENT) 2299. LINDSEY MONGER (2009-PRESENT) 19010. Cassie Lee (2005-2008) 185


UNA JAPUNDZA#1 | SENIOR | OUTSIDE HITTER/MIDDLE BLOCKERROVINJ, CROATIA / ZVANE CRNJA (UNC-ASHEVILLE)YR SP MP K K/S E TA PCT A A/S SA SA/S SE D D/S RE BS BA TB B/S BE BHE PTS PTS/S2010 12 9 8 0.67 6 45 .044 0 0.00 3 0.25 5 20 1.67 10 0 2 2 0.17 1 0 12.0 1.002011 82 27 4 0.05 6 32 -.062 9 0.11 26 0.32 41 69 0.84 5 0 2 2 0.02 0 0 31.0 0.382012 40 19 25 0.62 16 76 .118 7 0.17 1 0.03 0 12 0.30 0 2 30 32 0.80 2 0 43.0 1.08 134 55 37 0.28 28 153 .059 16 0.12 30 0.22 46 101 0.75 15 2 34 36 0.27 3 0 86.0 0.64

SEASON HIGH CAREER HIGH(Nov. 10) at St. Francis (N.Y.) | 4 Kills 5 | vs. Morgan State (Aug. 28, 2010)(Aug. 25) at Villanova | 13 Attempts 16 | vs. Morgan State (Aug. 28, 2010)----- Hitting Percentage -----(Nov. 10) at St. Francis (N.Y.) | 3 Assists 3 | at St. Francis (N.Y.) (Nov. 10, 2012)(Sept. 4) at Youngstown State | 1 Service Aces 6 | at St. Francis (N.Y.) (Sept. 25, 2011)(Aug. 25) at Villanova | 3 Digs 8 | vs. Bryant (Oct. 8, 2011)(Oct. 28) vs. Quinnipiac | 7 Blocks 7 | vs. Quinnipiac (Oct. 28, 2012)

KRISTIN THOMPSON#3 | FRESHMAN | MIDDLE BLOCKERMONROE, OHIO / BISHOP FENWICKYR SP MP K K/S E TA PCT A A/S SA SA/S SE D D/S RE BS BA TB B/S BE BHE PTS PTS/S2012 91 28 58 0.64 25 179 .184 3 0.03 0 0.00 0 15 0.16 2 9 45 54 0.59 8 0 89.5 0.98 91 28 58 0.64 25 179 .184 3 0.03 0 0.00 0 15 0.16 2 9 45 54 0.59 8 0 89.5 0.98

SEASON HIGH CAREER HIGHFour Occurrences | 5 Kills 5 | Four Occurrences(Aug. 25) vs Maryland | 13 Attempts 13 | vs. Maryland (Aug. 25, 2012)(Nov. 6) at Pittsburgh | .556 Hitting Percentage -----Three Occurrences | 1 Assists 1 | Three Occurrences----- Service Aces -----Two Occurrences | 3 Digs 3 | Two Occurrences(Oct. 13) at Sacred Heart | 9 Blocks 9 | at Sacred Heart (Oct. 13, 2012)

MELISSA BOGRAD#4 | SOPHOMORE | DEFENSIVE SPECIALIST/LIBEROLEMONT, ILL. / LEMONTYR SP MP K K/S E TA PCT A A/S SA SA/S SE D D/S RE BS BA TB B/S BE BHE PTS PTS/S2011 118 32 4 0.03 5 18 -.056 33 0.28 13 0.11 26 393 3.33 45 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 17.0 0.142012 103 32 3 0.03 3 10 .000 16 0.16 30 0.29 34 258 2.50 25 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 33.0 0.32 221 64 7 0.03 8 28 -.036 49 0.22 43 0.19 60 651 2.95 70 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 50.0 0.23

SEASON HIGH CAREER HIGHThree Occurrences | 1 Kills 2 | vs. Coastal Carolina (Sept. 2, 2011)Two Occurrences | 2 Attempts 5 | vs. Coastal Carolina (Sept. 2, 2011)----- Hitting Percentage -----Two Occurrences | 2 Assists 3 | Three Occurrences(Oct. 27) vs. Central Connecticut State | 5 Service Aces 5 | vs. Central Connecticut State (Oct. 27, 2012)(Oct. 6) vs. St. Francis (N.Y.) | 21 Digs 28 | vs. Central Connecticut State (Oct. 9, 2011)----- Blocks -----


AMANDA CRAIG#5 | SENIOR | RIGHT SIDE HITTER

HOUSTON, TEXAS / ST. AGNES ACADEMYYR SP MP K K/S E TA PCT A A/S SA SA/S SE D D/S RE BS BA TB B/S BE BHE PTS PTS/S2009 118 34 251 2.13 149 719 .142 59 0.50 27 0.23 35 244 2.07 10 3 63 66 0.56 15 6 312.5 2.642010 129 35 233 1.81 94 631 .220 35 0.27 1 0.01 2 60 0.47 1 7 71 78 0.60 14 3 276.5 2.142011 91 25 201 2.21 64 497 .276 49 0.54 7 0.08 21 154 1.69 1 0 56 56 0.62 12 3 236.0 2.592012 87 25 197 2.26 85 527 .213 2 0.02 0 0.00 1 45 0.52 0 1 60 61 0.70 8 0 228.0 2.62 425 119 882 2.08 392 2374 .206 145 0.34 35 0.08 59 503 1.18 12 11 250 261 0.61 49 12 1053.0 2.48

SEASON HIGH CAREER HIGHTwo Occurrences | 15 Kills 17 | Two Occurrences(Oct. 6) vs. St. Francis (N.Y.) | 42 Attempts 49 | vs. Central Connecticut State (Oct. 11, 2009)Two Occurrences | .500 Hitting Percentage .571 | vs. Morgan State (Sept. 16, 2011)Two Occurrences | 1 Assists 7 | at Sacred Heart (November 15, 2009)----- Service Aces 3 | at St. Francis (N.Y.) (Oct. 25, 2009)(Oct. 6) vs. St. Francis (N.Y.) | 5 Digs 18 | vs. Lehigh (Sept. 3, 2011)Two Occurrences | 5 Blocks 8 | at Central Connecticut State (Oct. 31, 2009)

HANNAH HOFFMAN#6 | SOPHOMORE | SETTER

PARKER, COLO. / PONDEROSAYR SP MP K K/S E TA PCT A A/S SA SA/S SE D D/S RE BS BA TB B/S BE BHE PTS PTS/S2011 118 32 91 0.77 27 233 .275 1168 9.90 25 0.21 21 219 1.86 0 0 44 44 0.37 9 16 138.0 1.172012 114 33 50 0.44 16 145 .234 913 8.01 28 0.25 18 171 1.50 1 1 36 37 0.32 4 21 97.0 0.85 232 65 141 0.61 43 378 .259 2081 8.97 53 0.23 39 390 1.68 1 1 80 81 0.35 13 37 235.0 1.01

SEASON HIGH CAREER HIGH(Nov. 4) vs. Fairleigh Dickinson | 6 Kills 6 | Three Occurrences(Oct. 6) vs. St. Francis (N.Y.) | 11 Attempts 14 | vs. Lehigh (Sept. 3, 2011)(Nov. 4) vs. Fairleigh Dickinson | .667 Hitting Percentage -----(Nov. 4) vs. Fairleigh Dickinson | 49 Assists 58 | vs. Bryant (Oct. 8, 2011)(Oct. 31) at Saint Francis (Pa.) | 4 Service Aces 5 | vs. Coastal Carolina (Sept. 2, 2011)(Sept. 11) vs. West Virginia | 14 Digs 14 | vs. West Virginia (Sept. 11, 2012)(Oct. 27) vs. Central Connecticut State | 6 Blocks 6 | vs. Central Connecticut State (Oct. 27, 2012)

ANDREA CATUCCI#7 | SENIOR | LIBERO/DEFENSIVE SPECIALIST

DAVIDSONVILLE, MD. / ARCHBISHOP SPALDINGYR SP MP K K/S E TA PCT A A/S SA SA/S SE D D/S RE BS BA TB B/S BE BHE PTS PTS/S2009 49 28 1 0.02 0 6 .167 12 0.24 2 0.04 5 49 1.00 9 0 0 0 0.00 0 4 3.0 0.062010 129 35 3 0.02 1 17 .118 564 4.37 22 0.17 16 201 1.56 0 0 1 1 0.01 0 20 25.5 0.192011 113 32 3 0.03 1 9 .222 34 0.30 20 0.18 13 228 2.02 30 0 0 0 0.00 0 5 23.0 0.202012 111 33 0 0.00 1 5 -.200 43 0.39 18 0.16 10 325 2.93 43 0 0 0 0.00 0 2 18.0 0.16 402 128 7 0.02 3 37 .108 653 1.62 62 0.15 44 803 2.00 82 0 1 1 0.00 0 31 69.5 0.17

SEASON HIGH CAREER HIGH----- Kills 1 | Seven OccurrencesFive Occurrences | 1 Attempts 2 | Six Occurrences----- Hitting Percentage -----(Oct. 6) vs. St. Francis (N.Y.) | 6 Assists 34 | at Pittsburgh (Oct. 19, 2010)(Nov. 10) at St. Francis (N.Y.) | 3 Service Aces 4 | St. Francis (N.Y.) (Oct. 30, 2011)(Oct. 6) vs. St. Francis (N.Y.) | 24 Digs 24 | vs. St. Francis (N.Y.) (Oct. 6, 2012)----- Blocks 1 | at Quinnipiac (Oct. 9, 2010)


BREANNA SURGOT#9 | REDSHIRT FRESHMAN | DEFENSIVE SPECIALIST/LIBEROJEFFERSON HILLS, PA. / THOMAS JEFFERSONYR SP MP K K/S E TA PCT A A/S SA SA/S SE D D/S RE BS BA TB B/S BE BHE PTS PTS/S2012 12 8 1 0.08 0 2 .500 1 0.08 0 0.00 0 14 1.17 3 0 1 1 0.08 0 0 1.5 0.08 12 8 1 0.08 0 2 .500 1 0.08 0 0.00 0 14 1.17 3 0 1 1 0.08 0 0 1.5 0.08

SEASON HIGH CAREER HIGH(Sept. 30) at Quinnipiac | 1 Kills 1 | at Quinnipiac (Sept. 30, 2012)Two Occurrences | 1 Attempts 1 | Two Occurrences----- Hitting Percentage -----(Sept. 4) at Youngstown State | 1 Assists 1 | at Youngstown State (Sept. 4, 2012)----- Service Aces -----(Nov. 6) at Pittsburgh | 6 Digs 6 | at Pittsburgh (Nov. 6, 2012)(Sept. 15) vs. Northwestern State | 1 Blocks 1 | vs. Northwestern State (Sept. 15, 2012)

SYDNEY SIZEMORE#10 | SOPHOMORE | RIGHT SIDE HITTER/OUTSIDE HITTERCOVINGTON, KY. / HOLY CROSSYR SP MP K K/S E TA PCT A A/S SA SA/S SE D D/S RE BS BA TB B/S BE BHE PTS PTS/S2011 63 22 94 1.49 58 321 .112 10 0.16 1 0.02 5 26 0.41 5 0 13 13 0.21 8 2 101.5 1.602012 94 31 188 2.00 104 556 .151 8 0.09 0 0.00 5 48 0.51 3 2 31 33 0.35 5 1 205.5 2.18 157 53 282 1.80 162 877 .137 18 0.11 1 0.01 10 74 0.47 8 2 44 46 0.29 13 3 307.0 1.96

SEASON HIGH CAREER HIGH(Nov. 4) vs. Fairleigh Dickinson | 14 Kills 14 | vs. Fairleigh Dickinson (Nov. 4, 2012)(Oct. 27) vs. Central Connecticut State | 36 Attempts 36 | vs. Central Connecticut State (Oct. 27, 2012)(Oct. 7) vs. LIU-Brooklyn | .500 Hitting Percentage .333 | vs. Fairleigh Dickinson (Nov. 4, 2012)(Sept. 8) vs. James Madison | 2 Assists 4 | vs. Quinnipiac (Nov. 12, 2011)----- Service Aces 1 | vs. William and Mary (Sept. 9, 2011)(Sept. 1) vs. Norfolk State | 5 Digs 5 | vs. Norfolk State (Sept. 1, 2012)Two Occurrences | 4 Blocks 4 | Two Occurrences

ERICA ROBB#4 | SOPHOMORE | OUTSIDE HITTERNOVI, MICH. / NOVIYR SP MP K K/S E TA PCT A A/S SA SA/S SE D D/S RE BS BA TB B/S BE BHE PTS PTS/S2011 108 32 246 2.28 151 882 .108 6 0.06 3 0.03 5 234 2.17 13 1 42 43 0.40 3 1 271.0 2.512012 111 32 193 1.74 103 739 .122 12 0.11 4 0.04 10 286 2.58 20 2 36 38 0.34 2 2 217.0 1.95 219 64 439 2.00 254 1621 .114 18 0.08 7 0.03 15 520 2.37 33 3 78 81 0.37 5 3 488.0 2.23

SEASON HIGH CAREER HIGH(Nov. 3) vs. Sacred Heart | 16 Kills 18 | at LIU-Brooklyn (Sept. 24, 2011)(Sept. 11) vs West Virginia | 45 Attempts 55 | at Bryant (Nov. 5, 2011)(Nov. 3) vs. Sacred Heart | .349 Hitting Percentage .349 | vs. Sacred Heart (Nov. 3, 2012)Four Occurrences | 2 Assists 2 | Five OccurrencesFour Occurrences | 1 Service Aces 1 | Seven Occurrences(Oct. 14) at Fairleigh Dickinson | 17 Digs 18 | at Quinnipiac (Oct. 16, 2012)Three Occurrences | 4 Blocks 5 | Three Occurrences


LINDSEY MONGER#12 | SENIOR | OUTSIDE HITTER

RISING SUN, MD. / RISING SUNYR SP MP K K/S E TA PCT A A/S SA SA/S SE D D/S RE BS BA TB B/S BE BHE PTS PTS/S2009 106 34 148 1.40 95 592 .090 11 0.10 6 0.06 8 117 1.10 13 4 35 39 0.37 4 1 175.5 1.652010 125 35 266 2.13 149 925 .126 9 0.07 16 0.13 20 381 3.05 41 6 53 59 0.47 3 4 314.5 2.512011 112 30 391 3.49 194 1130 .174 26 0.23 15 0.13 32 385 3.44 24 6 37 43 0.38 5 0 430.5 3.842012 114 33 413 3.62 190 1247 .179 23 0.20 23 0.20 49 391 3.43 25 7 42 49 0.43 6 3 464.0 4.07 457 132 1218 2.67 628 3894 .152 69 0.15 60 0.13 109 1274 2.79 103 23 167 190 0.42 18 8 1384.5 3.03

SEASON HIGH CAREER HIGH(Oct. 27) vs. Central Connecticut State | 27 Kills 23 | Two Occurrences(Oct. 6) vs. St. Francis (N.Y.) | 62 Attempts 62 | vs. St. Francis (N.Y.) (Oct. 6, 2012)Two Occurrences | .419 Hitting Percentage .435 | at St. Francis (N.Y.) (Sept. 25, 2011)(Sept. 14) vs. Southern Mississippi | 5 Assists 5 | vs. Southern Mississippi (Sept. 14, 2012)(Aug. 25) vs. Maryland | 5 Service Aces 5 | vs. Maryland (Aug. 25, 2012)(Sept. 11) vs. West Virginia | 22 Digs 31 | at Pittsburgh (Oct. 19, 2010)(Oct. 13) at Sacred Heart | 6 Blocks 7 | vs. Sacred Heart (Nov. 6, 2010)

ALENA ESPOSITO#14 | REDSHIRT FRESHMAN | OUTSIDE HITTER

CORAOPOLIS, PA. / MONTOURYR SP MP K K/S E TA PCT A A/S SA SA/S SE D D/S RE BS BA TB B/S BE BHE PTS PTS/S2012 3 3 0 0.00 0 3 .000 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 2 0.67 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 1 0.0 0.00 3 3 0 0.00 0 3 .000 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 2 0.67 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 1 0.0 0.00

SEASON HIGH CAREER HIGH----- Kills -----(Oct. 28) vs. Quinnipiac | 3 Attempts 3 | vs. Quinnipiac (Oct. 28, 2012)----- Hitting Percentage ---------- Assists ---------- Service Aces -----Two Occurrences | 1 Digs 1 | Two Occurrences ----- Blocks -----

BECKY JAY#15 | SOPHOMORE | MIDDLE BLOCKER

PARMA, OHIO / PADUA FRANCISCANYR SP MP K K/S E TA PCT A A/S SA SA/S SE D D/S RE BS BA TB B/S BE BHE PTS PTS/S2011 96 29 58 0.60 27 169 .183 7 0.07 21 0.22 16 52 0.54 2 18 63 81 0.84 15 0 128.5 1.332012 114 33 161 1.41 48 406 .278 17 0.15 18 0.16 23 69 0.61 2 14 134 148 1.30 15 4 260.0 2.28 210 62 219 1.04 75 575 .250 24 0.11 39 0.19 39 121 0.58 4 32 197 22

SEASON HIGH CAREER HIGH(Oct. 20) at Bryant | 11 Kills 11 | at Bryant (Oct. 20, 2012)(Oct. 27) vs. Central Connecticut State | 23 Attempts 23 | vs. Central Connecticut State (0ct. 27, 2012)(Oct. 28) vs. Quinnipiac | .800 Hitting Percentage .304 | vs. Central Connecticut State (Oct. 27, 2012)Two Occurrences | 2 Assists 2 | Two Occurrences(Aug. 31) vs. Bucknell | 3 Service Aces 3 | Two Occurrences(Nov. 3) vs. Sacred Heart | 6 Digs 7 | at Quinnipiac (Oct. 16, 2011)Two Occurrences | 10 Blocks 10 | Two Occurrences


OLIVIA WULF#16 | FRESHMAN | OUTSIDE HITTERDARLINGTON, PA. / BLACKHAWKYR SP MP K K/S E TA PCT A A/S SA SA/S SE D D/S RE BS BA TB B/S BE BHE PTS PTS/S2012 6 6 1 0.17 0 6 .167 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 1 0.17 1 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 1.0 0.17 6 6 1 0.17 0 6 .167 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 1 0.17 1 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 1.0 0.17

SEASON HIGH CAREER HIGH(Sept. 4) at Youngstown State | 1 Kills 1 | at Youngstown State (Sept. 4, 2012)Two Occurrences | 3 Attempts 3 | Two Occurrences----- Hitting Percentage ---------- Assists ---------- Service Aces -----(Sept. 4) at Youngstown State | 1 Digs 1 | at Youngstown State (Sept. 4, 2012)----- Blocks -----

ALEX DEINES#17 | JUNIOR | SETTERCENTENNIAL, COLO. / LITTLETONYR SP MP K K/S E TA PCT A A/S SA SA/S SE D D/S RE BS BA TB B/S BE BHE PTS PTS/S2010 128 35 4 0.03 7 25 -.120 668 5.22 21 0.16 50 210 1.64 2 0 0 0 0.00 4 16 25.0 0.202011 13 10 1 0.08 3 5 -.400 44 3.38 0 0.00 2 11 0.85 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 1.0 0.082012 49 24 1 0.02 3 9 -.222 179 3.65 10 0.20 12 47 0.96 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 5 11.0 0.22 190 69 6 0.03 13 39 -.179 891 4.69 31 0.16 64 268 1.41 2 0 0 0 0.00 4 21 37.0 0.19

SEASON HIGH CAREER HIGH(Aug. 24) vs. New Hampshire | 1 Kills 1 | Six Occurrences(Aug. 24) vs. New Hampshire | 1 Attempts 4 | vs. Lehigh (Aug. 28, 2010)----- Hitting Percentage -----Three Occurrences | 16 Assists 30 | at Central Connecticut State (Oct. 30, 2010)Four Occurrences | 2 Service Aces 3 | vs. Fairleigh Dickinson (Nov. 13, 2010)Two Occurrences | 6 Digs 14 | vs. Tennessee State (Sept. 4, 2010)----- Blocks -----


2012 Robert Morris VolleyballRobert Morris Combined Team Statistics (as of Nov 13, 2012)

All matches

RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRALALL GAMES 17-16 10-2 6-8 1-6CONFERENCE 13-3 7-1 6-2 0-0NON-CONFERENCE 4-13 3-1 0-6 1-6

Attack Set Serve Dig Blocking## Player sp k k/s e ta pct a a/s sa se sa/s re dig dig/s bs ba total blk/s be bhe points9 SURGOT, Breanna 12 1 0.08 0 2 . 5 0 0 1 0.08 0 0 0.00 3 14 1.17 0 1 1 0.08 0 0 1.515 JAY, Becky 114 161 1.41 48 406 . 2 7 8 17 0.15 18 23 0.16 2 69 0.61 14 134 148 1.30 15 4 260.06 HOFFMAN, Hannah 114 50 0.44 16 145 . 2 3 4 913 8.01 28 18 0.25 1 171 1.50 1 36 37 0.32 4 21 97.05 CRAIG, Amanda 87 197 2.26 85 527 . 2 1 3 2 0.02 0 1 0.00 0 45 0.52 1 60 61 0.70 8 0 228.03 THOMPSON, Kristin 91 58 0.64 25 179 . 1 8 4 3 0.03 0 0 0.00 2 15 0.16 9 45 54 0.59 8 0 89.512 MONGER, Lindsey 114 413 3.62 190 1247 . 1 7 9 23 0.20 23 49 0.20 25 391 3.43 7 42 49 0.43 6 3 464.016 WULF, Olivia 6 1 0.17 0 6 . 1 6 7 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 1 1 0.17 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 1.010 SIZEMORE, Sydney 94 188 2.00 104 556 . 1 5 1 8 0.09 0 5 0.00 3 48 0.51 2 31 33 0.35 5 1 205.511 ROBB, Erica 111 193 1.74 103 739 . 1 2 2 12 0.11 4 10 0.04 20 286 2.58 2 36 38 0.34 2 2 217.01 JAPUNDZA, Una 40 25 0.62 16 76 . 1 1 8 7 0.17 1 0 0.03 0 12 0.30 2 30 32 0.80 2 0 43.04 BOGRAD, Melissa 103 3 0.03 3 10 . 0 0 0 16 0.16 30 34 0.29 25 258 2.50 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 33.014 ESPOSITO, Alena 3 0 0.00 0 3 . 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 0 2 0.67 0 0 0 0.00 0 1 0.07 CATUCCI, Andrea 111 0 0.00 1 5 - . 2 0 0 43 0.39 18 10 0.16 43 325 2.93 0 0 0 0.00 0 2 18.017 DEINES, Alex 49 1 0.02 3 9 - . 2 2 2 179 3.65 10 12 0.20 0 47 0.96 0 0 0 0.00 0 5 11.0

TEAM - - - - - - - - - - - 12 - - - - - - - - -ROBERT MORRIS 114 1291 11.32 594 3910 . 1 7 8 1224 10.74 132 162 1.16 137 1684 14.77 38 415 245.5 2.15 50 39 1668.5Opponents 114 1510 13.25 718 4200 . 1 8 9 1400 12.28 137 213 1.20 132 1685 14.78 44 342 215.0 1.89 74 51 1862.0

Team Statistics RMU OPPATTACK K i l l s 1291 1510 E r r o r s 594 718 Total Attacks 3910 4200 Attack Pct . 1 7 8 . 1 8 9 K i l l s / S e t 11.3 13.2SET A s s i s t s 1224 1400 A s s i s t s / S e t 10.7 12.3SERVE A c e s 132 137 E r r o r s 162 213 A c e s / S e t 1.2 1.2SERVE RECEPTIONS E r r o r s 137 132 E r r o r s / S e t 1.2 1.2DEFENSE D i g s 1684 1685 D i g s / S e t 14.8 14.8BLOCKING Block Solo 38 44 Block Assist 415 342 Total Blocks 245.5 215.0 B l o c k s / S e t 2.2 1.9 Block Errors 50 74Ball handling errors 39 51ATTENDANCE T o t a l 1769 2358 Dates/Avg Per Date 12/147 14/168 Neutral site #/Avg 7/69 Current win streak 0 - Home win streak 4 -

Date Opponent Score Score by set Att.Aug 24 vs New Hampshire L 0-3 10-25,13-25,11-25 137Aug 25 vs Maryland L 0-3 20-25,21-25,12-25 117Aug 25 at Villanova L 0-3 17-25,25-27,23-25 135Aug 31 BUCKNELL L 1-3 20-25,15-25,25-18,21-25 82Sep 01 NORFOLK STATE W 3-1 23-25,25-22,25-23,25-16 53Sep 01 PROVIDENCE W 3-0 25-16,25-23,25-19 79Sep 04 at Youngstown State L 0-3 12-25,17-25,16-25 210Sep 07 at UMBC L 0-3 20-25,22-25,20-25 213Sep 07 vs Howard W 3-0 25-13,25-20,26-24 56Sep 08 vs Colorado L 0-3 22-25,22-25,17-25 63Sep 08 vs James Madison L 0-3 19-25,23-25,15-25 113Sep 11 WEST VIRGINIA W 3-2 25-17,25-17,19-25,18-25,15-13 253Sep 14 vs Southern Miss L 0-3 16-25,19-25,17-25 0Sep 15 at Stephen F. Austin L 0-3 23-25,26-28,17-25 239Sep 15 vs Northwestern St. L 0-3 24-26,18-25,18-25 0

*Sep 22 BRYANT W 3-1 25-11,18-25,25-11,25-18 142*Sep 29 at Central Connecticut W 3-0 25-21,25-22,25-22 116*Sep 30 at Quinnipiac W 3-0 25-8,25-23,25-14 75*Oct 03 SAINT FRANCIS (PA.) W 3-2 25-19,17-25,25-19,22-25,15-11 189*Oct 06 ST. FRANCIS (N.Y.) W 3-1 25-21,22-25,25-18,25-21 131*Oct 07 LIU-BROOKLYN L 0-3 23-25,15-25,21-25 153*Oct 13 at Sacred Heart L 2-3 25-21,25-23,20-25,27-29,13-15 182*Oct 14 at Fairleigh Dickinson W 3-1 18-25,25-17,25-22,30-28 103*Oct 20 at Bryant W 3-0 25-14,25-16,26-24 30610/23/12 at Duquesne L 0-3 15-25,14-25,20-25 112

*Oct 27 CENTRAL CONNECTICUT W 3-1 25-18,25-23,24-26,25-23 213*Oct 28 QUINNIPIAC W 3-0 25-18,25-14,25-9 129*Oct 31 at Saint Francis (Pa.) W 3-0 25-18,25-20,25-19 245*Nov 03 SACRED HEART W 3-1 25-17,23-25,25-22,25-21 231*Nov 04 FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON W 3-1 21-25,25-17,25-20,25-19 11411/06/12 at PITT L 0-3 20-25,17-25,12-25 155

*Nov 10 at St. Francis (N.Y.) W 3-0 25-19,25-11,25-19 150*Nov 11 at LIU-Brooklyn L 1-3 13-25,19-25,25-18,18-25 117

Record in 3-set matches: 8-13Record in 4-set matches: 7-2Record in 5-set matches: 2-1


2012 Robert Morris VolleyballRobert Morris Combined Team Statistics (as of Nov 14, 2012)

Conference matches

RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRALALL GAMES 13-3 7-1 6-2 0-0CONFERENCE 13-3 7-1 6-2 0-0NON-CONFERENCE 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

Attack Set Serve Dig Blocking## Player sp k k/s e ta pct a a/s sa se sa/s re dig dig/s bs ba total blk/s be bhe points9 SURGOT, Breanna 2 1 0.50 0 1 1.000 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 0 2 1.00 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 1.015 JAY, Becky 59 97 1.64 16 224 . 3 6 2 10 0.17 10 8 0.17 1 33 0.56 9 86 95 1.61 7 1 159.05 CRAIG, Amanda 59 151 2.56 55 373 . 2 5 7 1 0.02 0 1 0.00 0 30 0.51 1 51 52 0.88 5 0 177.53 THOMPSON, Kristin 41 23 0.56 7 63 . 2 5 4 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 0 5 0.12 4 30 34 0.83 5 0 42.01 JAPUNDZA, Una 23 14 0.61 6 33 . 2 4 2 4 0.17 0 0 0.00 0 5 0.22 2 23 25 1.09 2 0 27.56 HOFFMAN, Hannah 59 26 0.44 7 81 . 2 3 5 517 8.76 20 6 0.34 1 91 1.54 1 25 26 0.44 3 12 59.512 MONGER, Lindsey 59 208 3.53 100 608 . 1 7 8 8 0.14 6 17 0.10 14 215 3.64 2 30 32 0.54 2 1 231.010 SIZEMORE, Sydney 39 84 2.15 44 237 . 1 6 9 3 0.08 0 0 0.00 2 13 0.33 1 12 13 0.33 0 0 91.011 ROBB, Erica 59 90 1.53 39 348 . 1 4 7 6 0.10 3 4 0.05 8 148 2.51 0 26 26 0.44 2 1 106.014 ESPOSITO, Alena 2 0 0.00 0 3 . 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 0 1 0.50 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0.016 WULF, Olivia 4 0 0.00 0 3 . 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0.017 DEINES, Alex 22 0 0.00 0 2 . 0 0 0 72 3.27 3 6 0.14 0 18 0.82 0 0 0 0.00 0 2 3.04 BOGRAD, Melissa 56 1 0.02 1 4 . 0 0 0 7 0.12 21 21 0.38 8 140 2.50 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 22.07 CATUCCI, Andrea 59 0 0.00 0 3 . 0 0 0 26 0.44 9 5 0.15 25 198 3.36 0 0 0 0.00 0 1 9.0

TEAM - - - - - - - - - - - 3 - - - - - - - - -ROBERT MORRIS 59 695 11.78 275 1983 . 2 1 2 654 11.08 72 68 1.22 62 899 15.24 20 283 161.5 2.74 26 18 928.5Opponents 59 742 12.58 424 2214 . 1 4 4 702 11.90 62 117 1.05 72 857 14.53 20 158 99.0 1.68 28 31 903.0

Team Statistics RMU OPPATTACK K i l l s 695 742 E r r o r s 275 424 Total Attacks 1983 2214 Attack Pct . 2 1 2 . 1 4 4 K i l l s / S e t 11.8 12.6SET A s s i s t s 654 702 A s s i s t s / S e t 11.1 11.9SERVE A c e s 72 62 E r r o r s 68 117 A c e s / S e t 1.2 1.1SERVE RECEPTIONS E r r o r s 62 72 E r r o r s / S e t 1.1 1.2DEFENSE D i g s 899 857 D i g s / S e t 15.2 14.5BLOCKING Block Solo 20 20 Block Assist 283 158 Total Blocks 161.5 99.0 B l o c k s / S e t 2.7 1.7 Block Errors 26 28Ball handling errors 18 31ATTENDANCE T o t a l 1302 1294 Dates/Avg Per Date 8/163 8/162 Neutral site #/Avg 0/0 Current win streak 0 - Home win streak 4 -

Date Opponent Score Score by set Att.*Sep 22 BRYANT W 3-1 25-11,18-25,25-11,25-18 142*Sep 29 at Central Connecticut W 3-0 25-21,25-22,25-22 116*Sep 30 at Quinnipiac W 3-0 25-8,25-23,25-14 75*Oct 03 SAINT FRANCIS (PA.) W 3-2 25-19,17-25,25-19,22-25,15-11 189*Oct 06 ST. FRANCIS (N.Y.) W 3-1 25-21,22-25,25-18,25-21 131*Oct 07 LIU-BROOKLYN L 0-3 23-25,15-25,21-25 153*Oct 13 at Sacred Heart L 2-3 25-21,25-23,20-25,27-29,13-15 182*Oct 14 at Fairleigh Dickinson W 3-1 18-25,25-17,25-22,30-28 103*Oct 20 at Bryant W 3-0 25-14,25-16,26-24 306*Oct 27 CENTRAL CONNECTICUT W 3-1 25-18,25-23,24-26,25-23 213*Oct 28 QUINNIPIAC W 3-0 25-18,25-14,25-9 129*Oct 31 at Saint Francis (Pa.) W 3-0 25-18,25-20,25-19 245*Nov 03 SACRED HEART W 3-1 25-17,23-25,25-22,25-21 231*Nov 04 FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON W 3-1 21-25,25-17,25-20,25-19 114*Nov 10 at St. Francis (N.Y.) W 3-0 25-19,25-11,25-19 150*Nov 11 at LIU-Brooklyn L 1-3 13-25,19-25,25-18,18-25 117

Record in 3-set matches: 6-1Record in 4-set matches: 6-1Record in 5-set matches: 1-1


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