MOON TOWNSHIP, Pa. – IUPUI hits the road for two matches against Robert Morris as the Horizon League spring volleyball season is down to its penultimate week.
The Jags will play the Colonials on Monday (March 15) at 6 p.m. ET with the second match of the series on Tuesday (March 16) at 5 p.m. ET. Both matches of the series will be streamed on ESPN+.
IUPUI Jaguars (0-8, 0-8 HL) // Robert Morris Colonials (1-11, 1-11 HL)
March 15-16, 2021 // 6:00 p.m. / 5:00 p.m. // Moon Township, Pa. – UPMC Events Center (4,000)
Live Video: ESPN+ (
Mon. / Tues.) // Live Stats:
RMUColonials.com
ABOUT IUPUI
Allie Pogue leads the Jaguar offense with 2.67 kills per set on the season. The sophomore from Evansville, Ind., has finished with double-digit kills in two of her last three matches.
Madeline Haines is second on the team, sitting at 2.33 kills per set. Haines, one of three freshmen seeing significant time for IUPUI this season, began her season with 20 kills in the first match and 15 kills in the second match of her career.
Darragh Dixon has been guiding the offense in her first year in the program after transferring from Long Island. The sophomore has finished with at least 20 assists in all but one match this season. Dixon also had a season-high six kills, while hitting .750, against Purdue Fort Wayne back on Feb. 9.
Rhiannon Schuenemann, the Jags' lone senior, is tops on the team with 3.67 digs per set. Schuenemann has been consistent with 11 digs in each of her last three matches.
ABOUT ROBERT MORRIS
Robert Morris is coming off of a win in its last match after beginning the season with 11-straight losses. The Colonials bring in to the match the worst defense in terms of opponents hitting percentage, allowing foes to hit .275 off of them.
Four Colonials average over 2.00 kills per set on the season with Abby Ryan leading the way at 2.64. Alyssa Hudak is second on the team with 2.55 kills per set.
Whitney Brown averages 9.42 assists per set to lead the Colonials and is fourth in the Horizon League in the category.
ALL-TIME VS ROBERT MORRIS
This is the fourth meeting all-time between the two teams. IUPUI is 2-1 overall in the series and won the last match, which took place back in 2011.
