Blue Raiders Defeat Robert Morris in a Thriller

Friday, September 13

Charleston, S.C.

4 PM

Middle Tennessee

3-5,0-0CUSA

Robert Morris

3-4,0-0Horizon

Robert Morris

Middle Tenn.

9/13/2024 8:01:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

Box Score

MTSU volleyball takes down RMU 3-1

By: Jake Freelund, MTSU Athletic Communications

CHARLESTON, S.C. — Middle Tennessee volleyball pulled off the victory over Robert Morris by a score of 3-1. The first three sets all came down to the wire, but in the fourth set the Blue Raiders pulled away winning eight of the last twelve points. The final scores of the sets were as follows: 25-21, 21-25, 25-22, 25-18.

MTSU (3-5, 0-0) outhit Robert Morris (3-4, 0-0) by over .100 points with the final numbers being MTSU .292, RMU .186. These numbers resulted in 60 kills for the Blue Raiders to just 41 for the Colonials. Middle Tennessee volleyball also dominated on defense by having more digs and blocks than RMU. The Blue Raiders will look to clean up their serving errors as they had 18 on the night, with 16 of them coming in the first three sets.

Outside hitter Adriana Rhoda dominated tonight putting up 20 kills on an absurd .485 hitting percentage. She also added three blocks. Freshman Andi Spies had her second 50+ assist performance recording 51. Defensively, she also added four blocks and seven digs. Middle blocker Kiera Booth's presence was felt all over the court tonight as she had 11 kills on an .348 hitting percentage with an outstanding six blocks. The Blue Raiders had more stars in the back row, as Allyson Eckel and Laure Jansen had 19 and 15 digs, respectively.

When asked about what her performance tonight, junior Adriana Rhoda stated, "We're working through a lot right now as a team and it's not always pretty, but tonight my teammates played a huge part in my performance by providing energy and installing confidence in me the entire day."

By the Numbers

300: Outside hitter Adriana Rhoda has now hit over .300 in four of the Blue Raider's eight matches this season.
1: Tonight marked the first victory where the Blue Raiders had less service aces than their opponents. They were 0-5 prior to tonight.
9: Freshman Emma Nilson had her best offensive performance of the season recording nine kills on a .444 hitting percentage.
34: Allyson Eckel and Laure Jansen combined for an outstanding 34 digs between the two of them.

Up Next
Middle Tennessee volleyball will look to continue the win streak at the finale of the College of Charleston Invitational tomorrow, facing off against the home team, Charleston at 6 p.m. CT.

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