Box Score
Score: VCU 3, Fordham 0 (25-18, 25-23, 25-22)
Location: Bronx, N.Y. (Rose Hill Gymnasium)
Records: VCU 14-7 (9-0 Atlantic 10), Fordham 9-13 (2-7)
The short story: Junior opposite Gina Tuzzolo supplied 11 kills as VCU cruised to its 10th consecutive win Sunday in The Bronx, N.Y.
OPENING VOLLEY
- Tuzzolo hit .318 on 22 swings to lead VCU. She also recorded four blocks and three digs
- VCU junior middle blocker Jasmin Sneed added five more blocks to her weekend total and produced nine kills while hitting .381. She committed just one hitting error in 21 attempts
- Senior middle blocker Tori Baldwin provided eight kills and five blocks, while hitting .438 for the Black and Gold
- On the back row, freshman libero Alyna Draper dug 15 balls, an average of five per set
- Fordham's Kaitlin Morley led all players with 12 kills
THE DIFFERENCE
- VCU dominated defensively again Sunday. The Black and Gold held Fordham to a .140 hitting percentage
- VCU also outblocked Fordham 10-8, and held advantages in digs (49-46) and service aces (4-0)
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
- VCU has won 25 straight matches against A-10 competition, a streak that dates back to the 2016 season
- The Black and Gold have held their past five opponents to a hitting percentage of .140 or worse
- Sneed piled up 17 blocks and averaged 2.42 blocks per set in a pair of weekend matches
- VCU has recorded double digits in blocks in nine of its last 10 matches
NEXT UP
VCU will return home for a pivotal A-10 match with second-place Dayton on Friday, Oct. 26 at 7 p.m. at the E.J. Wade Arena at the Stuart C. Siegel Center.
