Score: VCU 3, Old Dominion 0 (25-19, 25-19, 25-12)
Location: Norfolk, Va. (ODU Volleyball Center)
Records: VCU 2-0, ODU 1-1
 
The short story: Freshman Lauren King provided 10 kills and VCU hit .355 on the way to its second straight sweep to kick off the 2020-21 season.
 
OPENING VOLLEY

• King hit .526 in the match and did not commit and error in 19 swings
• Sophomore outside hitter Qairo Bentley added seven kills, 12 digs and five blocks to the VCU effort
• On the back row, junior libero Alyna Draper dug 13 balls for the Black and Gold
• VCU's setters, junior Dani Jo David and freshman Corinna Jones, kept the offense humming with 17 assists a piece.
• Alessia Sgherza led all players with 12 kills for Old Dominion

THE DIFFERENCE

• VCU committed just eight errors in the match and hit better than .300 for the second straight day; The Rams hit over .400 in each of the final two sets
• The Rams were dominant across the board. VCU outblocked the Lady Monarchs 7-5, outdug them 47-36 and served up five aces to ODU's two. Old Dominion hit just .150 in the match
• The Rams broke a 14-all tie in the first set when a double-block by Bentley and freshman Jasmine Knight sparked a 6-0 VCU run

NOTABLE

• Old Dominion, a longtime VCU rival in other sports, is playing its first season of Division I volleyball
• VCU is 2-0 for the first time since the 2017 season
• Rams' Head Coach Jody Rogers is 151-71 in eight seasons at VCU and has moved into a tie with James Finley for second in school history in victories. She trails only Wendy Wadsworth, who won 169 matches in the 1980s

NEXT UP
VCU will return to Norfolk, on Friday, Jan. 29 to take on Norfolk State at 4 p.m.