Score: VCU 3, Davidson 1 (31-29, 15-25, 25-10, 25-22)
Location: Davidson, N.C. (Belk Arena)
Records: VCU 13-11 (8-3 Atlantic 10), Davidson 10-11 (6-5)
 
The short story: Sophomore middle blocker Jasmine Knight led VCU with 15 kills and seven blocks in a road win at Davidson Friday night.
 
OPENING VOLLEY

• Knight committed just three hitting errors in 32 attempts and hit .375 for the Black and Gold
• Freshman outside hitter Kialah Jefferson fired a match-high 19 kills on the evening. She added seven digs for VCU
• Graduate outside hitter Jovana Vukcevic continued her late-season surge with 13 kills and three blocks for the Rams, while hitting .281
• Senior libero Alyna Draper added 24 digs, while freshman setter Katrina Davis dished out 48 assists for the Rams
• Sola Omonije led Davidson with 13 kills

THE DIFFERENCE

• VCU dominated the latter stages of the match. The Rams held the Wildcats to a -.029 hitting percentage in the third set, a 25-10 VCU blowout. The fourth and final set wasn't much better for Davidson. The Wildcats hit .114 with eight errors
• The Rams held advantages in virtually every statistical category. VCU owned a sizable 86-65 edge in digs and an 11-8 margin in blocks. The Rams also held the Wildcats to one service ace. VCU served up four aces, including two by Draper
• The first set featured 12 ties and six lead changes, before VCU emerged with a hard-fought 31-29 victory. The Rams fought off three set points before kills by Davis and sophomore middle blocker Kylie Loftis helped VCU score the final three points of the frame 

NOTABLE

• VCU is 15-1 against Davidson since the Wildcats joined the Atlantic 10 Conference in 2014
• Friday's win serves as the front end of this weekend's home-and-home series with Davidson, and allowed VCU to keep pace with Saint Louis in the race for the A-10's No. 2 overall seed

NEXT UP
VCU will host Davidson at the Stuart C. Siegel Center on Sunday, Oct. 31 at 1 p.m. The Rams will also honor their senior class prior to that contest.