Final Score: Davidson 3, VCU 2 (25-19, 25-20, 22-25, 19-25, 15-11)
Location: Davidson, N.C.
Records: VCU 8-2 (3-1 A-10), Davidson 2-5 (1-4 A-10)
 
The Short Story: Freshman middle blocker Jasmine Knight exploded in the third set to spark a valiant VCU comeback attempt, but the Rams fell in five sets Saturday at Davidson.
 
OPENING VOLLEY

• Knight blasted 14 kills in the match and hit .312 overall. She also registered five block
• Sophomore Qairo Bentley and senior Paula Neciporuka, both outside hitters, converted 16 kills a piece for the Rams. Neciporuka also supplied a career-high 26 digs
• Junior setter Dani Jo David led all players with 30 assists for the Black and Gold
• On the back line, junior libero completed a busy weekend with 25 digs. She also served up a pair of aces
• Davidson's Remi Lehnertz led all players with 18 kills

THE DIFFERENCE 

• Davidson used a 6-1 burst in the fifth, keyed by a pair of Lauryn Albold blocks, to take a 12-9 lead it would not surrender
• The Rams hit just .077 in the tiebreaker
• VCU fell behind by two sets, but Knight spiked seven kills on nine swings to spur VCU to a 25-22 win in the third frame; VCU held Davidson to a .066 hitting percentage in that set
• The Rams opened the fourth with a 4-0 run, punctuated with a David assist to Knight, and VCU never looked back on the way to a 25-19 victory

NOTABLE

• The Rams tallied 11 total blocks in the match
• VCU leads the all-time series 13-1 with Davidson
• The Rams are now 49-4 against A-10 opponents since 2017

 
UP NEXT
The Rams will travel to Dayton, Ohio to take on the rival Dayton Flyers on Saturday, March 6 at 5 p.m.