Score: VCU 3, Saint Louis 1 (25-22, 25-21, 18-25, 25-17)
Location: Richmond, Va. (Siegel Center)
Records: VCU 5-0, Saint Louis 0-3
 
The Short Story: Freshman middle blocker Lauren King provided 14 kills as well as five blocks in VCU's Atlantic 10 opener against Saint Louis at the Siegel Center on Friday.
 
FIRST SERVE

• King, the reigning A-10 Player of the Week, hit .324 in the contest and committed just two errors
• VCU senior outside hitter Paula Neciporuka pitched in 14 kills, as well as 13 digs in the winning effort. She hit .235 in the match
• Neciporuka registered six of her kills in the first set alone to help VCU to a 1-0 lead
• Freshman middle blocker Jasmine Knight racked up six total blocks for the Rams
• Sophomore outside hitter Qairo Bently added eight kills and 16 digs for the Black and Gold, while junior setter Dani Jo David handed out 23 assists
• Sara Daniels led Saint Louis with 10 kills

THE DIFFERENCE 

• VCU trailed 17-13 in the first set, but Neciporuka blasted three kills to spark a 12-5 run to close the frame and hand the Rams a 25-22 win

• After dropping the third set, Knight and King combined on three double blocks to ignite a 6-1 VCU run to open the fourth. The Rams would not trail the rest of the way
• VCU outblocked Saint Louis 8-5 in the match and outhit the Billikens .205-.146

NOTABLE

• VCU is now 47-3 in their last 50 matches against Atlantic 10 Conference foes
• The Rams improved to 11-3 against the Billikens
• VCU moved to 5-0 for the first time since 2009

 UP NEXT
The Rams will host Duke on Tuesday, Feb. 9 at 4 p.m. at the Siegel Center.