Atlantic 10 Championship Match
Score: #1 Dayton 3, #2 VCU 0 (25-15, 26-24, 25-19)
Location: Dayton, Ohio (Frericks Center)
Records: Dayton 12-1, VCU 13-5
 
The short story: Freshman middle Jasmine Knight led a valiant VCU effort with nine kills and five blocks, but the Rams fell to top-seeded Dayton Saturday in the A-10 Championship Match.
 
OPENING VOLLEY

• Knight, who was named Second Team All-Atlantic 10 and All-Rookie on Thursday, hit .286 in the match and added four digs
• Senior outside hitter Paula Neciporuka added seven kills and 10 digs for the Black and Gold, while sophomore outside hitter Qairo Bentley provided eight kills
• Freshman setter Corinna Jones handed out 23 assists, dug 13 balls and registered a pair of blocks for VCU
• Amelia Moore led host Dayton with 10 kills and eight blocks

THE DIFFERENCE

• Dayton outhit VCU .260 to .137 in the match, and the Flyers outblocked the Rams 12-7
• VCU narrowly missed on an opportunity to tie the match in the second set. A Knight kill and a Dayton hitting error knotted the frame at 24-all, but Moore followed with back-to-back kills to push the Flyers over the top
• The Flyers hit .395 in the opening set on the way to a 25-15 win

NOTABLE

• Knight was named to the All-Championship Team for her efforts over the weekend
• VCU and Dayton were meeting for the fourth straight year in the A-10 Championship Match
• The roster makeup of VCU's championship lineup included one senior, one junior, two sophomores and four freshmen