Score: Fordham 3, VCU 2 (25-17, 23-25, 21-25, 25-21, 15-6)
Location: Bronx, N.Y. (Rose Hill Gymnasium)
Records: VCU 8-10 (3-3 Atlantic 10), Fordham 8-9 (2-4)
 
The short story: Senior outside hitter Qairo Bentley's 14 kills and 27 digs couldn't lift VCU in a five-set thriller Friday night in the Bronx.
 
OPENING VOLLEY

• It's Bentley's second straight match with 27 digs, a career high. She added three blocks, including a pair of solos
• Sophomore outside hitter Parker Hartzell added 10 kills and two blocks for VCU, while junior middle blocker Jasmine Knight provided eight kills and four blocks
• Freshman outside hitter Katie Heidenrich supplied eight kills and 18 digs in her most extensive action in a VCU uniform to date
• Whitley Moody led Fordham with a match-high 21 kills, as well as 21 digs

THE DIFFERENCE

• VCU hit .117 in the match, while Fordham recorded a .187 average
• The Black and Gold hit -.121 and fell behind 12-2 in the fifth set tiebreaker
• VCU looked poised to pull out the win when it built a 17-13 lead in the fourth set. But Fordham received three straight kills by Audrey Brown to ignite an 8-0 run on the way to stunning 25-21 victory. Fordham captured 12 of the final 16 points of the set
• VCU hit .039 in the first set as Fordham grabbed an early lead behind a 25-17 win

NOTABLE

• The third set featured 17 ties and 11 lead changes
• VCU recorded 105 digs in the match, the program's most since Oct. 16, 2009, when the Black and Gold were credited with 109 digs against William & Mary

NEXT UP
VCU and Fordham will meet again at Rose Hill on Saturday, Oct. 8 at 1 p.m.