Tournament: Quest for the Crown
Location: Norfolk, Va. (ODU Volleyball Center)
Records: VCU 1-1, Norfolk State 0-1
 
The short story: VCU hit .266 behind a balanced attack and overwhelmed Norfolk State Saturday in its finale at Old Dominion's Quest for the Crown.
 
OPENING VOLLEY

• Senior outside hitter Ana Brangioni led the VCU offense with eight kills on 24 attempts, as well as eight digs
• Senior middle blocker Sarah Stratton kicked in seven kills and a pair of blocks for the Black and Gold, while junior outside hitter Parker Hartzell provided five kills, two blocks and hit .385
• Freshman libero Anja Kujundzic shored up the back line for the Rams with 14 digs
• Alexa Harris led all players with 12 kills for Norfolk State

THE DIFFERENCE

• VCU hit .266 and held the Spartans to a .165 mark. The Rams committed just 10 hitting errors on the day
• Norfolk State committed 15 service errors and served up just two aces. VCU served up nine aces
• The Rams did not trail in either of the first two sets and held the Spartans to .121 and .086 hitting percentages in the first and second frames, respectively

NOTABLE

• Saturday's win was the Rams' first under Head Coach Tim Doyle
• Graduate setter AnnaBelle Tomei has recorded four aces in VCU's first two matches
• Junior setter Taylor Aguano registered three aces on the afternoon

NEXT UP
The Rams will return home for the VCU Invitational, featuring Iona, Radford and Georgetown, Sept. 1-3 at the Stuart C. Siegel Center.