Score: VCU 3, Saint Louis 0 (26-24, 25-19, 25-20)
Location: Richmond, Va. (Stuart C. Siegel Center)
Records: VCU 7-8 (5-2 Atlantic 10), Saint Louis 8-11 (3-4)
 
The short story: Junior outside hitter Julia Rienks shined for the second straight day as VCU powered past Saint Louis at the Stuart C. Siegel Center.
 
OPENING VOLLEY

• Rienks spiked 17 kills on the day and hit .423 on 26 attempts. She added five blocks and three digs defensively
• Junior outside hitter Kalina Pylinska added 13 kills, while hitting .250 on a team-high 32 attempts
• Sophomore libero Anja Kujundzic supplied 15 digs from the back row for the Black and Gold. She also registered three service aces
• Delaney Rice led the Billikens with 13 kills 

THE DIFFERENCE

• VCU hit .293 in the match and didn't dip below .250 in any of Saturday's three sets
• The Rams held Saint Louis to a .196 hitting percentage, due in large part due to a 46-37 edge in digs
• The Black and Gold served five aces and committed just two service errors
• Saint Louis fought off a set point in the first, but a kill by junior outside hitter Alicja Jaryszek and a hitting error by the Billikens handed the Rams a 26-24 win
• VCU hit .343 in the second frame. The Rams grabbed an early 5-2 lead and never trailed again

NOTABLE

• In three matches this week – all wins – Rienks averaged 5.70 kills per set and hit .402
• Graduate middle blocker Jasmine Knight moved into sixth place on VCU's all-time kills list during the weekend. She now has 1,127 career kills. She also ranks third all-time with 479 blocks

NEXT UP
VCU will head to Chicago, Ill. to take on Loyola Chicago in a pair of matches Oct. 18-19. Friday's match will get underway at 7 p.m. EST.