Score: Binghamton 3, VCU 0 (25-20, 25-13, 26-24)
Location: New Brunswick, N.J. (College Ave. Gym)
Records: VCU 1-4, Binghamton 7-3
 
The short story: Freshman Lara Del Core racked up 12 kills but VCU fell to Binghamton Friday night at Rutgers' College Avenue Gym.
 
OPENING VOLLEY

• Del Core converted her 12 kills on 27 swings and hit .296 on the day. She also served up one of VCU's three aces
• Junior outside hitter Julia Rienks spiked 11 kills, while hitting .304 for the Black and Gold
• In the middle, graduate Jasmine Knight committed just one error on 12 attempts and finished with seven kills for the Rams
• Sophomore libero Anja Kujundzic chipped in with 10 digs, five assists and a service ace for VCU
• Tsvetelina Ilieva and Ella Schabort sparked the Bearcats with 12 kills apiece

THE DIFFERENCE

• Binghamton hit .436 on the day, including .688 on the second set alone. The Bearcats were charged with just five hitting errors in 78 attempts
• VCU also surrendered nine Binghamton aces
• The Rams grabbed a 19-18 lead in the first set on a Binghamton service error, but four different Bearcats registered a kill during a 7-1 blitz to close out the frame
• In the third, VCU watched as Binghamton fought off back-to-back set points. Tsvetelina eventually helped put the Bearcats over the top with a kill and an ace as Binghamton scored the final four points of the set on the way to a 26-24 win

NEXT UP
VCU will face host Rutgers on Saturday, Sept. 14 at 2 p.m. That contest will be streamed live on BTN+.