Score: VCU 3, Rhode 0 (25-20, 25-21, 25-18)
Location: Kearney Gymnasium (Kingston, R.I.
Records: VCU 7-7 (5-1 Atlantic 10), Rhode Island 3-15 (0-6)
 
The short story: Junior Nina Boledovicova powered VCU to its fourth straight win with 11 kills Saturday night at Rhode Island.
 
OPENING VOLLEY

• Boledovicova hit .381 on 21 attempts for spark the VCU offense. She added two aces
• Senior Julia Rienks contributed nine kills on 19 swings and also supplied three blocks for the Black and Gold
• Sophomore Letizia Galli and freshman Sarah Dibbs-Frantz held down the middle for VCU, providing five kills and four blocks a piece
• Havyn Rolle led Rhody with 10 kills 

THE DIFFERENCE

• VCU outhit Rhode Island .224 to .110 in the match
• The Black and Gold also served up eight aces to URI's two
• VCU held Rhode Island to a -.062 hitting mark in the first set – including just six kills – on the way to a 25-20 win
• The Black and Gold hit .314 and .333 in the second and third frames, respectively
• Rhode Island mounted its most serious threat in the second set, when it grabbed a 19-16 lead, but VCU closed with a 9-2 blitz, sparked by a kill and ace on back-to-back plays by Boledovicova, to steal a 25-21 victory

NOTEABLE
VCU has won 13 straight matches against Rhode Island, a streak that dates back to 2016. The Black and Gold lead the all-time series 19-3
 
NEXT UP
VCU and URI will clash again on Sunday at 1 p.m. at Kearney Gymnasium.