Virginia Commonwealth University

Score: Davidson 3, VCU 1 (25-20, 25-19, 23-25, 25-19)
Location: Richmond, Va. (Siegel Center)
Records: VCU 9-11 (7-5 Atlantic 10), Davidson 11-12 (4-8)
 
The short story: Junior outside hitter Lara Del Core paced VCU with 13 kills, but the Rams suffered a 3-1 setback Tuesday at the Siegel Center at the hands of Davidson.
 
OPENING VOLLEY

• Del Core, who also served up a pair of aces, hit .308 in the match on 26 attempts
• Junior middle blocker Letizia Galli added 12 kills and five blocks, while hitting .375 for the Black and Gold
• Freshman outside hitter Dominika Kasinska also contributed 11 kills and four blocks to the VCU cause, while junior defensive specialist Kayla Foley anchored the back row with 20 digs
• Meile Songaila led all players with 22 kills for Davidson 

THE DIFFERENCE

• Davidson's offense carried the Wildcats for much of the evening. Davidson hit. .276 in the match and recorded 66 kills to VCU's 52. The Wildcats hit .359 in the first and .341 in the second as they built a 2-0 lead in the match
• The Wildcats also owned a 10-9 edge in blocks, an 8-5 advantage in service aces and a out-dug VCU 74-66

NEXT UP
VCU will host Saint Louis in a pair of critical Atlantic 10 matches Oct. 30-31 at the Siegel Center. The Rams and Billikens are currently part of a three-way tie for third place in the league standings. Friday's match will get underway at 6 p.m.