Oct. 29, 2010

Box Score

BRONX, N.Y. - The Rhode Island women's volleyball team (12-11; 3-7 Atlantic 10) snapped its eight match losing streak as it defeated Fordham 3-2 Friday evening at Rose Hill Gymasium.

Senior Lauren McIntosh, junior Kayla Wilson, sophomore Rachel Zarazan and freshmen Britta Baarstad and Jill Anderson all finished with double-digit kill totals as they recorded 15, 12, 15, 14 and 14 terminations apiece. Wilson also led the team with a season-high 22 digs.

Junior Candice Kolkka also chipped in offensively as she tallied a career-high 59 assists.

Rhody took the match lead as it posted a 25-21 victory in game one thanks to a .455 attack percentage. In the second frame, Fordham took a 2-1 lead and never looked back as it claimed a 25-16 triumph in game two.

In the third set, URI reclaimed the match advantage with a 25-18 victory. Fordham held a 11-9 lead early in the set, but the Rams charged back by winning the seven points to take 16-11 lead it would not relinquish.

Fordham evened the match in fourth set thanks to a 26-24 win, which forced a fifth game. In the fifth set, URI fell behind early (1-0), but that was the last time it would trail for the remainder of the set as it went on to a 15-11 victory.

Rhody returns to action on Sunday as it welcomes Duquesne to Keaney Gymnasium. The match is set to begin at 1 p.m.