Nov. 14, 2010

Box Score

PHILADELPHIA - Freshman Britta Baarstad had a match-high 10 kills to lead the Rhode Island women's volleyball team (14-14; 5-10 Atlantic 10) to a 3-0 victory over La Salle Sunday afternoon at Tom Gola Arena.

With the win, URI swept the season series.

Fellow freshman Jill Anderson also turned in a strong performance offensively as she tallied nine kills on a match-high .600 attack percentage. Sophomore Annie Nelson also chipped in with 21 assists.

Sophomore Ashley Tennant led the way for the Rams defensively as she had a team-best 21 digs.

Rhody opened the match by jumping out to a 1-0 lead thanks to a 25-17 trimuph. URI opened up a 9-7 lead in the early going and would later go on to win 11 of the next 14 points.

In the second set, URI claimed a 25-23 victory after it rallied back from a 20-16 deficit. The Rams would then go on to claim the match as it posted a 25-17, outhitting the Explorers .308-.051.