Sept. 17, 2010

Box Score

PROVIDENCE, R.I. - The Rhode Island volleyball team (7-3) picked up its fourth straight win as it rallied from a 2-1 deficit to defeat Brown (3-0) at the Pizzitola Center Friday night in the first day of the Brown Invitational.

Rhody's 7-3 start to the 2010 season is its best since 1999 when the team opened the year 7-3. The Rams have also won their last three five-game matches.

Junior Kayla Wilson led the way for the Rams offensively as she hit .364 and tallied 13 kills. Fellow teammates Britta Baarstad, Lauren McIntosh and Rachel Zarazan also totaled double figures in kills with 13, 12 and 11 terminations, respectively.

Sophomore Annie Nelson also chipped in offensively as she notched a match-high 48 assists and hit .333.

Defensively for the Rams, sophomore Ashley Tennant led the way with a match-high 22 digs.

Brown opened the match with a 25-15 win in game one. Rhody fought back in the second set to even the match at one game apiece, downing the Bears 25-22. In the second frame, the two teams had seven ties and four lead changes.

The Bears re-claimed the lead in the third frame with a 25-16 win to take a 2-1 lead, but URI charged back to claim the final two games 25-16 and 15-10, respectively.

Rhody returns to action tomorrow against Central Connecticut (9:30 a.m.) and Holy Cross (5 p.m.).