How It Happened
For the second time in eight days, Rhode Island (13-14, 5-5 A-10) was swept by the top team in the conference, losing 27-25, 25-17, 25-8 at VCU Sunday.

The Rams had two set points in the first set, holding the advantage at 24-23 and 25-24, but VCU (24-5, 10-1 A-10) was able to fight back both times, eventually coming all the way back to take the set. Rhode Island never held a lead the rest of the way. VCU led throughout the entire second set. Following a 1-1 tie to start the third set, VCU scored six straight points and cruised from there.

Inside the Box Score

• Rhode Island converted just 46 percent of its sideout opportunities, including 28 percent (7-of-25) in the third set.
• Freshman Layne Self led Rhody with a .353 hitting percentage, getting eight kills with two errors in 17 attacks. She also added two blocks.
• Freshman Callan Kinnan had 27 assists and four digs. She is just 28 assists away from 1,000, which would make her just the eighth different player to reach the mark in one season. The last to do so was Chelsea Wisz, who had 1,011 in 2004. Jessica Salmans (1994, 1995, 1996, 1997) and Christy Sandefur (1988, 1990) are the only Rhode Island players to do it multiple times.
• Freshman Lena Vedder had eight kills and two errors in 21 attacks. She is now averaging 2.42 kills per set for the Rams.
• Rhode Island committed seven receiving errors, compared to just one for VCU.