How It Happened
Rhode Island (13-15, 5-7 A-10) staved off four match points, but could not complete to comeback, falling 25-19, 19-25, 35-33, 27-25 at Saint Louis on Friday night.

After coming up short in an epic third set where the teams combined for 68 points, the Rams found themselves down 2-1 in sets and trailing 24-20 in the fourth. Following a pair of attack errors by Saint Louis (11-15, 7-4 A-10), a block by Franki Darnold and Jill Anderson and a kill from Darnold, the Rams tied the set 24-24. However, the Billikens scored three of the final four points to close out the match.

Mallory Dillon had a match-high 25 kills for Saint Louis, while Danielle Rygelski added 15. Meredith Boe had 57 assists for the Billikens.

With the loss, Rhode Island dropped a game behind Dayton for fifth place in the conference standings. The Rams still lead Fordham for sixth place. The top six teams qualify for the A-10 tournament.

Inside the Box Score

• Rhode Island had three players reach double digits in kills, as Franki Darnold (14), Catie Steffen (13), and Lena Vedder (11) paced the attack.
• Layne Self had nine blocks to lead the Rhody defense. With 121 thus far, she has the seventh highest single-season total in team history.
• Freshman Callan Kinnan had 47 assists, and now has 1,019 for the season. She is the first person since Chelsea Wisz in 2004 to reach 1,000 in a single season. Kinnan is just the eighth different Ram in program history to achieve the feat.
• Sophomore Lizzy Scanlon had 13 digs for the Rams.
• Despite the loss, Rhode Island had a .386 team attack percentage. 

Stat of the Day
68 – The teams combined to score 68 points in the third set, the highest total in any set the Rams have played this season. The previous high was 58 on Sept. 21 against Connecticut.

What's Next
Rhode Island travels to George Washington Sunday, Nov. 10 (1 p.m.) for its final road match of the season.