Rhode Island Starters
Wagner, Wright, Klise, Gage, Britton, Myers, Ratzloff (libero)
 
George Washington Starters
Feek, LaBeck, Pintel, Merryman, Lanara, Drelling, Bowman (libero)
 
Set One – Rhode Island 25, George Washington 7
Rhode Island eased its way to a win in the opening set, allowing the Colonials just five kills and holding them to a -.062 attack percentage. Rhody, meanwhile, attacked at a .464 percentage and converted 100 percent of its sideout opportunities. The Rams opened on a 13-2 run, and pushed their lead to 15 points at 20-5. GW managed just two points the rest of the way.
 
Set Two – George Washington 25, Rhode Island 23
Rhode Island got off to a 5-1 start in the second set, but GW came back and tied the score at six apiece. The set was tightly contested from that point on. The Colonials took their first lead of the match at 9-8 and stretched the advantage to five at 17-12. URI then scored nine of the next 11 points to – thanks in part to five kills from Brynne Wright – to pull back ahead 21-19. The Colonials erased the deficit once again, closing on a 5-2 run to edge out Rhody by a score of 25-23.
 
Set Three – George Washington 25, Rhode Island 22
The Colonials rode the momentum into the third set, opening on a 5-0 run and pushing it to 14-3 after a service ace from Elizabeth Drelling. URI and GW traded the next nine points, and the Rams eventually pulled within four on a kill by Tori Britton. The early deficit was too much to overcome however, as GW held on for the 25-22 win.
 
Set Four – Rhode Island 25, George Washington 16
Rhode Island recorded 16 kills in the fourth set and committed just three attack errors on 39 swings. The Rams scored the first two points of the set, and while GW managed to tie the score twice, Rhody never relinquished the lead. Three consecutive kills by Gillian Klise, Grace Hammond and Claire Wagner stretched URI's lead to seven points (20-13) and the Rams used a 5-1 push to close things out.
 
Set Five – George Washington 15, Rhode Island 13
The fifth set was a back-and-forth battle featuring five lead changes and 10 ties. Rhode Island trailed 12-11 and 13-12, but tied the score back up both times on kills by Claire Wagner. With the score knotted at 13-13, consecutive attack errors doomed the Rams, allowing George Washington to pick up its first win of the season.
 
Inside the Box Score

• Senior Ella Ratzloff finished the night with 20 digs and now has 1,281 for her career. Her eighth dig of the evening allowed her to pass Kris Normandin (1992-95) and move into second all-time at Rhode Island.
• With at least 11 games left to play this season, Ratzloff is 97 digs away from Jessica Salmans' program record of 1,378. Salmans set URI's all-time mark playing for the Rams from 1994-97.
• Sophomore Brynne Wright led Rhode Island with a career-best 21 kills.
• Junior Claire Wagner and senior Gillian Klise also finished with double-digit kills, recording 15 and 12 respectively. Wagner also had 22 digs and four service aces while Klise added five blocks, including three solos.
• Junior Adel Gage (27) and freshman Grace Hammond (22) combined for 49 assists. Gage added 14 digs for the Rams' second double-double of the night.
• Senior Tori Britton contributed nine kills, two blocks, two digs and one assist.
• Senior Abby Fillion was the fourth Ram to finish with double figures in the digs column, recording 21 on the night.
• As a team, Rhode Island combined for 90 digs, compared to GW's 78.
• The Rams also held a 68-48 advantage in kills and converted 60.9 percent of their sideout opportunities compared to 49.1 percent for the Colonials.

Up Next
Rhode Island is back in action next weekend when it hits the road for a pair of games at Dayton (Friday) and Duquesne (Sunday).