Rhode Island Starters
Hammond, Wright, Britton, Smith, Wagner, Paulette, Ratzloff (libero)
 
Bryant Starters
Kennedy, McGovern, Cergol, Wright, O'Brien, James, Rae (libero)
 
Set One – Rhode Island 25, Bryant 14
Bryant jumped out to a quick 3-0 lead, but Rhody recovered with a 12-2 run, pulling ahead 12-5 and never looking back. A solo block by Mariah Paulette made it 21-12 Rams and Bryant scored just two more points as URI cruised to the opening-set victory.

Set Two – Bryant 25, Rhode Island 13
Bryant took charge in the second set and built up a 10-6 lead that forced URI to call a timeout. The Rams got within two at 12-10, but Bryant scored six in a row to stretch its lead to 18-10. The Bulldogs then closed on a 7-3 run to win the set and even the match at one apiece.
 
Set Three – Bryant 25, Rhode Island 14
The third set was back and forth scoring early on, but Bryant led throughout. A kill by Claire Wagner got the Rams within one at 6-5, but the Bulldogs claimed eight of the next 10 points to build a 14-7 advantage. Bryant then outscored Rhody 11-7 down the stretch to take a 2-1 lead in the match.
 
Set Four – Bryant 25, Rhode Island 22
Bryant kept things rolling in the fourth and final set, scoring the first three points and then pushing the lead to 11-4. Rhody managed to cut the deficit to four twice – on kills by Brittany Myers that made it 17-13 and 18-14 – and again on Jamie Smith service ace that made the score 23-19. An ace by Wagner later trimmed it to two (24-22) but Bryant finished things off with a match-clinching 25-22 win.
 
Inside the Box Score

• Rhode Island finished the match with a .099 hitting percentage, despite hitting .345 in the opening set.
• Junior Claire Wagner recorded her third consecutive double-double, finishing with 10 kills and 11 digs. She also had four blocks and one service ace.
• Senior Mariah Paulette registered six blocks, including one solo. She also had six kills and one ace.
• Graduate Jamie Smith had six kills as well, to go along with two digs, one block and one ace.
• Sophomore Brynne Wright finished the night with seven kills, two digs and one service ace.
• Freshman Grace Hammond had a team-high 17 assists to go along with six digs, two kills and one block.
• Junior Adel Gage added 14 assists, three digs, one kill and one service ace.
• Junior Ella Ratzloff recorded a team-high 14 digs and had four assists.
• Senior Abby Fillion added seven digs and once service ace.

Up Next
The Rams return to Keaney Gymnasium on Tuesday night when they host Providence at 5 p.m.