Rhode Island Starters
Wagner, Wright, Paulette, Shilling, Pinell, Passerello, Blaney

Fordham Starters
Moody, Brzozowski, Arzuaga, Talabong, De La Rosa, Pejouan, Lipski
 
Set One – Fordham 25, Rhode Island 23
Trailing by four points late, Rhode Island reeled off four straight to knot the score, 23-23. Brynne Wright came up with a kill and a service ace to start the run. Claire Wagner delivered a kill to get the Rams within one point, and an attack error by Fordham tied the score. Fordham's Zoe Talabong ended the URI run with a kill, and an attack error by Rhody ended the set.

Set Two – Fordham 25, Rhode Island 20
Rhode Island's offense was clicking in the second set, as URI hit .273 as a team, recording 13 kills with just four attack errors. However, Fordham pulled away late for the second straight set. With the score tied 17-17, the visitors used a 6-1 run to build the first significant lead for either side. A Chloe Pejouan kill followed by a Mallory Lipsky ace made the score 23-18. Zoe Talabong got Fordham to set point with a kill to make it 24-19. URI managed to stave off one set point on a Claire Wagner kill, but Whitley Moody's kill gave the guests a 2-0 set lead.

Set Three – Fordham 25, Rhode Island 21 
The third set was a wave of runs by both sides. Fordham took seven of the first nine points before URI responded with a 7-2 spurt of its own. Neither side led by more than two again until a 6-0 run by URI put the hosts up 16-12 after a block from Karlee Pinell and Samantha Blahut. Fordham used a 9-1 run to pull back in front, 21-17. URI tried to fight back, getting kills from Brynne Wright Claire Wagner got Rhody within 22-21, but Fordham ran off the final three points to close out the match.

Inside the Box Score

• Fordham picked up its first Atlantic 10 victory, improving to 7-9 overall and 1-4 in conference play.
• Rhode Island fell to 4-14 and 0-5 in the A-10. Rhody dropped its sixth straight overall.
• Junior Brynne Wright led Rhode Island's attack with nine kills to go with seven digs.
• Sophomore libero Hannah Blaney had 17 digs.
• Redshirt freshman Hope Passerello had 22 assists, eight digs and three kills.
• Freshman Karlee Pinell had a team-best .500 attack percentage. She finished with eight kills and just one error in 14 total attacks.

Up Next
Rhode Island is back in action on Friday night when it visits Davidson for the first of two matches on back-to-back nights. Friday's match begins at 7 p.m.