Rhode Island Starters
Wagner, Fillion, Wright, Paulette, Shilling, Pinell, Butler
 
Brown Starters
Jenkins, Widener, Sheire, Miller, Derrick, Vanderlaan
 
Set One – Brown 25, Rhode Island 17
Rhode Island opened the match quickly, scoring seven of the first 10 points. Kills by Gabrielle Shilling and Brynne Wright followed by consecutive attack errors by the Bears put Rhody up, 7-3. Following an early timeout, Brown responded with four straight points to tie the score, but URI came right back with three straight points, including kills from Katie Butler and Claire Wagner. From there, it was all Brown. An 11-1 run put the Bears up 18-11, and the hosts coasted from there.

Set Two – Brown 25, Rhode Island 14
The teams split the first 14 points of the set before Brown exerted its will. A 9-1 run gave the Bears an eight-point advantage that was never threatened the rest of the way. With 13 kills in 28 attacks, Brown hit .393 in the set as a team, while Rhode Island never found a rhythm. URI had a negative hitting percentage for the set (-.074), committing eight errors with just six kills.
 
Set Three – Brown 25, Rhode Island 13
The dominance carried over, as Brown took 10 of the first 12 points and maintained control throughout. For the second straight set, the Bears limited Rhody to a negative attack percentage (-.070) as URI had just five kills compared to eight attack errors.

Inside the Box Score

• Rhode Island fell to 0-4. The match was the season opener for Brown, which is the preseason favorite in the Ivy League.
• It was the first meeting between the in-state rivals, dating back to a Rhode Island victory in 2015.
• Sophomore Hannah Blaney had 11 digs for Rhode Island
• Senior Claire Wagner led the Rams with six kills, while freshman Karlee Pinell had five.
• Sophomore Katie Butler had nine assists and nine digs.
• Freshman Lauren Nelson made her collegiate debut for Rhode Island, recording one kill.
• Brown had 42 kills, compared to 20 for the Rams.
• Rhode Island had a .000 attack percentage for the match, finishing with 20 kills and 20 errors.

Up Next
The Rams are back in action with two matches Saturday. Rhody hosts Siena at 11 a.m. and Air Force at 7 p.m. in Keaney Gymnasium.