THE BASICS
Saturday, Oct. 7
4 p.m. - Davidson (10-5, 2-3 Atlantic 10) at Rhode Island (3-14, 0-5 A-10) | Live Stats
Sunday, Oct. 8
12 p.m. - Davidson at Rhode Island | Live Stats

RHODE ISLAND VS. DAVIDSON - SERIES NOTES

• Rhode Island will face each other for the 14th and 15th time this weekend.
• Davidson leads the all-time series, 8-5.
• The visiting Wildcats have won each of the last four matches.
• When playing in Keaney Gym, the teams have split six matches.
• Rhode Island's last win in the series was a 3-0 sweep in 2019.
• Last season, Davidson scored 3-1 and 3-0 victories over the Rams.
• Davidson's Sola Omonije leads the Atlantic 10 with a .392 hitting percentage.
• She has 101 kills with just 19 attack errors. 
• Jackie Bardin ranks sixth in the conference with 157 total kills, which leads the Wildcats. 
• Davidson Libero Bella Brady leads the league with an average of 5.11 digs per set. She has 286 for the year.

FACULTY/STAFF APPRECIATION DAY, MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS DAY SET FOR THE WEEKEND

• The Rhode Island volleyball program will host Faculty/Staff Appreciation Day on Saturday, and Mental Health Awareness Day on Sunday.
• All URI faculty and staff members are invited to join the team in Keaney Gymnasium for Saturday's match.
• For Mental Health Awareness Day on Sunday, representatives from the Active Minds will be on site.

SERVING UP SOMETHING STRONG

• Rhode Island has recorded 58 service aces over its last seven matches, or 8.3 per match.
• This is nearly double the team's average in the first 10 matches, when URI combined for 46 aces (4.6/match).
• Junior Hannah Blaney leads the team with 23 aces and ranks eighth in the conference with 0.37 per set.
• Redshirt junior Samantha Blahut is second on the team with 17, while freshman Madi Disu has contributed 12.