Rhode Island Starters (0-4)
Ma. Disu, Me. Disu, Owens, Hendricks, Shilling, Blahut, Blaney

Brown Starters (2-0)
Jenkins, Widener, Griebl, Flannery, Derrick, Vanderlaan, Golden
 
How It Happened
Rhode Island had no answer for Brown's offense, as the host Bears had a 46-26 advantage in kills while powering to a 3-0 sweep Friday night. Brown took the match, 25-19, 25-13, 25-13, for its second straight win in the series.

Set One - Brown 25, Rhode Island 19
Rhode Island could not get any momentum early as Brown steadily build a 15-8 lead. URI finally strung together multiple points as Samantha Blahut and Emma Vente sandwiched kills around a block by Blahut and Madi Disu. After a Brown point, the Rams scored three more in a row to pull within 16-14 following an Andrea Owens kill. The Bears kept Rhody at an arm's length down the stretch, eventually securing the set on a Hannah Flannery kill.

Set Two - Brown 25, Rhode Island 13
The second set was all Brown from the start. The Bears scored the first five points and nine of the first 11 overall to build a 9-2 lead. Jiliene Widener's fifth kill of the set pushed the advantage to double digits at 21-11 and URI was never able to threaten the lead.

Set One - Brown 25, Rhode Island 13
For the third consecutive set, Brown led from start to finish. The Bears scored the first four points and never let up. A block by Gabby Derrick and Mariia Sidorova extended the lead to double figures at 18-8, and the Rhody deficit never got back to single digits as the Bears cruised to the victory.

Inside the Box Score

• Both sides hit well in the first set, as Brown had an attack percentage of .455 (18-3-33), while URI hit .333 (14-3-33).
• The .333 attack percentage was URI's highest in a single set this season.
• From there, the Rams hit .053 and -0.086 in the second and third sets, respectively, finishing with a season-low .094 overall.
• Junior Andrea Owens had a team-high six kills, while freshman Madi Disu had five kills and three block assists.
• Redshirt sophomore Hope Passerello had 12 assists and four digs.
• Freshman setter Catalina Hendricks made her first career start and finished with seven assists and four digs.
• Brown had eight service aces to none for the Rams.

Up Next
Rhode Island hosts Le Moyne and Brown Saturday, Sept. 2. The Le Moyne match begins at noon. The Brown will be at 6 p.m. and will be streamed on ESPN+.