THE BASICS
Rhode Island (1-8) at Boston College (6-3)
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RHODE ISLAND VS. BOSTON COLLEGE - SERIES NOTES
- Rhode Island is facing Boston College for the 24th time.
- The Rams lead the all-time series, 16-7.
- Boston College has the edge in recent years, winning six in a row over URI, including once in each of the last two seasons.
- Rhode Island won the first 14 meetings in the series from 1979 through 1997.
- The Eagles got their first win against URI in 2004, which started a 7-2 run for BC.
- Boston College has won four straight matches, while Rhode Island is looking to snap a four-match skid.
- This year, the team's have played one common opponent, Sacred Heart. Boston College swept the Pioneers on August 27, while Rhody fell 3-1 to Sacred Heart on Sunday.
SHILLING NAMED TO YALE INVITATIONAL ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM
- Graduate student Gabrielle Shilling had a solid weekend for Rhode Island, earning All-Tournament Team honors at the Yale Invitational.
- Over the course of three matches, Shilling had 25 kills and 11 block assists while playing middle blocker.
- She also had just six attack errors during the tournament.
- On Saturday against Sacred Heart, she recorded the 240th block of her career.
- Shilling now ranks eighth among all players during the rally point era (2001-present).
OWENS OFFERING CONSISTENCY FOR RAMS
- Junior Andrea Owens leads the team in total kills (72), kills per set (2.25) and points (84.0).
- She is second on the team behind libero Hannah Blaney in digs (75) and digs per set (2.34). Blaney has 106 digs and averages 3.21 per set.
- Owens is coming off her second double-double of the season, setting season highs in both kills (13) and digs (12) in a four-set loss to Sacred Heart.
- Over her last four matches, Owens has 39 kills and 47 digs.
- She has 10 or more digs in each of the last four contests.
