THE BASICS
Art Carmichael Invitational Schedule | Tournament Notes
Thursday, Sept. 12
6 p.m. - Rhode Island (2-5) vs. Harvard (3-0) | Live Stats | Watch ESPN+

Friday, Sept. 13
10 a.m. - Rhode Island vs. Northern Illinois (1-4) | Live Stats | Watch ESPN+
1 p.m. - Stony Brook (5-1) vs. Harvard | Live Stats
4 p.m. - Harvard vs. Northern Illinois | Live Stats
7 p.m. - Rhode Island vs. Stony Brook | Live Stats | Watch: ESPN+

Saturday, Sept. 14
12 p.m. - Northern Illinois vs. Stony Brook | Live Stats

RHODE ISLAND AND ART CARMICHAEL - TOURNAMENT NOTES

• Rhode Island will host the three-day tournament, which will feature Harvard, Stony Brook and Northern Illinois.
• This will be the 15th rendition of the Art Carmichael Invitational.
• Rhode Island has won two of its last three matches, including a 3-1 win over Merrimack in its 2024 home opener Tuesday night.
• The Rams will face Harvard on Thursday. URI battles Northern Illinois and Stony Brook on Friday.
• Art Carmichael was Rhode Island's head coach from 1974 through 1980.
• In his time with the Rams, he had 162 victories. His 39 wins in 1977 and 24-match winning streak in 1976 both still stand as school records.

 RHODE ISLAND VS HARVARD - SERIES HISTORY

• Rhode Island and Harvard have faced each other five times in program history, with the Rams holding a 3-2 series lead.
• Harvard has won the last two meetings.
• The teams have not played since 2019, when the Crimson defeated URI 3-1 at the Harvard Invitational.
• Harvard enters the Art Carmichael with a 3-0 record after winning each of its matches at last weekend's Harvard Invitational.
• Both Harvard and Rhode Island have faced Merrimack this season. Harvard beat the Warriors 3-2 last Saturday, while the Rams scored a 3-1 win over Merrimack Tuesday night.
• Rams Freshman Havyn Rolle had a career-high 16 kills and 11 aces in the Merrimack match. She is second on the team with 18 blocks behind sophomore Chloe Abuto (28).
• Harvard's Brynne Faltinskly leads the team with 47 kills and an average of 3.62 kills per set.
• Rocky Aguirre was named to the all-tournament team after registering 11 kills, 109 assists, four aces, 25 digs, and six blocks across three matches for the Crimson.

RHODE ISLAND VS NORTHERN ILLINOIS- SERIES HISTORY

• Rhode Island and Northern Illinois have faced each other twice, with each side winning once.
• The last played in 2022, with Northern Illinois sweeping the Rams.
• Northern Illinois is 1-4 this season. The lone win came over Tarleton State at the St. Thomas Invitational.
• Northern Illinois' Charli Atiemo has recorded 10 or more kills in every match this season and marked her 45th career game with double-digit kills against St. Thomas on Saturday.
• Atiemo has surpassed the 800-kill mark this weekend and sits with 825 kills in her career.
• She is second on the team with 64 kills this season, trailing only behind Nazli Güvener (77).
• Rhode Island sophomore Madi Disu leads the team with 70 kills.

RHODE ISLAND VS STONY BROOK - SERIES HISTORY

• Rhode Island and Stony Brook have faced each other six times.
• The Rams hold a 5-1 series lead with the Seawolves and has won the last four meetings in the series.
• The teams last met in 2016.
• Stony Brook won its first four matches of the year and is 5-1 overall.
• Against Colgate, Stony Brook head coach Kristin Belzung notched her 100th career win with the Seawolves.
• Stony Brook junior Kali Moore leads the team with 101 kills. Moore is second on the team with nine service aces behind Torri Henry (11).