THE BASICS
Saturday, Nov. 1
6 p.m. - Rhode Island vs. Duquesne | Live Stats | ESPN+

Sunday, Nov. 2
1 p.m. - Rhode Island vs. Duquesne | Live Stats | ESPN+

RHODE ISLAND VS. GEORGE MASON - SERIES NOTES

• Rhode Island leads the all time series, 14-8.
• The Rams are 9-3 when hosting George Mason in Keaney Gym.
• George Mason has won the last four meetings and six of the last seven overall.
• The match will feature two of the Atlantic 10's best defensive players at the net. George Mason's Chelsea Colter ranks third in the league with 1.3 blocks per set, while Rhode Island's Chloe Abuto is eighth at 1.02 per set.

A LOOK AT THE OPPONENT

• George Mason enters the weekend on a four-match losing streak.
• On Wednesday, the Patriots fell 3-2 against George Washington. 
• Before that, they were swept in two matches at Dayton and split two at VCU.
• The Patriots enter the weekend tied for fourth place in the league standings. George Mason and George Washington are both 7-5.
• George Washington hosts VCU for matches on Friday and Saturday
• Autumn Martinez-Robinson has one of the best serves in the country. She leads the Atlantic 10 and ranks third nationally with 54 aces. 
• She is eighth in the country with 0.59 aces per set.
• Martinez-Robinson also enters the weekend with a league-best 375 digs.
• Keira Hamilton is second in the Atlantic 10 with 369.5 points. Only Duquesne's Emerson Schrom (406.5) has scored more often.
• Hamilton averages 3.58 kills per set and has 326 total kills.

DAKOTA DIGS IT

• Sophomore Dakota Henry recorded a career-high 25 digs in just four sets against Fordham Wednesday night.
• It was the third time in her career Henry has recorded 20 or more digs in a set, and the second time this season.
• Both of Henry's 20-dig performances have come in the last week. She had 20 at Duquesne on Oct. 24.
• Henry has recorded 12 or more digs in each of her last six matches, averaging 17.5 digs per match during that span.
• She is averaging 2.92 digs per set, which is an increase from the 2.45 per set she averaged as a freshman.
• Henry needs five more digs to top 250 for the second straight season.
• As a freshman, she had 287.

TEAM SETS SEASON HIGH IN DIGS

• With 71 digs Wednesday against Fordham, Rhode Island set its season high.
• It was the team's highest dig total in 46 matches, dating back to last season against Northern Illinois.
• In that 3-2 victory, the Rams had 84 digs.