Rams Host Dayton To Close Out Season; Seniors To Be Honored Saturday

THE BASICS
Friday, Nov. 14
4 p.m. - Rhode Island vs. Dayton | Live Stats

Saturday, Nov. 15
12 p.m. - Rhode Island vs. Dayton | Live Stats

RHODE ISLAND VS. DAYTON - SERIES NOTES

Rhode Island is 10-43 against Dayton all time.
The Rams are 7-19 when hosting Dayton.
The Flyers have won the last 18 meetings, and 38 of the last 39 overall dating back to 2001.
Rhode Island's lone win during that stretch came at home in 2013.
Neither of the matches will be streamed this weekend due to Rhode Island having a home men's basketball game Friday night and a home women's basketball game Saturday.
Per league agreement with ESPN, all men's and women's basketball games are required to be streamed on ESPN+ unless they are chosen for a national television broadcast.

A LOOK AT THE OPPONENT

Dayton has clinched the top seed in the Atlantic 10 Championship.
The Flyers are 21-6 overall and a perfect 16-0 in league play.
Dayton is looking for its third consecutive 18-0 season in A-10 play.
The last time the Flyers lost a regular-season conference match was Nov. 5, 2022.
The Ramblers also beat Dayton in the A-10 title match last season, which does not count as a league loss.
Despite the loss in the title game, Dayton earned an at-large bid to the NCAA Championship and advance to the Sweet 16.
Liana Sarkissian leads the A-10 and ranks 39th nationally with a .385 hitting percentage.
Kamryn Hunt is second in the league with 3.84 kills per set.
Karissa Kaminski is second in the league and 18th nationally with 45 service aces.
Abigail Cresse is third in the A-10 and 55th nationally with 1.26 blocks per set.

RAMS TO HONOR FOUR SENIORS SATURDAY

Saturday will be Senior Day for Rhode Island.
Before the match, Aerin Bowman, Kiera McCarles, Ryleigh Powers and Emma Vente will be recognized.
In three seasons after transferring from Virginia Tech, Bowman has recorded 490 kills and 214 blocks.
This season she has averaged a career best 2.12 kills per set.
McCarles spent two seasons at Mercer before coming to Rhody.
Over the course of her career, she has 2,528 assists and 595 digs.
She has 105 service aces to her credit, including 36 last season, which ranks 10th in program history in the rally point era.
Powers is the program's active leader in matches played for the Rams with 96.
A defensive specialist, she has 436 career digs to go with 49 service aces.
Vente has been at Rhode Island for five years.
Over the course of her career, she has recorded 411 kills, 221 digs, and 107 blocks.
She leads the team this season with 21 service aces.

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Players Mentioned

#17 Aerin Bowman: RS; 6' 3"; Senior

#9 Kiera McCarles: S; 5' 7"; Senior

#1 Ryleigh Powers: DS; 5' 6"; Senior

#15 Emma Vente: OH; 6' 1"; Redshirt Senior

Players Mentioned

#17 Aerin Bowman
: 6' 3"; Senior
: RS

#9 Kiera McCarles
: 5' 7"; Senior
: S

#1 Ryleigh Powers
: 5' 6"; Senior
: DS

#15 Emma Vente
: 6' 1"; Redshirt Senior
: OH