THE BASICS
Weekend Schedule
Friday, Oct. 23
7 p.m. - Rhode Island at Davidson | Live Stats | ESPN+

Saturday, Oct. 24
1 p.m. - Rhode Island at Davidson | Live Stats | ESPN+
 

RHODE ISLAND VS. DAVIDSON - SERIES NOTES

• Rhode Island is 5-14 all-time against Davidson.
• The Wildcats have won the last 10 meetings, with Rhody's last win in the series coming in 2019.
• Rhode Island is 2-7 in matches played at Davidson.
• Both teams are 1-8 in conference play and tied for ninth place in the Atlantic 10 standings.
• Rhode Island and Davidson enter the weekend three games behind Duquesne and George Washington, the teams that are tied for sixth place in the league standings.
• All teams have nine conference matches remaining.
• The top six teams in the final standings qualify for the conference tournament.

RAMS EXCEED LAST SEASON'S WIN TOTAL

• With its five-set win over Duquesne last Friday, Rhode Island picked up its sixth win of the season.
• That is already one more than the Rams had last season, with nine matches remaining in the regular season.
• In 2025, URI was 5-25 overall and 2-16 in conference play.
• Rhode Island is coming off back-to-back five-set matches against Duquesne last weekend, which the teams split. 
• The Rams are now 3-4 in five-set matches.
• Last season, the team played just four five-set matches, going 1-3.

MELTON MAKING AN IMPACT 

• Outside hitter McKenna Melton had a season-high 10 kills in Saturday's match against Duquesne.
• She has 25 kills over her last four matches, averaging 6.3 per match in that span.
• In her first 11 matches of the season, Melton had 38 kills, or 3.45 per match.
• Over the last four matches, she also has 41 digs, including 11 and a career-high 14 in two matches against Duquesne last weekend.
• Melton had 15 total digs in her first 11 matches of the year, and no more than five in any match.
• She is averaging a career-best 1.3 digs per set while also hitting a career-best .194 on the offensive side of the net.
• Melton is in her second season with the Rams after spending her first year at Marshall.
• She also is averaging a career-best 0.35 blocks per set.