THE BASICS
Wednesday, Oct. 27
5 p.m. - Rhode Island vs. Fordham | Live Stats | ESPN+

RHODE ISLAND VS. FORDHAM - SERIES NOTES

• Rhode Island is 39-21 all-time against Fordham in a series that dates back to 1995.
• Fordham won the most recent meeting, sweeping the Rams 3-0 on Oct. 7 at Keaney Gymnasium.
• Fordham enters the rematch with a 10-14 overall record and a 4-7 mark in Atlantic 10 play.
• Bridget Woodruff recorded a career-high 18 kills and added six blocks while hitting .412 in Fordham's five-set loss to George Washington on Oct. 24
• Setter Giada Ianuale totaled 84 assists across two matches against George Washington, including a career-high 43 assists.
• Tatum Holderied ranks second in the Atlantic 10 in hitting percentage at .354, recording 74 kills on 143 attacks with 38 errors on the season.

HENRY DIGGING HER WAY INTO THE RECORD BOOKS

• Dakota Henry has established herself as one of Rhode Island's top defensive players in program history.
• Henry ranks first in the Atlantic 10 with 387 digs and averages 4.25 digs per set.
• She currently ranks 11th in Rhode Island history with 995 career digs, putting her just five digs away from reaching the 1,000-dig milestone.
• Henry has increased her digs-per-set average each season, improving from 2.56 in 2024 to 3.06 in 2025 before reaching 4.25 in 2026.
• Her 387 digs this season have already surpassed her previous single-season high of 321 in 2025.
• Henry also ranks seventh on Rhode Island's single-season top 10  and is 10 digs away from moving into sixth place. She needs 13 more digs to become just the sixth URI player ever with 400 in a single season.
• Entering the weekend, she ranks 20th nationally in total digs.
• She has recorded 10 or more digs 20 times this season, and 20 or more 10 times.
• Against Davidson on Sunday, she reecorded the first double-double of her career with 15 digs and 10 assists. 
• Henry was the A10 Defensive Player of the Week for the week of Aug. 31 after she averaged 5.29 digs per set over the course of 14 sets at the CCSU Tournament. 
• She had a career-best 28 in a win over Holy Cross on Aug. 29, the sixth most in a match in URI history. 

JOHNSON AMONG A10'S MOST EFFICIENT HITTERS

• KJ Johnson has emerged as one of the Atlantic 10's most efficient attackers, ranking eighth in hitting percentage at .292 through 75 sets.
• Johnson has recorded 75 kills on 260 attacks with 30 errors this season.
• Johnson has also contributed defensively at the net, recording 18 total blocks across Rhode Island's four recent matches against Duquesne and Davidson.
• Against Davidson on Oct. 23, Johnson recorded seven kills without an error on 16 attacks, hitting .438, and followed with 10 kills on .364 hitting against Duquesne on Oct. 17.
• Her combination of offensive efficiency and blocking production gives Rhode Island an important two-way contributor as conference play continues.