THE BASICS
Thursday, Nov. 12
5 p.m. - Rhode Island vs. Saint Louis | Live Stats

Friday, Nov. 13
12 p.m. - Rhode Island vs. Saint Louis | Live Stats | ESPN+

RHODE ISLAND VS. SAINT LOUIS - SERIES NOTES

• Rhode Island is 7-28 against Saint Louis all time.
• All seven of Rhody's wins in the series have come in Keaney Gymnasium, where the Rams are 7-10 against Saint Louis.
• The last time the Billikens visited Kingston, the teams split two matches. Rhode Island won the first match 3-1 before Saint Louis took the second 3-2. Rhode Island led the second match 2-1, but was not able to close out the match.
• Saint Louis enters the week on a four-match winning streak and in a tie for second place in the league standings with Loyola Chicago.
• The Billikens lost both matches against the Ramblers and will need to beat URI twice and have Loyola Chicago lose once at George Washington this weekend in order to clinch the No. 2 seed. 
• Saint Louis is the best blocking team in the Atlantic 10, leading the league with 2.47 blocks per set.
• The Billikens enter the week leading the country with 286.0 total blocks.
• Entering Thursday's match, Kayla Jansen led the country with 152 total blocks.
• Setter Jetta Brenning is second in the A10 and 10th nationally with 1,040 assists. 

FRIDAY MATCH WILL BE SENIOR DAY FOR RAMS

• Rhode Island will recognize seven players as part of its Senior Day ceremony before Friday's season finale.
• Chloe Abuto, Sydney Houchens, KJ Johnson, Jessica Parker and Ema Stermenska are all playing in their final match for the Rams.
• Also being recognized are McKenna Melton and Emily Sawyer. 
• Melton and Sawyer will return to the team in 2027, but are choosing to participate in Senior Day during their natural senior season.

ABUTO APPROACHING THIRD STRAIGHT 100-BLOCK SEASON

• Chloe Abuto ranks eighth in Rhode Island history with 368 career blocks.
• With 16 blocks in the final two matches of the season, she could move up to sixth place.
• Karla Bragg (373 from 1994-97) and Cheri Melson (383 from 1997-2000) are the two players just ahead of Abuto on the all-time list.
• Abuto needs 12 blocks this week to join Layne Self (2013-16) as the only Rams to reach 100 in three different seasons during the Rally Point era.
• Abuto already is one of just three Rams in the Rally Point era to record 100 or more blocks in multiple seasons.
• Her 134 blocks in 2024 rank ninth on Rhode Island's all-time single-season list.
• She also had 108 blocks last season

RICHTER LOOKING FOR 300-200 SEASON

• First-year outside hitter Cara Richter has made an immediate impact at Rhode Island. 
• She leads the Rams with 278 kills and is second on the team with 196 digs.
• With 22 kills over the final two matches, she would be the first Rhode Island player to reach 300 kills in a season since Brynne Wright had 301 in 2021.
• Richter needs 22 kills and four digs to be the first Rhode Island player with 300 kills and 200 digs in the same season since Audrey Castro in 2016.