THE BASICS
Friday, Oct. 17
7 p.m. - Rhode Island at Saint Louis | Live Stats | ESPN+
Saturday, Oct. 18
1 p.m. - Rhode Island at Saint Louis | Live Stats | ESPN+
RHODE ISLAND VS. SAINT LOUIS - SERIES NOTES
- Saint Louis holds a decisive edge in the all-time series, 28-7.
- Rhode Island has never won as the road team in the series, going 0-15 in Saint Louis.
- Rhode Island's last win over VCU was a 3-2 victory on Oct. 30, 2016.
- Last season, the teams split two matches in Rhode Island.
- The Rams won the first match 3-1, and Saint Louis earned the split with a five-set victory the next day.
- In the URI victory, Aerin Bowman had a team-high 15 kills for the Rams.
- Chloe Abuto had a combined 13 blocks in the two matches against Saint Louis last season.
- Both teams are looking to snap losing streaks. Rhody has dropped its last seven matches, while Saint Louis has lost seven in a row.
A LOOK AT THE OPPONENT
- Saint Louis is 0-7 in Atlantic 10 play.
- Before the start of league play, the Billikens were 8-3 to start the season.
- The Billikens are 6-3 in Chaifetz Pavilion this season.
- Setter Jetta Brenning ranks second in the A-10 with 8.83 assists per set.
- Ellie Rink is the focal point of the Saint Louis attack. She is second in the league with 10.25 attacks per set.
BOTH TEAMS FIGHTING TO KEEP POSTSEASON HOPES ALIVE
- While both Rhode Island and Saint Louis are both 0-7 in Atlantic 10 play, both teams are just two games out of the sixth and final postseason spot for the conference championship.
- Davidson enters the week in sixth place with a 2-5 record.
- Duquesne and Fordham are both 1-6, one game behind the Wildcats.
- Rhode Island and Saint Louis are both 0-7.
- With Davidson hosting fifth-place Loyola Chicago and Fordham hosting Duquesne this weekend, it is possible that either Rhode Island or Saint Louis could be in a three-way tie for sixth place by the end of the weekend.
- URI's remaining October matches include two at Saint Louis, two at Duquesne and one against Fordham.
