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The Fordham Rams continued their impressive play of late in their home opener on Tuesday night, downing the Hofstra Pride three sets to one.Â
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With the win, the Rams improved to 5-3 on the year and have won four out of their last five.
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"It feels great," said Head Coach Gini Ullery of her first win at the Rose Hill Gym. "The girls worked hard, we executed the game plan. They really deserved it."
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Lisa Hipp led the Rams with 12 kills on the night, her fourth double-digit kill performance of the year. Classmate Sara Konkel led Fordham with 34 assists, leaving her just nine short of 2,000 for her career, and also added four kills.
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The Rams got off to a fantastic start in set one, jumping out to an 11-4 lead and forcing an early Hofstra timeout. Five different Fordham players recorded kills over that stretch. The Rams never allowed the Pride to get back into the set, extending their advantage to as high as 11 at 21-10. Fordham went on to win the set 25-16.
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Hofstra put up more of a fight in the second set, battling late to narrow the score.  The Rams had led by as much as six midway through the set, but Hofstra later rattled off three in a row to narrow the Fordham lead to two at 22-20. The Rams were able to close out; however, taking the set by a 25-21 margin and securing the 2-0 lead in the match.Â
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The Pride registered their best effort after the break, playing point for point with the Rams before jumping ahead 11-9. Fordham would never regain the set lead after that, and Hofstra took the set 25-19.
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The Rams found their touch once again in the fourth set, scoring nine of the set's first 12 points and forcing Hofstra back on their heels. The Pride was never able to close the gap, as Fordham won the set 25-19 and clinched the match.
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Fordham will be back in action later in the week, competing in the Columbia Invitational on Friday and Saturday. The Rams will play Boston College and Binghamton on Friday to open the tournament before taking on the Lions the following day.
