Women's Volleyball Travels to Midwest This Weekend for Two Conference Matches

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BRONX, N.Y. -- The Fordham women's volleyball team (7-11, 1-1 A-10) returns to Atlantic 10 action this weekend when it travels to the Midwest for a pair of matches. The Rams' first stop is in Dayton, Ohio for a 7 p.m. Friday night contest with Dayton (9-5, 2-0 A-10), before navigating west down Interstate 70 to St. Louis, Mo. for a Sunday matinee matchup with Saint Louis (13-5, 2-0 A-10) at 2 p.m. Fans will be able to view both matches for free online.

Last Time Out
The Rams bounced back from a four-set loss to Davidson last Friday to sweep VCU at home Sunday. Junior Kristen Ostach led the offense with a career-high 13 kills and a hitting percentage of .812, falling just short of her school-record hitting percentage of .900 for a three-set match, while sophomore Emily Fronk dished out a match-high 29 assists. Freshman Olivia LaPorta added eight kills and match highs in both service aces (2) and blocks (3), while senior Brennan Delsing and sophomore Molly Oshinski both recorded a team-best nine digs.

Dayton
2015 Season: 9-5 (2-0 A-10)
When: Friday, Oct. 2 - 7 p.m.
Where: Dayton, Ohio (Frericks Center)
What You Need To Know: The Flyers enter Friday's not contest red hot having won seven in a row and nine of 10 after starting the season 0-4, which included a four-set loss to #21 Iowa State on the road. Dayton also has a victory over #20 Western Kentucky and started conference play last weekend with road victories at Duquesne (3-1) and La Salle (3-0). Alaina Turner is arguably the Flyers' best overall player, as she leads the team with 219 kills and 21 service aces to go alon with 126 digs and 26 total blocks. Jill Loiars (113 K, 21 TB) and Amber Erhahon (102 K) each have over 100 kills, with Erhahon leading the squad with 60 total blocks. Jane Emmenecker has dished out 416 assists and adds 76 digs, while Janna Krafka leads the squad with 202 digs and chips in 48 assists.

Saint Louis
2015 Season: 13-5 (2-0 A-10)
When: Sunday, Oct. 4 - 2 p.m.
Where: St. Louis, Mo. (Chaifetz Pavilion)
What You Need To Know: The Billikens host Rhode Island Friday night, before welcoming the Rams Sunday. They have won 11 in a row and 12 of 13 after starting out 2-5, which included a pair of home losses to #12 BYU (3-0) and #24 Purdue (3-1). During its win streak, Saint Louis won Alabama's Crimson-White Tournament, which included five-set victories over the hosts and Virginia, and its own Billiken Invitational, before sweeping Missouri at home and starting conference play last weekend with a pair of four-set victories at La Salle and Duquesne. Danielle Rygelski paces the squad with 254 kills and 31 service aces to go along with 161 digs and 29 total blocks. Taylor Paulson is next in kills with 155 and also has posted a team-best 58 total blocks, while Nenye Okoro (138 K, 171 D, 26 TB) and Megan Gilbert (102 K, 52 TB, 50 D) also have over 100 kills. Meredith Boe tops in assists with 697 and adds 81 digs, 35 kills, 30 total blocks and 13 service aces, while Mackenzie Long has a team-high 214 digs to go along with 40 assists and 23 service aces.

Up Next
The Rams return to action Friday, Oct. 9 when they return to the Rose Hill Gym to host Duquesne for a 7 p.m. Atlantic 10 match.