Women's Volleyball Concludes Season This Weekend Down South

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BRONX, N.Y. -- The Fordham women's volleyball team (8-21, 2-10 A-10) concludes its season this weekend with a pair of matches against the two-most southern schools in the Atlantic 10. Saturday will feature a "Battle of the Rams", as Fordham travels to Richmond, Va. to take on VCU (13-15, 7-5 A-10) inside the Stuart C. Siegel Center at 1 p.m., before navigating southwest to Davidson, N.C. for a 12 p.m. matchup Sunday at Davidson (10-16, 4-8 A-10) inside the John M. Belk Arena. Fans will be able to view both matches for free online.

Last Time Out
The Rams dropped a mostly-exciting four-set match to Rhode Island last Saturday evening in Atlantic 10 play inside the Rose Hill Gym. The visitors needed extra time to claim a 28-26 victory in the opening set, before Fordham bounced back with a two-point win, 25-23, in the second set. Rhode Island then hung on to win the third set, 25-21, and finally put the Rams away with a 25-13 triumph in the fourth set. Junior Kristen Ostach led the Rams with 13 kills, which tied her career high, while freshman Breanna Jones added 11 kills and eight digs. Freshman Natalie Martinez chipped in nine kills, and sophomore Emily Fronk dished out 36 assists. Defensively, senior Brennan Delsing led the way with a match-high 16 digs, while sophomore Grace Muller added a season-high 11. Martinez also produced a
team-best three total blocks.

VCU
2015 Season: 13-15 (7-5 A-10)
When: Saturday, Nov. 14 - 1 p.m.
Where: Richmond, Va. (Stuart C. Siegel Center)
Last Meeting: Sept. 27, 2015 (Fordham won 3-0; 25-21, 25-18, 25-22)
What You Need To Know: The Rams saw their five-match win streak come to an end earlier in the week when it fell at home to UMES in four sets. VCU, who had also won seven of eight before the loss, clinched a spot in next weekend's Atlantic 10 Championship when it won at Duquesne last Friday. The Rams got off to a rough start in conference play by dropping their first four matches, including a 3-0 loss at Fordham back in late September, but have since rebounded in a big way. Sahbria McLetchie leads the squad with 344 kills and adds 23 service aces, 162 digs and 52 total blocks. Indigo Thompson is the primary setter with 1,042 assists while adding 174 digs and 47 total blocks. Rebekah Strange leads VCU in digs with 363 and has 23 service aces, and Kalah Jones is the only other Ram with over 300 kills having smashed 313 to go along with 122 digs and 45 total blocks.

Davidson
2015 Season: 10-16 (4-8 A-10)
When: Sunday, Nov. 15 - 1 p.m.
Where: Davidson, N.C. (John M. Belk Arena)
Last Meeting: Sept. 25, 2015 (Davidson won 3-1; 21-25, 25-23, 30-28, 25-18)
What You Need To Know: The Wildcats entertain Rhode Island Friday night, before welcoming the Rams for their Senior Day (Emily Fronk's older sister, Gaylen, will be one of the five honored). Davidson has also been eliminated from next weekend's Atlantic 10 Championship as well, and has also alternated wins and losses over its last four, with both victories coming over La Salle. The Wildcats, who beat the Rams in four closely-contested sets the final Sunday of September in the Bronx, claimed their other conference victory over George Mason. Sabrina Shepherd leads a quintet of players who have over 100 kills with 179 while adding 83 total blocks. Mason Rooney, who was the primary attacker for Davidson earlier in the season, has moved to the setter position and has dished out a team-leading 397 assists to go along with 161 kills, a team-best 21 service aces and 142 digs. Mikayla Derochie, also a setter, has dished out 371 assists and adds 190 digs, 104 kills, 64 total blocks and 20 service aces. Morgan Shannon is the team leader in digs (333) and chips in 19 service aces and 55 assists.