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Bronx, N.Y. – The Fordham volleyball team (7-6, 0-1) enters its first two-match weekend of the Atlantic 10 season with contests at Saint Louis (6-8, 0-1) and Dayton (8-6, 1-0) on Friday at 9 p.m. and Sunday at 12 p.m., respectively.  
 
Fans can find all the relevant links at the Volleyball Schedule page above. Please note that Friday night's match at Saint Louis has been pushed back an hour to 9 p.m. ET.
 
Last Time Out
The Rams began league play with a tough five-set loss at Rhode Island on Saturday, holding a two sets to one advantage but seeing the hosts rally to steal the win. Senior libero Morgan Williams set another record, her 39 digs besting Maria Rodenberg's 38 from 2013 in five-set matches in school history. McKenna Lahr racked up a season-high 20 kills at a .263 clip, adding 17 digs, three blocks, and an ace. Aria De La Rosa and Elise Benjamin each notched 10 kills apiece, the former hitting .391. That duo added eight and six blocks, respectively. Setters Megan Brzozowski and Makaela Tanaka enjoyed double-doubles, t he former with 36 assists and 14 digs, the latter with 18 assists and 15 digs. Fordham set season-highs across the board with 64 kills, 222 attacks, 30 attack errors, 106 digs, 60 assists, and 15.5 total blocks.
 
Series Histories
Saint Louis – The Billikens hold a 20-1 record all-time since 2005 against the Rams. Fordham's lone win came on the road in five sets in 2011. Most recently, Fordham fell in five sets on the road a year ago, winning a contentious first frame, 28-26, and rallying to force a fifth with a 25-22 win in the fourth set.
 
Dayton – The Flyers hold a 38-1 all-time series advantage since 1995. Fordham's lone win came at home in five sets in 1997. The Rams are 0-20 on the road.
 
Williams, Rams Among Nation's Digs Leaders
Senior captain and libero Morgan Williams has racked up 326 digs already this season through 13 matches, good for an average of 6.04 per set. The former stat ranks fifth in all of Division I, while the latter has moved up to third. The team, as a whole, has averaged 19.44 digs per set, which ranks FIRST in the country, while their 1,011 total digs sits fourth.
 
Williams Smashing Records
Williams has now earned her second and third career pieces of Atlantic 10 hardware with two record-setting performances this season. She initially broke the four-set mark for digs with 33 at Georgia State during opening weekend but two weeks ago her 42 digs in four frames at Dartmouth were the most ever in program history, in any match. The team also combined for 103 digs, a new four-set record, as well. Williams was named Defensive Player of the Week a second time recently.
 
Though she didn't pick up any hardware for it, Williams added yet another record to her resume when she notched 39 digs at Rhode Island this past weekend, breaking Maria Rodenberg's record of 38 for five-set matches, which also used to be the overall record.
 
Williams surpassed Tasha Johnston ('06) in career digs with her 1,474^th two weeks ago and is now second all-time at Fordham with 1,547. Stephanie Frost ('07) holds the record with 1,655.
 
Pejouan Matches Blocks Record
At LIU two weeks ago, freshman Chloe Pejouan made the start and tallied 13 blocks, tying Marija Markovic's single-match record in four sets against Manhattan in 2006. She also surpassed Randi Ewing's five-set record of 12 from 2012.
 
Fairchild Approaching 1,000 Kills
The redshirt junior entered this season with 827 career kills after sitting out last year due to injury. This year, Fairchild has 135 kills and is now up to 962 for her career, and would be the 11th Ram to reach the milestone. Fairchild is already the program's leader with 3.78 kills per set and is 10th with a .242 hit percentage. She is also seventh all-time with 125 career aces, 19 away from joining the top-five.
 
Class of 2023
The Rams welcomed five new faces to the program with freshmen Megan Brzozowski, Mallory Lipski, Aria De La Rosa, Chloe Pejouan, and Aneliesa Cartledge. Read more about the rookies and their high school careers at the links.
 
Preseason Poll
The Rams, who finished ninth last year in the Atlantic 10, have been predicted to repeat that by the league's head coaches in the annual preseason poll. Read more here.
 
Up Next
The Rams have just one more weekend on the road before returning to the newly renovated Rose Hill Gymnasium. First, Fordham will travel to Davidson and VCU on Friday and Sunday, respectively, of next weekend.