Volleyball at Saint Louis on Saturday

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Bronx, N.Y. – The Fordham volleyball team (3-10) continues Atlantic 10 action this weekend with just one match – at Saint Louis on Saturday at 8 p.m. Eastern.   
 
Last Time Out
The Rams began A-10 play with a three-set loss at VCU and a four-set loss at Davidson.  
 
Where They Rank
The Rams find themselves in the top half of every statistical category within the Atlantic 10 – 5^th in hitting percentage (.188), 6^th in kills per set (11.92), and 3^rd in blocks per set (2.04) to name just three.
 
At the individual level, several Rams are enjoying a terrific start to their seasons. Chloe Pejouan leads the league with 1.58 blocks per set over 33 frames; the next highest player is Saint Louis' Jillian Mattingly at 1.14. Whitley Moody is fourth with both 3.71 kills per set and 4.08 points per set, while Aria De La Rosa is fifth in the league with a .287 hit percentage. Next, Megan Brzozowski is third with 8.32 assists per set and Mallory Lipski is second with 4.64 digs per set. Lipski is 58^th nationally in that stat, while Moody's ranks 88^th, plus her 182 total kills sits 81^st in the country.
 
In the Fordham program ranks, Moody's kills per set rate would be fifth-highest in a single season, Pejouan's blocks per set rate would be second-highest behind only teammate Isabel Fichtel's freshman campaign, and Lipski's dig rate would be third-highest.
 
Lipski Named A-10 Defensive Player of the Week
The Louisville native earned her first piece of league hardware by averaging nearly six digs per set over eight frames of the Rose Hill Classic. Read all about it here.
 
Moody Named A-10 Player of the Week
Moody, the reigning Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Year and a three-time Rookie of the Week in the Spring, earned her first Player of the Week award and Fordham's first since 2017 several weeks ago. Read all about her weekend here.
 
Series History
The Billikens have dominated the all-time series since joining the Atlantic 10 in 2005, winning 22 of 23 contests. Fordham's lone win came in five sets on the road in 2011. Saint Louis has won 12 straight since and hold a 10-1 record at Chaifetz Arena.
 
Atlantic 10 Preseason Poll
As a result of their effort in the spring, the Rams were predicted by the league's head coaches to repeat their fourth-place finish in the annual preseason poll, the highest Fordham has ever finished in it, besting the previous high of sixth in 2009.
 
VB Earns AVCA Team Academic Award
For the second straight year and third time in the last four, the Rams earned the USMC/AVCA Team Academic award for programs with a cumulative 3.3 GPA or higher.
 
Up Next
The Rams return home to host George Washington and George Mason next Friday and Sunday, October 8 and 10, at 5 p.m. and 1 p.m., respectively.