Volleyball Wraps Up Regular Season with Rhode Island Home-and-Home

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Bronx, N.Y. – The Fordham volleyball team (5-2, 5-1 A-10) will look to start a new win streak on Wednesday against Rhode Island (4-7, 3-3), who the Rams will play twice this week to close out the regular season. The Bronx Rams will play host first on March 24 at 4 p.m. before heading to Kingston on Sunday, March 28, at 4 p.m.
 
Wednesday will double as Senior Day with McKenna Lahr being honored during a pregame warm-up Zoom, presented by Michaelangelos, for parents and fans. The show will begin at 3 p.m. and will feature an interview with head coach Ian Choi.
 
Last Time Out
The Rams extended their unbeaten streak to five with sweeps of Rhode Island at home in midweek and a Friday sweep at La Salle, before falling just short in a five-set thriller against the Explorers on Saturday. Head to the team's schedule page for recaps of each match here.
 
Whitley Moody Earns Third Straight A-10 Rookie of the Week Honor
The freshman from San Jose became the first Ram to win any of the weekly league accolades for a third consecutive week after helping the Rams to a 2-1 week with 48 total kills over 11 sets. Read more about her week here.
 
Series History vs. Rhode Island
Rhody leads the all-time series with the Rams, 32-11, since 1995. The (other) Rams dominated the first half of the rivalry, with Fordham not winning a single set until 1998 seven matches in. Fordham won seven matches between 2004 and 2012, and the most recent two meetings, both sweeps, in 2019 and last week.  
 
Series History vs. La Salle
Fordham owns a 40-12 all-time advantage over the Explorers since 1984. The Rams did not drop a match between 1998 and 2014 but in recent years, La Salle has won six of the past 10 contests, including the five-set thriller on Saturday, a day after being swept by the Rams.  
 
Top-Five Block Party
Through seven matches and 27 sets, the Fordham Rams are 4^th in the country in blocks per set, averaging an even 3.0, one of four programs averaging three or better in the nation. First-year middle blocker Isabel Fichtel leads all of Division I with 1.93 per frame, nearly .2 more than the next person.
 
Nationally Speaking (as of 3/23)
Sophomore Mallory Lipski missed the first match of the season but in the six since she is 25^th nationally with 5.3 digs per set and is 117^th with 0.39 aces per set, as well. Sophomore Megan Brzozowski is 116^th with 9.19 assists per frame, while Whitley Moody is 29^th overall with 11.81 attacks per set, 38^th with 4.81 points per set, and 50^th with 4.15 kills per set.
 
Fichtel, Moody Scoop Up Atlantic 10 Honors
Moody, for the second straight week, was named Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Week, while Fichtel, who was Rookie of the Week after the opening week of the season, earned Co-Defensive Player of the Week honors. Read all about it here.
 
Whitley Moody Named Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Week
The San Jose, Calif. native led the Rams on offense over two wins with a pair of double-doubles including season-highs against George Mason. Read about her weekend here.
 
Isabel Fichtel Named Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Week
Earlier this season, Fichtel set the program's four-set record for blocks in a loss to St. John's, tallying 12 total, one solo, finishing just one block shy of tying the overall single-match record. She earned her first piece of A-10 hardware as a result.
 
Preseason Poll
Atlantic 10 head coaches predicted Fordham to finish ninth in the annual preseason poll. Read more here.  
 
Up Next
The Rams await potential seeding and opponents for the 2021 Atlantic 10 Championship. Stay tuned to FordhamSports.com and social media channels for further information!