NEW YORK – Taking on the Atlantic 10's top team for the second time in less than 24 hours, Fordham University Volleyball fell to No. 20 Dayton in straight sets Saturday afternoon.
Whitley Moody and Zoe Talabong hammered 20 of the Rams' 25 kills, split evenly between the two, while Moody led the team with 16 receptions ahead of 10 from Ryam Maumann. Emma Stammeyer would lead the assist numbers with 11 ahead of five from Whitney Woodrow.
Taking a five-point lead early in set one, Dayton would hold a 9-4 advantage that they would extend throughout the set to keep the Rams at bay. Fordham would muster a rally late in the opening period but despite rattling off a series of points late to tighten the gap to 25-17.
The Flyers would take a commanding lead midway through the second set, though a resilient Fordham team would tally eight of the next 14 points to bring themselves back in, falling 25-18. In the third set, the Maroon and White would keep pace for the entirety of the set, never trailing by more than three until the final stages of the frame.
Fordham would draw level at 15-all after battling back prior to that, but Dayton would fire off a quick run to put the match out of reach to remain undefeated in league play this season.
The Rams close their homestand Tuesday afternoon at the Rose Hill Gym with a 5:00 p.m. meeting with Rhode Island.
