Fordham Volleyball played three matches this week, starting on Wednesday against the University of Rhode Island Rams on the road before taking on the Davidson College Wildcats this weekend at the Rose Hill Gymnasium.
Having almost a month between matches against URI, it is good to see Fordham was able to again put their opponents away. Winning on Oct. 4, 3-0, they won 3-1 this time, with their only dropped set being a tight 28-26 loss. Senior Whitley Moody again showed out, totaling 13 kills on the night. Another notable performance came from freshman Lorenza Rosenkilde, who finished with seven kills. The three sets where Fordham was victorious would end 25-17, 25-22 and 25-18 in the first, second and fourth.
Onto their next match, Fordham was able to stay home and had a dominating performance in front of the hundreds of fans in attendance. They started the first set by edging past Davidson in a 25-23 win. It was a mostly back-and-forth rhythm, with each team trading points and neither particularly going on a huge run. However, in the second set, Fordham closed out their 26-24 game with a clutch block and kill from graduate student Nailah Jenkins. Lastly, they concluded their outstanding Saturday with a dominating 25-18 victory led by sophomores Audrey Brown and Mackenzie Colvin, who would finish the day with a career-high 20 assists.
Unfortunately, the Rams cooled off completely on Sunday in their second match against Davidson. They were unable to replicate their previous successes and fell 3-1. They won the first set 25-18, in large part due to a late six-point run led by sophomore Zoe Talabong. However, it would only go down from there. They lost the second set in a heartbreaking 26-24 performance before dropping the last two, both ending in scores of 25-14.
Fordham picking up multiple key Atlantic 10 wins will prove to be very helpful in a few weeks. The 2023 A-10 Championship starts on Nov. 17 in Davidson, N.C., and the Rams will continue to try to make a push for a bid. They currently stand at 16-8 on the year and are .500 in conference play at 7-7. The team only has four matches against two teams left this season, the first two of which will be against new conference rival Loyola University Chicago at home. For the season’s conclusion, they will travel to George Mason University in Virginia and wrap up their conference schedule.
