BRONX, N.Y. – Saint Louis volleyball extended its winning streak over Fordham to 10 matches with a straight-set victory Saturday afternoon at Rose Hill Gym.
The Billikens improved to 10-10 overall and 5-4 in Atlantic 10 play while remaining undefeated against Fordham at Rose Hill Gym.
SET 1 | SLU 25, FORDHAM 22
The opening set was back and forth early before Saint Louis used a 5-0 run to take a 13-9 lead. Fordham responded with six consecutive points to erase a 15-10 SLU advantage and take a 16-15 lead. The Billikens answered with a 4-1 run to regain the lead at 19-17. Fordham pulled within one at 22-21, but SLU scored three of the final four points, closing out the set with a block from Jansen and
Jetta Brenning.
SET 2 | SLU 25, FORDHAM 18
Fordham jumped out to an early 4-2 lead before the Billikens used a 7-3 run to take a 9-7 advantage. Saint Louis extended its lead to 15-10, but the Rams battled back to tie the set at 16. SLU responded with four consecutive points, highlighted by kills from Brenning and Kalajdzic and a service ace from
Tamia Maddox, to take a 20-16 lead. The Billikens scored the final four points of the set, including a kill from
Ellie Rink and an ace from Kalajdzic, to take a 2-0 match lead.
SET 3 | SLU 25, FORDHAM 19
The Rams opened the third set with a 5-1 lead before Saint Louis battled back with a 6-0 run to even the score at eight. The Billikens took their first lead of the set at 10-9 and extended the advantage to 15-11 behind a 4-1 run. Saint Louis continued to build its lead, pushing ahead 19-13 following a service ace from Brenning. Fordham cut the deficit to two at 21-19, but the Billikens closed the match with four consecutive points to complete the sweep.
NOTABLES
- Tea Kalajdzic led SLU with 11 kills on 18 attempts without an error, hitting .611. She added two blocks and a service ace.
- Kayla Jansen recorded eight kills and a match-high six blocks, including three solo blocks.
- Tamia Maddox finished with eight kills and two service aces.
- Jetta Brenning dished out 25 assists to go along with five kills, five digs and an ace.
- Lara Zigic led the team defensively with 12 digs.
- Saint Louis recorded nine team blocks compared to Fordham's six.
UP NEXT
The Billikens are back inside Chaifetz Pavilion to face George Mason on Friday at 4 p.m. and Saturday at 12:30.
