KINGSTON, R.I. – Saint Louis volleyball closed out the regular season with its sixth consecutive win, defeating Rhode Island 3-1 on Friday afternoon at Keaney Gymnasium.
The Billikens finished the regular season 18-11 overall and 13-5 in Atlantic 10 play, recording their most conference wins since 2008, when SLU went 13-0. Saint Louis won 11 of its final 12 matches and recorded its first six-match conference winning streak since 2019.
Jetta Brenning recorded her third triple-double of the season with 41 assists, 15 digs and 12 kills, becoming the second player in program history to record three or more triple-doubles in a single season. Brenning also moved into second place on the program's career triple-double list.
SET 1 | SLU 20, URI 25
The Billikens opened the match with a 5-2 lead before Rhode Island battled back to even the score at 5-5. The Rams used a 6-1 run to take a 10-7 advantage before extending their lead to 17-10. Saint Louis was able to close the gap to four at 23-19, but Rhode Island held on to take the opening set.
SET 2 | SLU 26, URI 24
Saint Louis bounced back in the second set, opening with a 5-1 lead. The Billikens maintained their advantage throughout the set, extending it to five at 21-16. Rhode Island battled back late, fending off set point and tying the score at 24-24. Back-to-back kills from
Anna Boatner and
Ellie Rink secured the 26-24 win for SLU, evening the match at one set apiece.
SET 3 | SLU 25, URI 23
The teams traded points early before Rhode Island used a 6-2 run to take an 18-14 lead. Saint Louis responded with six consecutive points behind the serve of Rink to regain the advantage at 20-18. The Rams battled back to tie the set at 23-23, but back-to-back kills from
Tea Kalajdzic and Rink gave the Billikens the 25-23 victory and a 2-1 match lead.
SET 4 | SLU 25, URI 22
The fourth set was a back-and-forth battle before Rhode Island took a 16-14 lead. Saint Louis responded with an 8-0 run behind the serve of Rink, taking control at 22-16. The Rams fought off three match points to close the gap to 24-22, but
Tamia Maddox delivered the final kill to secure the match and the Billikens' sixth straight victory.
NOTABLES
- Brenning finished with 41 assists, 15 digs and 12 kills while hitting .429 to record her third triple-double of the season.
- Rink led the Billikens with 17 kills and added 12 digs for a double-double. She also recorded two service aces.
- Maddox posted a double-double with 15 kills and 10 digs.
- Kalajdzic added 12 kills while hitting .310.
- Lara Zigic led SLU with 19 digs and added 13 assists.
- Kayla Jansen and Boatner each recorded five blocks as Saint Louis finished with 10 total team blocks.
UP NEXT
Saint Louis will wait to see how the rest of the games go to determine who the opponent is for the Atlantic 10 Tournament next weekend in Chicago. The Billikens have secured a top three seed and could potentially receive a first round bye.
