The volleyball team broke out of an early-season slump in a big way Wednesday night. The Bears (2-8) trounced the University of Rhode Island 3-0, sweeping their way to victory in Kingston with game scores of 30-21, 30-24 and 30-26.
Julie Mandolini-Trummel '08 earned 14 kills and Katie Lapinski '08 once again led the defense with 26 digs. Natalie Meyers '09 also contributed heavily with 43 assists and 10 digs.
Brown dominated the Rams (8-8) in the first game, led by Brianna Williamson '11, who had six kills in the game. In the second game, Brown jumped out to an early lead and held off a Rhody comeback to take a 2-0 lead. In the third game, Brown fell behind 23-20 but went on a 10-3 run to close out the victory.
The Bears will travel to New Haven, Conn., on Saturday to take on Yale in Brown's Ivy League debut. The Bulldogs have claimed conference titles two of the past three years.
