Rams Fall In Five-Set Thriller

Rhode Island Starters Lalli, Johnson, Melton, Abuto, Richter, Keaney, Henry (L) Duquesne Starters Wilmot, Bush, Stone, Searles, Schrom, Robertson, McIntosh, (L) Flowers (L) How it Happened After a slow start, Rhode Island (6-15, 1-8 Atlantic 10) staged a furious comeback. However, the Rams ultimately fell to Duquesne (13-7, 4-5 A10) in the second five-set match between the teams in as many days. The Dukes won 25-6, 25-20, 20-25, 17-25, 15-11 Saturday afternoon. Set One – Duquesne 25, Rhode Island 6 The first set needed less than 15 minutes as Duquesne rolled. The Dukes hit .579 as a team, drilling 11…