Winston-Salem, NC – Freshman outside hitter Nanishka Perez posted a match-high 10 kills for Hofstra, but Virginia Commonwealth defeated the Pride in three sets on Friday afternoon at the Deacon Classic on the campus of Wake Forest. 

Set scores were 25-16, 25-23 and 25-15 in favor of the Rams. 

The loss ended a four-match win streak for Hofstra, which slips to 8-5 with the loss. VCU improved to 5-7 with the victory. 

Hofstra was unable to get on track offensively in the contest as the Pride hit at a .043 clip for the match, its lowest of the season, in falling to their former conference rival. 

The closest set of the match was the second stanza as it featured four tie scores and a pair of lead changes before the Rams managed to escape with a two-point victory. 

Senior libero Corrina Delgadillo picked up 11 digs in the match for the Pride to lead all players, while junior setter Hannah Klemm tallied 24 assists and seven digs. 

Julia Adler had nine kills for VCU, while Rebekah Strange had 10 digs and Indigo Thompson dished out 29 assists. Tori Baldwin added seven kills and seven blocks for the Rams. 

Hofstra has a pair of matches on the schedule for Saturday as the Pride will face Georgia at 10 a.m. before taking on Wake Forest at 1 p.m. 

NOTES
- Hofstra is now 11-11 all-time against Virginia Commonwealth. 
- Today's match was the first of five this season in the state of North Carolina as the Pride has two more at the Deacon Classic before visiting UNCW and Elon in Colonial Athletic Association play. 
- The loss ended a three-match win streak in three-set matches this season. Hofstra is now 3-2 in three-set matches in 2015.