Providence College Athletics

Friday, October 12
Villanova, Pa.
7:00 PM (ET)

Providence College

7-11, 1-6

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Villanova

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2018 VB Huddle

Volleyball Falls To Villanova, 3-1

10/12/2018 10:52:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

The Friars drop the match 3-1 against Villanova on the road on Oct. 12 at Villanova, Pa.

VILLANOVA, PA. – Providence College volleyball fell to Villanova on the road on Oct. 12 in Villanova, Pa. With the loss the Friars are now 7-11 on the season and are 1-6 in BIG EAST play.
 
FIRST SET HIGHLIGHTS: 
  • The first set was a back and forth battle, with the Friars edged out, 25-22. 
   
  • Allison Barber (Woodbury, Minn.) contributed to the Providence offense with 10 assists, to lead all players in the set.
 
  • Root led the Friars' defense with four digs in the first set. 
 
  • Alderson and Megan Onyundo (Woodbridge, Va.) contributed to the defense with three digs apiece.  
 
SECOND SET HIGHLIGHTS:
  • Providence dropped the second set, 25-18
 
  • Root, Alderson and Impellizeri led the Providence offense recording four, two and two kills, respectively. 
 
  • Barber assisted the offense by tallying 10 assists.
 
  • Mackenzie Taylor (Holbrook, N.Y.) and Barber led the Providence defense with six and five digs, respectively. 
 
THIRD SET HIGHLIGHTS:
  • The Friars took a commanding lead early in the third set and never looked back, taking the victory 25-22.
 
  • Root and Alderson were the strong forces on the offense, tallying six and four kills, respectively. 
 
  • Barber recorded 10 assists in the third set.
 
  • Taylor and Barber each tallied seven digs to lead the Friars' defense.
 
FOURTH SET HIGHLIGHTS: 
  • Providence fell to Villanova 25-16 in the fourth set.
 
  • Alderson led the Friars' attack with two kills, while Root and Impellizeri were not far behind with one kill apiece. 
 
  • Barber tallied four assists.
 
  • Onyundo and Taylor led the Providence defense recording four and three digs, respectively.
 
MATCH NOTES:
  • The Friars fell to the Wildcats 3-1.
 
  • As a team, Providence recorded 42 kills, 37 assists, 71 digs and seven and a half total team blocks.  
 
  • Root led the Friars' offense recording 14 kills, while Alderson was not far behind with 12 kills.
 
  • Root recorded a double-double with 14 kills and 13 digs. 
 
  • Barber recorded a double-double with 34 assists and 16 digs.
 
  • Taylor led the Friars on defense with 18 digs.
 
WHAT'S NEXT: The Friars will travel to Washington, D.C. to face Georgetown on Oct. 13. 
 
-GO FRIARS!-
 


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