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!-