Providence College Athletics

Thursday, October 18
Providence, R.I.
6:00 PM (ET)

Providence College

7-13 (1-8BIG EAST)

0
vs
3

Butler

7-15 (4-6BIG EAST)

1
2
3
F
Butler
29
25
25
3
Providence
27
23
13
0

Next Event

Xavier
L, 1-3

Oct 20 (Sat)

1:00 PM (ET)

Team Stats

BU
PC
Kills
42
34
Errors
17
18
Attempts
101
99
Hitting %
.248
.162
Points
57.0
45.0
Assists
39
34
Aces
7
5
Blocks
8.0
6.0

Game Leaders

Kills
12
Aces
2
Blocks
0
Kills
9
Aces
1
Blocks
0
Kills
6
Aces
2
Blocks
1
Kills
3
Aces
0
Blocks
3

Players Mentioned

OH
/ Women's Volleyball
S
/ Women's Volleyball
MB
/ Women's Volleyball
MB
/ Women's Volleyball
OH
/ Women's Volleyball
OH
/ Women's Volleyball
DS
/ Women's Volleyball
Allison Impellizeri

Volleyball Drops Match To Butler, 3-0

10/18/2018 7:58:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

The Friars dropped the match 3-0 against Butler at home on Oct. 18 at Alumni Hall.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Providence College volleyball falls to Butler in straight sets at home on Oct. 18 at Alumni Hall. With the loss the Friars are now 7-13 on the season and are 1-8 in BIG EAST play.
 
FIRST SET HIGHLIGHTS:
  • The Friars held a 11-6 lead in the first set, but Butler tallied four-straight points to get within one (11-10).
 
  • Providence responded with three-straight points to push the lead back to 14-10, but the Bulldogs answered with a 5-0 scoring run to take a 15-14 lead.
 
  • The two teams battled back-and-forth, and found themselves tied on six occasions down the stretch, with the last at 27-27, but Butler pulled out the 29-27 victory.
 
  • The Friars recorded two total team blocks.
 
  • Addison Root (Wichita, Kan.) led the Friars' attack with six kills, to lead all players in the set. 
   
  • Allison Barber (Woodbury, Minn.) contributed to the offense tallying 12 assists, to lead all players in the set.
 
  • Jenae Alderson (Brooklyn Park, Minn.) and Barber were the strong forces on defense recording five and four digs respectively.
 
  • Alderson's five digs led all players in the set.
 
 
SECOND SET HIGHLIGHTS:
  • Providence was down most of the second set until they recorded two 3-0 scoring runs late in the set to tie Butler (23-23).
 
  • Butler pulled away edging Providence 25-23.
 
  • Providence recorded three total team blocks.
 
  • Root and Impellizeri led the Friars' offense tallying four and three kills, respectively.
 
 
  • Barber recorded eight assists in the second set.
   
THIRD SET HIGHLIGHTS:
  • The Friars dropped the third set, 25-13.
 
  • Alderson led the Friars' attack recording five kills and a hitting percentage of .400.
 
  • Barber tallied seven assists in the third set.
 
  • Taylor and Impellizeri led the Friars' defense recording four and three digs, respectively. 
 
MATCH NOTES
  • The Friars fell to the Bulldogs in straight sets.
 
  • As a team, Providence recorded 34 kills, 34 assists, 39 digs and six total team blocks.  
 
  • Root led the Friars' offense recording 12 kills, to lead all players in the match.
 
  •  Alderson was not far behind with 9 kills.
 
  • Barber recorded 28 assists in the match to contribute to the offense.
 
  • Taylor led the Friars on defense with 10 digs.
 
WHAT'S NEXT: The Friars return to action on Saturday, Oct. 20 against BIG EAST foe Xavier.  The match will be played at Alumni Hall/Mullaney Gymnasium in Providence, R.I. and is scheduled to begin at 1:00 p.m.
 
 
- GO FRIARS! -
 
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