CHICAGO, ILL. – Providence College volleyball defeats DePaul on the road on Oct. 26 in Chicago, Ill. With the win the Friars are now 8-14 on the season and are 2-9 in BIG EAST play.
FIRST SET HIGHLIGHTS:
- The Friars took the first set against the Blue Demons, 25-20.
- Providence held DePaul to a .111 hitting percentage.
- Allison Impellizeri (Seaford, N.Y.) led the Friars' attack recording four kills and a hitting percentage of .800.
- Barber tallied nine assists in the first set.
SECOND SET HIGHLIGHTS:
- Providence came back after an unsteady start to set two, to win the set 26-24.
- The Friars recorded three total team blocks.
- Root was the strong force for the Providence offense in set two, tallying eight kills.
- Alderson and Schaible were not far behind with four and two kills apiece.
- Barber contributed to the Friars' attack recording 15 assists, to lead all players in the set.
- Taylor and Alderson led the Providence defense tallying three and two digs, respectively.
THIRD SET HIGHLIGHTS:
- The Friars claimed the third set against the Blue Demons, 25-23.
- Root and Impellizeri led the Friars' attack recording four kills apiece.
- Sarah Daneliak (Naperville, Ill.) and Alderson contributed to the Providence offense with three and two kills, respectively.
- Barber recorded 13 assists in the third set.
- Taylor tallied five digs, to lead the Friars' defense.
MATCH NOTES:
- The Friars took the victory over the Blue Demons, 3-0.
- As a team, Providence recorded 44 kills, 44 assists, 45 digs and five total team blocks.
- Root led the Friars' offense recording 12 kills, to lead all players in the match.
- Impellizeri was not far behind with nine kills and a hitting percentage of .562.
- Barber recorded 37 assists, to lead all players in the match.
- Taylor led the Providence defense with 13 digs.
WHAT'S NEXT: Providence will travel to Milwaukee Wis. to face No. 18 Marquette on Oct. 27 at. 7:00 p.m. (ET).
-GO FRIARS!-