Volleyball Falls to Bryant In Five Sets At Alumni Hall

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Providence College volleyball fell to Bryant at home on Sept. 11 in a match played at Alumni Hall. With the loss the Friars are now 6-5 on the season, while Bryant improved to 8-4.

FIRST SET HIGHLIGHTS:

The Friars dropped the first set to the Bulldogs, 25-12.

Allison Impellizeri (Seaford, N.Y.) led the Friars' attack with three kills, while Jenae Alderson (Brooklyn Park, Minn.) and Addison Root (Wichita, Kan.) were not far behind with two kills apiece.

Allison Barber (Woodbury, Minn.) contributed to the Friars on offense, tallying eight assists.

Mackenzie Taylor (Holbrook, N.Y.) recorded three digs to lead the Friars defensively in the first set.

SECOND SET HIGHLIGHTS:

Providence took an early lead in the second set and never looked back winning, 25-16.

The Friars held the Bulldogs to a .030 hitting percentage.

Providence tallied three total team blocks.

Alderson led the Providence attack with five kills, recording a positive hitting percentage of .714.

Root and Impellizeri were not far behind contributing four kills apiece.

Barber recorded 13 assists,to lead all players in that set.

Taylor and Root helped defensively tallying six and five kills, respectively.

THIRD SET HIGHLIGHTS:

The Friars fell to the Bulldogs in the third set, 25-14.

Sarah Daneliak (Naperville, Ill.) and Impellizeri recorded four and three kills apiece to lead the Friars' offense in the third set.

Barber led all players in the set with eight assists.

FOURTH SET HIGHLIGHTS:

The Friars win a back and forth battle in the fourth set, 25-23.

Providence had two total team blocks.

Root and Alderson recorded four and three kills, respectively.

Barber recorded 13 assists to lead all players in the set.

Taylor contributed to the Friars' defense, totaling a team-best nine digs.

FIFTH SET HIGHLIGHTS:

Providence dropped the fifth set, 15-10.

Daneliak and Impellizeri recorded two kills apiece to lead the Friars' offense.

Barber tallied four assists to lead all players in the set.

Root contributed a team-high two digs.

MATCH NOTES:

As a team, Providence recorded 53 kills, 52 assists, 54 digs and eight total team blocks.

Impellizeri led the Friars' offense, recording 14 kills.

Root recorded a double-double with 11 kills and 12 digs.

Barber tallied a total of 46 assists to lead all players in the match.

Taylor recorded 20 digs to lead all players in the match.

WHAT'S NEXT: The Providence College volleyball team will host Marquette to open up BIG EAST play on Sept. 21 at 6:00 p.m. The match will be played at Alumni Hall in Providence, R.I.

-GO FRIARS-

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Team Stats

Allison Impellizeri

Addison Root

Jenae Alderson

Sarah Daneliak

Players Mentioned

Jenae Alderson

Allison Barber

Sarah Daneliak

Allison Impellizeri

Addison Root

Mackenzie Taylor