Providence College Athletics

Sunday, September 23
Providence, R.I.
1:00 PM (ET)

Providence College

7-6 (1-1BIG EAST)

3
vs
2

DePaul

2-11 (0-2BIG EAST)

1
2
3
4
5
F
DePaul
28
26
15
19
10
2
Providence
26
24
25
25
15
3

Next Event

Xavier
L, 0-3

Sep 28 (Fri)

7:00 PM (ET)

Team Stats

DPU-2
PC
Kills
64
61
Errors
37
22
Attempts
187
186
Hitting %
.144
.210
Points
76.0
81.0
Assists
60
55
Aces
5
7
Blocks
7.0
13.0

Game Leaders

Kills
19
Aces
0
Blocks
2
Kills
18
Aces
5
Blocks
6
Kills
13
Aces
2
Blocks
1
Kills
5
Aces
0
Blocks
3

Players Mentioned

OH
/ Women's Volleyball
S
/ Women's Volleyball
MB
/ Women's Volleyball
OH
/ Women's Volleyball
DS
/ Women's Volleyball
Team 2018

Volleyball Defeats DePaul In Five Sets

9/23/2018 3:48:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

The Friars defeat DePaul 3-2 at home on Sept. 23 at Alumni Hall.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Providence College volleyball defeated DePaul at home on Sept. 23 at Alumni Hall. With the win the Friars are now 7-6 on the season and are 1-1 in BIG EAST play.
 
FIRST SET HIGHLIGHTS: 
  • After a back and forth battle with the Blue Demons, the Friars drop the first set 28-26.
 
  • The Friars tallied two total team blocks. 
   
  • Impellizeri recorded a .667 hitting percentage in the first set.
 
  • Allison Barber (Woodbury, Minn.) contributed to the Providence offense with 12 assists, leading all players in the set.
   
SECOND SET HIGHLIGHTS:
  • Providence fell short late in the second set, 26-24.
 
  • The Friars recorded four total team blocks.
 
  • Impellizeri and Alderson led the Friars' offense with four kills apiece.
 
  • Barber tallied 10 assists, to lead all players in the set.
 
  • Taylor led the Friars' defense, totaling seven digs.
 
THIRD SET HIGHLIGHTS:
  • The Friars went on a 6-1 scoring run early in the third set and never looked back.
 
  • Providence won the set 25-15, holding DePaul to a .114 hitting percentage.
 
  • Root led the Friars' attack with six kills (.357 pct.), while Alderson added four kills (.500 pct.).
 
  • Barber recorded nine assists to lead all players in the set.
 
  • Barber and Taylor led the Providence defense with five and four digs, respectively.
 
FOURTH SET HIGHLIGHTS: 
  • The Friars take the fourth set, 25-19.
 
  • Providence held DePaul to a .075 hitting percentage.
 
  • Root and Impellizeri led the Providence offense with four and three kills apiece.
 
  • Barber tallied 11 assists to lead all players in the set.
 
  • Alderson led the Friars' defense with seven digs.
 
FIFTH SET HIGHLIGHTS:
  • Providence won the fifth set 15-10.
 
  • The Friars held the Blue Demons to .050 hitting percentage.
 
  • Impellizeri led the Friars on offense with four kills and the match winning block.
 
  • Barber contributed to the Providence attack with five assists to lead all players in the set.
 
  • Alderson led the defense for the Friars with three digs.  
 
MATCH NOTES:
  • The Friars came back from a two-set deficit to win the match 3-2.
 
  • As a team, Providence recorded 75 digs, 61 kills, 55 assists and 13 total team blocks.  
 
  • Root led the Friars' offense recording 19 kills, while Impellizeri not far behind with 18 kills.
 
  • Impellizeri set a new career high in kills (18) to top her previous record of 16.
 
  • Alderson recorded a double-double with 13 kills and 17 digs.
 
  • Barber tallied a total of 47 assists to lead all players in the match.
 
  • Taylor led the Friars on defense with 21 digs.
 
 
WHAT'S NEXT: The Providence College volleyball team will travel to Xavier and Butler to continue BIG EAST play on Sept. 28-29. 
 
-GO FRIARS!-
 
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