Providence College Athletics

Sunday, November 3
Providence, R.I.
1:00 P.M.

Providence College

6-19 (1-11BE)

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vs
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St. John's

15-10 (7-5BE)

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St. John's
25
25
24
25
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Providence
22
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26
18
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Schaible, Root and Fink standing at the net with their hands up during the 2019 season

Volleyball Downed By St. John’s In Four Sets

11/3/2019 3:25:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

The Friars return to action on Friday, Nov. 8 against Georgetown at 5:00 p.m.

PROVIDENCE, R.I.- The Providence College volleyball team fell to St. John's in four sets. The Red Storm won the first two sets (25-22, 25-13) before the Friars rallied to win the third (26-24). St. John's went on to win the fourth set (25-18) to finish the match. The Friars fall to 6-19 overall (1-11 BIG EAST) and the Red Storm improve to 15-10 (7-9 BIG EAST).
 
FIRST SET HIGHLIGHTS: St. John's jumped out to an 8-3 lead to start the set. After the Friars brought it within two (13-11), the Red Storm went on an 8-2 run to create separation in the set (21-13). St. John's won the set, 25-22.
 
Addison Root (Wichita, Kan.) tallied a set-high six kills on 11 total attacks (.455).
 
Allison Barber (Woodbury, Minn.) had a set-high 12 assists.
 
Brielle Mullally (Garden Grove, Calif.) led the defensive end for the Friars with four digs.
 
SECOND SET HIGHLIGHTS: After a 4-3 St. John's lead, to start the set, the Red Storm went on an 8-2 run, forcing a Providence timeout (12-5). The Red Storm claimed the set, 25-13.
 
Jenae Alderson (Brooklyn Park, Minn.), Sasha Rudich (Austin, Texas) and Root chipped in with two kills each.
 
Barber recorded six assists.
 
THIRD SET HIGHLIGHTS: St. John's broke the 4-4 tie by going on a 7-2 run (11-6). Providence rattled off five straight points to tie the set at 11. The remainder of the set was back and forth with Providence pulling out the victory, 26-24.
 
Root led the Friar offense with four kills on nine total attacks.
 
Barber had team-highs seven assists and five digs.
 
FOURTH SET HIGHLIGHTS: St. John's started the set with a 9-1 run to take control of the set. The Red Storm held the lead throughout and won, 25-18.
 
Jennifer Leitman (Irvine, Calif.) had a set-high six kills on 14 total attacks.
 
Barber led the Friars with nine assists.
 
Mackenzie Taylor (Holbrook, N.Y.) recorded a team-high six digs.
 
MATCH HIGHLIGHTS:
 
Root paced the Friar offense with 14 kills on 39 total attacks. Alderson was the only other Friar with double-digit kills (10).
 
Barber tallied 25 assists and eight digs.
 
Taylor led the team in digs (12).
 
As a team, the Friars had 43 kills on 129 total attacks, 41 digs, 40 assists and four total team blocks.
 
WHAT'S NEXT: The Friars travel to Georgetown and Villanova on Friday, Nov. 8 and Saturday, Nov. 9. The match against Georgetown will be broadcast live on the BIG EAST Digital Network (BEDN).
 
Follow @FriarVolleyball on Twitter for live updates.
 
-GO FRIARS-
 

Team Stats

SJU
PC
Kills
57
43
Errors
21
25
Attempts
127
129
Hitting %
.283
.140
Points
67.5
54.0
Assists
54
40
Aces
4
7
Blocks
6.5
4.0

Game Leaders

Kills
14
Aces
1
Blocks
1
Kills
10
Aces
4
Blocks
1
Kills
8
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Kills
5
Aces
0
Blocks
2

Players Mentioned

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