Providence College Athletics

Saturday, September 7
Morehead, KY.
12:00 P.M.

Providence College

3-3

0
at
3

Morehead State

5-1

1
2
3
F
Providence
19
19
14
0
Morehead State
25
25
25
3

Team Stats

PROV
MOR
Kills
28
41
Errors
21
16
Attempts
106
110
Hitting %
.066
.227
Points
36.0
51.0
Assists
25
37
Aces
2
6
Blocks
6.0
4.0

Game Leaders

Kills
9
Aces
0
Blocks
2
Kills
4
Aces
0
Blocks
4
Kills
4
Aces
1
Blocks
1
Kills
4
Aces
0
Blocks
2

Players Mentioned

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

Volleyball Falls To Morehead State, 3-0

9/7/2019 2:52:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

Allison Barber named to Morehead State Eagle Challenge All-Tournament Team.

MOREHEAD, KY.– The Providence College volleyball team fell to Morehead State, 3-0, in its final match at the Morehead State Eagle Challenge on Sept. 8 in Morehead, Ky.  The Friars evened their overall record at 3-3 on the year, while the Eagles improved to 5-1 on the season.
 
1st SET: 
- The Friars dropped the first set 25-19.
- The set was tied, 12-12, before Morehead scored five-straight points to take a 17-12 lead.
- Providence cut the deficit to three points (17-14), but the Eagles held on down the stretch to take the win.
 
2nd SET:
- The second set was tightly contested, as the Friars trailed by just one point (9-8) after a kill by Addison Root
- The Eagles bumped their lead to four with three-straight points to take a 12-8 advantage. 
- Providence got within three (16-13) and rallied again later in the set with three-straight points to find itself trailing by just four (23-19).
- Morehead answered with back-to-back points to take the set (25-19).
 
3rd SET:
- The Friars took an early 4-2 lead in the third set, before Morehead rallied for six-straight points to take an 8-4 advantage over PC.
- Morehead maintained its momentum throughout the remainder of the set, defeating the Friars, 25-14, to claim the match (3-0).
 
MATCH HIGHLIGHTS:
- Jenae Alderson (Brooklyn Park, Minn.) paced the Friars with nine kills on 13 total attacks (.692). 
- Alderson's Her hitting percentage was the highest for either team in the match, accounting for players with 10-or-more attacks. She also finished with two block assists.
- Caroline LaMacchia (Rockville Centre, N.Y.) led the Friars with 14 digs.
- Allison Barber (Woodbury, Minn.) recorded 23 assists and seven digs.
- Barber was named to the All-Tournament Team at the conclusion of the event.
 
WHAT'S NEXT:
Providence returns to action on Tuesday, Sept. 10 against intra-state rival Bryant.  The match will be played at 7:00 p.m. in Smithfield, R.I. The Friars return home to Alumni Hall on Sept. 13-14 to host the 15thAnnual Friar Volleyball Classic.  The tournament will feature six matches over the course of the two-day event. Fairleigh Dickinson, Coppin State and Brown will join the Friars as 2019 participants.
 
 
- GO FRIARS! -
 
 
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