Completed Event: Women's Volleyball versus Merrimack on September 13, 2025 , Win , 3, to, 0
Women's Volleyball
vs Merrimack
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Providence College Athletics
Friday, October 1
South Orange, N.J.
6:00 P.M.
Providence College
12-4,0-3Big East
2
at
3
Seton Hall University
9-8,1-2Big East
1
2
3
4
5
F
Providence
18
19
25
28
13
2
Seton Hall
25
25
22
26
15
3
Team Stats
PROV
SHU
Kills
67
68
Errors
28
17
Attempts
191
178
Hitting %
.204
.287
Points
81
86
Assists
62
60
Aces
9
8
Blocks
5
10
Game Leaders
Kills-Aces-Blocks
Kills
23
Aces
0
Blocks
0
Kills
18
Aces
1
Blocks
1
Kills
7
Aces
0
Blocks
2
Players Mentioned
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Volleyball Drops Five-Set Thriller At Seton Hall
10/1/2021 8:59:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
Shaliyah Rhoden recorded a season-high 23 kills.
SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. – The Providence College volleyball team fell to Seton Hall in BIG EAST Conference action, 3-2, on Friday, Oct. 1 in South Orange, N.J. The Friars lost the first two sets before staging a wild comeback effort to force a deciding fifth set.
1ST SET:
• Seton Hall defeated the Friars 25-18 in the opening set.
• The Friars scored the first point of the set before Seton Hall reeled off five-straight points.
• Providence hit just .077 in the opening set, with eight kills and six errors on 26 attacking opportunities.
• Providence trailed by as many as 10 (23-13) but cut the deficit to 24-18 with a 5-1 scoring run before SHU closed out the set.
• Emma Fink led the Friars with four kills, while Allison Barber recorded seven assists and three digs.
2ND SET:
• The Friars fell to the Pirates, 25-19.
• Providence matched its largest lead of the set at 15-13.
• The Pirates scored five-straight points to gain an 18-15 advantage.
• Shaliyah Rhoden paced the Friars with six kills on 10 total attacking opportunities (.600).
• Natalie Benson contributed five digs and Barber accumulated 13 assists.
3RD SET:
• Providence extended the match by earning a 25-22 victory in the third.
• Rhoden paced the Friars with eight kills on 20 attacking opportunities in the third (.300).
• Barber recorded 13 assists and eight digs.
4TH SET:
• Seton Hall held a four-point advantage late in the fourth (23-19), matching its largest lead of the set.
• The Friars rallied to score five-straight points and take a 24-23 lead.
• The set was tied three more times down the stretch before Providence claimed a 28-26 victory.
• Three players have five-or-more kills, led by Rhoden and Leitman, with six each.
• Maryann Boyle added five kills.
• Barber recorded 20 assists in the set and added eight digs.
• Caroline LaMacchia contributed seven digs.
5TH SET:
• Neither team had more than a two-point advantage on the scoreboard in the deciding set.
• The Friars led 13-12 before SHU scored three-straight points to close out the set and win the match.
• Leitman recorded a team-high four kills on nine opportunities in the deciding set (.333).
NOTES / MATCH HIGHLIGHTS:
• Rhoden recorded a season-high 23 kills in the match on 60 opportunities at the net (.250).
• It marks the third time this season she has recorded 20+ kills.
• Leitman notched her second double-double of the season on 15 digs and a season-high 18 kills.
• Barber completed the night with team-highs in assists (60) and digs (23).
• LaMacchia recorded a match-high of five service aces.
WHAT'S NEXT:
• The Friars return to action on Saturday, Oct. 2 against BIG EAST foe St. John's at 4:00 p.m.
• The match will be streamed live on ESPN3.
- GO FRIARS! -
1ST SET:
• Seton Hall defeated the Friars 25-18 in the opening set.
• The Friars scored the first point of the set before Seton Hall reeled off five-straight points.
• Providence hit just .077 in the opening set, with eight kills and six errors on 26 attacking opportunities.
• Providence trailed by as many as 10 (23-13) but cut the deficit to 24-18 with a 5-1 scoring run before SHU closed out the set.
• Emma Fink led the Friars with four kills, while Allison Barber recorded seven assists and three digs.
2ND SET:
• The Friars fell to the Pirates, 25-19.
• Providence matched its largest lead of the set at 15-13.
• The Pirates scored five-straight points to gain an 18-15 advantage.
• Shaliyah Rhoden paced the Friars with six kills on 10 total attacking opportunities (.600).
• Natalie Benson contributed five digs and Barber accumulated 13 assists.
3RD SET:
• Providence extended the match by earning a 25-22 victory in the third.
• Rhoden paced the Friars with eight kills on 20 attacking opportunities in the third (.300).
• Barber recorded 13 assists and eight digs.
4TH SET:
• Seton Hall held a four-point advantage late in the fourth (23-19), matching its largest lead of the set.
• The Friars rallied to score five-straight points and take a 24-23 lead.
• The set was tied three more times down the stretch before Providence claimed a 28-26 victory.
• Three players have five-or-more kills, led by Rhoden and Leitman, with six each.
• Maryann Boyle added five kills.
• Barber recorded 20 assists in the set and added eight digs.
• Caroline LaMacchia contributed seven digs.
5TH SET:
• Neither team had more than a two-point advantage on the scoreboard in the deciding set.
• The Friars led 13-12 before SHU scored three-straight points to close out the set and win the match.
• Leitman recorded a team-high four kills on nine opportunities in the deciding set (.333).
NOTES / MATCH HIGHLIGHTS:
• Rhoden recorded a season-high 23 kills in the match on 60 opportunities at the net (.250).
• It marks the third time this season she has recorded 20+ kills.
• Leitman notched her second double-double of the season on 15 digs and a season-high 18 kills.
• Barber completed the night with team-highs in assists (60) and digs (23).
• LaMacchia recorded a match-high of five service aces.
WHAT'S NEXT:
• The Friars return to action on Saturday, Oct. 2 against BIG EAST foe St. John's at 4:00 p.m.
• The match will be streamed live on ESPN3.
- GO FRIARS! -
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