Providence College Athletics

Saturday, March 20
Queens, NY
3:00 PM

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5-3 (3-3)

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St. John's University

9-3 (5-2)

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Alison Barber jumping at the net for a block during the 2020 season
Photo by: Stew Milne

Volleyball Downed In Straight Sets To St. John’s

3/20/2021 5:47:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

The Friars will recognize their seniors on Saturday, March 27 at 6:00 p.m. against Villanova.

QUEENS, N.Y.- The Providence College volleyball team lost in straight sets to St. John's, 25-10, 25-15, 25-17. The Red Storm improve to 9-3 overall and 5-2 in the BIG EAST. The Friars dropped to 5-3 overall and 3-3 in BIG EAST play.
 
FIRST SET HIGHLIGHTS: St. John's held the lead from start to finish, winning the set, 25-10.
 
Emma Nelson (West Chester, Pa.) led the Friars with two kills.
 
Allison Barber (Woodbury, Minn.) recorded all five total assists for Providence.
 
Mackenzie Taylor (Holbrook, N.Y.) registered a team-high five digs.
 
SECOND SET HIGHLIGHTS: The Friars fought to stay close with the Red Storm in the beginning of the set, tying things up at 13-13. St. John's then went on a 8-1 run to separate themselves from Providence (21-14), to the second set 25-15.
 
Nelson added a team-high three kills in the second set.
 
Emma Fink (Western Springs, Ill.) registered two kills.
 
Barber assisted on all seven of the team's kills.
 
THIRD SET HIGHLIGHTS: The Friars and Red Storm went back and forth in the first half of the set. The score was tied, 10-10, before St. John's created distance between the teams and took the set 25-17.
 
Addison Witte (Troy, Mo.) registered a team-high three kills.
 
Barber tallied three assists and Brielle Mullally (Garden Grove, Calif.) tallied two more.
 
MATCH HIGHLIGHTS:
 
Nelson paced the Friars' attack with six kills on 21 total attacks along with one dig.
 
Barber recorded 16 assists.
 
Taylor led the Friar defense with 14 digs.
 
As a team, the Friars recorded 21 kills on 93 total attacks, 29 digs, 20 assists and ten total team blocks.
 
WHAT'S NEXT: 
 
The Friars return home for their final regular-season home matches against Villanova on Friday, March 26 at 6:00 p.m. and Saturday, March 27 at 6:00 p.m. During Saturday's game, two Friars will be honored for senior day.
 
Follow @FriarVolleyball on Twitter for live updates.
 
-GO FRIARS-
 

Team Stats

PC
SJU
Kills
21
38
Errors
21
14
Attempts
93
88
Hitting %
.000
.273
Points
28.0
52.5
Assists
20
35
Aces
2
4
Blocks
5.0
10.5

Game Leaders

Kills
6
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Kills
5
Aces
0
Blocks
3
Kills
3
Aces
1
Blocks
0
Kills
3
Aces
0
Blocks
0

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