SOUTH ORANGE, N.J.- The Providence College volleyball team downed Seton Hall, 3-0 (25-23, 25-18, 25-18) on March 6 in South Orange, N.J. Providence improves to 3-1 overall, 1-1 in the BIG EAST while Seton Hall drops to 3-2 overall, 1-1 in the BIG EAST.
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FIRST SET HIGHLIGHTS- Seton Hall jumped out to a quick 5-1 lead. The Friars battled back to tie it, 10-10. The rest of the set went back and forth, with the Friars winning the set on an attack error by Seton Hall, 25-23.
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Jennifer Leitman (Irvine, Calif.) led Providence with four kills.
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Allison Barber (Woodbury, Minn.) chipped in with nine digs and six assists.
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Providence held Seton Hall to a .078 hitting percentage.
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SECOND SET HIGHLIGHTS-Â Providence led the set from start to finish. The Friars won the set, 25-18.
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Leitman led all players with five kills and chipped in with two digs.
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Barber had a set-best 11 assists.
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Carolina LaMacchia (Rockeville Centre, N.Y.) anchored the Friars defense with a team-best five digs in the set.
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Providence had a .364 hitting percentage on the set.Â
THIRD SET HIGHLIGHTS- After Providence fell behind 6-3, the Friars took 16 of the next 20 points to take a 19-10 lead. Providence kept the lead throughout the remainder of the set and won, 25-18.
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Emma Nelson (West Chester, Pa.) had an 1.000 hitting percentage with four kills on four total attacks.
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Barber tallied 11 assists and three digs.
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Mackenzie Taylor (Holbrook, N.Y.) led the Friar defense with five digs.
Providence held Seton Hall to a .024 hitting percentage.
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MATCH HIGHLIGHTS
Barber tallied her ninth straight double-double and 13
th of the season against the Pirates. She ended with 28 assists and 15 digs.
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Barber was one of three Friars with double-digit digs. Taylor ended tied with Barber with a team-best 15 digs and LaMacchia had 12.
 Leitman led the Friar offense with 12 kills.
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As a team, the Friars recorded 40Â Â kills on 117 total attacks, 58 digs, 37 assists and nine total team blocks.
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WHAT'S NEXT:Â The Friar return home to take on the Connecticut Huskies. The match is set for Friday, March 12 at 6:00 p.m. in Alumni Hall in Providence, R.I.
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-GO FRIARS-
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