Providence College Athletics

Saturday, March 6
South Orange, NJ
5:00 PM

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Seton Hall University

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Mackenzie Taylor about to serve the ball at the baseline during the 2019 season

Volleyball Downs Seton Hall, 3-0

3/6/2021 7:03:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

Allison Barber tallied her ninth straight double-double with 28 assists and 15 digs.

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.
 
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.
 
Jennifer Leitman (Irvine, Calif.) led Providence with four kills.
 
Allison Barber (Woodbury, Minn.) chipped in with nine digs and six assists.
 
Providence held Seton Hall to a .078 hitting percentage.

 
SECOND SET HIGHLIGHTS- Providence led the set from start to finish. The Friars won the set, 25-18.
 
Leitman led all players with five kills and chipped in with two digs.
 
Barber had a set-best 11 assists.
 
Carolina LaMacchia (Rockeville Centre, N.Y.) anchored the Friars defense with a team-best five digs in the set.
 
Providence had a .364 hitting percentage on the set. 

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.
 
Emma Nelson (West Chester, Pa.) had an 1.000 hitting percentage with four kills on four total attacks.
 
Barber tallied 11 assists and three digs.
 
Mackenzie Taylor (Holbrook, N.Y.) led the Friar defense with five digs.
Providence held Seton Hall to a .024 hitting percentage.

 
MATCH HIGHLIGHTS

Barber tallied her ninth straight double-double and 13th of the season against the Pirates. She ended with 28 assists and 15 digs.
 
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.
 
As a team, the Friars recorded 40  kills on 117 total attacks, 58 digs, 37 assists and nine total team blocks.
 
WHAT'S NEXT: 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.
 
-GO FRIARS-

 

Team Stats

PROV
SHU
Kills
40
38
Errors
16
25
Attempts
117
125
Hitting %
.205
.104
Points
53
44
Assists
37
35
Aces
4
0
Blocks
9
6

Game Leaders

Kills
12
Aces
0
Blocks
3
Kills
8
Aces
0
Blocks
2
Kills
8
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Kills
5
Aces
0
Blocks
4

Players Mentioned

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