Providence College Athletics

Saturday, October 1
Milwaukee, Wis.
7:00 PM (ET)

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Shaliyah Rhoden hitting a ball during a game in 2022
Photo by: Keith Nordstrom

Volleyball Drops Match To No. 19 Marquette

10/1/2022 9:03:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

The Friars will go into a four-game homestand over the next two weekends.

MILWAUKEE, WIS. – The Providence College volleyball team fell to the nationally ranked Marquette Golden Eagles in straight sets on Oct. 1 in Milwaukee, Wis.
 
FIRST SET HIGHLIGHTS: Marquette took set one, 25-14.
- The Golden Eagles were able to break away from a 4-4 tie and maintain the lead to finish the set.
- Emma Nelson (West Chester, Pa.) and Shaliyah Rhoden (Rowlett, Texas) each notched three kills. Nelson hit a team-best .500.
- Five Friars were able to get on the board for block assists.
- Brielle Mullally (Garden Grove, Calif) and Sammie Ruggles (North Olmsted, Ohio) combined for five assists.

SECOND SET HIGHLIGHTS: The Golden Eagles also captured set two, 25-16.
- The score remained within three the first half of the set, before Marquette was able to pull away to take the set.
- Nelson added three more kills, bringing her total to six in the match.
- Mullally added four assists.
- Mackenzie Taylor (Holbrook, N.Y.) collected a team-best eight digs.
 
 THIRD SET HIGHLIGHTS:  Marquette closed out the day in straight sets, taking the third, 25-16.
- Taylor added five digs, bringing her total to 19 in the match.
- Mullally and Ruggles added three and four kills, respectively.
 
MATCH NOTES:
- Taylor was the only Friar able to reach double-digits in any category with 19 digs.
- Providence had a total of eight block assists, being led by Kayla Grant (Rowlett, Texas), who recorded three.
- The Friars had 25 kills and 41 digs across three sets.
 
RECORDS:
Providence: 8-8 (0-4 BIG EAST)
Marquette: 13-1 (4-0 BIG EAST)
 
WHAT'S NEXT… Providence will return to Alumni Hall for a four-game homestand, hosting Xavier on Friday Oct. 7 at 6:00 p.m. before facing Creighton on Saturday, Oct. 8. The following weekend, the Friars will welcome Georgetown and Villanova for a pair of matches.
 
 - GO FRIARS! -
 

Team Stats

PROV
Marq
Kills
25
49
Errors
19
11
Attempts
100
107
Hitting %
.060
.355
Points
33
55
Assists
22
41
Aces
4
1
Blocks
4
5

Game Leaders

Kills
9
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Kills
8
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Kills
4
Aces
1
Blocks
1
Kills
2
Aces
0
Blocks
1

Players Mentioned

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