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Friday, October 14
Providence, R.I.
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Georgetown University

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Volleyball Downs Georgetown In Five Sets

10/14/2022 9:28:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

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Brielle Mullally and Sammie Ruggles each posted a double-double.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The Providence College volleyball team edged out BIG EAST foe Georgetown in five sets on Friday, Oct. 14 at Alumni Hall in Providence, R.I.
 
FIRST SET HIGHLIGHTS: Providence took set one, 26-24.
  • Georgetown held an early 9-5 lead, forcing a Providence timeout.
  • The Friars went on a mid-set run, outscoring the Hoyas 11-5 to take a 19-17 lead.
  • The Friars scored four-straight points to close out the set, 26-24.
  • Mackenzie Taylor (Holbrook, N.Y.) and Caroline LaMacchia (Rockville Centre, N.Y.) combined for eight digs.
  • Brielle Mullally (Garden Grove, Calif.) paced the Friars offensively, recording five kills on nine attempts.
 
SECOND SET HIGHLIGHTS:  The Hoyas battled back to take set two, 25-21.
  • Providence started the second set on 6-3 run, forcing a Georgetown timeout.
  • The Hoyas used an 8-3 run to take the lead, 15-12.
  • The Friars found themselves down by five (18-13) but rallied to score five of the next seven points to get within two (20-18).
  • The teams traded points until Georgetown scored two straight to bring them to 24. After one more point-for-point exchange, the Hoyas took the set.
  • Kayla Grant (Rowlett, Texas) notched a team-best four kills on seven attempts, hitting .571.
  • Sammie Ruggles (North Olmsted, Ohio) added seven digs and seven assists, bringing her totals to 10 and 14, respectively.

THIRD SET HIGHLIGHTS: Providence won the third set 25-17 to take a 2-1 edge in the match.
  • The Friars opened the set with a 6-2 lead after multiple errors by the Hoyas. However, Georgetown closed the deficit and tied the frame, 8-8.
  • From this point, the Friars went on a 7-3 run to separate themselves from the Hoyas, Providence took a 15-11 lead.
  • Providence maintained control and finished off the third frame with a 25-17 victory.
  • Jiji Lykins (Coral Springs, Fla.) set the defensive tone for the Friars, with six digs.
  • Mullally led the Friars with four kills. Shaliyah Rhoden (Rowlett, Texas) and Sasha Rudich (Austin, Texas) each added three kills.
 
FOURTH SET HIGHLIGHTS:
  • Georgetown used a 5-2 run to take an 11-5 lead.
  • The lead widened to eight (16-8), before Providence scored three-straight points to cut the deficit to five.
  • Providence had a late push, cutting the lead to as little as four, but Georgetown held on to win the set, 25-20.
  • Mullally put up a team-best seven kills to pace the Friars.
  • LaMacchia collected six digs and Ruggles added four.

FIFTH SET HIGHLIGHTS:  Providence claimed the match with a 16-14 win in the deciding set.
  • Georgetown took an early 7-4 lead.
  • A 6-3 run by the Friars diminished the deficit, bringing the set to a 10-10 tie. The Friars' run included two kills by Rhoden.
  • From this point, neither team was able to mount more than a one-point advantage until Providence scored two straight to earn the victory.

MATCH NOTES:
  • Mullally and Ruggles each notched a double-double. Mullally recorded 22 kills and 22 assists, while Ruggles finished the night with 29 assists and 15 digs.
  • Lykins led the Friars with 17 digs.
  • Taylor finished the night with 16 digs. The grad student is 11 digs shy of moving into third place on the Friars' all-time career list for digs. Her current career total stands at 1,588 digs.
 
RECORDS:
Providence: 10-9 (2-5 BIG EAST)
Georgetown: 4-14 (2-5 BIG EAST)
 
WHAT'S NEXT:
The Friars will take on Villanova in Alumni Hall on Saturday, Oct. 15 at 4:30 p.m. to close out the weekend. Next week, Providence will travel to Storrs, Conn. to match up against Connecticut on Wednesday, Oct. 19 at 7:00 p.m. before hosting the Butler Bulldogs at home in Alumni Hall on Saturday, Oct. 22 at 3:00 p.m.
 
 
- GO FRIARS! -
 

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Team Stats

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PROV
Kills
53
68
Errors
19
34
Attempts
164
193
Hitting %
.207
.176
Points
74
83
Assists
49
57
Aces
4
6
Blocks
17
9

Game Leaders

7

Brielle Mullally

Kills
22
Aces
2
Blocks
5
14

Shaliyah Rhoden

Kills
14
Aces
0
Blocks
1
1

Sasha Rudich

Kills
10
Aces
1
Blocks
3
17

Kayla Grant

Kills
8
Aces
0
Blocks
6

Players Mentioned

17

Kayla Grant

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Caroline LaMacchia

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Jiji Lykins

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7

Brielle Mullally

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14

Shaliyah Rhoden

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Sasha Rudich

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Sammie Ruggles

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Mackenzie Taylor

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