Providence College Athletics

Wednesday, October 19
Storrs, Conn.
7:00 PM

Providence College

10-11,2-7Big East

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3

University of Connecticut

10-10,4-5Big East

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2
3
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Providence
17
14
13
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UConn
25
25
25
3

Team Stats

PROV
UConn
Kills
27
47
Errors
8
12
Attempts
96
112
Hitting %
.198
.313
Points
32
63
Assists
24
42
Aces
1
13
Blocks
4
3

Game Leaders

Kills
8
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Kills
6
Aces
0
Blocks
2
Kills
6
Aces
0
Blocks
0
Kills
3
Aces
0
Blocks
1

Players Mentioned

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/ Women's Volleyball
OH
/ Women's Volleyball
OH
/ Women's Volleyball
MB
/ Women's Volleyball
S
/ Women's Volleyball
DS
/ Women's Volleyball
Jiji Lykins hitting the ball in a game during 2022

Volleyball Drops 3-0 Decision To Connecticut

10/19/2022 8:51:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

Friars return home to Alumni Hall to host Butler on Saturday, Oct. 22 at 3:00 p.m.

STORRS, CONN. – The Providence College volleyball team fell to BIG EAST foe Connecticut, 3-0, on Wednesday, Oct. 19 at Gampel Pavilion in Storrs, Conn. Providence dropped to 10-11 on the season (2-7 BIG EAST), while Connecticut improved to 10-10 (4-5 BIG EAST).
 
1st SET: UConn earned a 25-17 victory in the first set.
• The Friars got out to an early 5-1 lead.
• Connecticut went on a 7-1 scoring run to take an 8-6 edge.
• The two teams battled back-and-forth and Providence managed to tie the set 13-13.
• UConn closed out the match with a 12-4 scoring advantage to take a 1-0 lead in the match.
 
2nd SET: Connecticut won the second set, 25-14.
• In the early stages of the set, neither team was able to gain a lead larger than two points.
• Providence led 9-7 before the Huskies went on a 10-1 run to seize control of the set (17-10).
 
3rd SET: The Huskies closed out the match with a 25-13 victory in the third set.
• There were nine ties and six lead changes to begin the third.
• Connecticut used a 7-0 scoring spurt to take an 18-11 lead.
• The two teams traded points until the Huskies reeled off six-unanswered to take claim the set and win the match (25-13).
 
NOTES / HIGHLIGHTS:
Emma Nelson (West Chester, Pa.) led the Friars with eight kills in the match.
Brielle Mullally (Garden Grove, Calif.) and Shaliyah Rhoden (Rowlett, Texas) each recorded six kills for the Friars.
• Mullally added a team-best 10 assists and also contributed eight digs and two block assists to her stat line.
Sammie Ruggles (North Olmsted, Ohio) and Mackenzie Taylor (Holbrook, N.Y.) each notched double-digit digs with 11 and 10, respectively.
Sasha Rudich (Austin, Texas) recorded three solo blocks and two block assists in the match.
 
WHAT'S NEXT:
• The Friars return home to host Butler in BIG EAST action on Saturday, Oct. 22 at Alumni Hall in Providence, R.I. The match is scheduled to begin at 3:00 p.m.
 
 
- GO FRIARS! -
 
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