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Volleyball Drops Match To No. 21 Creighton In Straight Sets

10/8/2022 6:32:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

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The Friars return to action against Georgetown on Oct. 14 at 6:00 p.m.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The Providence College volleyball team fell to the No. 21 Creighton Bluejays in straight sets on Saturday, Oct. 8 in Providence, R.I.
 
FIRST SET HIGHLIGHTS: Creighton took set one, 25-13.

- Providence had a strong start, notching a 10-6 lead early in the set.
- The Bluejays rallied back by going on a 12-2 run to give them an 18-12 lead.
- After tying the set at 12, the Bluejays led the Friars the rest of the way.
- Emma Nelson (West Chester, Pa.) tied Creighton's Norah Sis for a set-high three kills.
- Brielle Mullally (Garden Grove, Calif.) and Sammie Ruggles (North Olmsted, Ohio) combined for five assists.


SECOND SET HIGHLIGHTS: Creighton won the set, 25-22.

- Creighton started the second set on a 6-1 run, forcing a Providence timeout. The Friars went on a 4-2 run out of the timeout to cut their deficit to three.
- Providence found themselves down 21-10 but rallied to score 11 of the next 13 points to get within two (23-21). The Friars' 11-point run included two kills by Shaliyah Rhoden (Rowlett, Texas).
- Jiji Lykins (Coral Spring, Fla.) paced the Friars defensively, collecting a team-best eight digs.
- Rhoden notched four kills to lead Providence, Nelson added three more.


THIRD SET HIGHLIGHTS: Creighton claimed the match with a 25-12 win.

- Creighton started the set with a 5-1 run. Providence then scored four of the next six points to bring them within two (7-5)
- The Bluejays went on a 10-0 run to maintain control of the set as they expanded their lead to 12 (17-5).
- Nelson, Rhoden and Mullally each recorded two kills.
- Mackenzie Taylor (Holbrook, N.Y.) collected a team-best six digs.
- Ruggles put up five assists and the only service ace of the set.


MATCH NOTES: 

- The Friars had 25 kills on 99 attacks.
- Eight of the nine athletes who played had at least one dig.
- Lykins and Taylor paced the Friars defensively with 21 total digs. Lykins collected 11 while Taylor had 10.


RECORDS:
Providence: 9-9 (1-5 BIG EAST)
Creighton: 14-3 (6-0 BIG EAST)
 
WHAT'S NEXT:
Providence will close out their four game homestand next week as they welcome Georgetown University on Friday, Oct. 14 at 6:00 p.m. and Villanova University on Saturday Oct. 15 at 4:30 p.m.
 
 
- GO FRIARS! -

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Team Stats

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Kills
43
25
Errors
14
14
Attempts
100
99
Hitting %
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.111
Points
57
33
Assists
37
23
Aces
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4
Blocks
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Game Leaders

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Emma Nelson

Kills
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Aces
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Blocks
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14

Shaliyah Rhoden

Kills
8
Aces
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Blocks
1
7

Brielle Mullally

Kills
4
Aces
1
Blocks
1
1

Sasha Rudich

Kills
2
Aces
1
Blocks
3

Players Mentioned

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Jiji Lykins

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Brielle Mullally

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Emma Nelson

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Shaliyah Rhoden

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Sammie Ruggles

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