Volleyball Defeats DePaul In Four Sets

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The Providence College volleyball team defeated DePaul University in four sets on Sunday, Nov. 13 in Alumni Hall.

FIRST SET HIGHLIGHTS: Providence took set one, 25-21.

Providence used an early 6-1 run to take a 10-6 lead.
DePaul closed the deficit at 12 and continued its run to take a 15-13 lead, forcing a Providence timeout.
Out of the break, the Friars scored four straight points to take the lead (17-15). The spurt was highlighted by three kills from Brielle Mullally (Garden Grove, Calif.).
The lead ballooned to as large as six (24-18) before DePaul scored three-straight to cut it back to three (24-21).
Providence closed out strong to take the set 25-21.
Mullally and Shaliyah Rhoden (Rowlett, Texas) paced the Friar offense with four kills apiece. Rhoden hit a team-best .500.

SECOND SET HIGHLIGHTS: Providence won set two for a 2-0 edge in the match.

Providence maintained the lead during the beginning stages of the set until DePaul was able to match it at 13.
Neither team was able to mount more than a two-point lead in the middle stages of the set, leading to a late Providence timeout.
Out of the break, the teams continued to trade points, pushing the set past regulation.
The Friars scored two straight points to close the set, 27-25.
Mullally recorded a team-best six kills, followed by Emma Nelson's (West Chester, Pa.) five.
Eight Friars were on the board for digs, led by Mullally's five. Mackenzie Taylor (Holbrook, N.Y.) followed with four.

THIRD SET HIGHLIGHTS: DePaul battled back to take set three, 25-22.

An early 11-9 lead by DePaul led to a Providence timeout. Out of the break, the Friars were able to take back the lead with a 5-1 run (14-12).
From this point, the Blue Demons scored six of the next seven points (18-15), leading to a second timeout by Providence.
The Friars rallied to get within two, but it wasn't enough to overcome the DePaul lead. The Blue Demons took set three, 25-22.
Sasha Rudich (Austin, Texas) hit a team-best .500 and notched four kills.
Caroline LaMacchia (Rockville Centre, N.Y.) led the Friar defense with seven digs.

FOURTH SET HIGHLIGHTS: Providence won the fourth set, 25-17, to win the match.

A 4-1 start by Providence allowed it to take a 10-7 lead.
At this point, the Friars stayed in control and went on a 5-2 run (15-9), led by Maryanne Boyle's (Blacklick, Ohio) two kills.
DePaul rallied to get as close as five (22-17) but the Friars closed the fourth set with three straight points to take the match, 25-17.
Nelson led the way with five kills. Kayla Grant (Rowlett, Texas) followed with four and hit .500.
Sammie Ruggles (North Olmsted, Ohio) and Mullally combined for 14 assists.

MATCH NOTES:

Mullally posted her sixth triple-double of the season with 14 kills, 21 assists and 10 digs.
Three additional Friars had double-digit digs: Nelson (12), Rhoden (11) and Grant (11).
Taylor collected a team-best 16 digs, followed by LaMacchia's 15.
This victory over DePaul marks the first friar win over the Blue Demons since 2018.

RECORDS:
Providence: 12-16 (4-12 BIG EAST)
DePaul: 9-19 (5-11 BIG EAST)

WHAT'S NEXT:
Providence will prepare to close out the regular season as it welcome's Connecticut on Nov. 16 at 7:00 p.m. before traveling to Butler on Nov. 18 for the regular-season finale.

- GO FRIARS! -

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Brielle Mullally

Emma Nelson

Shaliyah Rhoden

Kayla Grant

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