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Providence College Athletics
Friday, November 18
Indianapolis, Ind.
12:00 PM
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Butler University
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Photo by: Keith Nordstrom
Volleyball Drops 3-0 Decision To Butler In Season Finale
11/18/2022 2:05:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
Sammie Ruggles and Brielle Mullally each posted a double-double
INDIANAPOLIS, IND. – The Providence College volleyball team fell to Butler University in straight sets on Friday, Nov. 18 in Indianapolis, Ind.
FIRST SET HIGHLIGHTS: Butler took set one, 25-22.
SECOND SET HIGHLIGHTS: Butler won the second set, 25-16, for a 2-0 edge in the match.
THIRD SET HIGHLIGHTS: Butler won the third set, 26-24, to take the match.
MATCH NOTES:
RECORDS:
Providence: 12-18 (4-14 BIG EAST)
Butler: 15-14 (9-8 BIG EAST)
FIRST SET HIGHLIGHTS: Butler took set one, 25-22.
- The teams traded points in the beginning stages of the set, which contained nine ties before either team reached double digits (9-9).
- After a small 3-1 run by the Friars, Providence held a 12-10 lead, the largest of the set so far.
- Butler scored four straight points to take a 14-12 advantage, however, the Friars responded with four of their own, gaining back the lead (16-14).
- From this point, Butler scored six of the next eight points and maintained the lead to take the set, 25-22.
- Brielle Mullally (Garden Grove, Calif.) led the Friar offense with six kills, hitting .444.
- Mullally and Mackenzie Taylor (Holbrook, N.Y.) combined for 12 digs, collecting six each.
SECOND SET HIGHLIGHTS: Butler won the second set, 25-16, for a 2-0 edge in the match.
- Butler used an early 7-1 run to take a 13-8 lead.
- The Friars rallied to get as close as three (16-13) but it wasn't enough to overcome the Bulldogs.
- Butler closed the set with back-to-back points for a 25-16 win.
- Shaliyah Rhoden (Rowlett, Texas) and Emma Nelson (West Chester, Pa.) registered four kills apiece.
- Six Friars were on the board for digs, led by Taylor's five.
THIRD SET HIGHLIGHTS: Butler won the third set, 26-24, to take the match.
- Neither team was able to mount more than a three-point advantage over the other throughout the entirety of the set.
- The teams remained within one point of each other in the late stages to push the set beyond regulation. Butler was able to close the set with two-straight points (26-24).
- Nelson notched five kills on seven attempts, hitting a set-best .714.
- Sammie Ruggles (North Olmsted, Ohio) followed with four kills and added six assists.
MATCH NOTES:
- Mullally and Ruggles each posted a double-double. Mullally had 15 assists and 11 digs. Ruggles picked up 19 assists and 11 digs.
- Two additional Friars had double-digit digs including Taylor, who led the team with 13, and Alicja Pokrzywa (Parsippany, N.J.) who had 11.
- Nelson notched a team-high 12 kills.
- This game marked the conclusion of the Friars' 2022 season.
RECORDS:
Providence: 12-18 (4-14 BIG EAST)
Butler: 15-14 (9-8 BIG EAST)
Team Stats
PROV
Butler
Kills
42
38
Errors
22
10
Attempts
116
109
Hitting %
.172
.257
Points
52
49
Assists
42
36
Aces
4
4
Blocks
6
7
Game Leaders
Kills-Aces-Blocks
Kills
12
Aces
0
Blocks
3
Kills
8
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Kills
7
Aces
1
Blocks
0
Kills
6
Aces
1
Blocks
1
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