Arlington, Texas - The Providence College volleyball team edged out Texas A&M Commerce in four sets on September 2 at the UTA Classic in Arlington, Texas.
FIRST SET HIGHLIGHTS: The Lions took the first set, 25-22.
- Three Friars,
Brielle Mullally (Garden Grove, Calif.),
Emma Nelson (West Chester, Pa.) and
Kayla Grant (Rowlett, Texas) registered four kills, with Grant recording a .500 hitting percentage.
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Mackenzie Taylor (Holbrook, N.Y.) tallied 11 digs.
- The Friars scored four-straight points to get within two (23-21) but the Lions held on to win the set.
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SECOND SET HIGHLIGHTS: Providence edged out the Lions in set two, 27-25.
- The set featured 11 ties and three lead changes.
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Sammie Ruggles (North Olmstead, Ohio) added eight assists, bringing her total to 23 in the match.
- Nelson led the team in kills (five), totaling a team-best .409 hitting percentage.
- Grant added two block assists.
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THIRD SET HIGHLIGHTS: Friars dominated set three, 25-15.
- Providence started the set on a 10-2 run.
- The Friars maintained the lead for the entirety of the set.
- Two Friars, Nelson and Mullally, reached double-digit kills.
- Taylor collected six digs, bringing her total to 24 in the match.
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FOURTH SET HIGHLIGHTS: Providence took the last set, 25-23.
- The set featured 15 ties and 10 lead changes.
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Shaliyah Rhoden (Rowlett, Texas) and Grant each contributed four kills, pushing them both into double digits with 11 apiece.
- Ruggles added nine assists.
- Grant registered three blocks to give her a team-best 5 block assists.
MATCH NOTES:
- The Friars finished the match with 50 kills and 77 digs.
- Ruggles posted her fourth straight double-double with a career-high 40 assists and 18 digs.
- Nelson reached a season-high 16 kills.
- Grant posted a team-best .471 hitting percentage.
- The Friars improved to 3-1 on the season.
WHAT'S NEXT:
Providence will return to play tonight, September 2 at 5:00 p.m. (ET), against North Texas. Streaming information can be found here:
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- GO FRIARS! -
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