Providence College Athletics

Friday, October 13
Providence, R.I.
6:00 PM

Providence College

8-11,2-5Big East

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Butler University

9-9,3-4Big East

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2
3
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Butler
25
25
25
3
Providence
21
20
23
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Miller McDonald hitting a ball over her head in a game against DePaul during the 2023 season

Volleyball Drops 3-0 Decision To Butler

10/13/2023 7:39:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

Box ScoreVolleyball Boxscore vs Butler

Miller McDonald recorded 23 assists for the Friars.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Providence College volleyball was defeated by Butler in straight sets on Friday, October 13 in Providence, R.I.
 
FIRST SET HIGHLIGHTS: Butler won set one, 25-21.
- Providence got off to a quick 7-5 lead to start the set.
- The Friars held onto their lead through the middle of the set making it 16-14. 
- The Bulldogs went on a 5-2 run to tie the set at 19-19.
- Butler went on a 6-2 run to end the set and win, 25-21.
- Shaliyah Rhoden (Rowlett, Texas), Lyric Berry (Wylie, Texas) and Kayla Grant (Rowlett, Texas) each registered three kills in the first set.
 
SECOND SET HIGHLIGHTS: The Bulldogs took set two, 25-20, for the 2-0 lead in the match.
- Butler started the second set with a 6-3 lead.
- The Bulldogs extended their lead to 9-4 forcing a Friars timeout.
- Butler controlled the lead for the remainder of the set winning, 25-20.
- Jiji Lykins (Coral Springs, Fla.) and Miller McDonald (Dallas, Texas) both tallied five digs in the second set.
 
THIRD SET HIGHLIGHTS: Butler won the third set, 25-23, to win the match. 
- Providence took a 5-2 lead to start the set.
- The Bulldogs cut the score to 14-13 causing a Friars timeout. 
- Butler took the lead late in the set to make it 21-20.
- The Bulldogs closed out the set winning, 25-23.
- McDonald recorded seven assists in the third set.
 
MATCH NOTES:
- Taylor recorded 10 kills for the Friars' offense.
- McDonald had a team-high 23 assists.
- Lykins registered15 digs.
 
RECORDS:
Providence 8-11 (2-5) | Butler 9-9 (3-4)
WHATS NEXT:
The Friars play again tomorrow, October 14 against Xavier at 3:00 p.m. in Providence, R.I.

-GO FRIARS!-
 

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Team Stats

Butler
PROV
Kills
45
37
Errors
17
15
Attempts
126
119
Hitting %
.222
.185
Points
59.0
45.0
Assists
40
33
Aces
8
2
Blocks
6
6

Game Leaders

15

Macy Taylor

Kills
10
Aces
1
Blocks
0
14

Shaliyah Rhoden

Kills
8
Aces
0
Blocks
1
11

Lyric Berry

Kills
7
Aces
0
Blocks
1
17

Kayla Grant

Kills
6
Aces
0
Blocks
5

Players Mentioned

11

Lyric Berry

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17

Kayla Grant

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Jiji Lykins

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1

Miller McDonald

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14

Shaliyah Rhoden

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