Volleyball Defeated Georgetown In Five Sets

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Providence College volleyball defeated Georgetown, 3-2, on Friday, October 6 in Washington, D.C. The Friars lost the first two sets before storming back to win three straight sets to register their first BIG EAST win of the season.

FIRST SET HIGHLIGHTS: Georgetown won the first set, 25-16.
- The two teams went back-and-forth to start the set to make it 4-4.
- The Hoyas went on a 9-3 run to take a 13-7 lead causing the Friars to call a timeout.
- Georgetown held onto their lead for the rest of the set winning, 25-16.
- Kayla Grant (Rowlett, Texas) and Lyric Berry (Wylie, Texas) each had three kills in the first set.

SECOND SET HIGHLIGHTS: The Hoyas won the second set, 25-23, for the 2-0 advantage in the set.
- Georgetown got off to a quick 4-1 lead to start the second set.
- The Friars went on a 6-2 run to tie the set at 11-11.
- Providence took a 16-14 lead, forcing Georgetown to call a timeout.
- The Hoyas went on 5-1 run late in the set to tie it at 19-19.
- Georgetown closed out the set earning a 25-23 win.
- Alicja Pokrzywa (Parsippany, N.J.) recorded three digs in the second set.

THIRD SET HIGHLIGHTS: The Friars won the third set, 25-22.
- Providence got off to a 5-4 lead to start the third set.
- The Hoyas went on an 8-4 run to take the 12-9 lead.
- The Friars then went on a 6-1 run to take back the lead at 15-13.
- Providence extended its lead to 20-17 late in the set, which led to a Georgetown timeout.
- The Friars held the lead the rest of the set and earned the 25-22 win.
- Macy Taylor (Rowlett, Texas) tallied five kills in the third set.

FOURTH SET HIGHLIGHTS: Friars won the fourth set, 27-25, to force a fifth set.
- The two teams went back-and-forth to start the set at 6-6.
- The Friars went on an 8-3 run to take a 14-9 lead in the set.
- The Hoyas scored five unanswered points late in the set to tie it at 22-22.
- The Friars went on a 5-3 run to close the set and win, 27-25.
-Taylor registered six kills in the fourth set.

FIFTH SET HIGHLIGHTS: Providence won the final set,15-10, to capture the match.
- Providence got off to a 7-5 lead to start the final set.
- The Friars extended their lead to 11-6, forcing Villanova to call a timeout.
- The Friars held onto their lead and won the set, 15-10
- Shaliyah Rhoden (Rowlett, Texas) had four kills in the final set.

MATCH NOTES:
- Rhoden led the Friars' offense with 17 kills.
- Pokrzywa recorded a team-high 13 digs.
- Berry registered 4.5 blocks for Providence.

RECORDS:
Providence 7-10 (1-4) | Georgetown 11-6 (2-3)
WHATS NEXT:
The Friars play Villanova on October 7 at 3:00 p.m. in Villanova, Pa.

-GO FRIARS!-

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Team Stats

Shaliyah Rhoden

Macy Taylor

Kayla Grant

Lyric Berry

Players Mentioned

Lyric Berry

Kayla Grant

Alicja Pokrzywa

Shaliyah Rhoden

Macy Taylor

Players Mentioned

Lyric Berry

Kayla Grant

Alicja Pokrzywa

Shaliyah Rhoden

Macy Taylor

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