Volleyball Defeated Villanova In Five Sets

VILLANOVA, PA.. - Providence College volleyball defeated Villanova (3-2) on Saturday, October 7 in Villanova, Pa. The Friars went 2-0 on the weekend winning both matches against Georgetown and Villanova in five-sets.

FIRST SET HIGHLIGHTS: Villanova won the first set, 25-15.
- The two teams went back-and-forth to start the set making the score 6-6.
- The Wildcats took a 15-11 lead in the middle of the set forcing a Friars timeout.
- Villanova went on a 10-4 run to close the set and win, 25-15.
- Shea Dupuis (Richardson, Texas) recorded three kills in the first set.

SECOND SET HIGHLIGHTS: Providence won the second set, 26-24, to tie the match.
- The Friars got off to a 6-4 lead to start the set.
- Providence went on a 9-7 run to extend its lead to 15-11 in the middle of the set.
- Villanova tied the set,17-17, forcing a Providence timeout.
- The Friars scored three unanswered points to close the set and win, 26-24.
- Dupuis tallied seven kills for the Friars in the second set.

THIRD SET HIGHLIGHTS: The Wildcats won the third set, 25-23, to take the 2-1 edge in the match.
- Providence got off to a 6-4 lead in the third set.
- Villanova went on a 10-5 run to take the 14-11 lead.
- The Friars scored five unanswered points to take back the lead, 17-15.
- The Wildcats went on a 10-6 run to end the set and win, 25-23.
- Macy Taylor (Rowlett, Texas) had four kills in the third set.

FOURTH SET HIGHLIGHTS: The Friars won the fourth set, 25-18, to force a fifth set.
- Providence went on a 5-1 run to start the set.
- The Friars extended their lead to 12-6 forcing a Wildcats timeout.
- Providence held onto a comfortable lead the rest of the set winning, 25-18.
- Taylor tallied six kills in the fourth set.

FIFTH SET HIGHLIGHTS: The Friars won the fifth set, 15-7.
- The two teams went back-and forth to start the deciding set and were knotted at 5-5.
- The Friars scored four unanswered points to take a 9-5 lead and force a Wildcats timeout.
-Providence closed out the set with a 6-2 scoring advantage.
- The Friars had four service aces in the final set.

MATCH NOTES:
- Dupuis led the Friars' offense with 15 kills.
- Jiji Lykins (Coral Spings, Fla.) had a team-high 11 digs.
- Lyric Berry (Frisco, Texas) had five blocks for the Friars.
- As a team The Friars recorded 10 service aces.

RECORDS:
Providence 8-10 (2-4) | Villanova 11-7 (2-4)
WHATS NEXT: Next week the Friars host Butler on Friday, October 13 at 6:00 p.m. and host Xavier Saturday, October 14 at 3:00 p.m.

-GO FRIARS!-

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Team Stats

Shea Dupuis

Macy Taylor

Shaliyah Rhoden

Lyric Berry

Players Mentioned

Lyric Berry

Shea Dupuis

Jiji Lykins

Macy Taylor

Players Mentioned

Lyric Berry

Shea Dupuis

Jiji Lykins

Macy Taylor

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