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Saturday, November 11
Cincinnati, Ohio
12:00 PM

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at

Xavier University

Volleyball players on the bench celebrating during the 2023 season
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Volleyball Set To Travel To Xavier And Butler

11/9/2023 1:48:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

The Friars face Xavier Saturday, November 11 at 12:00 p.m. in Cincinnati, Ohio and Butler on Sunday, November 12 at 12:00 p.m. in Indianapolis, Ind.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The Providence College women's volleyball team is set to travel to Xavier and Butler this weekend. The Friars will face Xavier on Saturday, November 11 at 12:00 p.m. in Cincinnati, Ohio and Butler on Sunday, November 12 at 12:00 p.m. in Indianapolis, Ind.
 
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SCOUTING PROVIDENCE (8-18, 2-12 BIG EAST)
- The Friars enter the weekend with an 8-18 overall record, including a 2-12 mark in the BIG EAST Conference.
- The Friars are coming off back-to-back losses against St. John's (3-0) on November, 3  in Providence, R.I. and Seton Hall (3-1) on November, 4 in Providence, R.I. 
- Providence's victories in conference play this season included a weekend sweep of Georgetown (3-2) and Villanova (3-2) on Oct. 6-7. 
- Shaliyah Rhoden (Rowlett, Texas) leads the Friars in kills (297) and kills per set (3.09). Rhoden also has added 77 digs and 24 blocks. 
- Kayla Grant (Rowlett, Texas) has a team-high 93 blocks. 
- Sammie Ruggles (North Olmsted, Ohio) ranks second in the BIG EAST in service aces per set, averaging (.42).
- Miller McDonald (Dallas, Texas) leads the team in assists (530) and double-doubles (4). 
- Lyric Berry (Wylie, Texas) has been another formidable defensive presence at the net and leads the team in solo blocks (24), to go along with 55 block assists.
- Savannah Ivie (Frisco, Texas) leads the Friars in digs (261), averaging 2.93 per set. 
- The Friars' roster features seven freshman. 
- Nine of the 14 players on the roster are from the state of Texas.
 
SCOUTING XAVIER (16-9, 9-5 BIG EAST)
- The Musketeers enter the weekend with a 16-9 overall record and a 9-5 mark in the BIG EAST. 
- Xavier is in fourth place in the BIG EAST. 
- Most recently, Xavier defeated Georgetown (3-0) on Friday, November 3, and Villanova (3-2) on Sunday, November 5. 
- As a team, the Musketeers ranks third in the BIG EAST in kills per set (12.92) and fourth in digs per set (15.47).
- Delaney Hogan and Sarah Stevens occupy the six and seven spot for hitting percentage in the BIG EAST. Hogan has a hitting percentage of .340 and Stevens has a hitting percentage of .333.
- Carrigan O'Reilly ranks seventh in the BIG EAST in assists per set, averaging 8.4.
-  Stevie Wolf ranks fourth in the BIG EAST in digs per set, averaging 4.10.
- Hogan has a team-high 67 blocks. 
 
SCOUTING BUTLER (10-15, 4-10 BIG EAST)
- The Bulldogs enter the weekend with a 10-15 overall record, including a 4-10 mark in the BIG EAST Conference. 
- Butler currently sits in ninth place in the BIG EAST.
- Most recently, Butler was defeated by Villanova (3-2) on Friday, November 3, and Georgetown (3-2) on Sunday, November 5. 
- Mariah Grunze ranks sixth in the BIG EST in kills per set (3.43) and fifth in the BIG EAST in hitting percentage (.343).
- Abby Maesch ranks seventh in the BIG EAST in kills per set, averaging 3.39 per set.
- Cora Taylor ranks first in the BIG EAST in assists per set, averaging 10.13.
- Grace Boggess ranks fourth in the BIG EAST in blocks per set, averaging 4.86 per set.
- Jaymeson Kinley ranks second in the BIG EAST in digs per set, averaging 4.86 per set.
 
WHATS NEXT: The Friars will close out their regular season with two home games against Villanova on Friday, November 17 at 6:00 p.m. and Georgetown on Saturday, November 18 at 4:00 p.m.
 
-GO FRIARS!-
 
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