Volleyball Prepares For DePaul And Xavier On The Road

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The Providence College volleyball team is on the road for two BIG EAST matches this weekend. The Friars will play DePaul on Friday, October 25 at 8:00 p.m. (ET) in Chicago, Ill. Providence will face Xavier on Sunday, October 27 at 1:00 p.m. in Cincinnati, Ohio.

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SCOUTING THE FRIARS… The Friars enter the weekend with a 7-12 record and are 0-8 in the BIG EAST. Most recently, the Friars were defeated by St. John's (3-0) and Villanova (3-2).

Shaliyah Rhoden (Rowlett, Texas) leads the Friars' offense with 218 kills.

Kayla Grant (Rowlett Texas) leads Providence with 67 blocks and has recorded 145 kills and 15 aces. Grant has a .336 hitting percentage, which ranks seventh in the BIG EAST.

Taylor Macy (Rowlett, Texas) has tallied 114 kills, 190 digs and 16 aces.

Miller McDonald (Dallas, Texas) leads the Friars with 497 assists.

SCOUTING DEPAUL… The Blue Demons enter the weekend with a 13-7 record and are 5-3 in the BIG EAST. Most recently, DePaul was defeated by Marquette (3-2) and No. 6 Creighton (3-0).

Graduate student Rachel Krasowski has recorded 361 digs. She leads the BIG EAST, averaging 4.69 digs per set.

Graduate student Jill Pressly has recorded a team-high 325 kills and leads the BIG EAST averaging 4.22 kills per set. She has also notched 199 digs, 20 aces and 21 blocks.

Senior Ashley Cudiamat has tallied 428 assists and 183 digs.

SCOUTING XAVIER… The Musketeers enter the weekend with a 6-12 record and are 4-4 in the BIG EAST. Most recently, Xavier was defeated by No. 6 Creighton (3-0) and Marquette (3-0).

Redshirt freshman Margo Kemp is second in the BIG EAST, with a .374 hitting percentage. She has recorded 161 kills, 61 blocks and 10 aces.

Senior Logan Flaugh has recorded 694 assists, 155 digs and 61 blocks. She is second in the BIG EAST averaging 10.36 assists per set.

Redshirt junior Emma Grace has recorded 170 kills, 194 digs, 31 blocks and 19 aces.

2024 Awards and Honors
Kayla Grant

Friar Volleyball Classic Most Valuable Player
BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll (9/17)

Miller McDonald

Friar Volleyball Classic All-Tournament Team

Jiji Lykins

Ocean State Cup All- Tournament Team
Friar Volleyball Classic All-Tournament Team

Shaliyah Rhoden

Dartmouth Invitational All-Tournament Team

Lyric Berry

Dartmouth Invitational All-Tournament Team

WHATS NEXT… The Friars will return to Alumni Hall next week to host UConn and Butler. They play UConn Wednesday, Oct. 30 at 6:00 p.m. and Butler Friday, Nov. 1 at 5:00 p.m.

-GO FRIARS!-

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