Providence College Athletics

Friday, October 25
Chicago, Ill.
8:00 PM

Providence College

7-13,0-9Big East

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DePaul

14-7,6-3Big East

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Miller McDonald setting a ball in a game against St. Johns at Providence during the 2024 season

Volleyball Falls To DePaul In Straight Sets

10/25/2024 9:56:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

The Friars play Xavier on Sunday, Oct. 27 at 1:00 p.m.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The Providence College volleyball team was defeated by DePaul, 3-0, in BIG EAST action on Friday, Oct. 25 in Chicago, I'll. The Friars dropped to 7-13 overall (0-9 BIG EAST), while DePaul improved to 14-7 (6-3) BIG EAST).
 
FIRST SET HIGHLIGHTS: DePaul earned a 25-18 victory in the first set.
  • The two teams went back-and-forth to reach a tie score of 10-10.
  • DePaul went on 4-0 run to take a 14-10 lead, forcing Providence to take a timeout.
  • The Blue Demons extended their lead to 18-11.
  • Providence cut the deficit to four (19-15).
  • DePaul maintained its lead and won the set 25-18. 
SECOND SET HIGHLIGHTS: DePaul won the second set, 25-23.
  • DePaul got out to quick 7-3 advantage.
  • Providence fought back and tied the set 10-10.
  • The Blue Demon's went on an 8-1 rally to take a 18-11 advantage.
  • Providence went on a 12-5 run to tie the set 23-23, forcing DePaul to take a timeout.
  • DePaul held on to win the set 25-23.
THIRD SET HIGHLIGHTS: DePaul took the third set 25-20 and won the match 3-0.
  • The two teams played evenly to reach a 4-4 tie.
  • The Blue Demon's went on a 4-0 run to take an 8-4 lead.
  • DePaul extended its lead to 18-9.
  • DePaul maintained its lead to win the set 25-17, and the match, 3-0.
MATCH NOTES:
Lyric Berry led the Friars' offense with nine kills.
Alicja Pokrzywa recorded a team high eight digs.
Miller McDonald tallied 22 assists and six digs.
The Friars recorded 30 kills, 24 digs, seven blocks and three aces.
RECORDS:
Providence: 7-12 (BIG EAST 0-9)
DePaul: 14-7 (BIG EAST 6-3)
 
WHATS NEXT:  The Friars return to action against Xavier on Sunday, Oct. 27 at 1:00 p.m. in Cincinnati, Ohio.
-GO FRIARS!-
 

Team Stats

PROV
DePaul
Kills
30
45
Errors
14
22
Attempts
106
101
Hitting %
.151
.228
Points
40.0
53.0
Assists
25
43
Aces
3
2
Blocks
7
6

Game Leaders

Kills
9
Aces
1
Blocks
1
Kills
6
Aces
0
Blocks
0
Kills
5
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Kills
5
Aces
1
Blocks
5

Players Mentioned

MB
/ Women's Volleyball
S
/ Women's Volleyball
DS
/ Women's Volleyball
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