Providence College Athletics

Wednesday, October 30
Providence, R.I.
6:00 PM

Providence College

vs

Connecticut

Volleyball team celebrating during the 2024 season

Volleyball Set To Host UConn And Butler

10/29/2024 11:10:00 AM | Women's Volleyball

The Friars face UConn on Wednesday, October 30 at 6:00 p.m.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The Providence College volleyball team is home this week for two BIG EAST matches at Alumni Hall in Providence, R.I. The Friars will play UConn on Wednesday, Oct. 30 at 6:00 p.m. Providence will face Butler on Friday, Nov. 1 at 5:00 p.m.
 
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SCOUTING THE FRIARS… The Friars enter the weekend with a 7-14 record and are 0-10 in the BIG EAST. Most recently, the Friars were defeated by DePaul (3-0) and Xavier (3-0).  
 
Shaliyah Rhoden (Rowlett, Texas) leads the Friars' offense with 229 kills.
 
Kayla Grant (Rowlett,Texas) leads Providence with 73 blocks and has recorded 158 kills and 17 aces. Grant has a .330 hitting percentage, which ranks sixth in the BIG EAST.
 
Lyric Berry (Wylie, Texas) has tallied 122 kills and 55 blocks.
 
Miller McDonald (Dallas, Texas) leads the Friars with 536 assists.
 
SCOUTING CONNECTICUT… The Huskies enter the weekend with a 18-4 record and are 6-4 in the BIG EAST. Most recently, UConn was defeated by Xavier (3-2) and DePaul (3-1).
 
Graduate student Taylor Pannell has tallied 206 kills and 57 blocks.
 
Freshman McKenna Brand has notched 294 digs. She averages 3.57 digs per set, which ranks sixth in the BIG EAST.
 
Senior Doga Kutlu has recorded a team-high 805 assists, averaging 9.70 assists per set.
 
SCOUTING BUTLER…  The Bulldogs enter the weekend with a 5-17 record and are 3-7 in the BIG EAST. Most recently, Butler was defeated by St. John's (3-0) and Villanova (3-0).
 
Senior Abby Maesch leads the Bulldog's offense with 223 kills.
 
Freshman Lauren Evans has tallied 191 digs and 24 aces.
 
Sophomore Elise Ward has recorded 152 kills, 143 digs and 19 aces.
 
Junior Cora Taylor leads Butler with 668 assists and averages 8.79 assists per set. 
 
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 are on the road next weekend against Georgetown and Seton Hall. They face Georgetown on Friday, Nov. 8 at 6:00 p.m. in Washington, D.C. and Seton Hall on Saturday, Nov. 9 at 5:00 p.m. in South Orange, N.J.
 
-GO FRIARS!-
 

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