Providence College Athletics

Saturday, September 14
Providence, R.I.
11:00 AM

Providence College

5-3,0-0Big East

3
vs
1

Stonehill

3-7,0-0NEC

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2
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Stonehill
11
24
25
19
1
Providence
25
26
21
25
3
Kayla Grant walking on the court during the 2024 season

Volleyball Defeats Stonehill In Four Sets To Win The Friar Classic

9/14/2024 2:16:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

Box Score

Kayla Grant received Tournament MVP honors.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Providence College volleyball defeated Stonehill in four sets (3-1) on Saturday, September 14 in Providence, R.I. The Friars went 3-0 on the weekend to improve to 5-3. With the win over the Stonehill Skyhawks, the Friars captured the 2024 Friar Classic. Kayla Grant received Tournament MVP honors and Jiji Lykins and Miller McDonald received All-Tournament honors. 
 
FIRST SET HIGHLIGHTS: Providence earned a 25-11 victory in the first set.
  • Providence jumped out to a quick 8-3 lead to begin the match.
  • The Skyhawks fought back to close the score to 12-9.
  • The Friars went on a 5-0 rally to extend their lead to 17-9, forcing Stonehill to call timeout.
  • Coming out of the timeout Stonehill got two quick kills to narrow the score to 17-11.
  • Providence was able to maintain its lead throughout the set and win 25-11.
  • Lykins recorded seven digs in the first set.
SECOND SET HIGHLIGHTS: The Friars won the second set, 26-24.
  • The two teams went back-and-forth to reach a tie score of 4-4 to begin the set.
  • The Skyhawks went on a 4-0 run to take an 8-4 advantage, forcing Providence to call a timeout.
  • Coming out of the timeout Providence fought back to close the score to 9-7.
  • Stonehill went on a 7-2 rally to extend its lead to 16-9.
  • The Friars fought back to close the score to 17-15, prompting Stonehill to call a timeout.
  • Stonehill went on a 3-1 run to extend their lead to 20-16.
  • The Friars went on a 3-0 run to tie the match 20-20.
  • Providence completed the comeback and won the set 26-24.
THIRD SET HIGHLIGHTS: Stonehill took the third set, 25-21.
  • The two teams traded points to start the set, ending up tied at 6-6.
  • The Skyhawks went on a 6-1 run to take a 12-7 advantage and forced Providence to take a timeout.
  • Stonehill was able to extend its lead to 17-9.
  • The Friars went on a 6-0 run to narrow Stonehill's lead to 17-15.    
  • The Skyhawks went on a 6-2 run to bring the score to 23-17.
  • Providence answered with a 4-0 run to cut the lead to 23-21, forcing Stonehill to take a timeout.
  • Stonehill maintained its lead to win the set 25-21.
FOURTH SET HIGHLIGHTS: The Friars won the fourth set, 25-19 to win the match, 3-1.
  • The two teams went back-and-forth to reach a tie score of 4-4 to begin the set.
  • Providence went on a 7-3 run to take an 11-7 advantage.
  • The Friars extended their lead to 19-12 and forced the Skyhawks to call a timeout.
  •  Stonehill fought back to narrow the Friars lead to 22-19.
  • The Friars maintained their lead to win the set 25-19 and the match 3-1.
MATCH NOTES:
  • Shaliyah Rhoden led the Friars with 15 kills.
  • Lykins led Providence with 23 digs.
  • Addy Frye notched three aces for the Friars.
  • The Friars recorded 54 kills, 67 digs, and eight aces.
RECORDS:
Providence: 5-3
Stonehill: 3-7

2024 Annual Friar Classic All-Tournament Team
  • Providence- Kayla Grant (MVP)
  • Providence- Miller McDonald
  • Providence- Jiji Lykins
  • Stonehill- Emma Graves
  • Stonehill- Paloma Gonzalez
  • Columbia- Hailee Watts
  • Columbia- Juliana Williamson
  • Saint Peter's- Maliyah Labrie
  • Saint Peter's- Lagean Colon  

 
WHATS NEXT:
The Providence College Volleyball Team will be on the road next weekend for the Dartmouth Tournament in Dartmouth, N.H. The Friars will face off against Dartmouth College on Friday, September 20 at 7:00 p.m. and will play Siena College at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday. Providence will finish the weekend playing Quinnipiac University on Sunday, September 22. The Friars will open up BIG EAST play at Creighton on Friday, September 27 at 7:00 p.m.

-GO FRIARS!-
 

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Team Stats

STO
PROV
Kills
42
54
Errors
19
20
Attempts
136
137
Hitting %
.169
.248
Points
57.0
71.0
Assists
39
48
Aces
6
8
Blocks
9
9

Game Leaders

14

Shaliyah Rhoden

Kills
15
Aces
0
Blocks
1
17

Kayla Grant

Kills
11
Aces
0
Blocks
5
21

Sophia Adkins

Kills
10
Aces
0
Blocks
3
2

Audrey Kocon

Kills
7
Aces
0
Blocks
4

Players Mentioned

4

Addy Frye

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17

Kayla Grant

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/ Women's Volleyball
0

Jiji Lykins

OH
/ Women's Volleyball
1

Miller McDonald

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/ Women's Volleyball
14

Shaliyah Rhoden

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