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Hadley Pride Passing at Alumni Hall in Providence, R.I. during a non-conference match against Bryant University during the 2025 season.
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Volleyball Defeated By Xavier In Three Sets, 3-0

10/11/2025 5:22:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

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The Friars return to action on Friday, Oct. 17 at 5:00 p.m. against Villanova.

CINCINNATI, Ohio- The Providence College volleyball team (10-9, 1-5 BIG EAST) was defeated by Xavier University (16-2, 5-1 BIG EAST) in three sets (3-0) on Saturday, Oct. 11 in BIG EAST action.

FIRST SET HIGHLIGHTS: Xavier earned a 25-16 victory in the first set.
  • Xavier jumped out to a 13-7 advantage, forcing a Providence timeout.
  • The Musketeers went on a 6-0 run after the timeout, extending their lead to 19-7.
  • Xavier took a timeout after juniors Lyric Berry (Wylie, Texas) and Macy Taylor (Rowlett, Texas) combined for a block, narrowing their lead to 23-16.
  • Xavier went on a 2-0 run to earn a 25-16 victory in the first set.

SECOND SET HIGHLIGHTS: Xavier won the second set, 25-12.
  • Xavier came out strong with a 9-6 lead, forcing a Providence timeout.
  • The Friars called another timeout after the Musketeers extended their lead to 18-7.
  • Xavier maintained its lead and won the set 25-12.
  • Taylor led the Friars with six kills through set two.

THIRD SET HIGHLIGHTS: Xavier won the set, and the match 3-0.
  • Providence came out quick with an 11-6 lead, forcing a Xavier timeout.
  • The Musketeers fought back to tie the set at 17-17.
  • The set eventually tied again at 20-20, prompting a Friars timeout.
  • Xavier went on a 5-2 run to win the set, 25-22 and the match, 3-0.

MATCH NOTES:
  • Taylor led the Friars with 10 kills.
  • Freshman Tori Otter (Rogers, Ark.) tallied three blocks.
  • Redshirt senior Hadley Pride (Nashville, Tenn.) led the defense with 13 digs.
  • The Friars notched 27 kills and 33 digs.

WHAT'S NEXT: The Friars return to Alumni Hall in Providence, R.I. next weekend for more BIG EAST action. Providence will face Villanova on Friday, Oct. 17 at 5:00 p.m. They will then play Georgetown on Saturday, Oct. 18 at 4:00 p.m.

-GO FRIARS!-
 

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Team Stats

PROV
XU
Kills
27
41
Errors
23
13
Attempts
102
98
Hitting %
.039
.286
Points
34.0
53.0
Assists
22
38
Aces
3
4
Blocks
4
8

Game Leaders

15

Macy Taylor

Kills
10
Aces
0
Blocks
1
11

Lyric Berry

Kills
6
Aces
0
Blocks
2
21

Sophia Adkins

Kills
6
Aces
1
Blocks
0
27

Kaia Easterbrook

Kills
2
Aces
0
Blocks
2

Players Mentioned

11

Lyric Berry

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Tori Otter

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Hadley Pride

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Macy Taylor

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