Providence College Athletics

Friday, September 19
New Orleans, La. (at Tulane)
1:00 PM (ET)

Providence College

8-3,0-0Big East

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Alabama State

0-10,0-0SWAC

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25
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Macy Taylor Celebrating at Alumni Hall in Providence, R.I. against Bryant University
Photo by: Brian Foley for Foley-Photograph

Volleyball Defeats Alabama State in Straight Sets, 3-0

9/19/2025 3:55:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

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The Friars will return to action tonight, Sept. 19, at 7:30 p.m. (ET) against Tulane.

NEW ORLEANS, La.- The Providence College volleyball team (8-3) defeated Alabama State University (0-10) in straight sets (3-0) on Friday, Sept. 19, in the opening match of the Pelican Invitational. 
 
FIRST SET HIGHLIGHTS: Providence earned a 25-17 victory in the first set.
  • Providence came out strong with a 10-4 lead.
  • The Hornets narrowed the gap to 13-12, forcing a Friar timeout.
  •  A kill by freshman Kaia Easterbrook (Canton, Ga.) extended PC's lead to 19-15.
  • Providence maintained its lead, winning the set 25-17.
     
SECOND SET HIGHLIGHTS: Providence won the second set, 25-14.
  • The two teams played evenly, tying the set at 6-6.
  • A kill by junior Miller McDonald (Dallas, Texas) gave Providence a 15-10 advantage.
  • The Friars extended their lead to 18-11 with a kill by sophomore Audrey Kocon (Shoreview, Minn.), forcing a Hornets timeout.
  • Providence maintained its lead to win the second set 25-14.
     
THIRD SET HIGHLIGHTS: Providence won the set 25-21, and the match 3-0.
  • The teams traded points early, tying the set at 6-6.
  • Alabama State called a timeout after a kill by Kocon gave Providence a 15-10 lead.
  • Sophomore Sophia Adkins (Cincinnati, Ohio) had a kill to extend PC's lead to 20-16.
  • Junior Macy Taylor (Rowlett, Texas) had an ace to win the set, 25-21 and secure the match 3-0.
     
MATCH NOTES:
  • Kocon recorded a triple-double, with 14 kills, 15 assists, and 11 digs. 
  • Redshirt senior Hadley Pride (Nashville, Tenn.) led the defense with 20 digs.
  • Junior Lyric Berry (Wylie, Texas) led the team in blocks with five.
  • The Friars notched 44 kills, six aces, six blocks and 56 digs. 
     
WHAT'S NEXT: The Friars will return to action tonight (Sept. 19) at 7:30 p.m. (ET) against Tulane.

-GO FRIARS!-
 

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Team Stats

ALST
PROV
Kills
30
44
Errors
17
13
Attempts
112
110
Hitting %
.116
.282
Points
34.0
56.0
Assists
29
41
Aces
2
6
Blocks
2
6

Game Leaders

2

Audrey Kocon

Kills
14
Aces
1
Blocks
1
21

Sophia Adkins

Kills
10
Aces
1
Blocks
1
9

Tori Otter

Kills
9
Aces
0
Blocks
1
15

Macy Taylor

Kills
5
Aces
1
Blocks
0

Players Mentioned

21

Sophia Adkins

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11

Lyric Berry

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27

Kaia Easterbrook

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2

Audrey Kocon

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1

Miller McDonald

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0

Hadley Pride

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15

Macy Taylor

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