SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. - The Providence College volleyball team (15-10, 7-7 BIG EAST) defeated BIG EAST foe Seton Hall (10-16, 2-12 BIG EAST) in four sets (3-1) on Saturday, Nov. 7 in South Orange, N.J.
FIRST SET HIGHLIGHTS: The Pirates took set one, 25-23.
- The teams played closely throughout the opening set and reached a 22-22 tie.
- Seton Hall gained the lead and maintained it to secure the opening set victory, 25-23.
SECOND SET HIGHLIGHTS: Providence took set two, 25-14, and evened up the match, 1-1.
- The Friars opened the set with an impressive 9-0 scoring run.
- Providence held a 10-point lead, 15-5, at the media timeout.
- Senior Lyric Berry (Wylie, Texas) closed out the set (25-14) with a kill and the Friars tied the match 1-1.
THIRD SET HIGHLIGHTS: The Friars took set three 25-17 and lead the match, 2-1.
- Providence gained an early lead in the set after a 6-2 scoring run.
- The Friars maintained control throughout the set and won, 25-17.
- Freshman Aubrey Easterwood (Dallas, Texas) recorded four kills and recorded a .800 hitting percentage.
FOURTH SET HIGHLIGHTS: Providence took set four 25-20 and won the match, 3-1.
- The Friars took an early three-point lead in the set (7-4).
- Sophomore Tori Otter (Rogers, Ark.) recorded back-to-back kills to extend Providence's lead (21-16).
- The Pirates got within four (23-19) and forced a Friars timeout.
- Senior Shea Dupuis (Richardson, Texas) closed out the set with a kill (25-20).
- Providence totaled a match high 17 kills and hit for .378 during this set.
MATCH NOTES:
- The Friars' seven BIG EAST victories are the most since rejoining the league as a full-time member in 2014.
- Providence dominated at the net out-blocking the Pirates 17.0 - 5.0.
- Easterwood recorded a total of eight blocks, eight kills and hit for .353 during the match.
- Easterwood now owns 140.0 total blocks this season and sits in third place on the Friars' single-season block list. She trails second place by four blocks, which is currently held by Aileen Koprowski, who registered 144 total blocks in 1994.
- Otter led the Friars on the attack in the match with 10 kills.
WHAT'S NEXT: The Friars return to action on Nov. 13th against Butler University. The match is slated to begin at 5:00 p.m. at Alumni Hall in Providence, R.I.
-GO FRIARS!-