Providence College Athletics

Friday, August 28
Durham, N.H.
3:00 PM

Providence College

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Saint Peter's University

Volleyball huddle during a match against Xavier

Volleyball Defeats The Peacocks On Opening Day Of The Holly Young Invitational, 3-0

8/28/2026 6:27:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

Sophia Adkins paced the Friars with 17 kills in the match.

Durham N.H.- The Providence College volleyball team (1-0) defeated Saint Peter's University (0-1) in three sets (3-0) on Friday, Aug. 28, in its first match of the Holly Young Invitational.

FIRST SET HIGHLIGHTS: Friars won the first set, 25-21.
  • Providence battled evenly to tie at 6-6.
  • The two teams traded points to make the score 11-11.
  • The Friars took a timeout trailing 14-15.
  • Both teams continued to trade points to make the score 19-19.
  • The Friars went on a four-point run to take the lead (23-19).
  • Providence closed the set, 25-21. 
SECOND SET HIGHLIGHTS: Providence took the second set, 25-21, for a 2-0 lead.
  • Both teams traded points early in the set to tie 7-7.
  • The Friars went on a 5-0 run to make the score 15-9.
  • Providence maintained the lead and built a 23-19 advantage.
  • Senior Macy Taylor (Rowlett, Texas) closed out the set with a service ace to give the Friars a 25-21 win.
THIRD SET HIGHLIGHTS: The Friars won the set, 25-16, and swept the match, 3-0.
  • The Friars took an early 4-1 lead.
  • Senior Lyric Berry (Wylie, Texas) extended the lead to 9-4 with a kill. 
  • The Peacocks called a timeout after a five-point scoring run by the Friars.
  • The Friars continued to grow the lead, And claimed a 19-9 advantage
  • Providence took a timeout after a five-point response from the Peacocks.
  • Sophia Adkins (Cincinnati, Ohio) ended the set with a kill to make the final score 25-16.
MATCH NOTES:
  • Adkins led the team with 17 kills to secure the victory. 
  • Taylor recorded two service aces.
  • Senior Miller McDonald racked up 30 assists.
  • The Friars notched 34 kills, 41 digs and nine total team blocks. 
 
WHAT'S NEXT: The Friars will close out the weekend at the Holly Young Invitational with a double header (Aug. 29) against the University of New Haven at 11 a.m. and the University of New Hampshire at 7 p.m.
 
-GO FRIARS!-
 
 

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