Volleyball Falls 3-0 To Xavier

Team	1	2	3	Final F
Xavier	25	25	25	3
Providence	16	23	15	0

Xavier

Providence

Oct. 10, 2014

PROVIDENCE, R.I. - The Providence College volleyball team was defeated by Xavier, 3-0, on Friday night at Alumni Hall. Sophomore Kayla Fitzgerald (Redland, Calif.) recorded a team-high 12 kills in the match. Providence's record now stands at 4-16 (0-6 BIG EAST) while Xavier improves to 10-8 (3-3 BIG EAST).

Xavier jumped out to a quick lead with a 25-16 first set win. Fitzgerald posted four kills in the stanza while junior Jordan Wiesler (Coconut Creek, Fla.) had seven assists.

The second set saw a back-and-forth battle as there were six tie scores and three lead changes. Providence held its first lead of the set at 17-16, but the Musketeers were able to narrowly win the set, 25-23, and take a 2-0 match advantage. Fitzgerald again tallied four kills. Wiseler added nine assists while Michelle Cruz (Midland Park, N.J.) tallied nine digs.

Xavier won the third set, 25-15, to win the match. Fitzgerald closed out the match with four kills in the third set.

Overall, Fitzgerald ended with 12 kills while Wiesler registered a match-high 24 assists. Cruz and Fitzgerald reached double-digits in digs at 15 and 12, respectively.

The Musketeers were led by Kristen Massa who had 12 kills. Aubree Smith had a team-best 20 assists and Jesse Earl added 16 digs.

"We had some good effort and offense at points," said Head Coach Margot Royer-Johnson. "We are looking to improve upon that tomorrow."

The Friars play again tomorrow (Oct. 11) at Alumni Hall against Butler for a 5:00 p.m. match.

-GO FRIARS-

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Team Stats

Fitzgerald Kayla

Johnson Kayla

Horner Emily

Dix Abigail

Players Mentioned

Michelle Cruz

Kayla Fitzgerald

Jordan Wiesler

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