Volleyball Prepares To Face No. 13 Creighton and Connecticut

PROVIDENCE, R.I.- The Providence College volleyball team is home at Alumni Hall in Providence, R.I. for a BIG EAST match against No. 13 Creighton on Friday, Oct. 24 at 5:00 p.m. The Friars then travel to Storrs, Conn. to play UConn on Sunday, Oct. 26 at 2:00 p.m.

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SCOUTING THE FRIARS… The Friars enter the weekend with a 10-11 overall record and a 1-7 mark in the BIG EAST. Most recently, the Friars were defeated by Villanova (3-1) and Georgetown (3-1).

As a team, Providence averages 2.01 aces per set, which ranks 15^th in NCAA Division I.

Sophomore Sophia Adkins (Cincinnati, Ohio) leads the Friars' offense with 280 kills. She ranks sixth in the BIG EAST with an average of 3.68 kills per set.

Junior Lyric Berry (Wylie, Texas) leads Providence with 101 blocks and averages 1.33 per set, which ranks first in the BIG EAST and 32^nd in NCAA Division I.

Redshirt senior Hadley Pride (Nashville, Tenn.) averages 5.49 digs per set, which ranks first in the BIG EAST and third in NCAA Division I. Pride has recorded 417 digs overall.

SCOUTING NO. 13 CREIGHTON… The Bluejays enter the weekend with a 15-5 record and are 8-0 in the BIG EAST. Most recently, Creighton defeated St. John's (3-0) and Seton Hall (3-0).

As a team, Creighton averages 2.13 aces per set, which ranks eighth in NCAA Division I. The Bluejays average 13.68 kills per set, which ranks 35^th in NCAA Division I.

Senior Annalea Maeder was named BIG EAST Setter of the Week. She has recorded 711 assists and averages 10.32 assists per set, which ranks first in the BIG EAST and 22^nd in NCAA Division I.

Senior Ava Martin was named to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll. She leads the team in kills, with 282, and ranks second in the BIG EAST averaging 4.09 kills per set.

Junior Sydney Breissinger was named to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll. She ranks fifth in the BIG EAST averaging 0.42 aces per set. Breissinger has recorded 174 digs, averaging 2.52 digs per set.

Redshirt freshman Nora Wurtz was named to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll. She ranks second in the BIG EAST and 14^th in NCAA Division I with an average of 0.55 aces per set.

SCOUTING UCONN… The Huskies enter the weekend with a 15-5 record and 4-4 mark in the BIG EAST. Most recently, they defeated Georgetown (3-0) and fell to Villanova (3-1).

As a team, UConn averages 2.27 aces per set, which ranks third in NCAA Division I.

Senior Emma Werkmeister was named to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll. She leads the team in aces (46) and kills (260). Werkmeister ranks first in the BIG EAST averaging 0.62 aces per set and fifth in the BIG EAST averaging 3.73 kills per set.

Grad student Doga Kutulu ranks third in the BIG EAST averaging 9.59 assists per set. She has recorded 695 assists.

Sophomore McKenna Brand leads the Huskies' defense with 261 digs and ranks eighth in the BIG EAST averaging 3.69 digs per set.

2025 Awards and Honors
Hadley Pride

BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll (9/8, 9/22, 9/29, 10/13)
Ocean State Cup All-Tournament Team
Friar Classic All-Tournament Team
Pelican Invitational Libero of the Tournament

Sophia Adkins

BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll (9/8, 9/15)
Ocean State Cup All-Tournament Team
Friar Classic Most Valuable Player
Pelican Invitational All-Tournament Team

Miller McDonald

Lion Invitational All-Tournament Team

Macy Taylor

Friar Classic All-Tournament Team

WHAT'S NEXT: The Providence College volleyball team is on the road next weekend for more BIG EAST action. The Friars will play Seton Hall on Friday, Oct. 31 to at 5:00 p.m. in South Orange, N.J. They close the weekend at St. John's in Queens, N.Y. on Saturday, Nov. 1 at 3:00 p.m.

-GO FRIARS!-