Providence College Athletics

Saturday, August 30
Commerce, Texas
12:00 PM (ET)

Providence College

1-2,0-0Big East

2
vs
3

Little Rock

2-1,0-0OVC

1
2
3
4
5
F
Little Rock
25
15
25
24
16
3
Providence
23
25
16
26
14
2
Number 3 Kelsey Holmes setting at home in the 2024 season.

Volleyball Defeated by University of Arkansas at Little Rock, 3-2

8/30/2025 3:43:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

Box Score

The Friars will return home to Alumni Hall next weekend, Sept. 5-6, to host the Rhode Island Challenge.

COMMERCE, Texas- The Providence College volleyball team (1-2) was defeated by University of Arkansas at Little Rock (2-1) on Saturday, Aug. 30 in Commerce, Texas, in the team's final match of the Lion Invitational.
 
FIRST SET HIGHLIGHTS: Little Rock won the first set, 25-23.
  • The two teams traded points early, tying the set at 10-10.
  • Little Rock went on an 8-0 run and forced two Providence timeouts (18-10).
  • The Friars responded with an 8-2 run to narrow the gap to 20-18.
  • The Trojans maintained their lead and won the set, 25-23.
SECOND SET HIGHLIGHTS: Providence earned a 25-15 victory in the second set.
  • Providence came out strong with a 7-3 lead.
  • The Friars extended their lead to 15-10 after a kill by sophomore Sophia Adkins (Cincinnati, Ohio).
  • Sophomore Audrey Kocon (Shoreview, Minn.) delivered an ace to advance the lead to 21-12.
  • Adkins ended the set with a kill to secure the 25-15 win.
THIRD SET HIGHLIGHTS: The Trojans took the third set, 25-16.
  • The Friars and Trojans traded points early, tying the set at 7-7.
  • Little Rock went on a 7-1 run to take a 14-8 lead, forcing a Providence timeout.
  • The Trojans extended their lead to 19-11, prompting a second Friar timeout.
  • Little Rock stayed ahead to take the set, 25-16.
FOURTH SET HIGHLIGHTS: Providence won the fourth set, 26-24.
  • The teams went back-and-forth early, tying the set at 10-10.
  • Little Rock pulled ahead to take a 15-13 lead.
  • Providence responded to tie the set at 16-16.
  • The Trojans and Friars battled to a 21-21 tie.
  • An ace by redshirt senior Hadley Pride (Nashville, Tenn.) gave Providence a 23-21 advantage.
  • Little Rock answered with back-to-back kills to tie the set at 23-23, forcing a Providence timeout.
  • Freshman Kaia Easterbrook (Canton, Ga.) sealed the set with a kill to win 26-24.
FIFTH SET HIGHLIGHTS: Little Rock took the fifth set, 16-14, and won the match, 3-2.
  • The teams went back-and-forth early, tying the set at 7-7.
  • Providence called a timeout after Little Rock took a 9-7 lead.
  • The Friars responded with a 5-1 run to go up 12-10, forcing a Trojan timeout.
  • Little Rock fought back to tie the set at 13-13.
  • The Trojans closed out the set 16-14 to win the match, 3-2.
MATCH NOTES:
  • Kocon recorded her first career triple-double, with 14 kills, 28 assists, and 11 digs.
  • Easterbrook hit .440 and had a career-high 13 kills.
  • Pride led the defense with 22 digs.
  • The Friars notched 65 kills, 74 digs, 11 aces, and 10 blocks.
 
WHAT'S NEXT: The Friars will return home to Alumni Hall in Providence, R.I. to host the Rhode Island Challenge. The Friars will face off against University of Rhode Island on Friday, Sept. 5 at 4:00 p.m. Providence will then play Brown University on Saturday, Sept. 6 at 1:00 p.m. and Bryant University at 7:00 p.m. A full schedule of the tournament can be found at Friars.com by visiting the 2025 Providence College Volleyball schedule.
 
-GO FRIARS!-
 

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Team Stats

LR
PROV
Kills
71
65
Errors
22
23
Attempts
181
176
Hitting %
.271
.239
Points
80.0
86.0
Assists
63
61
Aces
2
11
Blocks
7
10

Game Leaders

21

Sophia Adkins

Kills
18
Aces
1
Blocks
1
2

Audrey Kocon

Kills
14
Aces
5
Blocks
4
27

Kaia Easterbrook

Kills
13
Aces
0
Blocks
3
11

Lyric Berry

Kills
10
Aces
0
Blocks
7

Players Mentioned

21

Sophia Adkins

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27

Kaia Easterbrook

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Audrey Kocon

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Hadley Pride

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