Providence College Athletics

Friday, September 12
Providence, R.I.
5:00 PM

Providence College

5-3,0-0Big East

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Central Connecticut

0-7,0-0NEC

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Central Conn. St.
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25
23
11
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Providence
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23
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Audrey Kocon Serving against Bryant University on September 6, 2025 at Alumni Hall in Providence
Photo by: Brian Foley for Foley-Photograph

Volleyball Defeats Central Connecticut, 3-1

9/12/2025 9:01:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

Box Score

The Friars will return to action on Saturday, Sept. 13, against Merrimack at 2:00 p.m.

PROVIDENCE, R.I.- The Providence College volleyball team (5-3) defeated Central Connecticut State University (0-7) in four sets (3-1) on Friday, Sept. 12, at Alumni Hall in Providence, R.I., in the opening match of the 20th Annual Friar Classic.

FIRST SET HIGHLIGHTS: Providence earned a 25-21 victory in the first set.
  • Central Connecticut came out quick with a 7-4 lead.
  • CCSU maintained its lead, forcing a Providence timeout at 16-11.
  • The Friars tied the game at 20-20 with an ace by junior Macy Taylor (Rowlett, Texas), forcing a Blue Devil timeout.
  • Another ace by Taylor put Providence ahead 21-20.
  • The Friars went on a 4-1 run to win the set, 25-21.

SECOND SET HIGHLIGHTS: Central Connecticut won the second set, 25-23.
  • Providence came out strong with a 10-4 lead, forcing a Central Connecticut timeout.
  • The Blue Devils fought back and tied the set, 12-12.
  • The teams played evenly, and were eventually tied, 23-23.
  • Central Connecticut scored two-straight points to win the set, 25-23.

THIRD SET HIGHLIGHTS: Providence won the third set, 25-23.
  • Providence jumped out to an 8-5 advantage.
  • Central Connecticut tied the set, 11-11.
  • The Friars went on a 6-2 run, forcing a Blue Devil timeout (17-13).
  • Providence extended its lead to 22-18 with a kill by Taylor.
  • The Friars held the lead and went on to win the set, 25-23.

FOURTH SET HIGHLIGHTS: Providence won the set 25-11, and the match 3-1.
  • Providence jumped out to a 7-2 lead, forcing a Central Connecticut timeout.
  • The Blue Devils took another timeout after an ace by sophomore Audrey Kocon (Shoreview, Minn.) extended the Friars' lead to 12-2.
  • A kill by Taylor further advanced the lead to 17-7.
  • Hadley Pride (Nashville, Tenn.) recorded an ace to give Providence 25-11 victory in the set, and the match, 3-1.

MATCH NOTES:
  • Taylor recorded a double-double, with 14 kills and 13 digs.
  • Junior Lyric Berry (Wylie, Texas) tallied five blocks.
  • Pride led the defense with 21 digs.
  • Providence notched 42 kills, 15 aces, 9 blocks, and 62 digs.

WHAT'S NEXT: The Friars will return to action tomorrow, Sept. 13, for the second day of the Friar Volleyball Classic. Their first match of the day is slated for 2:00 p.m. against Merrimack.

-GO FRIARS!-

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Team Stats

CCSU
PROV
Kills
48
42
Errors
27
17
Attempts
152
134
Hitting %
.138
.187
Points
61.0
66.0
Assists
42
36
Aces
9
15
Blocks
4
9

Game Leaders

15

Macy Taylor

Kills
14
Aces
4
Blocks
1
21

Sophia Adkins

Kills
11
Aces
2
Blocks
5
2

Audrey Kocon

Kills
7
Aces
4
Blocks
0
11

Lyric Berry

Kills
5
Aces
0
Blocks
5

Players Mentioned

11

Lyric Berry

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Audrey Kocon

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Hadley Pride

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15

Macy Taylor

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