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2025 Volleyball Team Celebrating in their match against Brown at Alumni Hall
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Volleyball Falls to Bryant 3-2; Claims The Ocean State Cup

9/6/2025 10:40:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

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The Friars will return to Alumni Hall on Tuesday, Sept. 9 to face off against University of New Haven.

PROVIDENCE, R.I.- The Providence College volleyball team (3-3) was defeated by Bryant University (2-4) in five sets (3-2) on Saturday, Sept. 6, in the final match of the Ocean State Cup. The Friars claimed the Ocean State Cup via a tiebreaker.

FIRST SET HIGHLIGHTS: Bryant won the first set 25-20.

·         Providence came out strong with a 7-1 lead, forcing a Bryant timeout.

·         Bryant responded with an 11-3 run to take a 12-10 lead, forcing a Friar timeout

·         The Bulldogs extended their lead to 18-12, leading to a second Friar timeout.

·         Bryant took their second timeout after Providence narrowed the gap to 24-20.

·         The Bulldogs had a kill to win the set 25-20.

SECOND SET HIGHLIGHTS: Bryant took the second set 26-24.

·         The two teams traded points early, tying the set at 4-4.

·         Bryant responded with a 6-1 run, prompting a Providence timeout at 10-5.

·         Providence narrowed the gap to 20-18, forcing a Bryant timeout.

·         Sophomore Audrey Kocon (Shoreview, Minn.) had an ace to give Providence a 22-20 advantage.

·         The Friars took their second timeout leading 24-23.

·         Bryant closed the set with a 3-1 run to win 26-24.

THIRD SET HIGHLIGHTS: Providence won the third set 25-20.

·         The teams battled evenly to tie at 11-11.

·         A 3-0 Friar run forced a Bryant timeout at 14-11.

·         Providence extended the lead to 19-14 with a kill by freshman Kaia Easterbrook (Canton, Ga.) prompting another Bryant timeout.

·         The Bulldogs answered with a 4-2 run to close the gap to 21-19, leading to a Friar timeout.

·         Providence maintained their lead, winning the set 25-20.

FOURTH SET HIGHLIGHTS: Providence earned a 25-20 victory in the fourth set.

·         The two teams traded points early, tying the set at 7-7.

·         Providence went on a 7-3 run, forcing a Bryant timeout (14-10).

·         The Bulldogs responded with a 4-0 run, prompting a Friar timeout (14-14).

·         Bryant used their second timeout after sophomore Sophia Adkins (Cincinnati, Ohio) had a kill to give Providence an 18-15 lead.

·         The Friars maintained their lead, winning the set 25-20.

FIFTH SET HIGHLIGHTS: Bryant won the set 15-10 and the game 3-2.

·         The two teams rallied back-and-forth, with the set deadlocked at 7-7.

·         The Friars took a timeout after an ace by Bryant gave the Bulldogs the lead (9-8).

·         Bryant went on a 3-1 run, forcing a second Providence timeout (12-9).

·         The Bulldogs maintained their lead, winning the set 15-10, and the match 3-2.

MATCH NOTES:

·         Redshirt senior Hadley Pride (Nashville, Tenn.) led the defense with 24 digs.

·         Adkins and Kocon both recorded double-doubles. Adkins had 11 digs and a team-high 23 kills. Kocon had 19 assists and 16 digs.

·         Easterbrook led the team in blocks with six.

·         Adkins and Pride were named to the All-Tournament Team.

·         The Friars notched 58 kills, 11 blocks, seven aces, and 69 digs.

WHAT'S NEXT: The Friars will return home to Alumni Hall in Providence, R.I. on Tuesday, Sept. 6 at 6:00 PM to face off against the University of New Haven.

-GO FRIARS!-

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Team Stats

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Kills
57
58
Errors
23
31
Attempts
164
148
Hitting %
.207
.182
Points
78.0
76.0
Assists
52
53
Aces
11
7
Blocks
10
11

Game Leaders

21

Sophia Adkins

Kills
23
Aces
1
Blocks
1
15

Macy Taylor

Kills
10
Aces
0
Blocks
3
2

Audrey Kocon

Kills
9
Aces
4
Blocks
4
9

Tori Otter

Kills
5
Aces
0
Blocks
3

Players Mentioned

21

Sophia Adkins

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Kaia Easterbrook

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Audrey Kocon

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Hadley Pride

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