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Friday, October 9
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10/8/2026 10:00:00 AM | Women's Volleyball

The Friars will open their weekend against Seton Hall on Oct. 9th at 5:00 p.m.

PROVIDENCE, R.I.- The Providence College volleyball team is back in Alumni Hall this weekend for two BIG EAST match ups. The Friars will take on Seton Hall on Friday, Oct. 9th at 5:00 p.m. Providence will then face St. John's on Saturday, Oct. 10 at 3:00 p.m. 
 
SCOUTING THE FRIARS… Providence is entering the weekend at 8-7 following a two-loss conference play weekend. Most recently, the Friars were swept by Villanova (3-0) and lost in four sets to Georgetown (3-1). 
  • Freshman Aubrey Easterwood (Dallas, Texas) has dominated opponents at the net for the Friars, as she leads the team in blocks with 75.0. The freshman is currently ranked fifth in the conference in blocks per set (1.23). 
  •  Senior Miller McDonald (Dallas, Texas) is the Friars' current assist leader with 269 and is currently 10th in the BIG EAST for assists per set (5.23). 
  • Sophomore Tori Otter (Rogers, Ark.) notched a career high 15 kills this past weekend against Georgetown and is currently 2nd in kills (128) for the Friars.  
SCOUTING SETON HALL… The Pirates enter the weekend with a 8-8 record and are 0-4 in BIG EAST play. Most recently, Seton Hall was swept by Butler (3-0) and lost to Xavier in four sets (3-1).  
  • Junior Gwen Adler is currently leading Seton Hall in assists with 408 and holds the second-place spot in digs with 141. The junior is sixth in assists per set (7.85) in conference play.  
  • Sophomore Daria Safian is the Pirates leader in kills with 154. 
SCOUTING ST. JOHN'S… The Red Storm enter the weekend at 13-4 and are 3-1 in BIG EAST play. Most recently, St. Johns defeated Xavier in five sets (3-2) and Butler in four sets (3-1). 
  • Freshman Carola Tesoro leads the Red Storm on the attack with 263 kills and is second in both digs (373) and service aces (19). The newcomer has racked up multiple weekly awards this year earning BIG EAST Honor Roll (8/31), Offensive Player of the Week (9/14) and Freshman of the Week (10/5).
  • Senior Rashanny Solano Smith has led the defense with 373 digs and had also been a service line threat with 19 service aces. Solano Smith is currently leading the BIG EAST in digs in conference (94) and digs per set (5.88) The senior has been awarded BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week twice this year (9/7, 10/5). 
 
WHAT'S NEXT: The Providence College volleyball team will return to action on the road next weekend against Xavier University on Friday Oct. 16th at 6:00 p.m. in Cincinnati, Ohio.  
 
2026 SEASON AWARDS AND HONORS 

Sophia Adkins 
Harvard Invitational All-Tournament Team (9/20/26)
 
Aubrey Easterwood
Holly Young Invitational All-Tournament Team (8/29/26)
Ocean State Cup All-Tournament Team (9/6/26)
BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll (9/7/26)
Friar Classic Most Valuable Player (9/12/26)
BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week (9/14/26)
 
Ava Dyer
Friar Classic All-Tournament Team (9/12/26)
 
Miller McDonald
Ocean State Cup All-Tournament Team (9/6/26)
 
Tori Otter
Holly Young Invitational All-Tournament Team (8/29/26)
Ocean State Cup All-Tournament Team (9/6/26)
Friar Classic All-Tournament Team (9/12/26)
 
-GO FRIARS!-
 

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