Oct. 5, 2010

Box Score

PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Junior Kayla Wilson had a team-best 16 kills on .275 hitting, but it was not enough as the Rhode Island women's volleyball team fell 3-2 at Providence Tuesday night.

With the loss, Rhody falls to 11-6 on the year, while Providence improves to 9-12.

Senior Lauren McIntosh and freshman Jill Anderson also chipped in offensively with 13 kills apiece. Sophomore Annie Nelson added 51 assists.

Defensively for the Rams, sophomore Ashley Tennant had a team-best 26 digs. Anderson also made her presence felt on the defensive end with a match-high seven blocks.

Providence opened the evening with a 25-23 victory in game one, but Rhody charged back to even the match in game two with a 25-19 triumph. The Friars re-claimed the lead in the fourth set with a 25-23 win. Rhody went on to force a fifth game as it downed PC 25-15, outhitting the Friars .300-.028.

In the fifth set, Providence jumped out to a 3-0 lead and would later increase its advantage to 9-4, but the Rams would then go on to win eight of the next 13 points to cut the Friars lead to 14-13, but PC would go on to close out the match thanks to a 15-13 victory.

The match can be seen locally on a tape-delay basis on Cox Sports (Ch. 3) on Wednesday, October 6, at 8:00 p.m. and again on Saturday, October 9, also at 8:00 p.m.

Rhody returns to action on Friday as it steps back into league play against George Washington. The match is set to begin at 7 p.m.