<body><div><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=2yvcta_0wDQyXIl00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=2yvcta_0wDQyXIl00" width="800" height="450" >PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The Providence College volleyball team was defeated by St. John's, 3-0, in BIG EAST action on Friday, Oct. 18 at Alumni Hall. The Friars dropped to 7-11 overall (0-7 BIG EAST), while St. John's improved to 14-7 (3-4 BIG EAST).FIRST SET HIGHLIGHTS: St. John's earned a 25-23 victory in the first set. <ul><li>The two teams went back-and-forth to reach a tie score of 8-8.</li><li>The Friars went on 4-0 run to take a 12-8 lead, forcing St. John's to take a timeout.</li><li>The Red Storm responded with an 8-4 run to tie the set 16-16.</li><li>Providence and St. John's exchanged kills to keep the match tied (23-23).</li><li>St. John's took set one 25-23.</li></ul>SECOND SET HIGHLIGHTS: St. John's won the second set, 27-25. <ul><li>The two teams played evenly to reach an 11-11 tie.</li><li>St. John's went on an 8-1 run to take a 18-11 advantage, forcing Providence to take a timeout.</li><li>The Friars chipped away and narrowed the Red Storm's lead to 21-19.</li><li>Lyric Berry recorded a kill to tie the set 24-24.</li><li>The Red Storm held on to win the set 27-25.</li></ul>THIRD SET HIGHLIGHTS: St. John's took the third set, 25-20. <ul><li>St. John's took an early 8-4 lead, forcing Providence to call a timeout.</li><li>The Red Storm extended its lead to 15-8 and forced Providence to call a timeout.</li><li>Shaliyah Rhoden recorded a block to bring the score to 20-13.</li><li>The Friars went on a 6-2 run to narrow St. John's lead to 22-19.</li><li>St. John's maintained its lead and won the set 25-20.</li></ul>MATCH NOTES:Jiji Lykins led the defense with 13 digs.Macy Taylor and Shaliyah Rhoden led the Friars with 10 kills.The Friars recorded 36 kills, 41 digs, seven blocks and six aces.RECORDS:Providence: 7-11 (BIG EAST 0-7)St. John's: 14-7 (BIG EAST 3-4)WHATS NEXT: The Friars return to action against Villanova on Saturday, Oct. 19 at 3:00 p.m. in Providence, R.I.-GO FRIARS!-</div></body>

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PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The Providence College volleyball team was defeated by St. John's, 3-0, in BIG EAST action on Friday, Oct. 18 at Alumni Hall. The Friars dropped to 7-11 overall (0-7 BIG EAST), while St. John's improved to 14-7 (3-4 BIG EAST). FIRST SET HIGHLIGHTS: St. John's earned...