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Brown University
1-3
Providence
7-1
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Final F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Providence | 19 | 25 | 25 | 14 | 15 | 3 |
| Brown | 25 | 17 | 18 | 25 | 10 | 2 |
9/7/2016 12:00:00 AM | Women's Volleyball
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Senior Sarah Lucenti and freshman Makena Ehlert both posted double-doubles for the second time in as many matches, but Brown University volleyball dropped a five-set, 3-2 (19-25, 25-17, 25-18, 14-25, 15-10), decision to Providence College on Wednesday night at the Pizzitola Sports Center.
The Bears (1-3) took the first set and forced a deciding set with a win in set four before the crosstown rival Friars (7-1) pulled out the victory to extend their winning streak to seven matches.
Lucenti (Manhattan Beach, Calif.) recorded 25 assists and 14 digs for her second straight double-double while Ehlert (Orange, County, Calif.) notched a team-high 15 kills with 11 digs for her third consecutive double-double.
Senior Payton Smith (Atherton, Calif.) tallied 12 kills and six blocks, junior libero Melissa Cairo (Hillsborough, Calif.) registered a team-best 24 digs, and sophomore Elisa Merten (Woodside, Calif.) added 13 assists and nine digs.
Brown took a 14-8 lead midway through the first set and pushed its margin to 22-14 with five straight points. The Bears closed the frame with a 25-19 win with Ehlert landing seven kills in the stanza and Lucenti chipping in eight assists.
The Friars responded in set two, claiming a 25-17 win. The visitors opened the period with a 6-1 lead and moved ahead 18-10 later in the set on a 4-0 run, maintaining a six-point margin the rest of the way.
Providence took a 2-1 lead in sets behind a 25-18 victory in set three. With both teams knotted at 8-8, PC used a 4-0 spurt to pull ahead 12-8. Brown cut its deficit to 15-14 and 19-17, but the Friars concluded the frame on a 6-1 run. Cairo contributed 10 digs in the stanza.
Brown opened set four with a 7-1 advantage and earned a 25-14 set win to force a fifth frame. The Bears kept a four-point cushion after their initial lead and gained their first double-digit edge at 19-9. In the set, Smith totaled four kills and three blocks while sophomore Courtney Palm (St. Louis, Mo.) came up with four blocks.
PC captured the match with a 15-10 win in the decisive set. Brown remained with one point at 7-6 before Providence used a 4-1 streak to grab an 11-7 advantage and hold on for the match victory.
Providence placed four performers in double-figure kills in Kayla Fitzgerald (13), Jenae Alderson (13, .522 hitting), Megan Onyundo (11), and Abigail Dix (10). Chicyia Clark dished out a match-high 45 assists, and Michelle Cruz made a match-best 28 digs.
Next, Brown plays in three games at the San Francisco Challenge from Sept. 9-10, facing UC Santa Barbara (Sept. 9, 7:00 p.m. ET), the host University of San Francisco (Sept. 10, 3:30 p.m. ET), and St. John's (Sept. 10, 7:30 p.m. ET).
Video of all Brown volleyball home contests and all Ivy League matches, home and away, will be broadcast live on ILDN.TV/BROWN.
