Volleyball Drops Season Opener in Five Sets Against Providence

Friday, September 6

Smithfield, R.I.

7 p.m.

Brown University

Providence

Volleyball Drops Season Opener in Five Sets Against Providence

9/6/2024 10:17:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

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PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Brown volleyball lost its season opener in five sets to Providence College on Friday (Sept. 6). Ally Panzloff led Brown's offense with career-best 16 kills.

Masha Sidorova was second on the team with 13 kills and Hannah Flannery finished the match with nine. Ella Park tallied 44 assists and had a team-high 17 digs for a double-double.

Jessie Golden posted 14 digs on the night with Eve McLaury and Victoria Vo each collecting eight. As a team, Brown had seven blocks, led by four from Beau Vanderlaan and three from Sidorova.

The Bears used an early 4-0 run that featured two kills by Panzloff to jump ahead 8-3. Another 4-0 run later in the set that included a block by the duo of Vanderlaan and Sidorova, plus an ace from Fisayo Afonja made the score 20-8. Kills by Sidorova and Afonja helped Brown close out the first set 25-17.

Panzloff added two more kills and after another service ace, this one by Golden, Brown took a 10-6 lead in the second set. Panzloff collected another kill and teamed with Afonja for a block to push the Brown lead to five. With Brown up 21-15, Panzloff continued her tear in the second set with another kill and ended the set with another block teaming with Afonja.

A 5-1 run by Providence in the middle of the third set allowed the Friars to take control at 16-12 but Brown managed to tie the set at 18 following kills by Flannery and Sidorova. Two-straight points from Providence put the Friars in front for good as Providence won the third set 25-20.

Brown began the fourth set up 5-1 after a kill from Vanderlaan but Providence quickly erased the lead, eventually jumping ahead by as much as seven at 23-16. Brown erased the lead with a 7-0 run with multiple service aces from Vo. Tied at 23, Providence scored the next two points to force a fifth set.

In set five, Brown led 6-3 after two kills from Flannery. Providence tied the set at eight and the set went back and forth until Brown took a 13-12 lead. Providence responded scoring the next three points to win the match.

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Brown will finish up play in the Ocean State Cup with matches against Bryant (1 p.m.) and Rhode Island (4 p.m.) on Saturday.

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