Final Stats

WASHINGTON - The Georgetown volleyball team closed out its 2014 road slate on Saturday, falling in straight sets (25-18, 25-18, 25-22) at Providence in a BIG EAST Conference matchup.

Alex Johnson (Tampa, Fla./Plant) finished with a team-high 11 kills and completed the double-double with 10 digs. Ashlie Williams (Los Angeles, Calif./Marymount) and Terese Cannon (Pittsford, N.Y./Our Lady of Mercy) each added six kills. Emily Gisolfi (Allentown, Pa./Parkland) led the defense with 11 digs and Casey Speer (Durham, N.C./Riverside) contributed 25 assists and seven digs.

Georgetown (9-20, 3-13 BIG EAST) trailed 12-6 in the first set, but used a 5-0 run to cut the deficit to just one. Dani White (Mission Viejo, Calif./Mission Viejo) led the charge with two kills and Speer added a kill and Johnson had a service ace. Providence (6-24, 2-14 BIG EAST) reopened a 14-11 advantage, but the Hoyas, behind two kills and a solo block from Cannon, fought back to tie the score at 16. The Friars, however, scored nine of the final 11 points to take the opening set, 25-18.

Providence scored five-consecutive points to take a 7-2 lead early in the second set. Despite three kills each from Johnson and Williams, the Hoyas could not mount a comeback as the Friars took the second set by an identical 25-18 score.

A kill from Cannon pulled GU within one, at 9-8, in the third set, but Providence scored the next 11 points to take a commanding 20-9 lead. Trailing 23-13, the Hoyas embarked on a 9-1 run to cut the deficit to 24-22. Johnson had three kills and a solo block to lead the comeback while Williams had a kill, a service ace and teamed up with Speer for a block. After a timeout, however, the Friars ended the run with a kill to win the set, 25-22, and complete the sweep.

Georgetown will return to McDonough Arena next weekend for the final two matches of the 2014 season. The Hoyas will play host to Seton Hall (Friday, 8 p.m.) and Villanova (2 p.m.) and, prior to the match against Villanova, will celebrate the team's senior with a pregame ceremony.