STORRS, Conn.- Fresh off two strong performances last weekend, UConn volleyball wrapped up a 3 match homestand Wednesday night against Providence at the UConn Volleyball Center. 

A smattering of errors back and forth got the Friars out to a early 5-4 lead.Kills from Doga Kutlu, Hanna Tylska, and Audrey Rome got the UConn offense going in the first as the Huskies went up 9-7. After Providence went on a small run of their own, Grace Maria poured another Husky ace, with the hosts snatching the slim advantage back at 12-11. More errors from the Friars and two booming Emma Werkmeister kills gave UConn some more breathing room with a 17-11 lead, pushing Providence to talk things over in the first. After Werkmeister was forced to exit the match with an injury, Dajah Williams stopped a Providence run with her first kill to keep the Huskies ahead 21-18. UConn was able to answer, as Rome and Winn ended the first frame with a block, taking the first 25-21.

The Huskies kicked off the second with a 4-0 run, boosted by a Kutlu ace. Rome contributed two more kills, and McKenna Brand dropped in the fourth UConn ace of the match to climb the lead to 8-4. Taylor Pannell stepped up in the second set, with strong plays on both ends to run up the Husky lead all the way to 15-7 going into the media timeout. The grad student from Middletown, N.Y. recorded her first ace of the season, combining with a successful challenge to keep Huskies firmly in front in the second, claiming the set 25-18.

UConn put their efforts on full display to start the third, winning two points on long rallies. Grace Maria made her presence felt in the third, with multiple aces and kills to jolt the Husky attack out to a 8-3 advantage. Tylska had three quick kills in the third, as the Friars called a timeout with UConn leading 13-7. Maria continued to light up the scoreboard, with 3 consecutive kills to generate another PC timeout as the Huskies stretched their third set lead to 18-10. UConn dominated all night, finishing the third set on a Loren Winn kill to sweep Providence in straight sets, getting their BIG EAST record to 3-2 on the season.

Tylska notched 11 kills on the night to lift UConn in a balanced attack. Shea Dupuis led the Friars with 9 kills.

Up Next: UConn hits the road, squaring off at Butler in Indianapolis on Friday night. Providence will be next up for the host Bulldogs two days later on Sunday afternoon.