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Providence College Athletics
Men's Soccer Game Notes Vs. Louisville
10/24/2006 12:00:00 AM | Men's Soccer
Oct. 24, 2006
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FRIARS EARN BERTH IN BIG EAST TOURNAMENT... Providence College (11-5, 7-4 BIG EAST) finished in fourth-place in the BIG EAST Blue Division and will host Louisville (5-9-3, 4-5-2 BIG EAST) on Wednesday, October 25 at 2:00 p.m. Louisville finished fifth in the Red Division. The Friars are making their eighth appearance all-time in the BIG EAST Tournament and their fourth in the last five years. It will mark the first time ever that PC will host a BIG EAST Tournament game. Last season, the Friars advanced to the semifinals, where they tied USF, but did not advance, as they lost a penalty kick shootout.
FRIARS ALL-TIME IN THE BIG EAST TOURNAMENT... The Friars have posted a 2-6-3 all-time mark in the BIG EAST Tournament. Last season, the Friars defeated Cincinnati, 2-1, in the first round in Ohio. That win was PC's first BIG EAST Tournament victory since 1984. Last season, PC posted a 1-0-2. In addition to the win at Cincinnati, PC tied Seton Hall 2-2 (PC advanced on a penalty shootout) in the quarterfinals and played to a 0-0 draw against USF (PC lost in the penalty kick shootout) in the semifinals.
FRIARS VERSUS LOUISVILLE... The Friars and the Cardinals will play each other for only the second time ever. Last season in Louisville, Ky., the Cardinals and the Friars faced each other on September 16. The match finished in a 1-1 draw as Timothy Ritter (Weston, Mass.) scored in the 68th minute to give PC the lead, but Louisville's Anthony Celebre scored the equalizer in the 90th minute to force overtime. The two teams did not play each other in the regular season this year.
WHAT'S NEXT... The winner of Wednesday's First Round match between Providence College and Louisville will travel to Cincinnati to face the Bearcats on Saturday, October 28 at 7:00 p.m. Cincinnati finished first in the BIG EAST Red Division. Last season, the Friars defeated the Bearcats, 2-1, in the first round of the BIG EAST Tournament and played them to a 1-1 double overtime tie during the regular season. The BIG EAST semifinals and the championship match will be held on November 3 and 5, respectively in Piscataway, N.J.
SCOUTING THE CARDINALS... Louisville is unbeaten (1-0-2) in its last three matches, including a scoreless tie at Rutgers on Saturday, October 21 in the regular season finale. Prior to that, the Cardinals tied No. 23 USF, 1-1, on October 18 and defeated Villanova, 5-0, on October 14. Junior David Guzman leads the team in scoring with seven goals and five assists, while classmate Frank Jonke is second with seven goals and four assists. In goal, freshman David Simolike has played in 16 matches and has a 1.23 goals against average, a .756 save percentage and 62 saves. He has recorded three shutouts.
PC RANKED 30TH IN COLLEGE SOCCER NEWS POLL... PC is ranked 30th in the nation according to the College Soccer News Top-30 Poll released on Sunday, October 22. It marks the fourth consecutive week that the Friars have been ranked in the College Soccer News National Poll. The Friars, who have an 11-5 overall record, have their highest win total since 1984.
FRIAR AT HOME... Providence has posted a 6-3 record on its home pitch this season, while outscoring its opponents, 18-8. In addition, PC is 4-2 against BIG EAST opponents at Glay Field. Most recently, the Friars were defeated, 1-0, by No. 4 West Virginia on October 21 at Glay Field. Last season, PC posted a 2-1-2 mark at home.
FRIARS SCORE FIRST... In 10 of its first 16 matches this season, Providence College has scored first. Providence College is 9-1 when scoring first this season. Conversely, the Friars are 2-4 when they do not score first.
SCORING SPURT... The Friars, who scored 27 goals in 20 matches last season, have already scored 27 goals through 16 contests this season. The PC record for most goals in one season is 60, which was established in 1983. In addition, the Friars already have 11 different goal scorers this season, two more than they had all of last season. The Friars also have seven players with two goals or more. Freshman Jonathan Medcalf (Tulsa, Okla.) leads the team in scoring with six goals, while Alex Bury has five goals.
FRIAR QUICK NOTES... The Friars' seven BIG EAST victories this season is a school record. Providence College's 11 overall wins this season is the most since the 1984 team posted a 14-2-2 record. That season also was the last time that the Friars reached the 10-win plateau. On October 18, the Friars earned a crucial 1-0 win at Seton Hall, which guaranteed PC a fourth-place finish in the BIG EAST Blue Division. It marked PC's first triumph at Seton Hall since 1983. The Friars have posted back-to-back winning seasons for the first time since 1986-87. Freshman Jonathan Medcalf (Tulsa, Okla.) leads the team in scoring with six goals, while junior Alex Bury (Shrewsbury, Mass.) is second with five goals and two assists.
NO LOSING STREAK FOR THE FRIARS... Providence College has yet to lose consecutive matches this season. The Friars have had winning streaks of four, three and two matches this season. In 2005, the Friars had just one two-game losing streak late in the regular season and began the season with a nine-match unbeaten streak.
BURY'S WINNERS... Of Alex Bury's career-high five goals this season, three have been match winners. Most recently, Bury scored in PC's 1-0 win at Seton Hall on October 18. He also scored in overtime to lead PC to a 2-1 win over Pittsburgh on October 7. Bury's other game winner came in a 3-1 win over Villanova as he converted a penalty kick.
SET PIECE SPECIALIST... Friar junior Alex Bury (Shrewsbury, Mass.) has scored three of his five goals off set plays. On August 28, Bury scored on a direct free kick from 20 yards out against the University of Rhode Island. On Friday, September 8, Bury converted a penalty kick in a BIG EAST opening victory over Villanova. His goal proved to be the match winner. Bury also scored on a direct free kick from 18 yards out in a 2-0 triumph over Rutgers on September 10. He is tied for second on the team in scoring.
PC FRESHMEN MAKING IMPACT... The Friar freshmen have played a key role on the team this season. Jonathan Medcalf (Tulsa, Okla.) has played in 15 matches and leads the team in scoring with six goals. Backs Justin Kahle (Oceanport, N.J.) and Issam Sawtarie (Bethany, W. Va.) have each started all 16 matches for PC. Kahle is tied for the team lead with five assists, while Sawtarie has one assist. Ben Wexler (Minnetonka, Minn.) has played in 10 games and has one goal, while Toussaint McClure (Atlanta, Ga.) has played in eight games, including one start.
FRIARS NOT WORKING OVERTIME THIS SEASON... After playing in a NCAA record 12 overtime matches and also recording a NCAA mark of nine ties last season, the Friars have played in just two overtime matches this season (a 1-0 loss at St. John's on Sep. 17 and a 2-1 win versus Pittsburgh on Oct. 7). Providence also came close to going into overtime against the Syracuse Orange on September 14, but sophomore Kevin Neumen (Miller Place, N.Y.) scored the match-winning tally with three seconds left in regulation to lift PC to a 3-2 win.
MEDCALF LEADING PC IN SCORING... Freshman forward Jonathan Medcalf (Tulsa, Okla.) leads the Friars in scoring with six goals. Medcalf's six goals marks the most by a Friar freshman since Eoin Lynch `06 scored eight times during his rookie year in 2002. Medcalf has been named BIG EAST Rookie of the Week twice this season, tying Notre Dame's Michael Thomas for most rookie of the week accolades. Medcalf scored the game-winners in consecutive victories over Marquette and Holy Cross. Against the Crusaders on September 26, he scored with less than five minutes remaining to help PC to a 3-2 win. At Marquette on September 23, Medcalf scored the lone goal in a BIG EAST win over the Golden Eagles.
KONOPKA LEADING THE WAY IN GOAL FOR PC... Friar senior goalkeeper Chris Konopka (Toms River, N.J.) has started 15 of the 16 matches this season. He has a 0.93 goals against average, a .791 save percentage and five shutouts. Last season, he played 2020:38 and set a Friar record for most minutes played in one season. He is in the top five at PC with 47 games played and a 1.17 goals against average.
STREAK ENDS FOR KONOPKA... Senior goalkeeper Chris Konopka (Toms River, N.J.), who did not play in PC's 3-2 win at Holy Cross on September 26, ended his streak of consecutive minutes played. Konopka had played in 2745:08, including all 2020:38 during the 2005 season.
A SEASON TO REMEMBER... The Friars finished the 2005 season with a 7-4-9 mark, which represented a 9.5 game improvement from 2004 and the 10th best turnaround in NCAA history. The Friars also advanced to the conference semifinal of the BIG EAST tournament, for the second time in three years, where they tied nationally ranked USF before being eliminated in a penalty kick shootout. PC then earned its second ever NCAA Tournament playoff berth, and first ever NCAA tournament victory by beating 13th ranked Hofstra University. However, their season came to an end when the team was defeated in the second round by the second ranked team in the NCAA tournament, the North Carolina Tar Heels.
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