Men's Soccer Climbs In College Soccer News National Poll

Oct. 3, 2011

The Providence College men's soccer team climbed two spots to No. 27 in the College Soccer News top-30 national poll which was released on October 3. Connecticut remained at No. 1, while, Maryland, North Carolina, Creighton and Akron are second, third, fourth and fifth, respectively. It marks the fifth consecutive week that Providence has been ranked.

The Friars played one match last week and earned a 1-1 double overtime draw against No. 18 USF on Saturday, October 1 in Tampa, Fla. Sophomore Greg Davis (Jamaica, N.Y.) gave the Friars a 1-0 first half lead as he scored his second goal of the season. Freshman Marcos Ugarte (Providence, R.I.) and junior Marc Cintron (Piscataway, N.J.) assisted on the goal. The Bulls tied the match in the second half on a penalty-kick goal. Senior goalkeeper Jhojan Obando (Kissimmee, Fla.) stopped three shots for the Friars who finished with a 5-4 advantage in shots on goal.

The Friars are back in action on Tuesday, October 4 when they travel to Boston, Mass. for a 7:00 p.m. non-conference match against Boston University.

College Soccer News Top 30 National Poll -- October 3, 20111. Connecticut2. Maryland3. North Carolina4. Creighton5. Akron6. UCF7. New Mexico8. Indiana9. UC Irvine10. St. John's11. Louisville12. Notre Dame13. Charlotte14. UCLA15. UC Santa Barbara16. Boston College17. South Florida18. Santa Clara19. Iona20. Georgetown21. Old Dominion22. Northern Illinois23. Coastal Carolina24. San Diego State25. Penn State26. Furman27. Providence28. CS Fullerton29. Xavier30. Bradley

Completed Event: Men's Soccer at Seton Hall on September 19, 2025 , Loss , 0, to, 2

Completed Event: Men's Soccer at Brown on September 23, 2025 , Tie , 1, to, 1

Completed Event: Men's Soccer at Xavier on September 27, 2025 , Win , 3, to, 2

Completed Event: Men's Soccer versus Villanova on October 3, 2025 , Win , 5, to, 0

Completed Event: Men's Soccer at St. John's on October 11, 2025 , Loss , 2, to, 3

Completed Event: Men's Soccer versus Marquette on October 17, 2025 , Win , 1, to, 0

Completed Event: Men's Soccer versus Connecticut on October 25, 2025 , Tie , 0, to, 0

Completed Event: Men's Soccer at DePaul on November 1, 2025 , Win , 3, to, 2

Completed Event: Men's Soccer versus Georgetown on November 7, 2025 , Tie , 2, to, 2

Completed Event: Men's Soccer versus #15 Georgetown University on November 13, 2025 , Loss , 0, to, 2

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