Men's Soccer Ranked In College Soccer News National Poll

Sept. 20, 2011

The Providence College men's soccer team is ranked No. 29 in the College Soccer News top-30 national poll which was released on September 19. Connecticut is ranked No. 1, while, Maryland, Louisville, North Carolina and Creighton are second, third, fourth and fifth, respectively.

The Friars posted a 1-1 record last week as they defeated Holy Cross, 2-0, on September 14. Junior Keith Jecewiz (Smithtown, N.Y.) scored a career-high two goals to lead the Friars. Red-shirt freshman Matt Pesci (Towaco, N.J.) assisted on the first goal, while junior Marc Cintron (Piscataway, N.J.) assisted on the second. Senior goalkeeper Jhojan Obando (Kissimmee, Fla.) made two saves to earn his fourth consecutive shutout and increase his shutout streak to 429:01. On September 17, PC was defeated by No. 5 Creighton, 3-0, in Omaha, Neb., as Obando's shutout streak ended at 432:36.

Providence (5-2) will play its BIG EAST opener on Saturday, September 24, at 1:00 p.m. with a home match versus Cincinnati.

College Soccer News Top 30 National Poll -- September 19, 2011
1. Connecticut2. Maryland3. Louisville4. North Carolina5. Creighton6. Indiana7. Akron8. UC Santa Barbara9. Central Florida10. Boston College11. Old Dominion12. St. John's13. UC Irvine14. Notre Dame15. Charlotte16. West Virginia17. South Florida18. New Mexico19. UCLA20. Penn State21. Kentucky22. Brown23. UAB24. Furman25. Santa Clara26. Northern Illinois27. ETSU28. Bradley29. Providence30. Ohio State

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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

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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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