Providence College Athletics

Men's Soccer Travel To DePaul

10/21/2016 12:00:00 AM | Men's Soccer

Oct. 21, 2016

PROVIDENCE, R.I. -

The Providence College men's soccer team will travel to Chicago, Ill. to face the DePaul Blue Demons for a BIG EAST match up. The game will kick off at 2:00 p.m. on Oct. 22 and will be streamed and live stats will be available through the links below:

Live Stream

Series History
First Meeting: PC 2 at DePaul 0 (2007)
Last Meeting: PC 0, DePaul 0 (OT) (2015)
All-Time Series: 3-0-2

Scouting the Blue Demons
The Blue Demons host the Friars with a 7-5-2 overall record and a 2-3-0 BIG EAST mark. The Blue Demons are coming off a two-game BIG EAST win streak, defeating Seton Hall, 2-1 (Oct. 8) and Georgetown, 1-0 (Oct. 15).

DePaul's offense is led by Simon Megally and Erik Rodriguez, with 16 and 15 points, respectively. Megally has recorded six goals and four assists and Rodriguez has scored seven goals and added one assist.

The Blue Demon's keeper Quentin Low has recorded 1276:06 minutes of play, allowing 17 goals and made 146 saves for a 1.20 goals against average and .730 save percentage. Low was tabbed BIG EAST Goalkeeper of the Week after shutting out Georgetown (Oct. 17).

Scouting the Friars
The Friars continue BIG EAST play with a 8-5 overall record and 3-2 mark in the BIG EAST after last week's victory at Seton Hall, 1-0 (Oct. 15). The Friars are on a four-game winning streak and have only allowed two goals in the past four matches.

Providence is led by Julian Gressel (Neustadt an der Aich, Geramy), with 19 points on eight goals and three assists. Brendan Constantine (Glastonbury, Conn.) scored his first career goal to lift the Friars past the Pirates in the 1-0 win.

Colin Miller (Bel Air, Md.) has recorded 641:01 minutes in goal for the Friars, posting a 7-0 record with five shutouts. Miller has registered a 0.28 goals against average and a .917 save percentage on the 2016 season.

Up Next
The Friars will host Marquette on Wednesday, Oct. 26 at 7:00 p.m. at Chapey Field at Anderson Stadium. The game will serve as the team's senior night and will honor the four graduating seniors: Gressel, Nick Sailor (Bloomfield, Conn.), Jake Drew (Westwood, Mass.) and team manager Hannah Poirier.

2016 Providence College Award Winners

Julian Gressel
-Preseason All-BIG EAST First Team
-BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week (Aug. 29)
-BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll (Sept. 6)
-BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week (Oct. 10)

Danny Griffin
-BIG EAST Freshman of the Week (Sept. 12)
-BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll (Oct. 3)

Dominik Machado
-Preseason All-BIG EAST First Team

Mac Steeves
-Preseason BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Year
-Preseason All-BIG EAST First Team
-MAC Hermann Trophy Watch List

-GO FRIARS-

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