Women’s Soccer Advances to BIG EAST Semifinal With 1-0 Victory At St. John’s

QUEENS, N.Y. – The Providence College women's soccer team advanced to the BIG EAST Semifinal after defeating St. John's 1-0 on Sunday, Oct. 28. This marks the first time in program history that the team has reached the BIG EAST Semifinal in consecutive seasons.

SCORE
Providence 1 | St. John's 0

RECORDS
Providence 11-5-3 | St. John's 9-9-1

VENUE
Belson Stadium | Queens, N.Y.

GAME FLOW & NOTES

St. John's put some pressure on the Friar defense early, creating two opportunities in the first 15 minutes. Their best opportunity came on a free kick from 30 yards out in the 11^th minute. Shelby Hogan (Franklin, Mass.) dove to her right to prevent the ball from going in the bottom left corner of the net.
Amber Birchwell (Mastic, N.Y.) gave the Friars the lead in the 31^st minute. The goal was setup by a corner kick from Kayla Steeves (Needham, Mass.). The ball was headed around the box before Hannah McNulty (Warwick, R.I.) headed the ball into Birchwell lofted it over the goalie.
St. John's outshot Providence in the first half, 8-5.
The Red Storm tried to capitalize on some confusion in the box in the 65^th minute. Camille Murphy (Seattle, Wash.) played a ball back to Hogan that the referee called an illegal pickup by the goalkeeper, resulting in an indirect free kick. Hogan was talking with the referee while St. John's quickly put the ball back into play, as Hogan retreated in net to deflect the ball off the crossbar.
Just seven minutes later Hogan stopped a one-on-one breakaway and followed that up by deflecting the rebounded shot off the post.
The Friars nearly added an insurance goal in the 83^rd minute. Casey Estey (Kensington, N.H.) dribbled the ball into the 18-yard box on the left side before the St. John's goalkeeper made a falling save that she tipped away.

SCORING SUMMARY
1-0 – (Providence) – 30:49/1^st – Amber Birchwell, assisted by Hannah McNulty. Kayla Steeves played a corner kick into the box that Hannah McNulty headed to Birchwell.

GOALKEEPERS
Providence: Shelby Hogan, 11-5-3: 4 saves, 0 goals against
St. John's: Meredith Reinhardt, 8-7-1; 7 saves, 1 goal against

STAT COMPARISON
Providence-
Shots: 16
Shots On Goal: 8
Corner Kicks: 7
Fouls: 7
Saves: 4

St. John's-
Shots: 17
Shots On Goal: 4
Corner Kicks: 10
Fouls: 8
Saves: 7

UP NEXT
The Friars will play in the BIG EAST Semifinal on Thursday, Nov. 1 in Indianapolis, Ind. against Butler. Kick-off is scheduled for 7:00 p.m.

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Women’s Soccer Advances to BIG EAST Semifinal With 1-0 Victory At St. John’s

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Team Stats

Amber Birchwell

Hannah McNulty

Camille Murphy

Casey Estey

Players Mentioned

Amber Birchwell

Casey Estey

Shelby Hogan

Hannah McNulty

Camille Murphy

Kayla Steeves

Players Mentioned

Amber Birchwell

Casey Estey

Shelby Hogan

Hannah McNulty

Camille Murphy

Kayla Steeves

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