Providence College Athletics

Saturday, April 28
Villanova, Pa.
1:00 PM

Providence College

5-10,1-4BIG EAST

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Villanova

10-4,3-2BIG EAST

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Villanova
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Men's Lacrosse Falls at No. 15/15 Villanova

4/28/2018 12:00:00 AM | Men's Lacrosse

Box Score
April 28, 2018

Final Stats

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 Villanova, Pa. - The Providence College men's lacrosse team fell to No. 15/15 Villanova University, 10-9, on Saturday afternoon (April 28) at Villanova Stadium.

1st Quarter: The Wildcats controlled the pace of play in the first quarter using their stout defense and timely scoring to jump in front. Devin McNamara got the Wildcats on the board less than a minute into the frame to put them on top, 1-0. Connor Kirst then made his presence known, scoring a pair of goals just over two minutes apart from one another to give Villanova a 3-0 lead.

2nd Quarter: Providence got on the board 17 seconds into the second quarter as Kevin McCordic (Medfield, Mass.) scored on the man-advantage to cut the lead to 3-1. Villanova extended its lead up to four, 5-1, on goals from Keegan Khan and Kirst, but the Friars clawed their way back in before halftime. Freshman Evan McGreen (Narragansett, R.I.) netted his first goal of the day and Sean Leahey (Cranford, N.J.) added a score on the man-up around a Wildcats' goal to trim the deficit 6-3 going into the half.

3rd Quarter: The Friars offense caught fire early in the third quarter to close the gap. David Procopio (Syracuse, N.Y.) scored off a feed from Leahey to cut the Villanova lead to two. After an Eric Overbay goal stretched the Wildcats lead back up three, Providence's attack went back to work. Three straight goals from Nick Hatzipetrakos (Syosset, N.Y.), Leahey, and Brendan Kearns (Wantagh, N.Y.) evened the scored at 7-7 with 5:52 left in the third quarter. Villanova closed the frame strong with goals from Danny Seibel and Keegan Khan to give the Wildcats a 9-7 lead going into the fourth.

4th Quarter: Leahey completed the hat-trick just over two minutes into the final frame to pull Providence within 9-8. Moments later, the Wildcats answered with Kirst scoring his fourth goal of the afternoon to put Villanova up 10-8 with 10:53 left. The Friars refused to go quietly as a goal on the man-up from Austin Goltz (Orchard Park, N.Y.) made it a one-goal game, 10-9, with 4:54 to play. James Barclay (Toronto, Ontario) picked up a groundball and the Friars cleared successfully with 20 seconds left. Providence's last second shot, however, went wide to give Villanova the one-goal victory.

Game Notes: The Friars finish the season with a 5-9 overall record and a 1-4 mark in BIG EAST play. Sean Leahey finished with a team-high 27 goals while Nick Hatzipetrakos tallied 24 on the season. Junior All-American goalie Tate Boyce (Matthews, N.C.) had a season-high 15 saves on Saturday afternoon. Connor Kirst and Keegan Khan combined for seven of the 10 Villanova goals.

Goalkeeping:
 PC - Tate Boyce: 15 saves, 10 goals against, 60:00 minutes
VU - Michael Toomey: 8 saves, 9 goals against, 60:00 minutes

Face-offs:
 PC: 8-22
VU: 14-22

Extra-Man Opportunities:
PC: 3-3
VU: 2-3

Groundballs:
 PC: 16
VU: 26

- GO FRIARS! -

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Team Stats

PC
VU
Shots
31
46
Turnovers
8
11
Caused Turnovers
6
7
Faceoffs Won
8
14
Extra-Man Opps
3
4
Ground Balls
16
28

Game Leaders

30

Sean Leahey

a
G
3
A
2
FO
-
Pen
-
GB
0
CT
0
3

Austin Goltz

G
1
A
0
FO
-
Pen
-
GB
0
CT
0
6

Brendan Kearns

G
1
A
1
FO
-
Pen
-
GB
0
CT
0
10

Kevin McCordic

G
1
A
0
FO
-
Pen
-
GB
0
CT
0

Players Mentioned

45

James Barclay

Defense
/ Men's Lacrosse
20

Tate Boyce

Goalie
/ Men's Lacrosse
38

Austin Goltz

Attack
/ Men's Lacrosse
25

Nick Hatzipetrakos

Midfield
/ Men's Lacrosse
6

Brendan Kearns

Attack
/ Men's Lacrosse
28

Sean Leahey

Midfield
/ Men's Lacrosse
10

Kevin McCordic

Midfield
/ Men's Lacrosse
13

Evan McGreen

Midfield
/ Men's Lacrosse
36

David Procopio

Midfield
/ Men's Lacrosse

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