Men’s Soccer Tops Marquette, 2-0, At Home

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The Providence men's soccer team took down the Marquette Golden Eagles Saturday, Oct. 12 on Chapey Field at Anderson Stadium. Davis Smith (Medway, Mass.) scored his third goal of the season and Esben Wolf (Copenhagen, Denmark) tallied his first career goal.

SCORE
Providence – 2
Marquette – 0

RECORDS
Providence – 8-4-0 (BIG EAST 2-2-0)
Marquette – 5-6-1 (BIG EAST 1-3-0)

VENUE
Chapey Field at Anderson Stadium | Providence, R.I.

GAME FLOW & NOTES
- Just 10 minutes in, Marquette's Manuel Cukaj received a red card for tackling Trevor Davock (Medway, Mass.) who had a clear run for the goal. This made the Golden Eagles play with 10 players for the rest of the match.
- Christopher Roman (Glastonbury, Conn.) gave the Friars their first chance to score in the 13^th minute. He took a shot from just outside the box that the keeper was able to corral in the bottom right corner of the goal.
- In the 40^th minute, Smith put the Friars up 1-0. Tiago Mendonca (Faro, Portugal) took the ball up the pitch to Roman on the right side. Roman crossed the ball into the 6-yard box that Smith was able to finish in the corner of the goal.
- Wolf gave the Friars a 2-0 cushion in the 58^th minute on his first career goal. Wolf found his opportunity with the keeper out of the net and was able to intercept his pass and score with his left foot.
- In the 59^th minute Marquette had a chance to score off a header taken by Josh Hancock. Austin Aviza (Medway, Mass.) made the save keeping the Friars edge over the Golden Eagles.
- Providence outshot Marquette, 25-2 and held the advantage in corner kicks, 11-2.
- Aviza recorded his seventh shutout of the season.

HOW THEY SCORED
1-0 (PC) – 39:53/1^st – Davis Smith (Roman, Mendonca) – Smith scored inside the 6-yard box on a cross from Roman from the right side.
2-0 (PC) – 57:56/2^nd – Esben Wolf – Wolf picked off the pass from Stern who was out of the net and allowed him to score.

GOALKEEPERS
Providence: Austin Aviza (8-4-0), 1 save, 0 goals against
Marquette: Cedrik Stern (1-2-0), 9 saves, 2 goals against

STAT COMPARISON
Providence-
Shots: 25
Shots on goal: 11
Corner kicks: 11
Fouls: 18
Saves: 1

Marquette-
Shots: 2
Shots on goal: 1
Corner kicks: 2
Fouls: 3
Saves: 9

LOOKING AHEAD
The Friars head on the road to DePaul University on Saturday, Oct. 19. The game is set for kick-off at 4:00 p.m. (ET) on Wish Field in Chicago, Ill. The squad will stay on the road and travel to Villanova University on Wednesday, Oct. 23. The afternoon match will start at 3:00 p.m. in Villanova, Pa.

For more updates on the Providence men's soccer program, follow the team on Twitter and Instagram @PCFriarsMSoccer

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Team Stats

Davis Smith

Esben Wolf

Christopher Roman

Tiago Mendonca

Players Mentioned

Austin Aviza

Trevor Davock

Tiago Mendonca

Christopher Roman

Davis Smith

Esben Wolf

Players Mentioned

Austin Aviza

Trevor Davock

Tiago Mendonca

Christopher Roman

Davis Smith

Esben Wolf

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