Men's Soccer Wins, 2-1, In Overtime At UConn

STORRS, Conn. – The Providence College men's soccer team topped UConn, 2-1, in their final non-conference game of the season on Tuesday (Oct.8). Trevor Davock scored the golden goal to give the Friars their first overtime win this season.

SCORE
Providence – 2UConn – 1 RECORDS Providence – 7-4-0 (BIG EAST 1-2-0) UConn – 3-7-1 (American 0-2-0)

VENUE
Dillon Stadium | Storrs, Conn.

GAME FLOW & NOTES
- Joao Serrano (Evora, Portugal) gave the Friars a 1-0 lead in the 31st minute. Serrano floated the ball over the keeper into the top left of the net off a corner kick.
- Dayonn Harris gave the Huskies a chance to score in the last minute but his shot was just outside the right goal post.
- In 50th minute Robin Lapert scored for the Huskies to tie the game at 1-1. Ziyad Fekri crossed the ball on a corner kick and connected with Lapert who scored on a header in dead center net.
- In the 65th minute Darron Harris had a chance to score but Austin Aviza (Medway, Mass) made a diving save in the lower left of the net to keep the score tied.
- At the end of regulation, the score was tied 1-1.
- Just two minutes into overtime, Trevor Davock (Medway, Mass.) scored the golden goal to give the Friars the win, 2-1. Kevin Vang (Cranston, R.I.) dished the ball out to Esben Wolf (Copenhagen, Denmark) on the left side of the pitch. Wolf passed the ball into Davock who scored at the edge of the six-yard box in the lower right of the net.
- Friars held an advantage in corner kicks, 11-2.

HOW THEY SCORED
1-0 (PC) – 30:03/1st – Joao Serrano – Serrano scored off a corner kick taken from the near side.
1-1 (UCONN) – 49:24/2nd – Robin Lapert (Fekri) – Lapert scored on a header from a corner kick on the near side.
2-1 (PC) – 91:17/OT – Trevor Davock (Wolf, Vang) – Vang dished the ball out to Wolf in the lower left of the pitch who then passed to Davock who scored with his right foot.

GOALKEEPERS
Providence: Austin Aviza (7-4-0), 2 saves, 1 goal against
UConn: Gianluca Catalano (3-7-1), 4 saves, 2 goals against

STAT COMPARISON
Providence-
Shots: 15
Shots on goal: 6
Corner kicks: 11
Fouls: 1
Saves: 2

UConn-
Shots: 13
Shots on goal: 3
Corner kicks: 2
Fouls: 9
Saves: 4

LOOKING AHEAD
The Friars come back home to host Marquette University on Saturday, Oct. 12. The match is set for kick-off at 7:00 p.m. on Chapey Field at Anderson Stadium.

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

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Team Stats

Joao Serrano

Trevor Davock

Esben Wolf

Kevin Vang

Players Mentioned

Austin Aviza

Trevor Davock

Joao Serrano

Kevin Vang

Esben Wolf

Players Mentioned

Austin Aviza

Trevor Davock

Joao Serrano

Kevin Vang

Esben Wolf

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