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Providence College Athletics
Wednesday, November 6
Providence, R.I.
7:00 P.M.
Providence College
12-5-0, 6-3-0
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Men's Soccer Downs #8 St. John's, 2-0, on Senior Night
11/6/2019 10:01:00 PM | Men's Soccer
Paulo Lima and Esben Wolf scored in the regular season finale.
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The Providence College men's soccer team defeated #8 St. John's University on Wednesday, Nov. 6 on Chapey Field at Anderson Stadium. The Friars scored both goals in the second half of the match. The last time the Friars defeated a top 10 team was in 2-1 double overtime win over #8 SMU.
SCORE
Providence – 2
St. John's – 0
RECORDS
Providence – 12-5-0 (BIG EAST 6-3-0)
St. John's – 13-3-1 (BIG EAST 6-2-1)
VENUE
Chapey Field at Anderson Stadium | Providence, R.I.
GAME FLOW & NOTES
- In the second minute of the game Paulo Lima (Lisbon, Portugal) gave the Friars their first opporutnity to score on a header inside the box. Jan Hoffelner made the early save to keep them tied up.
- In the last minute of the half St. John's Josiah Crawford sent a floater into the goal area that Austin Aviza (Medway, Mass.) was able to deflect over the back of the net.
- Both teams had a combined of five shots at the half.
- Lima scored his sixth goal of the season and gave the Friars a 1-0 lead in the 50th minute. Starting from a Friar corner kick on the near side, both teams fought for the ball in the box that Lima was able to control and send home into the bottom left of the goal.
- Freshman Esben Wolf (Copenhagen, Denmark) scored the insurance goal in the 78th minute to put the Friars up by 2. Kevin Vang (Cranston, R.I.) fed the ball to Tiago Mendonca (Faro, Portugal) who crossed the ball to Wolf on the left side of the net. Wolf beat the defender to get the shot off at the top of the 6-yard line.
- The Friars outshot the Red Storm 11-9 and had nine shots on goal to their three.
- This marked the Friars ninth shutout of the season and seventh for goalkeeper, Aviza.
HOW THEY SCORED
1-0 (PC) 49:41/2nd – Paulo Lima (Serrano, Davock) – Lima finished with his right foot into the bottom left of the goal after controlling the ball from defenders in the box.
2-0 (PC) 77:10/2nd – Esben Wolf (Mendonca, Vang) – Mendonca crossed the ball to Wolf who scored just inside the left goalpost from the 6-yard line.
GOALKEEPERS
Providence: Austin Aviza (12-5-0), 3 save, 0 goals against
St. John's: Jan Hoffelner (7-2-0), 6 saves, 2 goals against
STAT COMPARISON
Providence-
Shots: 11
Shots on goal: 9
Corner kicks: 5
Fouls: 12
Saves: 3
St. John's-
Shots: 9
Shots on goal: 3
Corner kicks: 4
Fouls: 9
Saves: 7
LOOKING AHEAD
The Friars have locked in the three seed going into the BIG EAST Tournament and will host the First Round on Saturday, Nov. 9 against the six seed Marquette. The match is set for kick-off at 12:00 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
- GO FRIARS -
SCORE
Providence – 2
St. John's – 0
RECORDS
Providence – 12-5-0 (BIG EAST 6-3-0)
St. John's – 13-3-1 (BIG EAST 6-2-1)
VENUE
Chapey Field at Anderson Stadium | Providence, R.I.
GAME FLOW & NOTES
- In the second minute of the game Paulo Lima (Lisbon, Portugal) gave the Friars their first opporutnity to score on a header inside the box. Jan Hoffelner made the early save to keep them tied up.
- In the last minute of the half St. John's Josiah Crawford sent a floater into the goal area that Austin Aviza (Medway, Mass.) was able to deflect over the back of the net.
- Both teams had a combined of five shots at the half.
- Lima scored his sixth goal of the season and gave the Friars a 1-0 lead in the 50th minute. Starting from a Friar corner kick on the near side, both teams fought for the ball in the box that Lima was able to control and send home into the bottom left of the goal.
- Freshman Esben Wolf (Copenhagen, Denmark) scored the insurance goal in the 78th minute to put the Friars up by 2. Kevin Vang (Cranston, R.I.) fed the ball to Tiago Mendonca (Faro, Portugal) who crossed the ball to Wolf on the left side of the net. Wolf beat the defender to get the shot off at the top of the 6-yard line.
- The Friars outshot the Red Storm 11-9 and had nine shots on goal to their three.
- This marked the Friars ninth shutout of the season and seventh for goalkeeper, Aviza.
HOW THEY SCORED
1-0 (PC) 49:41/2nd – Paulo Lima (Serrano, Davock) – Lima finished with his right foot into the bottom left of the goal after controlling the ball from defenders in the box.
2-0 (PC) 77:10/2nd – Esben Wolf (Mendonca, Vang) – Mendonca crossed the ball to Wolf who scored just inside the left goalpost from the 6-yard line.
GOALKEEPERS
Providence: Austin Aviza (12-5-0), 3 save, 0 goals against
St. John's: Jan Hoffelner (7-2-0), 6 saves, 2 goals against
STAT COMPARISON
Providence-
Shots: 11
Shots on goal: 9
Corner kicks: 5
Fouls: 12
Saves: 3
St. John's-
Shots: 9
Shots on goal: 3
Corner kicks: 4
Fouls: 9
Saves: 7
LOOKING AHEAD
The Friars have locked in the three seed going into the BIG EAST Tournament and will host the First Round on Saturday, Nov. 9 against the six seed Marquette. The match is set for kick-off at 12:00 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
- GO FRIARS -
Team Stats
SJU
PC
Goals
0
2
Shots
9
11
Shots on Goal
3
9
Saves
7
3
Corners
4
5
Fouls
9
12
Scoring Plays
LIMA, Paulo (6)
Assisted By: SERRANO, Joao , DAVOCK, Trevor
GOAL by PC LIMA, Paulo (FIRST GOAL), Assist by SERRANO, Joao and DAVOCK, Trevor, goal number 6 for season.
49:41
WOLF, Esben (2)
Assisted By: MENDONCA, Tiago , VANG, Kevin
GOAL by PC WOLF, Esben, Assist by MENDONCA, Tiago and VANG, Kevin, goal number 2 for season.
77:10
Game Leaders
Players
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Shots
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SOG
3
Goals
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Assists
0
mid
Shots
2
SOG
2
Goals
1
Assists
0
Shots
2
SOG
1
Goals
0
Assists
1
Shots
2
SOG
1
Goals
0
Assists
1
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