Completed Event: Men's Lacrosse at RV/#19 Fairfield on March 1, 2025 , Loss , 7, to, 15
Men's Lacrosse
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Providence College Athletics
Thursday, May 2
Denver, Colo.
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Providence College
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Georgetown University
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Photo by: Timothy Nwachukwu
Men’s Lacrosse Falls To No. 17 Georgetown In BIG EAST Semifinals, 13-12
5/2/2019 9:44:00 PM | Men's Lacrosse
Matt Grillo paced the offense with three goals and one assist; Tate Boyce collected 10 saves.
DENVER, COLO. – The Providence College men's lacrosse team fell to No. 17 Georgetown, 13-12, in the BIG EAST Semifinals on May 2 in Denver, Colo. Providence, who entered the tournament as the No. 3 seed, concluded its season with a 7-9 overall record. Georgetown, the No. 2 seed, will advance to the BIG EAST Championship Game to face the winner of No. 1 Denver and No. 4 Villanova. The Hoyas improved to 12-4 on the year.
1st Quarter: Georgetown converted two of its first three shots to take a 2-0 lead through the first 3:34 of play. The Friars responded with five-straight goals to take a 5-2 lead. Freshman Matt Grillo (Setauket, N.Y.) led the offensive effort with two goals and one assist. Providence's fourth and fifth goals came in a span of six seconds as Grillo netted his second of the day at 1:45 and Colin Keating (Ridgewood, N.J.) followed immediately off the face-off at 1:39. The Hoyas closed the quarter with a goal at 1:04, as Providence took a 5-3 lead into the break.
2nd Quarter: Providence got back-to-back goals from Nick Hatzipetrakos (Syosset, N.Y.) and Owen Martinson (Milton, Mass.) to start the second quarter and mount a 7-3 lead, forcing a Georgetown timeout. After a brief scoring drought for both teams, the Hoyas picked up three-straight goals to get within one (7-6) with 4:14 on the clock. The Friars scored two goals in the final 33 seconds to take a 9-6 advantage into halftime. Hatzipetrakos struck for his second of the game, unassisted. Kearns also got his second goal of the game, as he converted an EMO with 18-seconds remaining, off a feed from Hatzipetrakos.
3rd Quarter: Georgetown used a 7-1 shot advantage early in the third quarter to record three-straight goals and tie the game, 9-9, heading into the media timeout. The Friars wrapped up the scoring in the third quarter with three unanswered, capped by a buzzer beater by Grillo, to take a 12-9 lead. It marked Grillo's third goal of the game for his fourth-career hat trick.
4th Quarter: Georgetown scored four-straight goals to take a 13-12 lead with 7:06 left in the final frame. It marked the Hoyas first lead since 4:55 of the first quarter (2-1). Providence was held scoreless in the fourth quarter as the Hoyas held on for victory.
Game Notes:
Goalkeeping:
PC – Tate Boyce – 10 saves, 13 goals against, 60:00 minutes
GU – Owen McElroy – 2 saves, 9 goals against, 30:00 minutes; Chris Brandau – 6 saves, 3 goals against 30:00 minutes
Face-offs:
PC: 15-28
GU: 13-28
Extra-Man Opportunities:
PC: 1-1
GU: 0-1
Groundballs:
PC: 26
GU: 34
- GO FRIARS! -
1st Quarter: Georgetown converted two of its first three shots to take a 2-0 lead through the first 3:34 of play. The Friars responded with five-straight goals to take a 5-2 lead. Freshman Matt Grillo (Setauket, N.Y.) led the offensive effort with two goals and one assist. Providence's fourth and fifth goals came in a span of six seconds as Grillo netted his second of the day at 1:45 and Colin Keating (Ridgewood, N.J.) followed immediately off the face-off at 1:39. The Hoyas closed the quarter with a goal at 1:04, as Providence took a 5-3 lead into the break.
2nd Quarter: Providence got back-to-back goals from Nick Hatzipetrakos (Syosset, N.Y.) and Owen Martinson (Milton, Mass.) to start the second quarter and mount a 7-3 lead, forcing a Georgetown timeout. After a brief scoring drought for both teams, the Hoyas picked up three-straight goals to get within one (7-6) with 4:14 on the clock. The Friars scored two goals in the final 33 seconds to take a 9-6 advantage into halftime. Hatzipetrakos struck for his second of the game, unassisted. Kearns also got his second goal of the game, as he converted an EMO with 18-seconds remaining, off a feed from Hatzipetrakos.
3rd Quarter: Georgetown used a 7-1 shot advantage early in the third quarter to record three-straight goals and tie the game, 9-9, heading into the media timeout. The Friars wrapped up the scoring in the third quarter with three unanswered, capped by a buzzer beater by Grillo, to take a 12-9 lead. It marked Grillo's third goal of the game for his fourth-career hat trick.
4th Quarter: Georgetown scored four-straight goals to take a 13-12 lead with 7:06 left in the final frame. It marked the Hoyas first lead since 4:55 of the first quarter (2-1). Providence was held scoreless in the fourth quarter as the Hoyas held on for victory.
Game Notes:
- Eight different Friars recorded goals in the contest, including three players with multiple goals.
- Grillo notched his fourth-career hat trick, while Kearns and Hatzipetrakos each added two tallies.
- Hatzipetrakos recorded multiple goals for the 11th time this season. Kearns had eight multi-goal games.
- Boyce made 10 saves and concludes his impressive career with 725 total saves, the most among active Division I goaltenders.
Goalkeeping:
PC – Tate Boyce – 10 saves, 13 goals against, 60:00 minutes
GU – Owen McElroy – 2 saves, 9 goals against, 30:00 minutes; Chris Brandau – 6 saves, 3 goals against 30:00 minutes
Face-offs:
PC: 15-28
GU: 13-28
Extra-Man Opportunities:
PC: 1-1
GU: 0-1
Groundballs:
PC: 26
GU: 34
- GO FRIARS! -
Team Stats
PC
GU
Shots
35
44
Turnovers
17
12
Caused Turnovers
6
11
Faceoffs Won
15
13
Extra-Man Opps
1
0
Ground Balls
26
34
Game Leaders
Players
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3
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GB
4
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2
A
1
FO
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Pen
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GB
1
CT
0
G
2
A
1
FO
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Pen
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GB
0
CT
0
G
1
A
0
FO
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Pen
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GB
1
CT
0
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