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Providence College Athletics
Wednesday, September 25
Providence, R.I.
7:00 P.M.
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Photo by: Stew Milne
Men’s Soccer Set to Face Brown
9/24/2019 11:25:00 AM | Men's Soccer
PROVIDENCE, R.I. - The Providence College men's soccer team will host Brown University this Wednesday, Sept. 25. The match is set for kick-off at 7 p.m. on Chapey Field at Anderson Stadium.
Series History vs. Brown
First Meeting: Brown – 4, Providence - 1 (1974)
Last Meeting: Brown – 1, Providence - 0 (2018)
All-Time Series: Brown leads series, (17-10-8)
Scouting the Bears
Brown recently fell to 1-3-1 on the season after a 2-1 loss on the road to Bryant (Sept. 22). The Bears had tied, 1-1, the game previous to Boston University (Sept. 18). Scoring has been spread out throughout many players for the squad. Through the first five games, eight players have recorded points for the Bears. Mina Alex, Brady Van Epps, Malcolm Johnson, Nicolas Perez, and Michael Chung all lead the way with two points each. Sophomore James Swomley has started in net for four of their games. He has a 1.34 goals against average and a 0.722 save percentage.
Scouting the Friars
The Friars are coming off their third win at home, improving their record to 5-2-0. On Friday, Sept. 20 they defeated Seton Hall, 1-0, in their BIG EAST home opener of the season. Paulo Lima (Lisbon, Portugal) scored the game winning goal in the 26th minute on a header from a cross by Joao Serrano (Evora, Portugal). On Monday, Sept. 16 the Friars had a 1-0 win over Harvard University. Tiago Mendonca (Faro, Portugal) scored the game winning goal in the 21st minute from Davis Smith (Amherst, Mass.) and Andualem Chisholm (Attleboro, Mass.). On Saturday, Sept. 14 the Friars defeated Sacred Heart, 4-0. Four different players scored for the Friars. Smith scored his second goal of the year on a header and has tallied seven points on the season. Chisholm scored the second goal of the game, giving him a total of five points. Kevin Vang (Cranston, R.I.) scored his first career goal to put the Friars ahead, 4-0.
Trevor Davock (Medway, Mass.) and Serrano have each recorded two goals and two assists for six total points. Austin Aviza (Medway, Mass.) has started every game for the Friars and has recorded three straight shutouts. He has a 0.61 goals against average and a .778 save percentage.
Fresh Friar Faces
Providence's roster welcomes eight newcomers to the squad for the 2019 season. Four of the nine have seen action for the Friars. Transfers, Trevor Davock and Davis Smith have both started for Friars and lead the team in points. Austin Aviza has started all seven games in net and has recorded five shutouts on the season. Esben Wolf (Copenhagen, Denmark) has started all six games recording three assists. Gage Raftery (Seattle, Wash.) has also seen minutes for the Friars.
Outshooting Opponents
Providence has outshot their opponents 123-37 in the first seven games. The Friars held Seton Hall to just Harvard to just five shots and Sacred Heart to two.
Preseason Poll and Awards
Tiago Mendonca was voted to the Preseason All-BIG EAST Team entering the 2019 season. In the coaches poll, the Friars were picked to finish third in the conference standings. Georgetown, the reigning tournament champion, was selected to finish first with nine first place votes (81 points). Creighton, who finished first in regular season play last season, was picked second (68 points). Providence (65 points), Marquette (59 points) and Xavier (44 points) round out the top half of the poll. Butler (40 points), St. John's (33 points), Seton Hall (28 points), DePaul (21 points) and Villanova (11 points) finish out the standings.
Up Next
The Friars head on the road and take on Georgetown University for their second BIG EAST game of the year. The match is set for kick-off on Saturday, Sept. 28 at 2:00 p.m. on Shaw Field in Washington, D.C.
2019 Providence College Award Winners
Austin Aviza
-BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll (Sept. 23)
Trevor Davock
-BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll (Sept. 9)
Tiago Mendonca
-Preseason All-BIG EAST Team
Joao Serrano
-BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll (Sept. 2)
-BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll (Sept. 16)
-BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll (Sept. 23)
For more updates on the Providence men's soccer program, follow the team on Twitter @PCFriarsMSoccer.
-GO FRIARS!-
Series History vs. Brown
First Meeting: Brown – 4, Providence - 1 (1974)
Last Meeting: Brown – 1, Providence - 0 (2018)
All-Time Series: Brown leads series, (17-10-8)
Scouting the Bears
Brown recently fell to 1-3-1 on the season after a 2-1 loss on the road to Bryant (Sept. 22). The Bears had tied, 1-1, the game previous to Boston University (Sept. 18). Scoring has been spread out throughout many players for the squad. Through the first five games, eight players have recorded points for the Bears. Mina Alex, Brady Van Epps, Malcolm Johnson, Nicolas Perez, and Michael Chung all lead the way with two points each. Sophomore James Swomley has started in net for four of their games. He has a 1.34 goals against average and a 0.722 save percentage.
Scouting the Friars
The Friars are coming off their third win at home, improving their record to 5-2-0. On Friday, Sept. 20 they defeated Seton Hall, 1-0, in their BIG EAST home opener of the season. Paulo Lima (Lisbon, Portugal) scored the game winning goal in the 26th minute on a header from a cross by Joao Serrano (Evora, Portugal). On Monday, Sept. 16 the Friars had a 1-0 win over Harvard University. Tiago Mendonca (Faro, Portugal) scored the game winning goal in the 21st minute from Davis Smith (Amherst, Mass.) and Andualem Chisholm (Attleboro, Mass.). On Saturday, Sept. 14 the Friars defeated Sacred Heart, 4-0. Four different players scored for the Friars. Smith scored his second goal of the year on a header and has tallied seven points on the season. Chisholm scored the second goal of the game, giving him a total of five points. Kevin Vang (Cranston, R.I.) scored his first career goal to put the Friars ahead, 4-0.
Trevor Davock (Medway, Mass.) and Serrano have each recorded two goals and two assists for six total points. Austin Aviza (Medway, Mass.) has started every game for the Friars and has recorded three straight shutouts. He has a 0.61 goals against average and a .778 save percentage.
Fresh Friar Faces
Providence's roster welcomes eight newcomers to the squad for the 2019 season. Four of the nine have seen action for the Friars. Transfers, Trevor Davock and Davis Smith have both started for Friars and lead the team in points. Austin Aviza has started all seven games in net and has recorded five shutouts on the season. Esben Wolf (Copenhagen, Denmark) has started all six games recording three assists. Gage Raftery (Seattle, Wash.) has also seen minutes for the Friars.
Outshooting Opponents
Providence has outshot their opponents 123-37 in the first seven games. The Friars held Seton Hall to just Harvard to just five shots and Sacred Heart to two.
Preseason Poll and Awards
Tiago Mendonca was voted to the Preseason All-BIG EAST Team entering the 2019 season. In the coaches poll, the Friars were picked to finish third in the conference standings. Georgetown, the reigning tournament champion, was selected to finish first with nine first place votes (81 points). Creighton, who finished first in regular season play last season, was picked second (68 points). Providence (65 points), Marquette (59 points) and Xavier (44 points) round out the top half of the poll. Butler (40 points), St. John's (33 points), Seton Hall (28 points), DePaul (21 points) and Villanova (11 points) finish out the standings.
Up Next
The Friars head on the road and take on Georgetown University for their second BIG EAST game of the year. The match is set for kick-off on Saturday, Sept. 28 at 2:00 p.m. on Shaw Field in Washington, D.C.
2019 Providence College Award Winners
Austin Aviza
-BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll (Sept. 23)
Trevor Davock
-BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll (Sept. 9)
Tiago Mendonca
-Preseason All-BIG EAST Team
Joao Serrano
-BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll (Sept. 2)
-BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll (Sept. 16)
-BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll (Sept. 23)
For more updates on the Providence men's soccer program, follow the team on Twitter @PCFriarsMSoccer.
-GO FRIARS!-
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