Providence College Athletics

Saturday, September 28
Providence, R.I.
6:00 p.m.

Providence College

6-3-1, 1-0-0

4
vs
0

St. John's

3-7-0, 0-1-0

1
2
F
St. John's (NY)
0
0
0
Providence
2
2
4

Team Stats

SJU
PVD
Goals
0
4
Shots
8
14
Shots on Goal
6
5
Saves
1
6
Corners
5
3
Fouls
9
8
Scoring Plays
Logo

Hannah McNulty (1)

Assisted By: Olivia Lucia

GOAL by PVD McNulty, Hannah Assist by Lucia, Olivia.

16:17

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Chloe Ortolano (1)

GOAL by PVD Ortolano, Chloe.

43:41

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Amber Birchwell (1)

GOAL by PVD Birchwell, Amber.

45:18

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Elayna Grillakis (1)

GOAL by PVD Grillakis, Elayna .

51:25

Game Leaders

Shots
4
SOG
1
Goals
1
Assists
0
Shots
3
SOG
1
Goals
1
Assists
0
Shots
1
SOG
1
Goals
1
Assists
0
Shots
1
SOG
1
Goals
1
Assists
0

Players Mentioned

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/ Women's Soccer
GK
/ Women's Soccer
F
/ Women's Soccer
GK
/ Women's Soccer
D
/ Women's Soccer
F
/ Women's Soccer
M/D
/ Women's Soccer
Birchwell
Photo by: Stew Milne

Providence Blanks St. John’s In BIG EAST Opener, 4-0

9/28/2019 9:28:00 PM | Women's Soccer

PROVIDENCE, R.I.  – The women's soccer team opened up BIG EAST play with a resounding 4-0 win over St. John's University on Saturday, Sept. 28 at Chapey Field at Anderson Stadium. Four different players scored for the Friars, including Chloe Ortolano scoring her first career goal in 44th minute.

SCORE
Providence – 4
St. John's – 0

RECORDS
Providence – 6-3-1 (BIG EAST 1-0-0)
St. John's – 3-7-0 (BIG EAST 0-1-0)

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

GAME FLOW & NOTES
- St. John's had a chance to score the first minute on a shot from Alex Madden, the shot was saved by a diving Shelby Hogan in the top left of the goal.
- In the 17th minute, Hannah McNulty (Warwick, R.I.) put the Friars up 1-0 on her team-leading fifth goal of the season. Olivia Lucia (Monmouth Beach, N.J.) crossed the ball from the edge of the box to McNulty who finished on a header from 6-yards out.
- In the 44th minute, Chloe Ortolano (Norwalk, Conn.) scored her first career goal. She beat the defender and finished with her right foot in the lower left of the net.
- Amber Birchwell (Mastic, N.Y.) put the Friars up 3-0 in the 46th minute. She was able to corral a longball inside the box and finished with her right foot to go past the keeper in the bottom left of the net.
- Six minutes later, Elayna Grillakis scored for the Friars on her fourth goal of the season. She shot a dagger from the 35 yards out which the keeper fumbled on the goal line and slipped between her legs.
- Providence outshot St. John's, 14-8
- Shelby Hogan tallied six saves in net for her third shutout of the season and 20th career shutout.

HOW THEY SCORED
1-0 (PC) – 16:17/1st - Hannah McNulty (Lucia) – Lucia crossed the ball from the left side of the pitch to McNulty who headed the ball into the top right corner of the goal.
2-0 (PC) – 43:41/1stChloe Ortolano – Finished with her right foot past the keeper into the lower left of the net.
3-0 (PC) – 45:18/2ndAmber Birchwell – Birchwell picked up a longball inside the box that she controlled and buried in to the bottom left of the goal.
4-0 (PC) – 52:25/2ndElayna Grillakis – Grillakis shot with her right foot from the 35-yard line that the goalie could not hold onto and slipped the goal.
 
GOALKEEPERS
Providence: Shelby Hogan (6-3-1), 6 saves, 0 goals against; Caroline Drinkwater (0-0-0), 0 saves, 0 goals against
St. John's: Naya Lipkens (2-7-0), 1 save, 4 goals against; Meredith Reinhart (0-0-0), 0 saves, 0 goals against

STAT COMPARISON
Providence-
Shots: 14
Shots on goal: 5
Corner kicks: 3
Fouls: 8
Saves: 6

St. John's-
Shots: 8
Shots on goal: 6
Corner kicks: 5
Fouls: 9
Saves: 1

LOOKING AHEAD
Providence continues BIG EAST play against Marquette on Thursday, Oct. 3 at 8:00 p.m. (ET). The game will be played in Milwaukee, Wis. And can be found on the BIG EAST Digital Network.

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