Providence College Athletics

Saturday, February 22
Philadelphia, Pa.
1:00 P.M.

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Saint Joseph's

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Dan Axelson
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Men’s Lacrosse Falls To Saint Joseph’s, 10-8

2/22/2020 4:00:00 PM | Men's Lacrosse

Box ScoreBox Score vs. Saint Joseph's

Dan Axelson registered his first hat-trick of the season.


PHILADELPHIA, PA.- The Providence College men's lacrosse team fell to the Saint Joseph's Hawks, 10-8, on Saturday, Feb. 22 in Philadelphia, Pa. The Friars fall to 3-1 on the season and the Hawks improve to 3-1. 
 
"Despite a tough day facing off, we had ample opportunities to tie the game in the fourth quarter, but we did not execute." Providence College head coach Chris Gabrielli said. "Our early game breakdowns haunted us, but I was proud of our fight and poise to battle back. We tried a lot of new things today in an attempt to counter their elite face-off ability, We hope this in-game experience will help us moving forward."
 
FIRST QUARTER:
• Saint Joseph's jumped out to a 3-0 lead halfway through the quarter.
• Ryan Nawrocki (Smithtown, N.J.) found Matt Grillo (Setauket, N.J.) to put the Friars on the board with 4:30 remaining.
• Dan Axelson (Cohasset, Mass.) scored his first goal of the day late in the quarter. Tim Hinrichs (Amherst, N.H.) assisted Axelson on the goal.
• Saint Joseph's led, 3-2, after one quarter.
 
SECOND QUARTER:
• Saint Joseph's scored three unanswered goals to push its lead to 6-2.
• Providence responded with finding the back of the net twice before the half. Axelson scored on a man-up opportunity for his second goal of the day and John Hoffman (Smithtown, N.Y.) scored with just under a minute remaining. Axelson was assisted by Sean Leahey (Cranford, N.J.).
• Saint Joseph's held a 6-4 lead at half.
• Saint Joseph's had a 13-8 advantage with shots on goal and won 11-12 face-offs.
 
THIRD QUARTER:
• Saint Joseph's outscored Providence, 3-2 in the quarter.
• Hoffman scored an unassisted goal and Leahey found Nawrocki for Friar goals in the period.
• The Hawks led, 9-6, after three.
• Saint Joseph's outshot Providence, 8-7, in the quarter.
 
FOURTH QUARTER:
• Axelson scored his third goal of the day in another man-up opportunity with 9:33 remaining to pull the Friars within two. Leahey assisted on his third goal of the day.
• Providence came within one with 4:56 left when Nawrocki found the back of the net.
• Saint Joseph's scored a goal with eight seconds left to make the differential two.
• Saint Joseph's won, 10-8.
 
GAME NOTES:
• Providence had three players (Axelson, Leahey, Nawrocki) with a team-high three points. 
• Axelson tallied his first hat-trick of the season, third of his career.
• Nawrocki chipped in with two goals and one assist.
• Leahey had a game-high three assists.
• Saint Joseph's held a 21-16 advantage with shots on goal.
 
Goalkeeping:
PC– Toby Burgdorf – 11 saves, 10 goals against, .524 save percentage
SJ– Mike Adler – 8 saves, 8 goals against, .500 save percentage

Face-offs:
PC- 3-22
SJ- 19-22

Extra-Man Opportunities:
PC- 2-3
SJ- 0-2

Groundballs:
PC- 21
SJ- 31

Caused Turnovers:
PC-8
SJ- 8

What's Next: The Friars travel across town to take on Brown University in the second game of the Ocean State Cup. Face-off is set for 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 29 at Stevenson-Pincince Field in Providence, R.I.
With a Friars victory, Providence will become the 2020 Ocean State Cup Champions.
-GO FRIARS-
 
 

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Team Stats

PC
SJU
Shots
34
36
Turnovers
13
19
Caused Turnovers
8
8
Faceoffs Won
3
19
Extra-Man Opps
3
2
Ground Balls
22
31

Game Leaders

8

Dan Axelson

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G
3
A
0
FO
-
Pen
-
GB
0
CT
0
27

Ryan Nawrocki

m
G
2
A
1
FO
-
Pen
1-60
GB
0
CT
0
31

John Hoffman

a
G
2
A
0
FO
-
Pen
-
GB
0
CT
0
5

Matt Grillo

a
G
1
A
0
FO
-
Pen
-
GB
1
CT
0

Players Mentioned

8

Dan Axelson

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34

Toby Burgdorf

Goalie
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5

Matt Grillo

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17

Tim Hinrichs

Midfield
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31

John Hoffman

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30

Sean Leahey

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27

Ryan Nawrocki

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