Completed Event: Men's Lacrosse at RV/#19 Fairfield on March 1, 2025 , Loss , 7, to, 15
Men's Lacrosse
at RV/#19 Fairfield
Final
7
-
15
Providence College Athletics
Saturday, March 7
Fairfield, Conn.
4:00 P.M.
Providence College
5-1, 0-0
14
at
8
Sacred Heart
1-5, 0-0
1
2
3
4
F
Providence
2
6
4
2
14
Sacred Heart
2
1
2
3
8
Photo by: Stew Milne
Men's Lacrosse Races Past Sacred Heart, 14-8
3/7/2020 6:26:00 PM | Men's Lacrosse
Matt Grillo registered six goals and seven points on the afternoon.
FAIRFIELD, CONN. – Sophomore Matt Grillo recorded a career-high six goals and matched a career-high with seven points as the Providence College men's lacrosse team defeated Sacred Heart, 14-8, on Saturday afternoon in Fairfield, Conn.
FIRST QUARTER:
• Sacred Heart got on the board first with 7:46 to play in the opening quarter.
• The Friars responded with a pair to take a 2-1 lead. John Hoffman (Smithtown, N.Y.) off a feed from Matt Grillo (Setauket, N.Y.) on a man-up opportunity and Ryan Nawrocki (Smithtown, N.Y.) exactly three minutes later.
• The Pioneers knotted the game at 2-2 with 17 seconds remaining in the quarter.
SECOND QUARTER:
• Providence opened the second quarter with six-consecutive goals to take an 8-2 lead.
• Sean Leahey (Cranford, N.J.) re-gained the lead for the Friars with 12:17 to go in the quarter.
• Hoffman added his second of the afternoon, followed up by back-to-back strikes from Grillo to make it 6-2.
• Nawrocki also chipped in his second goal of the game off an assist from Dan Axelson (Cohasset, Mass.).
• Axelson made it an 8-2 with 3:58 to go in the quarter.
• Sacred Heart added a late goal to cut the deficit to five entering halftime.
THIRD QUARTER:
• The Friars extended their lead to eight at 11-3 with three goals to open the third quarter. Grillo completed his hat trick and added his fourth of the day, while Leahey added his second.
• Sacred Heart responded to make it 11-4 with 2:50 to play.
• Grillo added his fifth goal of the game to make it a 12-4 game before the Pioneers scored with one second remaining on the clock for a 12-5 deficit after three quarters.
FOURTH QUARTER:
• The Pioneers outscored the Friars by a 3-2 margin in the final quarter.
• Grillo tallied his sixth goal of the day with 10:57 remaining.
• Axelson cashed in with his second of the day on the man-up opportunity.
• Providence finished the day 3-for-5 on the man-up.
GAME NOTES:
• Grillo registered his fifth hat trick in six games and recorded a career-high six goals.
• Axelson posted his first career multi-assist game and matched a career-high with four points.
• Burgdorf matched a career-high with 16 saves.
• The Friars improved to 3-1 on the road this season.
Goalkeeping:
PC – Toby Burgdorf (W) – 16 saves, 8 goals against, .667 save percentage
SHU – Brooks Dutton (L) - 6 saves, 8 goals against, .429 save percentage
Colton King – 12 saves, 6 goals against. .667 save percentage
Face-offs:
PC- 16-26
SHU- 10-26
Extra-Man Opportunities:
PC- 3/5
SHU- 0/1
Groundballs:
PC- 35
SHU- 23
Caused Turnovers:
PC- 10
SHU- 9
What's Next: The Friars return home to take on the Hofstra Pride on Saturday, March 14. Face-off is set for 1:00 p.m. at Chapey Field at Anderson Stadium.
FIRST QUARTER:
• Sacred Heart got on the board first with 7:46 to play in the opening quarter.
• The Friars responded with a pair to take a 2-1 lead. John Hoffman (Smithtown, N.Y.) off a feed from Matt Grillo (Setauket, N.Y.) on a man-up opportunity and Ryan Nawrocki (Smithtown, N.Y.) exactly three minutes later.
• The Pioneers knotted the game at 2-2 with 17 seconds remaining in the quarter.
SECOND QUARTER:
• Providence opened the second quarter with six-consecutive goals to take an 8-2 lead.
• Sean Leahey (Cranford, N.J.) re-gained the lead for the Friars with 12:17 to go in the quarter.
• Hoffman added his second of the afternoon, followed up by back-to-back strikes from Grillo to make it 6-2.
• Nawrocki also chipped in his second goal of the game off an assist from Dan Axelson (Cohasset, Mass.).
• Axelson made it an 8-2 with 3:58 to go in the quarter.
• Sacred Heart added a late goal to cut the deficit to five entering halftime.
THIRD QUARTER:
• The Friars extended their lead to eight at 11-3 with three goals to open the third quarter. Grillo completed his hat trick and added his fourth of the day, while Leahey added his second.
• Sacred Heart responded to make it 11-4 with 2:50 to play.
• Grillo added his fifth goal of the game to make it a 12-4 game before the Pioneers scored with one second remaining on the clock for a 12-5 deficit after three quarters.
FOURTH QUARTER:
• The Pioneers outscored the Friars by a 3-2 margin in the final quarter.
• Grillo tallied his sixth goal of the day with 10:57 remaining.
• Axelson cashed in with his second of the day on the man-up opportunity.
• Providence finished the day 3-for-5 on the man-up.
GAME NOTES:
• Grillo registered his fifth hat trick in six games and recorded a career-high six goals.
• Axelson posted his first career multi-assist game and matched a career-high with four points.
• Burgdorf matched a career-high with 16 saves.
• The Friars improved to 3-1 on the road this season.
Goalkeeping:
PC – Toby Burgdorf (W) – 16 saves, 8 goals against, .667 save percentage
SHU – Brooks Dutton (L) - 6 saves, 8 goals against, .429 save percentage
Colton King – 12 saves, 6 goals against. .667 save percentage
Face-offs:
PC- 16-26
SHU- 10-26
Extra-Man Opportunities:
PC- 3/5
SHU- 0/1
Groundballs:
PC- 35
SHU- 23
Caused Turnovers:
PC- 10
SHU- 9
What's Next: The Friars return home to take on the Hofstra Pride on Saturday, March 14. Face-off is set for 1:00 p.m. at Chapey Field at Anderson Stadium.
Team Stats
PC
SHU
Shots
46
37
Turnovers
11
12
Caused Turnovers
10
9
Faceoffs Won
16
10
Extra-Man Opps
5
1
Ground Balls
35
23
Game Leaders
G
6
A
1
FO
-
Pen
-
GB
1
CT
1
G
2
A
2
FO
-
Pen
-
GB
0
CT
0
G
2
A
0
FO
-
Pen
-
GB
0
CT
0
G
2
A
2
FO
-
Pen
-
GB
5
CT
2
Players Mentioned
Midfield
/ Men's Lacrosse
Goalie
/ Men's LacrosseAttack
/ Men's Lacrosse
Attack
/ Men's LacrosseAttack
/ Men's LacrosseMidfield
/ Men's LacrosseLAX vs. Marquette
Saturday, April 17
LAX vs. St. John's
Saturday, April 10
LAX vs. Denver
Saturday, March 27
LAX vs. Georgetown
Saturday, March 20
