Women’s Soccer Falls To St. John’s In Overtime In The BIG EAST Tournament First Round

QUEENS, N.Y. – The Providence College women's soccer team fell to St. John's, 2-1, in overtime in the First Round of the BIG EAST Tournament on Sunday, Oct. 31 in Queens, N.Y. Fifth-year Amber Birchwell (Mastic, N.Y.) scored the equalizer with 12 minutes left in regulation. The Friars conclude their season 10-6-3 overall, 5-4-2 in BIG EAST play.

SCORE
#5 Providence 1 | #4 St. John's 2

RECORDS
#5 Providence 10-6-3 | #4 St. John's 11-5-2

VENUE
Belson Stadium | Queens, N.Y.

GAME FLOW & NOTES
-Fifth-year Hannah McNulty (Warwick, R.I.) had the first scoring opportunity of the game in the 24^th minute. Her shot was saved by St. John's goalkeeper Naya Lipkens.
-In the 31^st minute, St.John's scored off their first scoring opportunity with a goal from Frederique St-Jean.
-At the end of the first half, St. John's held a 1-0 advantage against the Friars.
-In the 55^th minute, Providence had four scoring opportunities. Three of the shots were blocked by the St. John's defense and one of them was saved by Lipkens.
- With 12 minutes left in the second half, the Friars' Birchwell evened the score at one a piece.
-At the end of regulation, the score was tied, 1-1.
-The Friars outshot the Red Storm 11-1 in the second half.
- St. John's Isabelle Aviza scored the game-winner 25 seconds into overtime.

SCORING SUMMARY
0-1– (St. John's) – 30:08/1^st – Frederique St.-Jean – St.-Jean hit the back of the net off a pass from Nicole Gordon.
1-1– (Providence) – 78:00/2^nd – Amber Birchwell – Birchwell scored the equalizer from the top of the box with an assist from McNulty.
2-1 – (St. John's) – 90:24/OT – Isabell Aviza – Aviza scored the game-winner from the top right corner of the box.

GOALKEEPERS
Providence: Emma Bodmer, 0 saves, 2 goals against
St. John's: Naya Lipkens, 5 saves, 1 goal against

STAT COMPARISON
Providence:
Shots: 16
Shots on Goal: 6
Corner Kicks: 3
Fouls: 7
Saves: 0

St. John's:
Shots: 3
Shots on Goal: 2
Corner Kicks: 2
Fouls: 11
Saves: 5

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-GO FRIARS!-

Women’s Soccer Falls To St. John’s In Overtime In The BIG EAST Tournament First Round

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Team Stats

Amber Birchwell

Hannah McNulty

Meg Hughes

Gillian Kenney

Players Mentioned

Amber Birchwell

Emma Bodmer

Hannah McNulty

Players Mentioned

Amber Birchwell

Emma Bodmer

Hannah McNulty

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