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Lacrosse Opens 2021 Season At Bryant
2/11/2021 3:31:00 PM | Men's Lacrosse
The Friars travel to Smithfield, R.I. to take on Bryant on Saturday, Feb. 13 at 12:00 p.m.
PROVIDENCE OPENS THE 2021 SEASON AT BRYANT...
Providence College travels to Ocean State foe Bryant University on Saturday, Feb. 13. The game is set for 12:00 p.m. on Beirne Stadium in Smithfield, R.I.
LIVE STATS AND STREAM...
The game will be broadcast live on NEC Front Row. The live stats can be found on BryantBulldogs.com
SERIES BREAKDOWN...
Since 1980, the Friars and Bulldogs have met 16 times. The series is all tied 8-8.
FRIARS TAME THE BULLDOGS IN 2020...
Providence defeated Bryant, 16-9, during the 2020 season in Providence, R.I. at Chapey Field at Anderson Stadium. The victory over the Bulldogs, coupled with a win over the Brown Bears helped the Friars secure the 2020 Ocean State Cup. After Bryant tied it up 1-1 in the first quarter, the Friars scored five straight and never looked back. Matt Grillo and Sean Leahey recorded hat tricks in the victory.
STARTING STRONG...
Last season, Providence's 12-5 season-opening victory over Boston University on Saturday, Feb. 1 marked the first-time the Friars have won a season opener since 2014. Providence defeated Vermont, 8-6, in its opening game in 2014. The Friars look to win their second-straight opening game when it starts the 2021 season at Bryant.
ONE MORE GO AROUND...
Nine of the 12 seniors on the 2020 team have returned for one more season in the black, white and silver. Led by captains Tim Hinrichs and Nick Shaw, they will look to leave their mark on Friartown.
HINRICHS REPEATS AS PRESEASON ALL-BIG EAST HONOREE...
Graduate student Tim Hinrichs was named to the 2021 Preseason All-BIG EAST Team for the second-consecutive season. Hinrichs will be critical in the middle of the field for the Friars this season. The captain registered eight points on four goals and four assists in six games last season.
SCRATCHING THE SURFACE...
Providence received three votes in the most recent USILA Coaches Poll for the week ending on Feb. 7.
TOBY TIME...
Senior captain Toby Burgdorf was named 2021 Inside Lacrosse Preseason All-America Honorable Mention and 2021 USILA Preseason All-America Honorable Mention. Burgdorf put together an exceptional season between the pipes during his first year as a full-time starter in 2020. He posted a 5-1 record and finished the season ranked second in the nation in save percentage (.628), third in goals against average (7.94) and 13th in saves per game (13.50).
GRILL-O LOOKS TO COOK IN HIS JUNIOR SEASON...
Junior Matt Grillo looks to continue his strong scoring attitude in his third season. Grillo ranked third on the team in points (40) with 30 goals and 10 assists his freshman season. Last season, Grillo led the Friars in points (25) and goals (21). Grillo scored a hat-trick in five out of six games last season.
CAPTAIN, MY CAPTAIN...
Head Coach Chris Gabrielli announced that graduate students Tim Hinrichs and Nick Shaw will return as captains for Providence. Additionally, seniors Toby Burgdorf and Evan McGreen were named captains.
STRONG, BUT SHORT 2020 SEASON...
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Friars were only able to play six games in the 2020 season. The Friars went 5-1 in the shortened season and won the 2020 Ocean State Cup after defeating Bryant and Brown. Providence's 5-1 start to the season marks the best start to the season in program history since Gabrielli's first season in 2013.
TOP THREE DEFENSE...
In 2020, the Friars defense was nationally ranked in man-down defense and scoring defense. The Friars led the nation in man-down defense (0.938) and ranked third in scoring defense (8.00). Providence held four of its six opponents last season to single-digit goals.
FRIARS PICKED TO FINISH FOURTH IN BIG EAST POLL...
Providence was picked to finish fourth in the 2021 BIG EAST Preseason Coaches' Poll, with a total of 13 points. Denver was picked to win the league, having collected five first-place votes and 25 points overall. Georgetown (21 points), who received one first-place vote, was picked second and Villanova (17 points) was selected third. Rounding out the conference was Marquette (nine points) in fifth and St. John's (five points) in sixth.
WELCOME TO FRIARTOWN...
The Friars welcomed 13 freshmen and two transfers to the men's lacrosse program in the fall of 2020. Newcomers include Ty Thureson (Stillwater, Minn.), Chris Cusolito (Melrose, Mass.), Ricky Amorim (Warrington, Pa.), Michael Chabra (Reading, Mass.), Alex Schrank (Setauket, N.Y.), Billy Metz (Dallas, Texas), Will Collins (Marblehead, Mass.), Kevin Beatty (Summit, N.J.), Tom Fegley (Easton, Pa.), Brendan Driscoll (Middleton, Mass.), Rhys Day (Atlanta, Ga.), Connor Davies (Plantation, Fla.) and Cooper Shape (Hingham, Mass.). The two transfers include graduate student Peter Pittroff (Charlotte, N.C.) and Matt Murakami (Lake Grove, Ill.) Pittroff transferred to Friartown from Denison University and Murakami transferred from UMass Lowell.
SCOUTING BRYANT...
Bryant finished the abbrieviated 2020 season 3-4. The Bulldogs defeated Boston University, Manhatten and Stony Brook. Bryant fell to No. 5 North Carolina, 18-16, in the season finale.
PLAYERS TO WATCH...
Bryant returns its top five goal scorer from 2020.
Marc O'Rourke, a 2019 first-team All-NEC selection and 2018 NEC Rookie of the Year, has recorded 134 points on 91 goals and 43 assists in three seasons. O'Rourke led the Bulldogs with 26 goals and 33 points in seven games last season.
Luke Caracciolo returns for his third season in goal for the Bulldogs. The junior ranked ranked 35th nationally in saves per game (11.14) and held a .488 save percentage last season.
Logan McGovern led the Bulldogs with 13 assists last year and ranked tied for third in goals (12) last season.
WHAT'S NEXT...
The Friars head to Queens, N.Y. to open up BIG EAST play with the St. John's Red Storm on Feb. 20 at 1:00 p.m.
St. John's leads the all-time series against Providence, 15-4.
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