Providence College Athletics

Sunday, March 14
Providence, R.I.
1:00 p.m.

Providence College

5-1-0, 3-1-0

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Villanova

1-6-1, 0-3-1

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Kyla Gallagher - Women's Soccer
Photo by: Stew Milne

Women’s Soccer Downs Villanova, 4-0

3/14/2021 3:31:00 PM | Women's Soccer

Box Score

Providence’s 5-1-0 record is the best in program history since 2010.


Providence, R.I. – The Providence College women's soccer team blanked the Villanova Wildcats, 4-0, on Sunday, March 14 on Chapey Field at Anderson Stadium. Hannah McNulty scored the eventual game winning goal in the 20th minute. McNulty now has 53 career points, ranking her sixth all-time in Friars All-Time Scoring Leaders. The Friars improve to 5-1-0 overall, marking the best record in program history since 2010 and 3-1-0 in BIG EAST play. The Wildcats drop to 1-6-1 overall, 0-3-1 in BIG EAST play.

SCORE
Providence 4 | Villanova 0
  
RECORDS
Providence 5-1-0 (3-1-0) | Villanova 1-6-1 (0-3-1)
 
VENUE
Chapey Field at Anderson Stadium | Providence, R.I.
 
GAME FLOW & NOTES
-Providence controlled the pace throughout most of the first half.
-The Friars had 10 total shots, five on goal in the first half. The Wildcats only had five shots, two on goal.
- In the 20th minute, Hannah McNulty (Warwick, R.I.) took a volley off of a Mara Rodriguez (Rochester, N.Y.) shot to put the Friars up 1-0. This is McNulty's second goal of the season. 
-In the 34th minute, Kyla Gallagher (Farmington, Conn.) found Grace Murphy (Penfield, N.Y.) streaking up the left side who crossed it in to Samantha Adams (Northport, N.Y.) who finished the pass scoring with her left foot to the right side of the box.
-Elayna Grillakis (Lowell, Mass.) scored her first goal of the season in the 70th minute. Anna Kalooski (Greene, R.I.) crossed the ball into the box for Grillakis who scored in the bottom right of the net. Providence held the lead, 3-0. 
-The Friars continued to attack and scored their fourth goal in the 82nd minute. Gallagher passed the ball up to Meg Hughes (Rochester, Mass.) in the open field where she took a few touches around the goalie and beat the keeper to score. This marked Hughes' second goal of the season and Gallagher's second assist of the game. 
-Providence held the advantage in shots, 21-6, and shots on goal, 11-2. 
-The Friars improve to 5-1-0 overall, marking the best record in program history since 2010
-Providence now has four shutouts this season.
                 

GOALKEEPERS
Providence: Emma Bodmer, 5-1-0:  2 saves, 0 goals against
                   Sam Murray 0 saves,  0 goals against
Villanova: Megan McClay, 1-5-1: 3 saves, 4 goals against
                 Maria Thomas 4 saves, 2 goals against
 
SCORING SUMMARY
1-0  – (Providence) – 19:27/1st – Off of a Rodriguez's shot that was blocked in the box, McNulty took the volley and scored with her right foot to the right side of the net.
2-0  – (Providence) – 33:53/1st – Gallagher found Murphy streaking up the left side who crossed it in to Adams who finished the pass scoring with her left foot to the right side of the box.
3-0  – (Providence) 69:53/2nd – Kalooski sent the ball into the box where Grillakis scored with her right foot. 
4-0  – (Providence) 81:07/2nd – Gallagher launched the ball up field to Hughes who scored in the dead center of the net. 
             
STAT COMPARISON
Providence- 
Shots: 21
Shots On Goal: 11
Corner Kicks: 5
Fouls: 10
Saves: 2

Villanova-  
Shots: 6
Shots On Goal: 2
Corner Kicks: 5
Fouls: 10
Saves: 7

Providence travels to Queens, N.Y. to take on the St. John's Red Storm. Kick-off is set for 3:00 p.m. on Thursday, March 18.
 
Follow the Providence College women's soccer team on Twitter @PC_WomensSoccer
 
 
- GO FRIARS! -
 

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Team Stats

VIL
PRO
Goals
0
4
Shots
6
21
Shots on Goal
2
11
Saves
7
2
Corners
5
5
Fouls
10
10
Scoring Plays
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Hannah McNulty (2)

GOAL by PRO McNulty, Hannah.

19:27

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Samantha Adams (2)

Assisted By: Grace Murphy , Kyla Gallagher

GOAL by PRO Adams, Samantha Assist by Murphy, Grace and Gallagher, Kyla.

33:53

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Elayna Grillakis (1)

Assisted By: Anna Kalooski

GOAL by PRO Grillakis, Elayna Assist by Kalooski, Anna.

69:53

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Meg Hughes (2)

Assisted By: Kyla Gallagher

GOAL by PRO Hughes, Meg Assist by Gallagher, Kyla.

81:07

Game Leaders

27

Samantha Adams

fwd
Shots
5
SOG
2
Goals
1
Assists
0
7

Meg Hughes

fwd
Shots
4
SOG
3
Goals
1
Assists
0
12

Elayna Grillakis

fwd
Shots
4
SOG
1
Goals
1
Assists
0
23

Hannah McNulty

fwd
Shots
2
SOG
1
Goals
1
Assists
0

Players Mentioned

27

Samantha Adams

F
/ Women's Soccer
1

Emma Bodmer

GK
/ Women's Soccer
21

Kyla Gallagher

F
/ Women's Soccer
12

Elayna Grillakis

F
/ Women's Soccer
7

Meg Hughes

F
/ Women's Soccer
11

Anna Kalooski

M
/ Women's Soccer
23

Hannah McNulty

F
/ Women's Soccer
25

Grace Murphy

D
/ Women's Soccer
0

Sam Murray

GK
/ Women's Soccer
14

Mara Rodriguez

M
/ Women's Soccer

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