Providence College Athletics

Saturday, September 18
South Orange, N.J.
7:00 PM

Providence College

4-1-1, 1-0-0

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at
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Seton Hall University

4-1-2, 0-1-0

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Providence
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Seton Hall
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Luis Garcia
Photo by: Stew Milne

PROVIDENCE COLLEGE MEN’S SOCCER DEFEATS NO. 19 SETON HALL

9/18/2021 9:49:00 PM | Men's Soccer

Box Score

Friars take down the nationally-ranked Pirates in the BIG EAST opener.

SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. – The Providence College men's soccer team defeated No. 19 Seton Hall, 3-2, in the 2021 BIG EAST opener on Saturday, September 18 in South Orange, N.J. Sophomore forward Brendan McSorley (Randolph, N.J.), Davis Smith (Amherst, Mass.) and Paulo Lima (Lisbon, Portugal) each scored for the Friars.
 
RV Providence – 3
#19 Seton Hall –2
 
RECORDS
Providence – 4-1-1, 1-0-0
Seton Hall – 4-1-2, 0-1-0
 
VENUE
Owen T Carroll Field, South Orange, N.J.
 
GAME FLOW & NOTES
  • Seton Hall opened the scoring in the match with a goal from JP Martin at the 27:20 mark.
  • The Friars outshot the Pirates 7-3 in the first half and took a 1-0 lead into halftime.
  • Davis Smith opened the scoring for the Friars in the second half at 58:46, assisted by Luis Garcia. (Gran Canaria, Spain).
  • Mattias Sundell helped the Pirates regain the lead in the 70th minute.
  • The Friars scored back-to-back goals in a span of 1:17 to take the lead and earn the 3-2 victory.
  • Brendan McSorley tied the game in the 81st minute.
  • Paulo Lima tallied the game winner less than two minutes later at 83:07.
HOW THEY SCORED
 
1-0 (Seton Hall) – 27:20 /1st  – JP Martin,, assisted by Camil Koreichi.
1-1 (Providence 58:4/2nd – Davis Smith, assisted by Luis Garcia.
2-1 (Seton Hall) 70:52/2nd – Mattias Sundell, assisted by Denis Kelmendi and Raz Amir.
2-2 (Providence) – 81:50/2nd – Brendan McSorley, assisted by Davis Smith and Ramzi Qawasmy.
3-2 (Providence) -83:07/2nd – Paulo Lima, assisted by Brendan McSorley and Davis Smith.

  
 
GOALKEEPERS
 
Providence – Lukas Burns - 3 saves, 2 goals allowed
                    
Seton Hall  Hannes Ronnolmen  – 4 saves, 3 goals allowed
 
STAT COMPARISON
Providence-
Shots: 15
Shots on goal: 7
Corner kicks: 6
Fouls: 16
Saves: 3
 
Seton Hall-
Shots: 12
Shots on goal: 5
Corner kicks: 6
Fouls: 16
Saves: 4
 
LOOKING AHEAD
 
The Friars will return to action on Wednesday, Sept. 22 at Brown University. Kick-off is set for 7:00 p.m.
 

-GO FRIARS-
 
 
 
 
 
 

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Team Stats

PC
SHU
Goals
3
2
Shots
15
12
Shots on Goal
7
5
Saves
3
4
Corners
5
6
Fouls
16
16
Scoring Plays
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Marin, JP (2)

Assisted By: Koreichi, Camil

GOAL by SHU Marin, JP (FIRST GOAL), Assist by Koreichi, Camil, goal number 2 for season.

27:20

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SMITH, Davis (2)

Assisted By: Garcia, Luis

GOAL by PC SMITH, Davis, Assist by Garcia, Luis, goal number 2 for season.

58:46

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Sundell, Mattias (1)

Assisted By: Kelmendi, Denis , Amir, Raz

GOAL by SHU Sundell, Mattias, Assist by Kelmendi, Denis and Amir, Raz, goal number 1 for season.

70:52

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McSORLEY, Brendan (4)

Assisted By: SMITH, Davis , QAWASMY, Ramzi

GOAL by PC McSORLEY, Brendan, Assist by SMITH, Davis and QAWASMY, Ramzi, goal number 4 for season.

81:50

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LIMA, Paulo (2)

Assisted By: McSORLEY, Brendan , SMITH, Davis

GOAL by PC LIMA, Paulo, Assist by McSORLEY, Brendan and SMITH, Davis, goal number 2 for season.

83:07

Game Leaders

9

Davis Smith

mid
Shots
1
SOG
1
Goals
1
Assists
2
17

Brendan McSorley

Shots
3
SOG
2
Goals
1
Assists
1
6

Paulo Lima

mid
Shots
3
SOG
1
Goals
1
Assists
0
21

Luis Garcia

mid
Shots
2
SOG
1
Goals
0
Assists
1

Players Mentioned

30

Lukas Burns

GK
/ Men's Soccer
21

Luis Garcia

M
/ Men's Soccer
6

Paulo Lima

M
/ Men's Soccer
17

Brendan McSorley

F
/ Men's Soccer
15

Ramzi Qawasmy

D
/ Men's Soccer
9

Davis Smith

F
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