Men's Soccer Defeats Xavier, 3-2

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The No. 24 Providence College men's soccer team defeated Xavier University, 3-2, on Saturday September 25 in its BIG EAST home opener on Chapey Field at Anderson Stadium. Brendan McSorley (Randolph, N.J.), Davis Smith (Amherst, Mass.), and Gage Raftery (Seattle, Wash.) scored for the Friars, helping extend the Friars' win streak to four games.

Providence – 3
Xavier University –2

RECORDS
Providence – 6-1-1, 2-0-0
Xavier – 6-3-0, 0-2-0

VENUE
Chapey Field at Anderson Stadium Providence, R.I.

GAME FLOW & NOTES

Karsen Henderlong (Crowd Point, Ind.) opened the scoring in the match with a diving header off a rebound to give the Musketeers a 1-0 lead.
Brendan McSorley (Randolph, N.J.) tied the game for the Friars with a shot to the top right corner. He was assisted by Kevin Vang (Cranston, R.I.) and Paulo Lima (Lisbon, Portugal).
The game was tied 1-1 at the end of the first half, the Friars led in shots with 4 compared to Xavier's 2.
In the second half, it was Davis Smith (Amherst, Mass.) who opened the scoring with a header in the center of the box, he was assisted by Gage Raftery (Seattle, Wash.).
Gage Raftery scored a goal for the Friars off a backwards pass from Davis Smith. He was assisted by Smith and Thomas Tulgar (Bergenfield, N.J.).
Late in the second half, Xavier was able to draw a foul in the box and were awarded a penalty kick… the Musketeers converted the penalty and made it a one goal game with just under nine minutes to play.
The Friars outshot the Musketeers 15-6.

HOW THEY SCORED

(0-1)– Xavier – 28:03/1^st- Karsen Henderlong scored a diving head off a rebound, he was unassisted.
(1-1) – Providence- 39:29/1^st – Brendan McSorley scored a shot from the top of the box into the top corner of the goal, he was assisted by Kevin Vang and Paulo Lima.
(2-1) – Providence 61:21/2^nd – Davis Smith scored a header off a cross from Gage Raftery.
(3-1) – Providence 74:02/2^nd – Gage Raftery scored from the top of the box to the lower left corner, assisted by Davis Smith and Thomas Tulgar.
(3-2) – Xavier 81:17/2^nd- Karsen Henderlong scored a penalty.

GOALKEEPERS
Providence – Lukas Burns – 2 saves, 2 goals allowed

Xavier – Matthew Rosenburg– 5 saves, 3 goals allowed

STAT COMPARISON
Providence-
Shots: 15
Shots on goal: 8
Corner kicks: 5
Fouls: 12
Saves: 2

Xavier-
Shots: 6
Shots on goal: 4
Corner kicks: 0
Fouls: 4
Saves: 5

LOOKING AHEAD

The Friars will return to action on Saturday, Oct. 2 at 8 p.m. at Marquette in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
-GO FRIARS-

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Team Stats

Davis Smith

Gage Raftery

Brendan McSorley

Thomas Tulgar

Players Mentioned

Lukas Burns

Paulo Lima

Brendan McSorley

Gage Raftery

Davis Smith

Thomas Tulgar

Kevin Vang

Players Mentioned

Lukas Burns

Paulo Lima

Brendan McSorley

Gage Raftery

Davis Smith

Thomas Tulgar

Kevin Vang

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