Providence College Athletics

Sunday, September 26
Amherst, Mass.
1:00 PM

Providence College

(5-5)

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at
2

Massachusetts

(6-3)

1
2
3
4
F
Providence
0
0
0
0
0
Massachusetts
0
1
0
1
2

Team Stats

PC
UMASS
Goals
0
2
Shots
3
16
Shots on Goal
1
10
Saves
8
1
Corners
0
9
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
0
0
Scoring Plays
Logo

de Gast, Hannah

Assisted By: Rossbach, Josie , Beech, Jess

Shot into lower left side off corner

22:25

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Defauwes, Mus (3)

Assisted By: Danahy, Claire , Green, Amalie

Shot through traffic off corner

52:57

Game Leaders

Shots
1
SOG
0
Goals
0
Assists
0
Shots
1
SOG
1
Goals
0
Assists
0
Shots
1
SOG
0
Goals
0
Assists
0

Players Mentioned

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/ Field Hockey
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/ Field Hockey
GK
/ Field Hockey
F/M
/ Field Hockey
Field Hockey forward Olivia Ward makes a pull to the right with the ball during a game at Lennon Family Field.
Photo by: Stew Milne

Field Hockey Drops 2-0 Decision At No. 22 UMass

9/26/2021 2:52:00 PM | Field Hockey

Asia Porter finished the day with eight saves in goal for Providence.

AMHERST, MASS. – The Providence College field hockey team fell to No. 22 UMass, 2-0, on Sunday, Sept. 26 at Gladchuk Field Hockey Complex in Amherst, Mass. 
 
1ST QUARTER:
• Through the opening 15 minutes of play there was just one shot attempt, which was credited to Claire Danahy of UMass. Her attempt was blocked at 3:01 by a Providence defender.
 
2ND QUARTER:
• The Minutewomen registered the first penalty corner for either team and converted the game's first goal at 22:25. Hannah Gast scored on a direct shot, assisted by Josie Rossbach and Jess Beech.
• UMass held a 6-0 advantage in shots during the first half of play, due in large part to a 3-0 edge in penalty corners.
Asia Porter (Somerset, Mass.) recorded two saves in the cage for the Friars.
 
3RD QUARTER:
• The Friars started off the third quarter with their first look at the cage as senior Niamh Gowing (Dublin, Ireland) sent a shot wide of the cage.
• The Minutewomen outshot the Friars, 7-1, including a 5-0 edge in shots on goal.
• Porter backstopped the Friars' defense with five saves, giving her team a chance to level the score in the final 15 minutes of action.
 
4TH QUARTER:
• UMass got an insurance goal at 52:57, once again, on a set piece.
• Mus Defauwes scored on a direct shot assisted by Danahy and Amalie Green.
• Providence got two good looks at the cage late in the fourth as Olivia Ward (Havelock North, New Zealand) and Cami Crook (Somerset, Mass.) pressured UMass' goalkeeper with back-to-back shots. 
 
NOTES / HIGHLIGHTS:
• Four of the Friars' five losses have come against teams ranked in the national poll this season.
• Porter finished the day with eight saves in goal for the Friars.
 
WHAT'S NEXT:
• The Friars return to action against 15th-ranked Connecticut in a BIG EAST Conference showdown on Friday, Oct. 1 at 6:00 p.m. in Storrs, Conn.
• Providence returns to Lennon Family Field to host non-conference foe VCU for its annual Alumni Day on Sunday, Oct. 3 at 1:00 pm.
 
 
- GO FRIARS! -
 
 
 
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