Providence College Athletics

Wednesday, October 12
Washington, D.C.
3:00 PM

Providence College

3-4-5, 1-2-3

0
at
1

Georgetown University

5-4-3, 3-1-1

1
2
F
Providence
0
0
0
Georgetown
0
1
1
Men's soccer huddle
Photo by: Brian Foley for Foley Photograph

Men’s Soccer Edged By Georgetown, 1-0

10/12/2022 5:35:00 PM | Men's Soccer

Box Score235720__1_.PDF

Providence returns to action Oct. 15 against Butler at Anderson Stadium.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Providence College men's soccer team fell to Georgetown, 1-0, in BIG EAST action on Wednesday, Oct. 12 at Shaw Field in Washington, D.C.
 
SCORE
Providence 0 | Georgetown 1

RECORDS
Providence 3-4-5 (1-2-3 BIG EAST) | Georgetown 5-4-3 (3-1-1 BIG EAST)

VENUE
Shaw Field | Washington, D.C.

GAME FLOW & NOTES
  • Providence's Rimi Olatunji (Brampton, Ontario) saw his first start of the season in goal.
  • Olatunji had an early diving save, thwarting Georgetown's attempt to convert in the third minute of regulation.
  • Both teams had a slow start with only six total shots taken. The Hoyas attempted four of the six shots.
  • The match remained scoreless at half.
  • Olatunji came up with a huge save in the 72nd minute to prevent a goal off a free kick.
  • The Friar defense remained strong during a late second half push by Georgetown that included six corner kicks in 10 minutes.
  • Georgetown's Aidan Rocha converted on a penalty kick in the 85th minute to put the Hoyas on top.
  • The Hoyas outshot the Friars 15-5 (5-1 on target) and held a 10-4 advantage in corner kicks.
 
HOW THEY SCORED
  • (1-0) -- Georgetown– 84:04/2nd –Aidan Rocha converted on a penalty kick to the bottom left corner of the goal.
 
GOALKEEPERS
Georgetown– Ryan Schewe – 1 save, 0 goals allowed
Providence – Rimi Olatunji –  4 saves, 1 goals allowed
 
STAT COMPARISON
Georgetown-
Shots: 15
Shots on goal: 5
Corner kicks: 10
Fouls: 6
Saves: 1
 
Providence-
Shots: 5
Shots on goal: 1
Corner kicks: 4
Fouls: 7
Saves: 4
 
WHAT'S NEXT
The Friars will return home and welcome Butler on Saturday, Oct. 15 at 7:00 p.m. to Chapey Field at Anderson Stadium.
 
-GO FRIARS!-
 
 

Related News

Skip Ad
All News
Sam Montalto BIG EAST Honor Roll graphic
Providence College’s Sam Montalto Earns His Third BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll Recognition
Monday, November 03
Mitchel Varley and Bruno Rosa celebrate after a win against Boston College
Men's Soccer Earns A Big Conference Win On The Road
Saturday, November 01
Diego Batista points standing at midfield during action against Villanova at home.
Men’s Soccer Notes For BIG EAST Matchup At DePaul
Friday, October 31
Charlie Dickerson BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll graphic for Oct. 27, 2025
Providence College’s Charlie Dickerson Earns BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll Recognition
Monday, October 27
All News
Skip Ad

Next Event

Butler University
W, 2-1

Oct 15 (Sat)

7:00 PM
Box ScoreRecapWatchPreviewLive stats
Full Schedule

Team Stats

PVD
GEO
Goals
0
1
Shots
5
15
Shots on Goal
1
5
Saves
4
1
Corners
4
10
Fouls
7
6
Scoring Plays
Logo

Aidan Rocha (1)

GEO Aidan Rocha PENALTY KICK GOAL.

84:08

Game Leaders

9

Brendan McSorley

fwd
Shots
2
SOG
0
Goals
0
Assists
0
6

Armaan Wilson

mid
Shots
1
SOG
0
Goals
0
Assists
0
10

Gevork Diarbian

fwd
Shots
1
SOG
1
Goals
0
Assists
0
19

Kevin Vang

mid
Shots
1
SOG
0
Goals
0
Assists
0

Players Mentioned

30

Lukas Burns

GK
/ Men's Soccer
1

Rimi Olatunji

GK
/ Men's Soccer

Related Videos

Skip Ad
All Videos
Men's Soccer vs UCONN
Saturday, October 25
Men's Soccer vs Marquette
Friday, October 17
Men's Soccer vs Villanova
Friday, October 03
Men's Soccer vs Bryant
Saturday, September 13
All Videos