Providence College Athletics

Wednesday, October 19
Providence, R.I.
7:00 PM

Providence College

4-4-6, 2-2-4

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St. John's University

4-6-4, 2-2-3

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2
F
St. John's (NY)
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1
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Providence
0
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Jason Pereira - Men's Soccer
Photo by: Brian Foley for Foley-Photograph

Men’s Soccer Ties St. John’s, 1-1, In BIG EAST Play

10/19/2022 10:09:00 PM | Men's Soccer

Jason Pereira scored the lone goal for the Friars.

Providence, R.I. – The Providence College men's soccer team tied St. John's, 1-1, on Wednesday, Oct. 19 on Chapey Field at Anderson Stadium. Jason Pereira (Bloomfield, N.J.) scored the lone goal for the Friars.

SCORE
Providence 1 | St. John's 1

RECORDS
Providence 4-4-6 (2-2-4 BIG EAST) | St. John's 4-6-4 (2-2-3 BIG EAST)

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

GAME FLOW & NOTES
- Both teams had a slow start with only eight shots taken, led by the Friars' six.
- The only shots on target were two by Providence.
- The Friars notched an early 1-0 lead after Jason Pereira put the Friars on the board in the 58th minute with an assist from Christopher Roman (Glastonbury, Conn.).
- The Red Storm answered in the 72nd minute after Wesley Leggett placed the ball into the top left corner of the net.
-The Friars had 17 total shot attempts, five of which came in the last 10 minutes of regulation.
- Pereira led the Friar offense with five total shots, followed by Gevork Diarbian (Cranston, R.I.) who had three.
- Providence held a 6-1 corner kick edge and outshot the Red Storm 9-1 with shots on goal.

HOW THEY SCORED
(1-0) – Providence – 57:36/2ndJason Pereira got the ball to the top right corner of the net in the 58th minute after a long pass from Esben Wolf (Copenhagen, Denmark) was headed to Pereira by Roman.
(1-1) – St. John's – 71:12/2nd – Wesley Leggett got the shot off after a through ball from Nigel Griffith was tapped through Providence defenders by Antek Sienkel to get Leggett the ball in the box.
 
GOALKEEPERS
St. John's – Zenden Hart–  8 saves, 1 goal allowed
Providence – Rimi Olatunji (Brampton, Ontario) – 0 saves, 1 goal allowed
 
STAT COMPARISON
St. John's-
Shots: 3
Shots on goal: 1
Corner kicks: 1
Fouls: 8
Saves: 8
 
Providence-
Shots: 17
Shots on goal: 9
Corner kicks: 6
Fouls: 9
Saves: 0
 
WHAT'S NEXT
The Friars will travel to Cincinnati, Ohio to face Xavier University on Oct. 29 at 7:00 p.m. before welcoming Creighton University to Anderson Stadium on Wednesday, Nov. 2 at 7:00 p.m. to close out the 2022 regular season at home.

Team Stats

SJ
PC
Goals
1
1
Shots
3
17
Shots on Goal
1
9
Saves
8
0
Corners
1
6
Fouls
8
9
Scoring Plays
Logo

Jason Pereira (2)

Assisted By: Christopher Roman

GOAL by PC Pereira, Jason Assist by Roman, Christopher.

57:36

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Wesley Leggett (3)

Assisted By: Antek Sienkiel , Nigel Griffith

GOAL by SJ Leggett, Wesley Assist by Sienkiel, Antek and Griffith, Nigel.

71:12

Game Leaders

Shots
5
SOG
3
Goals
1
Assists
0
Shots
0
SOG
0
Goals
0
Assists
1
Shots
3
SOG
3
Goals
0
Assists
0
Shots
2
SOG
1
Goals
0
Assists
0

Players Mentioned

GK
/ Men's Soccer
F
/ Men's Soccer
D
/ Men's Soccer
M
/ Men's Soccer
M
/ Men's Soccer