Providence College Athletics

Saturday, February 12
Providence, R.I.
12:00 PM

Providence College

1-1

7
vs
19

Bryant University

1-0

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2
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4
F
Bryant
5
5
6
3
19
Providence
3
1
2
1
7
MLAX-Cusolito vs Bryant
Photo by: Stew Milne

Men's Lacrosse Falls To No. 20 Bryant, 19-7

2/12/2022 2:32:00 PM | Men's Lacrosse

PROVIDENCE, R.I.-  The Providence College men's lacrosse team dropped to 1-1 this season after falling to No. 20 Bryant, 19-7, on Chapey Field at Anderson Stadium on Saturday (Feb. 12).

First Quarter:
Matt Grillo (Setauket, N.Y.) got the Friars on the board just 1:05 into the game for his fourth goal of the season.
• After Bryant tied it, Evan McGreen (Narragansett, R.I.) gave Providence a 2-1 lead with his seventh tally of the year.
• The Bulldogs responded with four-consecutive goals to take a 5-2 lead.
• Sophomore Michael Chabra (Reading, Mass.) closed the gap to 5-3 with his second goal of the season.

Second Quarter:
• Bryant opened the second quarter with five-consecutive goals to take a 10-3 lead.
Chris Cusolito (Melrose, Mass.) notched his second goal of the season to cut the deficit to 10-4.
• The teams held each other scoreless for the final 5:20 of the quarter.

Third Quarter:
• Bryant outscored the Friars by a 6-2 margin in the third quarter.
Jack Horrigan (Lutherville, Md.) and Brendan Driscoll (Middleton, Mass.) each scored their first goals of the season.
Ryan Bell (Port Jefferson, N.Y.) assisted on both goals in the third quarter.

Fourth Quarter:
• 
Goaltenders Will Collins (Marblehead, Mass.) and Matt Murakami (Lake Grove, Ill.) each saw action in the fourth quarter.
Michael Harris (Baskin Ridge, N.J.) made 15 saves before exiting the game.
• Freshman Quinn McConnaughey (Cohasset, Mass.) scored his first of the season directly off a faceoff win.

Game Notes:
• 
Seven different players scored for the Friars on Saturday.
• Horrigan and McConnaughey each tallied their first collegiate goals.
• Richie Hughson (Avondale, Pa.) led the Friars with four ground balls.

Goalkeeping:
PC – Michael Harris – 15 saves, 17 goals against, .469 save percentage
PC – Will Collins – 1 save, 2 goals against, .333 save percentage
PC – Matt Murakami – 0 saves, 0 goals against
Bryant – Luke Caracciolo – 15 saves, 7 goals against, .682 save percentage

Face-offs:
PC - 10-30
Bryant - 20-30

Extra-Man Opportunities:
PC - 0-3
Bryant - 1-3

Groundballs:
PC - 31
Bryant - 44

Caused Turnovers:
PC - 7
Bryant - 13

What's Next: The Friars will travel to Siena next Saturday (Feb. 19) for a noon faceoff in Loudonville, N.Y.

Next Event

Siena College
W, 13-8

Feb 19 (Sat)

12:00 PM

Team Stats

BRY
PC
Shots
57
32
Turnovers
17
19
Caused Turnovers
13
7
Faceoffs Won
20
10
Extra-Man Opps
2
3
Ground Balls
44
31

Game Leaders

G
1
A
0
FO
-
Pen
-
GB
0
CT
0
G
1
A
0
FO
-
Pen
-
GB
0
CT
0
G
1
A
0
FO
-
Pen
-
GB
2
CT
0
G
1
A
0
FO
-
Pen
-
GB
1
CT
0

Players Mentioned

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