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Providence College Athletics
Saturday, February 19
Loudonville, N.Y.
12:00 PM
Providence College
at
Siena College
Men’s Lacrosse Travels To Siena College
2/18/2022 1:45:00 PM | Men's Lacrosse
FRIARS BACK IN ACTION...
The Providence College men's lacrosse team will travel to Loudonville, N.Y. to take on the Siena College Saints on Friday, Feb. 18. Game time is set for 12:00 p.m.
LIVE STATS: https://sienasaints.com/sidearmstats/mlax/summary
LIVE STREAM: https://sienasaints.com/watch/?Live=86&type=Live
SERIES BREAKDOWN...
The Friars and Saints have met 28 times with Providence leading in the all-time series, 21-7.
In their last meeting, the Friars fell to the Saints, 11-13, in 2013 at Providence College.
LAST TIME OUT...
The Friars fell in an Ocean State Cup battle against Bryant, 7-19, on Saturday, Feb. 12. Seven different players scored for the Friars in the matchup with Jack Horrigan (Lutherville, Md.) and Quinn McConnaughey (Cohasset, Mass.)
each tallying their first collegiate goals. Richie Hughson (Avondale, Pa.) led the Friars with four ground balls.
MCGREEN AND HARRIS POWER FRIARS PAST HOLY CROSS...
Providence defeated Holy Cross, 16-9, in its season opener on Saturday, Feb. 5. Evan McGreen paced the Friars with six-goals and Harris had career-highs in saves (17) and posted a .654 save percentager during his first career game in net. The Friars led wire-to-wire over the Crusaders. Grillo also scored big for the Friars, notching his 12th career hat trick.
FRIARS PICKED TO FINISH FIFTH IN BIG EAST POLL...
Providence was picked to finish fifth in the 2022 BIG EAST Preseason Coaches' Poll (9 points). Georgetown is picked to win the league, having collected five first-place votes and 25 points overall. Denver (21 points), who received one first-place vote, is second and Villanova (17 points) is selected third. Rounding out the conference is Marquette (13 points) in fourth and St. John's (five points) in sixth.
GRILLO EARNS PRESEASON ALL-BIG EAST ACCOLADES...
The BIG EAST announced on Wednesday, Jan. 19 that Providence College's Matt Grillo (Setauket, N.Y.) was named to the 2022 Preseason All-BIG EAST Team. Grillo, a senior captain, played in 12 games last season, including nine appearances in the starting line-up. The BIG EAST All-Tournament Team selection led the Friars in goals (22) and finished fourth on the team in points (25). Grillo notched a season-high five goals against St. John's on Apr. 10. He was named BIG EAST Attack Player of the Week on Mar. 13 and Apr. 13, 2021.
2022 CAPTAINS...
Matt Grillo, Evan McGreen and Mike O'Grady have been named team captains, and will lead a team comprised of 33 returners and 16 newcomers during the 2022 campaign.
NEXT MAN-UP...
The Friars will look to replace leading point scorers, Ryan Nawrocki and Ryan Zimmerman, during the 2022 season. Nawrocki recorded a team-high 33 points (12 goals, 21 assists), while Zimmerman tallied 29 (19 goals, 10 assists). Providence also lost its starting goaltender, Toby Burgdorf, who ranked 16th in the nation in saves per game (12.54) last season, while recording a .509 save percentage and 12.36 goals against average. The Friars will also look to replace face-off specialist RJ Romeo. Romeo finished the season 146-290 (.503) percent at the face-off "X" and collected a team-high 56 groundballs.
KEY PLAYERS ON OFFENSE…
Providence will be anchored by senior captain Matt Grillo, graduate student Evan McGreen and junior John Hoffman, who will look to lead the team through the 2022 season. Grillo will return after leading the team in goals (22) and game-winning goals (two) 2021. He ranked second in shots (90) and finished fourth on the team in points (25). A two-time BIG EAST Attack Player of the Week, Grillo was also selected to the BIG EAST All-Tournament Team. In addition, Grillo was named to the 2022 Preseason All-BIG EAST Team.
McGreen contributed 13 points during the 2021 campaign, during which he played in 10 games for the Friars. McGreen is also a four-time BIG EAST All-Academic Team selection and was inducted into Providence College's Chi Alpha Sigma honor society in 2020. Hoffman also added 13 points in the 2021 season, with 10 goals and three assists. He made one appearance on the BIG EAST Weekly Honor roll.
GOULD AND LATIMER ANCHOR THE DEFENSE...
Matt Gould (Darien, Conn.) and Grant Latimer (Topsfield, Mass.) will lead the Providence defense this season. Gould started all 13 games for the Friars and recorded 10 caused turnovers. Latimer played in 10 games, including nine appearances in the starting line-up. He tallied 11 caused turnovers, the second most on the team.
SCOUTING SIENA.. The Saints are 0-1 so far this season, having fallen to Long Island University, 7-14, on Feb. 12.
In the matchup against LIU, senior Christian Watts scored three goals while Rusnak added a pair of goals as well. Brian Mack led the team in ground balls with five.
PLAYERS TO WATCH...
Fifth-year Jack Kiernan is returning for the Friars after standing out last with a team-high 34 points last season, scoring 23 goals and 11 assists. Siena's next returning leading scorer is senior George Rusnak and netminder Christopher Yanchoris who ranked near the top of the MAAC last season in total saves.
WHAT'S NEXT...
The Friars will host St. Josephs on Chapey Field on Saturday, Feb. 26 at 12:00 p.m.
The Providence College men's lacrosse team will travel to Loudonville, N.Y. to take on the Siena College Saints on Friday, Feb. 18. Game time is set for 12:00 p.m.
LIVE STATS: https://sienasaints.com/sidearmstats/mlax/summary
LIVE STREAM: https://sienasaints.com/watch/?Live=86&type=Live
SERIES BREAKDOWN...
The Friars and Saints have met 28 times with Providence leading in the all-time series, 21-7.
In their last meeting, the Friars fell to the Saints, 11-13, in 2013 at Providence College.
LAST TIME OUT...
The Friars fell in an Ocean State Cup battle against Bryant, 7-19, on Saturday, Feb. 12. Seven different players scored for the Friars in the matchup with Jack Horrigan (Lutherville, Md.) and Quinn McConnaughey (Cohasset, Mass.)
each tallying their first collegiate goals. Richie Hughson (Avondale, Pa.) led the Friars with four ground balls.
MCGREEN AND HARRIS POWER FRIARS PAST HOLY CROSS...
Providence defeated Holy Cross, 16-9, in its season opener on Saturday, Feb. 5. Evan McGreen paced the Friars with six-goals and Harris had career-highs in saves (17) and posted a .654 save percentager during his first career game in net. The Friars led wire-to-wire over the Crusaders. Grillo also scored big for the Friars, notching his 12th career hat trick.
FRIARS PICKED TO FINISH FIFTH IN BIG EAST POLL...
Providence was picked to finish fifth in the 2022 BIG EAST Preseason Coaches' Poll (9 points). Georgetown is picked to win the league, having collected five first-place votes and 25 points overall. Denver (21 points), who received one first-place vote, is second and Villanova (17 points) is selected third. Rounding out the conference is Marquette (13 points) in fourth and St. John's (five points) in sixth.
GRILLO EARNS PRESEASON ALL-BIG EAST ACCOLADES...
The BIG EAST announced on Wednesday, Jan. 19 that Providence College's Matt Grillo (Setauket, N.Y.) was named to the 2022 Preseason All-BIG EAST Team. Grillo, a senior captain, played in 12 games last season, including nine appearances in the starting line-up. The BIG EAST All-Tournament Team selection led the Friars in goals (22) and finished fourth on the team in points (25). Grillo notched a season-high five goals against St. John's on Apr. 10. He was named BIG EAST Attack Player of the Week on Mar. 13 and Apr. 13, 2021.
2022 CAPTAINS...
Matt Grillo, Evan McGreen and Mike O'Grady have been named team captains, and will lead a team comprised of 33 returners and 16 newcomers during the 2022 campaign.
NEXT MAN-UP...
The Friars will look to replace leading point scorers, Ryan Nawrocki and Ryan Zimmerman, during the 2022 season. Nawrocki recorded a team-high 33 points (12 goals, 21 assists), while Zimmerman tallied 29 (19 goals, 10 assists). Providence also lost its starting goaltender, Toby Burgdorf, who ranked 16th in the nation in saves per game (12.54) last season, while recording a .509 save percentage and 12.36 goals against average. The Friars will also look to replace face-off specialist RJ Romeo. Romeo finished the season 146-290 (.503) percent at the face-off "X" and collected a team-high 56 groundballs.
KEY PLAYERS ON OFFENSE…
Providence will be anchored by senior captain Matt Grillo, graduate student Evan McGreen and junior John Hoffman, who will look to lead the team through the 2022 season. Grillo will return after leading the team in goals (22) and game-winning goals (two) 2021. He ranked second in shots (90) and finished fourth on the team in points (25). A two-time BIG EAST Attack Player of the Week, Grillo was also selected to the BIG EAST All-Tournament Team. In addition, Grillo was named to the 2022 Preseason All-BIG EAST Team.
McGreen contributed 13 points during the 2021 campaign, during which he played in 10 games for the Friars. McGreen is also a four-time BIG EAST All-Academic Team selection and was inducted into Providence College's Chi Alpha Sigma honor society in 2020. Hoffman also added 13 points in the 2021 season, with 10 goals and three assists. He made one appearance on the BIG EAST Weekly Honor roll.
GOULD AND LATIMER ANCHOR THE DEFENSE...
Matt Gould (Darien, Conn.) and Grant Latimer (Topsfield, Mass.) will lead the Providence defense this season. Gould started all 13 games for the Friars and recorded 10 caused turnovers. Latimer played in 10 games, including nine appearances in the starting line-up. He tallied 11 caused turnovers, the second most on the team.
SCOUTING SIENA.. The Saints are 0-1 so far this season, having fallen to Long Island University, 7-14, on Feb. 12.
In the matchup against LIU, senior Christian Watts scored three goals while Rusnak added a pair of goals as well. Brian Mack led the team in ground balls with five.
PLAYERS TO WATCH...
Fifth-year Jack Kiernan is returning for the Friars after standing out last with a team-high 34 points last season, scoring 23 goals and 11 assists. Siena's next returning leading scorer is senior George Rusnak and netminder Christopher Yanchoris who ranked near the top of the MAAC last season in total saves.
WHAT'S NEXT...
The Friars will host St. Josephs on Chapey Field on Saturday, Feb. 26 at 12:00 p.m.
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