Providence College Athletics

Saturday, February 19
Loudonville, N.Y.
12:00 PM

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Siena College

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Matt Grillo - Lacrosse

Men’s Lacrosse Downs Siena College, 13-8

2/19/2022 2:53:00 PM | Men's Lacrosse

LOUDONVILLE, N.Y.- The Providence College men's lacrosse team defeated the Siena College Saints, 13-8, in a snowy Loudonville, N.Y. on Saturday, Feb. 19 in a nonconference road game.

First Quarter:
Matt Grillo (Setauket, N.Y.) got the Friars on the board, 1-0, just 1:50 into play.
Jack Horrigan (Lutherville, Md.) followed up Grillo's goal with two of his own at 9:10 and 7:19 to carry a 3-0 Friars lead into the first intermission. Horrigan's second goal was with the extra-man.
Providence held a 7-5 shot advantage through the first quarter.

Second Quarter:
• Grillo started off the scoring in the second, 4-0, with a goal at 9:19 with help from Evan McGreen (Narragansett, R.I.).
• Chris Cusolito (Melrose, Mass.) improved the Friars lead, 5-0, before Grillo netted two more goals to give the Friars a 7-0 lead at the half.

Third Quarter:
• Horrigan scored first for the Friars in the third quarter, 8-0, with his second of the day at 13:37.
• McGreen put in two goals in a row, 10-0, at 10:52 and 6:27.
• Siena responded 23 seconds later with their first goal. of the day, 10-1. The Saints added one more with 47 seconds remaining in the quarter, 10-2.
• Grillo scored one more for the Friars with one second remaining to end the third quarter, 11-2.

Fourth Quarter:
• Siena scored first in the fourth, 11-3, at 13:44.
Brendan Driscoll (Middleton, Mass.) got his name of the score card, 12-3, with a goal at 10:55.
• The Saints scored two more just 34 seconds apart with four minutes remaining in play, 12-5.
Ty Thureson (Stillwater, Minn.) scored his first collegiate goal, 13-5, on the man-up at 4:16.
• Siena netted to final three goals of the game, back-to-back, the finish the match at 13-8.

Game Notes:
• In the teams first meeting since 2013, Providence recorded their first win over the Siena Saints since the 2008 season.
• Grillo notched the 13th hat trick of his career. He finished the day with a team-high five goals.
• Horrigan recorded his first career hat trick on three goals.
• Providence had six different players find the back of the net.
• Freshman Quinn McConnaughey (Cohasset, Mass.) led the Friars with seven ground balls.
• Michael Harris (Basking Ridge, N.J.) and Will Collins (Marblehead, Mass.) split time in net, recording 12 and 6 saves, respectively.

Goalkeeping:
PC– Michael Harris – 12 saves, 3 goals against, .800 save percentage
PC – Will Collins – 6 saves, 5 goals against, .545 save percentage
SC – Chris Yanchoris– 11 saves, 10 goals against, .524 save percentage
SC-  Andrew Arcuri - 2 saves, 3 goal against, .400 save percentage

Face-offs:
PC- 14-24
SC- 10-24

Extra-Man Opportunities:
PC- 2-3
SC- 3-5

Groundballs:
PC- 29
SC- 23

Caused Turnovers:
PC- 10
SC- 4

What's Next: The Friars return home at Chapey Field at Anderson Stadium on Saturday, Feb. 26 at 12:00 p.m. as they host Saint Joseph's University.

-GO FRIARS-

Team Stats

PC
SIEM
Shots
48
48
Turnovers
16
19
Caused Turnovers
10
4
Faceoffs Won
14
10
Extra-Man Opps
3
5
Ground Balls
29
23

Game Leaders

G
5
A
0
FO
-
Pen
1-60
GB
0
CT
0
G
3
A
0
FO
-
Pen
-
GB
0
CT
0
G
2
A
2
FO
-
Pen
-
GB
0
CT
0
G
1
A
0
FO
-
Pen
-
GB
0
CT
1

Players Mentioned

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