Providence College Athletics

Saturday, March 12
Providence, R.I.
1:00 PM

Providence College

12
vs
10

University of Vermont

Matt Grillo - LAX
Photo by: Stew Milne

Men’s Lacrosse Tops Vermont, 12-10

3/12/2022 4:10:00 PM | Men's Lacrosse

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The Providence College men's lacrosse team defeated the Vermont Catamounts 12-10 on March 12 at Chapey Field at Anderson Stadium in Providence, R.I.  
 
FIRST QUARTER:
Four different players found the back of the net for the Friars in the opening quarter.
Ryan Bell started off the scoring for Providence on the man-up at 12:54. Drew Edwards, Evan McGreen and Jack Horrigan all followed with goals of their own to jump out to a 4-0 lead.
Vermont got on the board with a goal at 5:49 before Edwards tallied his second goal of the day to put the Friars up, 5-1, heading into the second quarter.
 
SECOND QUARTER:
The Friar defense dominated the second as they kept the Catamounts off the board for the entirety of the quarter.
Chris Cusolito, Matt Grillo, and Michael Chabra all notched goals in the quarter two, all unassisted to send the Friars into the half with an 8-1 lead.
Grillo's goal came from a turnover at center field from Vermont's goaltender, allowing him to capitalize on an empty-net at 6:24.
 
THIRD QUARTER:
The Catamounts came out hot in the second half, scoring five consecutive goals, 8-6, before Grillo added one more for the Friars, 9-6.
Vermont closed the quarter out with two more goals to edge in on the Friars lead, 9-8, heading into the final frame.
 
FOURTH QUARTER:
Providence jumped to a 11-8 lead with goals from McGreen and Chabra to start the fourth.
Vermont responded with two more goals to further edge in on the Friars lead, 11-10.
Cusolito scored his second of the game on an empty net with just 23 seconds remaining in regulation to give the Friars some insurance, 12-10.
 
GAME NOTES:
• Five Friars scored two goals and three tallied three points (Cusolito, Chabra, McGreen).
• Michael Harris earned his fourth win in net for Providence.
• Michael O'Grady recorded a team-high five ground balls.
• The Friars improve to 4-3 on the season with the win.
 
Goalkeeping:
PC – Michael Harris (W)–  7 saves, 10 goals against, .412 save percentage
UVM – Ryan Cornell (L) - 10 saves, 12 goals against, .455 save percentage
           
Face-offs:
PC- 8-24
UVM- 16-24

Extra-Man Opportunities:
PC- 1/3
UVM- 0/2

Groundballs:
PC- 24
UVM- 27

Caused Turnovers:
PC- 9
UVM- 7

What's Next: Providence returns to action on March 19 with a road game against Fairfield University in Fairfield, Conn. Game time is set for 1:00 p.m.
- GO FRIARS! -