Providence College Athletics

Saturday, March 5
Providence, R.I.
1:00 PM

Providence College

2-3

10
vs
22

Brown University

4-1

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BRWN
4
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22
Providence
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Drew Edwards - LAX
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Men’s Lacrosse Falls to No. 8 Brown, 22-10

3/5/2022 4:18:00 PM | Men's Lacrosse

PROVIDENCE, R.I.-  The Providence College men's lacrosse team fell to Brown University, 22-10, this Saturday, March 5 at Anderson Stadium. The Friars drop to 2-3 on the season.

First Quarter:
 Drew Edwards got the Friars on the board, 1-0, just 47 seconds into the game for his second goal of the season.
Evan McGreen followed up, 2-0, with a goal at 1:32. McGreen was assisted by Ryan Bell.
Edwards found the back of the net again at 2:18 with his second goal of the day to give the Friars a 3-0 lead.
Chris Cusolitio made it 4-0 with his fourth goal of the season at 2:56.
Brown got on the board, 4-1, at 3:33.
Matt Grillo responded with a goal, 5-1, with 6:08 remaining in the quarter.
The Brown Bears finished off the period with three straight goals to cut into the Friars lead, 5-4, heading into the second quarter.

Second Quarter:
• Brown opened the second quarter with four-consecutive goals to take an 8-5 lead.
Michael Chabra scored on the man-up and Grillo notched two more in the third to complete his 15th career hat trick and tie things up, 8-8.
Brown finished the period with two more goals to send the Friars into the half trailing by two, 10-8.

Third Quarter:
• Brown scored six unanswered goals in the third period, improving their lead to 16-8.

Fourth Quarter:
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The Brown Bears started off the fourth quarter with another six consecutive goals, 22-8.
Cusolito and Grillo each put in a goal to end the game, 22-10.

Game Notes:
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Five different players scored for the Friars on Saturday.
• Cusolito recorded his first career multi-goal game (two) and Edwards recorded his first multi-goal game as a Friar (two).
• Grillo recorded his 15th career hat trick on a team-high four goals.
Ryan Bell had a team-high two assists.
• Freshman Richie Hughson had a team-high eight ground balls.

Goalkeeping:
PC – Michael Harris – 4 saves, 16 goals against, .200 save percentage
PC – Matt Murakami – 3 saves, 6 goals against, .333 save percentage
Brown –Connor Theriault– 12 saves, 8 goals against, .600 save percentage
Brown – Cameron Fiore – 0 saves, 2 goals against

Face-offs:
PC - 16-34
Brown - 18-34

Extra-Man Opportunities:
PC - 1-4
Brown - 2-3

Groundballs:
PC - 25
Brown - 36

Caused Turnovers:
PC - 7
Brown - 6

What's Next: The Friars will host Sacred Heart University at home on Chapey Field at Anderson Stadium on Tuesday, March 8. Game time is set for 1:00 p.m.

Team Stats

BRWN
PC
Shots
51
50
Turnovers
13
13
Caused Turnovers
6
7
Faceoffs Won
18
16
Extra-Man Opps
3
3
Ground Balls
36
25

Game Leaders

G
4
A
0
FO
-
Pen
-
GB
2
CT
0
G
2
A
0
FO
-
Pen
-
GB
2
CT
0
G
2
A
0
FO
-
Pen
1-120
GB
0
CT
1
G
1
A
0
FO
-
Pen
-
GB
1
CT
0

Players Mentioned

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Goalie
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FO / Midfield
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Midfield
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Goalie
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