PROVIDENCE TRAVELS TO MARQUETTE TO OPEN BIG EAST PLAY..
Providence College will travel to Milwaukee, Wis. to take on the Marquette Golden Eagles on Saturday, April 2 at 12:00 p.m.
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SERIES BREAKDOWN...
Since 2014, the Friars and Golden Eagles have played nine times. The Golden Eagles lead the all-time series, 6-3.
In the team's last meeting, Marquette defeated the Friars in overtime, 7-6, at home.
FAMILY AFFAIR...
Marquette's Bobby O'Grady will compete against his older brother, senior captain
Mike O'Grady, and cousin
Luke O'Grady when Providence meets Marquette this weekend. Bobby, a freshman, leads the Golden Eagles in goals (20) and has 23 points on the season.
Mike O'Grady has been a staple for the Friars in the midfield over his four years at Providence, with eight caused turnovers and one goal this season. The brothers, from Milton, Mass., both played at the Roxbury Latin High School.
FRIARS HOLD OFF HOFSTRA,10-9...
Michael Chabra and
Chris Cusolito both earned hat-tricks in the outing against the Pride, but it was Chabra that found the back of the net in overtime to secure a Friar's victory. Freshman
Jack Horrigan also served as a difference maker in the matchup, tying the teams up, 9-9, to send the game into overtime. Goaltender
Michael Harris finished with 13 saves for the Friars, his fifth game of this season with at least 10 saves. Providence is now 5-4 overall heading into BIG EAST play.
GRILLO GOES FOR 100…
Senior attackman
Matt Grillo will search for his 100th career goal as Friar this Saturday. Currently standing at 99 goals, Grillo needs to net just one to reach the 100 mark. He will become the fifth Friar to reach the milestone behind Ed Loiselle '92, Ken Leahy '00, Chris McManus '97 and Mike Chapey '86.
This season, Grillo has averaged 2.89 goals per game. He currently ranks fifth all-time in program history for goals and 15th in points.
SCOUTING MARQUETTE...
Marquette enters BIG EAST play at 2-6 after falling to Airforce in their last match-up, 9-16. The Golden Eagles average 9.9 goals per game while holding a .579 faceoff percentage and 9.4 caused turnovers per game.
PLAYERS TO WATCH…
Bobby O'Grady leads the Golden Eagles with a team-high 20 goals on attack and three assists for 23 points. Will Foster has tallied 12 points off of seven goals and five assists. Michael Allieri has started all eight games in net for Marquette. He holds a 10.94 goals against average and a .474 save percentage.
WHAT'S NEXT…
The Friars return home next weekend on Saturday, Apr. 9, to host Georgetown for the BIG EAST home opener at Chapey Field. Opening faceoff is set for 1:00 p.m.