Completed Event: Men's Lacrosse at RV/#19 Fairfield on March 1, 2025 , Loss , 7, to, 15
Men's Lacrosse
at RV/#19 Fairfield
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Providence College Athletics
Saturday, April 30
Queens, N.Y.
12:30 PM
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St. John's University
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Providence
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Men’s Lacrosse Downs St. John’s, 20-14
4/30/2022 4:13:00 PM | Men's Lacrosse
QUEENS, N.Y.- The Providence College men's lacrosse team defeated the St. John's Red Storm, 20-14, on Saturday, April 30 in Queens, N.Y. Matt Grillo led the Friars with seven points on six goals and one assist. Seven different Friars scored in the victory. The Friars move to 6-8 overall, 1-4 in BIG EAST play. The Red Storm drop to 2-12 overall, 0-5 in BIG EAST play.
First Quarter:
-St. John's scored the first goal 2:30 into play to grab a 1-0 lead.
-Mike O'Grady responded at 10:47 to tie things up 1-1, with his first goal of the season. O'Grady was assisted by Chris Cusolito on the play.
-Michael Chabra followed up O'Grady's goal with his own, 2-1, to grab the lead for Providence at 10:02.
-The Red Storm went on a three-goal streak to take a 4-2 lead before Chabra scored his second of the outing at 5:11 to bring the Friars within one, 4-3.
-St. John's scored once more, 5-3, before Providence went on a four-goal streak with goals from two goals from Chabra and one each from Grillo and Quinn McConnaughey to give the Friars 7-5 lead heading into the second quarter.
Second Quarter:
-Bryce Kirkwood pushed the Friars' lead to three with his first career goal at the 12:20 mark, 8-5.
-St. John's followed Kirkwood's goal with a four-goal streak of their own to take a one-point lead, 9-8.
-The Friars netted three back-to-back goals, two being from Grillo and one from Cusolito to steal to lead back from the Red Storm, 11-9.
-The Red Storm scored one more, 11-10, before Grillo closed out the first half with his fourth goal of the day, 12-10, with just 15 seconds remaining in the quarter.
Third Quarter:
-Cusolito started the scoring for the Friars under a minute into the half. His goal pushed the Friars lead to three, 13-10.
-St. John's found the back of the net, 13-11, before the Friars got on a roll with another back-to-back four goals. Kirkwood scored two more, earning his first career hat trick, while Grillo and Horrigan each added one, 17-11.
-The Red Storm closed out the quarter with two goals, 17-13.
Fourth Quarter:
-Grillo opened the scoring in the fourth, 18-13, with 6:28 on his sixth goal.
-Chabra followed up at 5:19 with his fifth goal of the day, 19-13, before Kirkwood notched his fourth goal of the outing, 20-13, with 1:10 remaining in play.
-St. John's found the back of the net with 40 seconds remaining to wrap things up, 20-14.
Game Notes:
-Seven different Friars scored against the Red Storm.
-Providence scored a season-best 20 goals.
-Grillo paced the Friars with seven points on six goals and one assist. This is Grillo's seventh hat-trick of the season.
-Chabra scored five goals on the day. This marks his third hat-trick of the season.
-Kirkwood chipped in with four goals. Kirkwood had a break-through performance, earning both first career goal and first career hat-trick in the outing.
-Ryan Bell led the team in assists (six).
-McConnaughey dominated the 'X', going 23-30 at face-off and picked up a team-best 13 groundballs.
-The Friars close out the regular season with a 6-8 record and a 1-4 mark in the BIG EAST.
Goalkeeping:
PC– Michael Harris – 8 saves, 13 goals against, .381 save percentage
PC – Matt Murakami – 1 saves, 1 goals against, .500 save percentage
SJ– Kaden Quirk – 8 saves, 20 goals against, .260 save percentage
Face-offs:
PC- 27-38
SJ- 11-38
Extra-Man Opportunities:
PC- 1-6
SJ- 0-2
Groundballs:
PC- 34
SJ- 19
Caused Turnovers:
PC- 7
SJ- 10
-GO FRIARS!-
First Quarter:
-St. John's scored the first goal 2:30 into play to grab a 1-0 lead.
-Mike O'Grady responded at 10:47 to tie things up 1-1, with his first goal of the season. O'Grady was assisted by Chris Cusolito on the play.
-Michael Chabra followed up O'Grady's goal with his own, 2-1, to grab the lead for Providence at 10:02.
-The Red Storm went on a three-goal streak to take a 4-2 lead before Chabra scored his second of the outing at 5:11 to bring the Friars within one, 4-3.
-St. John's scored once more, 5-3, before Providence went on a four-goal streak with goals from two goals from Chabra and one each from Grillo and Quinn McConnaughey to give the Friars 7-5 lead heading into the second quarter.
Second Quarter:
-Bryce Kirkwood pushed the Friars' lead to three with his first career goal at the 12:20 mark, 8-5.
-St. John's followed Kirkwood's goal with a four-goal streak of their own to take a one-point lead, 9-8.
-The Friars netted three back-to-back goals, two being from Grillo and one from Cusolito to steal to lead back from the Red Storm, 11-9.
-The Red Storm scored one more, 11-10, before Grillo closed out the first half with his fourth goal of the day, 12-10, with just 15 seconds remaining in the quarter.
Third Quarter:
-Cusolito started the scoring for the Friars under a minute into the half. His goal pushed the Friars lead to three, 13-10.
-St. John's found the back of the net, 13-11, before the Friars got on a roll with another back-to-back four goals. Kirkwood scored two more, earning his first career hat trick, while Grillo and Horrigan each added one, 17-11.
-The Red Storm closed out the quarter with two goals, 17-13.
Fourth Quarter:
-Grillo opened the scoring in the fourth, 18-13, with 6:28 on his sixth goal.
-Chabra followed up at 5:19 with his fifth goal of the day, 19-13, before Kirkwood notched his fourth goal of the outing, 20-13, with 1:10 remaining in play.
-St. John's found the back of the net with 40 seconds remaining to wrap things up, 20-14.
Game Notes:
-Seven different Friars scored against the Red Storm.
-Providence scored a season-best 20 goals.
-Grillo paced the Friars with seven points on six goals and one assist. This is Grillo's seventh hat-trick of the season.
-Chabra scored five goals on the day. This marks his third hat-trick of the season.
-Kirkwood chipped in with four goals. Kirkwood had a break-through performance, earning both first career goal and first career hat-trick in the outing.
-Ryan Bell led the team in assists (six).
-McConnaughey dominated the 'X', going 23-30 at face-off and picked up a team-best 13 groundballs.
-The Friars close out the regular season with a 6-8 record and a 1-4 mark in the BIG EAST.
Goalkeeping:
PC– Michael Harris – 8 saves, 13 goals against, .381 save percentage
PC – Matt Murakami – 1 saves, 1 goals against, .500 save percentage
SJ– Kaden Quirk – 8 saves, 20 goals against, .260 save percentage
Face-offs:
PC- 27-38
SJ- 11-38
Extra-Man Opportunities:
PC- 1-6
SJ- 0-2
Groundballs:
PC- 34
SJ- 19
Caused Turnovers:
PC- 7
SJ- 10
-GO FRIARS!-
Team Stats
PC
SJU
Shots
52
41
Turnovers
21
14
Caused Turnovers
7
10
Faceoffs Won
27
11
Extra-Man Opps
6
2
Ground Balls
34
19
Game Leaders
att
G
6
A
3
FO
-
Pen
-
GB
2
CT
0
G
5
A
0
FO
-
Pen
-
GB
0
CT
0
G
4
A
0
FO
-
Pen
-
GB
0
CT
0
G
2
A
1
FO
-
Pen
-
GB
3
CT
0
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