PROVIDENCE R.I. – Nationally ranked at No.16, the Providence College men's soccer team is set to host Colgate University in its season opener on Thursday, Aug. 25. The game is scheduled for 1:00 p.m. on Chapey Field at Anderson Stadium in Providence, R.I. The Friars will then travel to Fordham University on Sunday, Aug. 5.
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SCOUTING THE FRIARS… Providence finished the 2021 campaign with a 12-5-4 overall record, including a 5-2-3 mark in the BIG EAST Conference. The Friars qualified for their 20
th BIG EAST Tournament, claiming the No. 2 seed and earning a bye into the semifinals. The Friars' postseason run continued in the NCAA Tournament for the 11
th time in program history, as the squad advanced to the Third Round.
The Friars earned four All-BIG EAST selections in 2021.
Ramzi Qawasmy earned All-BIG EAST First Team. Two Friars earned All-BIG EAST Second Team-senior
Luis Garcia and junior
Gevork Diarbian. Leading scorer,
Brendan McSorley earned BIG EAST All-Tournament Team honors. All four Friars will be returning for the 2022 season.
The BIG EAST Conference announced its 2022 Men's Soccer Preseason Coaches' Poll on Wednesday, Aug. 17. The Friars were picked to finish first in the BIG EAST with
Ramzi Qawasmy,
Luis Garcia and
Gevork Diarbian earning selections for the Preseason All-BIG EAST Team. Qawasmy was also selected as a Preseason Co-Defensive Player of the Year.
The Friars are ranked No. 16 in the United Soccer Coaches' Preseason Poll with
Ramzi Qawasmy,
Luis Garcia and
Gevork Diarbian landing spots on the United Soccer Coaches Players to Watch Lists for Defenders, Midfielders and Forwards, respectfully.
The Friars have added eight incoming freshmen and one transfer for the upcoming season. The freshmen include,
Tomas Magnusson (Vestmannaeyjar, Iceland),
Mario Vazquez Pina (A Coruna, Spain),
Mitchel Varley (Portsmouth, New Hampshire),
Jaden Perryman (Ports-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago),
Sam Montalto (Stonington, Conn.),
Brian Lopez (Hialeah, Fla.),
Landon Cartwright (Old Greenwich, Conn.), and
Owen VanMarter (Hilton Head Island, S.C.). Graduate transfer
Nick Benjamin (Stonington, Conn.) joins the Friars after four seasons with the University of Hartford.
Series History vs. Colgate
2022 will mark the programs' first all-time meeting.
SCOUTING THE RAIDERS… The Raiders finished their 2021 season with an 0-18 record. Max Edelstein, who tallied two points on a goal for the Raiders, returns for the 2022 season as a senior. There are nine newcomers joining the Raiders this season.
Series History vs. Fordham
Last Meeting: 2021 – Providence - 3, Fordham - 0
All Time Series: 2-1
SCOUTING THE RAMS… Fordham finished 7-9-3 overall. The Rams earned their third straight A-10 semifinals appearance last season. One of the Rams' top scorers, Florian Deletioglu, will be returning to the team this season as a junior. In the 2021 season he tallied four goals and one assist for nine points on the season.
Up Next… The Friars will return to Providence, R.I. to face Siena College on Friday, Sept. 2 at 7 p.m.
For more updates on the Providence men's soccer program, follow the team on Twitter
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- GO FRIARS! -