PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The Providence College women's soccer team is set to play cross-city rival Brown University on Thursday, September 15 at 7:00 p.m. on Stevenson-Pincince Field in Providence, R.I.
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SCOUTING THE FRIARS… Providence enters Thursday's game with a 2-4-1 overall record. The Friars went 0-1-1 last week with two games played on Chapey Field. On Thursday, Sept. 8, the Friars earned their first draw of the season against Boston College and then on Sunday, Sept. 11 Providence fell to Monmouth, 2-0. Senior
Alexis Rothmann (Norwell, Mass.) scored her first goal of the season versus the Eagles.
Providence has had six different athletes score in its first seven games. Junior
Meg Hughes (Rochester, Mass.) leads the Friars offense with five points on two goals and one assist. In addition to Hughes and Rothmann, junior
Ava Brandt (Chester, N.J.), sophomore
Gillian Kenney (Hanover, Mass.), graduate student
Hannah Pinkus (Manchester, Vt.) and senior
Angie Suaza (Nashua, N.H.) have also scored for the Friars. Graduate student
Elayna Grillakis (Lowell, Mass.) leads the Friars in assists this season with three.
FRIARS IN 2021… The Friars finished with a 10-7-3 overall record and 5-3-2 mark in BIG EAST play. Providence finished in fifth place in the conference and earned an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 1993. The Friars fell to Hofstra, 3-0, in the First Round of the NCAA Tournament.
The Friars earned five All-BIG EAST selections in 2021. Junior
Meg Hughes (Rochester, Mass.) earned All-BIG EAST First Team honors while junior
Avery Snead (Wrentham, Mass.) and senior
Alexis Rothmann (Norwell, Mass.) earned All-BIG EAST Second Team honors. Sophomores
Gillian Kenney (Hanover, Mass.) and
Maria Paveglio (Lake Orion, Mich.) were selected to the BIG EAST All-Freshman Team.
FRIARS PICKED FOURTH IN BIG EAST PRESEASON POLL… The BIG EAST conference announced its women's soccer Preseason Coaches' Poll on Thursday, Aug. 11. The Friars were picked to finish fourth in the BIG EAST behind Georgetown, Xavier and Butler.
Hughes was the lone Friar to receive preseason recognition as a member of the Preseason All-BIG EAST Team. Last season, Hughes started in all 20 games for the Friars. She led Providence in points (22), goals (nine) and was tied for second on the team in assists (four). At the conclusion of the season, she earned a spot on the All-BIG EAST First Team.
NEWCOMERS…Providence welcomes nine student-athletes to the program this season including two graduate transfers and seven freshmen. The graduate transfers are
Hannah Pinkus (Manchester, Vt.) and
Madi Coyne (Ewing, N.J.). Pinkus played four years as a midfielder at Colgate University and Coyne played in the backline at George Washington University for four seasons.
The incoming freshmen class includes
Colleen Casey (Franklin, Mass.),
Thaea Mouratidis (Scarborough, Canada),
Abbey Finn (Dedham, Mass.),
Alanna Coffie (Warwick, R.I.),
Ella McBride (Peterborough, Canada),
Ahnna Faust (Grafton, Wis.) and
Ava Beckett (Ajax, Canada).
SERIES HISTORY AGAINST BROWN… The Friars hold a 11-21-0 record against the Bears. In 2021, the Providence defeated Brown, 2-1, on Chapey Field at Anderson Stadium.
SCOUTING THE BEARS… The Bears enter Thursday's game with a 4-1-1 overall record. Brown's only loss of the season came to No. 22 Ohio State on Sept. 8. On Sunday, Sept. 11 Brown tied Northeastern, 1-1, in Boston, Mass.
Senior Ava Seelenfreund leads the Bears offense this season with nine points on four goals and one assist. In addition, Brown has had six more players score in 2022. Goalkeeper Clare Gagne has played in all six games for the Bears. She has posted a 0.83 goals against average and a 0.688 save percentage.
UP NEXT… The Friars will play in their BIG EAST opener at Seton Hall on Thursday, Sept. 22 at 6:00 p.m. in South Orange, N.J.
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-GO FRIARS!-