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Providence College Athletics
Wednesday, October 18
Providence, R.I.
7:00 PM
Providence College
6-4-3, 3-1-2
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University of Connecticut
7-6-1, 3-3-0
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UConn
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Providence
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Men’s Soccer Defeats UConn, 3-1.
10/18/2023 9:54:00 PM | Men's Soccer
Brendan McSorley registered two goals for the Friars.
PROVIDENCE, R.I.- Providence College men's soccer defeated UConn, 3-1, on Oct. 18 on Chapey Field at Anderson Stadium in its final home match of the regular season. Brendan McSorley (Randolph, N.J.) led the way for the Friars with two goals as the team extended its unbeaten streak to five, the longest since 2019.
RECORDS
Providence (6-4-3, 3-1-2 BIG EAST)
UConn (7-5-2, 3-3 BIG EAST )
SCORE
Providence 3 | UConn 1
VENUE
Chapey Field at Anderson Stadium | Providence, R.I.
GAME FLOW & NOTES
-Providence opened the scoring early in the game. Nathan Messer (London, England) placed a shot outside of the box, finding the low right corner of the goal. Bernardo Prego (Evora, Portugal) and Diego Batista (Barcelos, Portugal) were awarded the assists.
-McSorley headed in Messer's cross in the 17th minute to extend the Friar lead, 2-0. Messer finished the night with a goal and an assist.
-In the first half, the Huskies had three open scoring opportunities. Each shot was deflected off the post.
-McSorley scored his second goal of the night in the 70th minute to put the Friars up, 3-0. The goals were his seventh and eighth tallies of the season.
-UConn marked its first goal of the night after Scott Testori was able to head in Nicolas Tomerius' cross.
-Senior Sam Biven (Atlanta, Ga.) made his season-debut in the 87th minute.
HOW THEY SCORED
(1-0)-Providence – 6:30/1st- Messer's shot was placed in bottom right corner of the goal.
(2-0)-Providence-17:17/1st- McSorley headed in Messer's cross.
(3-0)-Providence-70:47/2nd-McSorely headed in Pearse O'Brien's (West Hartford, Conn.) corner kick.
(3-1)-UConn-75:44/2nd-Testori scored a header goal.
GOALKEEPERS
Providence - Lukas Burns- 2 saves, 1 goal allowed
UConn - Clayton Knibbs- 3 saves, 3 goals allowed
STAT COMPARISON
Providence
Shots: 12
Shots on Goal: 6
Corner Kicks: 5
Fouls: 24
Saves: 2
UConn
Shots: 9
Shots on Goal: 3
Corner Kicks: 2
Fouls: 9
Saves: 3
WHAT'S NEXT
The Friars travel to Indianapolis, Ind. to play Butler University on Saturday, Oct.21 in a BIG EAST matchup. Kick-off is set for 7:00 p.m.
For more updates on the PC men's soccer program, follow the team on Twitter @PCFriarsMsoccer and Instagram @PCmsoccer
-GO FRIARS!-
Team Stats
UCONN
PROV
Goals
1
3
Shots
9
12
Shots on Goal
3
6
Saves
3
2
Corners
2
5
Fouls
9
24
Scoring Plays
Nathan Messer (4)
Assisted By: Bernardo Prego , Diego Batista
GOAL by PROV Messer, Nathan Assist by Prego, Bernardo and Batista, Diego.
06:30
Brendan McSorley (8)
Assisted By: Nathan Messer
GOAL by PROV McSorley, Brendan Assist by Messer, Nathan.
17:17
Brendan McSorley (8)
Assisted By: Pearse O'Brien
GOAL by PROV McSorley, Brendan Assist by O'Brien, Pearse.
70:47
Scott Testori (6)
Assisted By: Nicolas Tomerius
GOAL by UCONN Testori, Scott Assist by Tomerius, Nicolas.
75:44
Game Leaders
Players
Shots
3
SOG
3
Goals
2
Assists
0
Shots
2
SOG
1
Goals
1
Assists
1
Shots
1
SOG
0
Goals
0
Assists
1
Shots
0
SOG
0
Goals
0
Assists
1
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