Providence College Athletics

Saturday, November 4
Providence, R.I.
4:00 PM

Providence College

8-5-3, 4-2-2

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Creighton University

4-7-6, 3-3-2

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Creighton
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Providence
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Bruno Rosa MSOC

No. 3 Men’s Soccer Defeats No. 6 Creighton, 3-0, to Advance to the BIG EAST Semifinals

11/4/2023 7:05:00 PM | Men's Soccer

Brendan McSorely scored two goals for the Friars.

PROVIDENCE, R.I.- No. 3 Providence College men's soccer defeated No. 6 Creighton, 3-0, in the BIG EAST Quarterfinals on Nov. 4 in Providence, R.I. Brendan McSorley (Randolph, N.J.) scored two goals for the Friars in the victory. 

 

RECORDS 

Providence (8-5-3, 4-2-2 BIG EAST) 

Creighton (4-7-6, 3-3-2 BIG EAST) 

SCORE 

No. 3 Providence 3 | No. 6 Creighton 0 

VENUE 

Chapey Field at Anderson Stadium | Providence, R.I. 

 

GAME FLOW & NOTES 

• Providence opened the scoring in the first minute of the match. Rodrigo Vaza (Torres Vedras, Portugal) passed to Nathan Messer (London, England), who crossed the ball into Brendan McSorley for a header goal.  

Bruno Rosa (Cascais, Portugal) extended the lead to, 2-0, in the 60th minute after scoring a goal from inside of the box. Gevork Diarbian (Cranston, R.I.) was awarded the assist. 

• McSorley scored his second goal of the night in the 75th minute, scoring off a cross inside of the box from Pearse O'Brien (West Hartford, Conn.).

• McSorley recorded his third multi-goal game of the season and has a career-high 11 goals on the season.

Lukas Burns (Cinnaminson, N.J.) registered his seventh shutout of the season, marking a career high.  

• The Friars will be making their 16th appearance all-time in the BIG EAST Semifinals, and fourth appearance in the last six years (2018, 2019, 2021, 2023).

• Providence will advance to the BIG EAST Semifinals to face the winner of No. 7 seed Akron vs. No. 2 Xavier, which is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. on Nov. 4.

• The BIG EAST Semifinals and Championship Game are slated for November 9th and 12th at Maryland SoccerPlex in Boyds, Md.

HOW THEY SCORED 

(1-0)-Providence – 0:56/1st - Messer crossed into McSorely for the goal.  

(2-0)-Providence-60:51/2nd – Rosa's shot found the back of the net. 

(3-0)-Providence-75:07/2nd- McSorley scored off a cross from O'Brien. 

 

GOALKEEPERS 

Providence- Lukas Burns- 2 saves, 0 goals allowed 

Creighton -Blake Gillingham- 3 saves, 3 goals allowed 

 

STAT COMPARISON 

Providence 

Shots: 12 

Shots on Goal: 6 

Corner Kicks: 3 

Fouls: 13 

Saves: 2 

 

Creighton 

Shots: 14 

Shots on Goal: 2 

Corner Kicks: 10 

Fouls: 11 

Saves: 3 

WHAT'S NEXT 

Providence men's soccer will advance to the BIG EAST Semifinals on Wednesday, Nov.9 at 4:00 p.m. in Boyds, Md. The Friars will play the winner of the match between No.2 Xavier and No.7 Akron.  

For more updates on the PC men's soccer program, follow the team on Twitter @PCFriarsMsoccer and Instagram @PCmsoccer 

-GO FRIARS!- 

Team Stats

CREI
PROV
Goals
0
3
Shots
14
12
Shots on Goal
2
6
Saves
3
2
Corners
10
3
Fouls
11
13
Scoring Plays
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Brendan McSorley (11)

Assisted By: Nathan Messer , Rodrigo Vaza

GOAL by PROV McSorley, Brendan Assist by Messer, Nathan and Vaza, Rodrigo.

00:56

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Bruno Rosa (4)

Assisted By: Gevork Diarbian

GOAL by PROV Rosa, Bruno Assist by Diarbian, Gevork.

70:00

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Brendan McSorley (11)

Assisted By: Pearse O'Brien

GOAL by PROV McSorley, Brendan Assist by O'Brien, Pearse.

75:07

Game Leaders

Shots
4
SOG
3
Goals
2
Assists
0
Shots
1
SOG
1
Goals
1
Assists
0
Shots
3
SOG
0
Goals
0
Assists
1
Shots
2
SOG
2
Goals
0
Assists
1

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