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Men's Lacrosse
vs #6/#5 Duke
Final
5
-
21
Providence College Athletics
Saturday, April 29
Providence, R.I.
12:00 PM
Providence College
6-8
12
vs
11
St. John's University
0-14
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Final F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. John's | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 11 |
| Providence | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 |
Photo by: Brian Foley for Foley-Photograph
Providence Men’s Lacrosse Tops St. John’s In Overtime, 12-11
4/29/2023 4:58:00 PM | Men's Lacrosse
Ryan Bell recorded his 100th career-point in the game.
Providence, R.I. – The Providence College men's lacrosse team defeated St. John's, 12-11, on Saturday, Apr. 29 in the final game of the regular-season. The Friars improved to 6-8 (2-3 BIG EAST) in the 2023 season while the Red Storm dropped to 0-14 (0-5 BIG EAST). Today's victory allowed Providence to clinch the No. 4 seed in the BIG EAST and earn a spot in the 2023 BIG EAST Tournament.
1st Quarter:
- St. John's scored four-straight goals in the first nine minutes of regulation for an early four-goal lead (4-0).
- The Friars responded with two goals to end the quarter down by two (4-2).
- Michael Chabra put the Friars on the board with a goal at 6:01 (1-4).
- Ryan Bell followed, scoring off an assist from Patrick McAleavey, with 4:26 remaining in the quarter(2-4). This goal marked Bell's 100th career-point.
- Quinn McConnaughey won six of the seven face-off opportunities of the quarter.
2nd Quarter:
- Chabra opened second-quarter scoring with a goal less than a minute in, at 14:15. He was assisted by Richie Joseph (3-4).
- The Friars then answered two Red Storm goals with three goals of their own and outscored St. John's 4-1 in the final seven minutes of the half.
- Matt Grillo started the Providence run by scoring on a man-up attempt off an assist from Joseph with 6:49 remaining (4-6).
- Joseph collected his second-straight assist after he helped Chabra find the back of the net for his third goal of the day at the 3:16 mark (5-6).
- Joseph got his name in the scoring column with 1:49 remaining in the half on a man-up goal assisted by Bell (6-6).
- After a goal by St. John's Caleb Zuhoaki, John Hoffman tied the game at 7-7 with a goal, which was assisted by Bell with seven minutes left in the half.
- Providence continued to dominate the faceoff, winning 12 of the 16 opportunities of the half.
- The Friars outshot the Red Storm 19-7 (5-3 on goal).
3rd Quarter:
- The teams traded goals throughout the third frame until Providence scored two-straight to head into the fourth ahead by one (10-9).
- After a goal by St. John's to open the quarter (7-8), Jack Horrigan scored his first of the day off an assist from Bell at the 12:25 mark (8-8).
- Horrigan responded to another Red Storm goal, with 6:44 remaining, by scoring for the second time today, this time, with the help of Hoffman (9-9).
- Chabra scored with 1:57 remaining to give the Friars their first lead of the day (10-9).
- Providence took 13 shots, seven of which were on goal.
4th Quarter:
- St. John's scored at 9:43 to bring the game to its fifth tie of the day (10-10).
- Chabra fired and scored with 8:03 remaining to give the Friars the 11-10 edge. He was assisted by McAleavey.
- Providence led by one for the next seven minutes until Brian Kelly scored for St. John's at the 1:15 mark to take the game into overtime (11-11).
- Grillo scored the game winner with :51 on the clock to give the Friars an overtime victory (12-11).
Notes:
- Chabra led the Friars with five points on five goals.
- Bell and Joseph added four points apiece, each collecting one goal and three assists.
- Bell's goal in the first quarter marked his 100th career-point.
- This victory clinched Providence as the No. 4 seed and earned the Friars a spot in the BIG EAST Tournament.
WHAT'S NEXT… The Friars will travel to Milwaukee, Wis. next week to face first-seeded Georgetown on Thursday, May 4 at 6:30 p.m. (ET) in the BIG EAST Semifinals. The game will be televised on CBS Sports Network.
Team Stats
SJ
PC
Shots
37
55
Turnovers
21
16
Caused Turnovers
10
4
Faceoffs Won
6
21
Extra-Man Opps
3
5
Ground Balls
25
37
Game Leaders
G
5
A
0
FO
-
Pen
1-30
GB
1
CT
0
G
2
A
0
FO
-
Pen
-
GB
1
CT
1
G
2
A
1
FO
-
Pen
-
GB
4
CT
1
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