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Women’s Soccer Set To Host Brown and Temple
8/30/2023 2:17:00 PM | Women's Soccer
Both games will be played on Chapey Field at Anderson Stadium.
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The Providence College women's soccer team is set to host Brown and Temple University this weekend. They will face Brown on Thursday, Aug. 31 at 6:30 p.m. and will then face Temple on Sunday, Sep. 3 at 1:00 p.m. The Friars aim to start the season 4-0 which for the first time since 1990.
VS. BROWN:
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SCOUTING THE FRIARS.. The Friars enter the weekend with a 3-0-0 overall record. Providence has wins against Iona, Quinnipiac, and University of Rhode Island. The Friars have started the season with three straight shutouts.
Seniors Meg Hughes (Rochester, Mass) and Kyla Gallagher (Stamford, Conn.) as well as junior Gillian Kenney (Hanover, mass.) all lead the Friars with two goals. Freshman Kayla Briggs (Toronto, Canada) leads the team in assists tallying four through the first three games.
THREE MEMBERS OF THE FRIARS QUALIFY FOR THE 2024 FIFA UNDER-20 WORLD CUP… Two sophomores, Ella McBride(Peterborough, Canada) and Thaea Mouratidis (Scarborough, Canada), and incoming freshman Kayla Briggs (Toronto, Canada) have qualified for the 2024 FIFA Under-20 World Cup with Canada Soccer's Under-20 Women's National Team. The team earned a third-place finish at the Concacaf Women's Under-20 Championship after defeating Costa Rica, 5-3, in the third-place game.
MEG HUGHES NAMED TO PRESEASON ALL-BIG EAST TEAM… Hughes was the lone Friar to receive preseason recognition as a member of the Preseason ALL-BIG EAST Team. This is Meg Hughes's third year in a row being named to the Preseason ALL-BIG EAST Team.
KAYLA BRIGGS NAMED BIG EAST FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK.. Briggs, who was named BIG EAST Freshman of the Week on Aug. 21, led Providence with two assists in each win against Iona and Quinnipiac. She also drew a penalty against Quinnipiac that led to a penalty kick goal. She currently leads the Friars in assists with four.
KYLA GALLAGHER NAMED BIG EAST OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK… Gallagher, who was named BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week, helped lead the offense with a goal in each game. She tallied four shots on goal and played a combined 151 minutes in the two games.
NEWCOMERS…Providence welcomes nine student-athletes to the program this season including three graduate transfers and six freshmen. The three graduate transfers are Corinne Dente(Stamford, Conn.), Emma Derry (Leominster, Mass.), and Katherine McElroy (Brookline, Mass.). Dente played 37 career games at forward for University of Louisville totaling two goals and one assist. Derry started 50 of her 59 career games on the backline for the University of Rhode Island where she registered two assists. McElroy was a four-year member of the women's soccer program at the University of Michigan where she appeared in goal for five games during the 2022 season.
The incoming freshman class includes Kayla Briggs (Toronto, Canada), Araceli Cloutier (Bedford, N.H.), Marryn Gruhn (Northport, N.Y.), Samantha Kolb (Long Beach, N.Y.), Naiya McFarlane (Ajax, Canada), and Ava Ripanti (Townsend, Del.).
SERIES HISTORY AGAINST BROWN… The Friars will face the Black Bears for the 34th time in program history. Providence holds a 11-22-0 overall record against Brown. In their last meeting Providence lost 3-0 in 2022.
SCOUTING THE BEARS…Brown University enters Thursday night with a 2-0 record with wins over Albany and Central Connecticut State. The Bears are receiving votes in the latest United Soccer Coaches poll.
In 2022, Brown finished with a 13-2-3 overall record and 5-0-1 in the Ivy League. The Bears return three key seniors Brittany Raphino, Ava Seelenfruend, and Sheyenne Allen. Between the three they have two All-American honors, five all-region selections, two Ivy Offensive Player of the Year awards, and seven All-Ivy nods.
SERIES HISTORY AGAINST TEMPLE…This will be the first time Providence College and Temple University face each other in women's soccer.
SCOUTING THE OWLS… Temple University enters the weekend with an 0-3-1 record and will face Lehigh University Thursday night before traveling to Providence.
In 2022, Temple finished with a 1-11-4 overall record and 0-8-0 in the American Athletic Conference. Carly Steinberg is the Owls top returner who recorded two goals last season.
UP NEXT… The Friars will travel to Piscataway, N.J. next week to play Rutgers University on Thursday, September 7. Kick-off is scheduled for 6:00 p.m.
For more information on the Providence College women's soccer team, follow @pc_womenssoccer on Twitter and Instagram.
-GO FRIARS!-
VS. BROWN:
LIVE STATS | LIVE STREAM | FLO SPORTS DISOCUNTED SUBSCRIPTION
VS. TEMPLE:
LIVE STATS | LIVE STREAM | FLO SPORTS DISCOUNTED SUBSCRIPTION
SCOUTING THE FRIARS.. The Friars enter the weekend with a 3-0-0 overall record. Providence has wins against Iona, Quinnipiac, and University of Rhode Island. The Friars have started the season with three straight shutouts.
Seniors Meg Hughes (Rochester, Mass) and Kyla Gallagher (Stamford, Conn.) as well as junior Gillian Kenney (Hanover, mass.) all lead the Friars with two goals. Freshman Kayla Briggs (Toronto, Canada) leads the team in assists tallying four through the first three games.
THREE MEMBERS OF THE FRIARS QUALIFY FOR THE 2024 FIFA UNDER-20 WORLD CUP… Two sophomores, Ella McBride(Peterborough, Canada) and Thaea Mouratidis (Scarborough, Canada), and incoming freshman Kayla Briggs (Toronto, Canada) have qualified for the 2024 FIFA Under-20 World Cup with Canada Soccer's Under-20 Women's National Team. The team earned a third-place finish at the Concacaf Women's Under-20 Championship after defeating Costa Rica, 5-3, in the third-place game.
MEG HUGHES NAMED TO PRESEASON ALL-BIG EAST TEAM… Hughes was the lone Friar to receive preseason recognition as a member of the Preseason ALL-BIG EAST Team. This is Meg Hughes's third year in a row being named to the Preseason ALL-BIG EAST Team.
KAYLA BRIGGS NAMED BIG EAST FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK.. Briggs, who was named BIG EAST Freshman of the Week on Aug. 21, led Providence with two assists in each win against Iona and Quinnipiac. She also drew a penalty against Quinnipiac that led to a penalty kick goal. She currently leads the Friars in assists with four.
KYLA GALLAGHER NAMED BIG EAST OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK… Gallagher, who was named BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week, helped lead the offense with a goal in each game. She tallied four shots on goal and played a combined 151 minutes in the two games.
NEWCOMERS…Providence welcomes nine student-athletes to the program this season including three graduate transfers and six freshmen. The three graduate transfers are Corinne Dente(Stamford, Conn.), Emma Derry (Leominster, Mass.), and Katherine McElroy (Brookline, Mass.). Dente played 37 career games at forward for University of Louisville totaling two goals and one assist. Derry started 50 of her 59 career games on the backline for the University of Rhode Island where she registered two assists. McElroy was a four-year member of the women's soccer program at the University of Michigan where she appeared in goal for five games during the 2022 season.
The incoming freshman class includes Kayla Briggs (Toronto, Canada), Araceli Cloutier (Bedford, N.H.), Marryn Gruhn (Northport, N.Y.), Samantha Kolb (Long Beach, N.Y.), Naiya McFarlane (Ajax, Canada), and Ava Ripanti (Townsend, Del.).
SERIES HISTORY AGAINST BROWN… The Friars will face the Black Bears for the 34th time in program history. Providence holds a 11-22-0 overall record against Brown. In their last meeting Providence lost 3-0 in 2022.
SCOUTING THE BEARS…Brown University enters Thursday night with a 2-0 record with wins over Albany and Central Connecticut State. The Bears are receiving votes in the latest United Soccer Coaches poll.
In 2022, Brown finished with a 13-2-3 overall record and 5-0-1 in the Ivy League. The Bears return three key seniors Brittany Raphino, Ava Seelenfruend, and Sheyenne Allen. Between the three they have two All-American honors, five all-region selections, two Ivy Offensive Player of the Year awards, and seven All-Ivy nods.
SERIES HISTORY AGAINST TEMPLE…This will be the first time Providence College and Temple University face each other in women's soccer.
SCOUTING THE OWLS… Temple University enters the weekend with an 0-3-1 record and will face Lehigh University Thursday night before traveling to Providence.
In 2022, Temple finished with a 1-11-4 overall record and 0-8-0 in the American Athletic Conference. Carly Steinberg is the Owls top returner who recorded two goals last season.
UP NEXT… The Friars will travel to Piscataway, N.J. next week to play Rutgers University on Thursday, September 7. Kick-off is scheduled for 6:00 p.m.
For more information on the Providence College women's soccer team, follow @pc_womenssoccer on Twitter and Instagram.
-GO FRIARS!-
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