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Providence College Athletics
Thursday, September 21
Providence, R.I.
6:00 PM
Providence College
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Women’s Soccer Set To Open BIG EAST Play Against Seton Hall
9/20/2023 12:57:00 PM | Women's Soccer
Kick-off is set for Thursday, September 21 at 6:00 p.m.
Providence, R.I. – The Providence College women's soccer team is set to open BIG EAST play against Seton Hall on Thursday, September 21 at 6:00 p.m. in Providence, R.I.
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SCOUTING THE FRIARS… Providence enters Thursday's game with a 5-2 overall record. The Friars fell to Columbia on Saturday, September 16. The Friars defense has only let up two goals through the first seven games.
Senior Meg Hughes (Rochester, Mass.) and freshman Kayla Briggs (Toronto, Canada) lead the Friars offense with six points each through the first seven games. Hughes owns a team-best three goals, while Briggs has scored one goal and dished a team-best four assists. Briggs currently ranks second in assists for the BIG EAST while Hughes ranks ninth in goals for the BIG EAST.
Senior Kyla Gallagher (Stamford, Conn.) and sophomore Thaea Mouratidis (Scarborough, Canada) each have five points for Providence. Gallagher has tallied two goals and one assist, while Mouratidis ranks second on the team in assists (three) and has scored one goal.
Goalkeepers Emma Bodmer (Monroe Township, N.J.) and Katherine McElroy (Brookline, Mass.) have combined for 31 saves and have let in two goals. The duo has split time in net this season, each logging 315 minutes of action. Bodmer has faced 27 shots and allowed zero goals. McElroy has faced 30 shots and allowed two goals.
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. Hughes has played 55 career games for the Friars and has totaled 49 points on 18 goals and 13 assists. She currently ranks ninth on the Friars' all-time scoring list.
THAEA MOURATIDIS NAMED BIG EAST OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK… Mouratidis, who was named BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week, led Providence with three assists and one goal through two games. She assisted on the game winning goal against Brown and registered a career-high four points on two assists and one goal against Temple.
KAYLA BRIGGS NAMED BIG EAST FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK FOR THE SECOND TIME… Briggs, who was named BIG EAST Freshman of the Week, scored the game winning goal against Brown. This is the second time in three weeks she has earned the league's Freshman of the Week accolades.
ABBEY FINN NAMED TO TOP DRAWER SOCCER'S TEAM OF THE WEEK… Finn, who was named to Top Drawer Soccer's Team of the Week September 5 helped lead the Friars defense to two shut-out victories. The Friars defense has not surrendered a goal to their opponents through the first five games. Finn was also named to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll this same week.
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 SETON HALL… The Friars hold a 12-9 advantage over the Pirates. Providence has won nine out of the past 11 meetings against Seton Hall. Last season, the Friars came out on top with a 1-0 win over the Pirates in South Orange, N.J.
SCOUTING THE PIRATES… Seton Hall enters Thursday's game with a 4-3-1 overall record. The Pirates concluded the non-conference portion of their schedule with a 4-0 win over Le Moyne on September 10.
The Pirates have outscored opponents 14-11 this season. Junior Natalie Tavana leads the BIG EAST and Seton Hall in goals with seven. Forward Sophie Liston leads the Pirates with four assists. Goalkeeper Morgan Fedosiewich has started all eight games for Seton Hall allowing 11 goals so far this season.
UP NEXT… The Friars travel to Indianapolis, Ind. Next Thursday, September 28 to face Butler University. Kick-off is set for 7:00 p.m.
For more information follow @PC_Womenssoccer on Twitter and Instagram.
-GO FRIARS!-
LIVE STATS | LIVE STREAM
SCOUTING THE FRIARS… Providence enters Thursday's game with a 5-2 overall record. The Friars fell to Columbia on Saturday, September 16. The Friars defense has only let up two goals through the first seven games.
Senior Meg Hughes (Rochester, Mass.) and freshman Kayla Briggs (Toronto, Canada) lead the Friars offense with six points each through the first seven games. Hughes owns a team-best three goals, while Briggs has scored one goal and dished a team-best four assists. Briggs currently ranks second in assists for the BIG EAST while Hughes ranks ninth in goals for the BIG EAST.
Senior Kyla Gallagher (Stamford, Conn.) and sophomore Thaea Mouratidis (Scarborough, Canada) each have five points for Providence. Gallagher has tallied two goals and one assist, while Mouratidis ranks second on the team in assists (three) and has scored one goal.
Goalkeepers Emma Bodmer (Monroe Township, N.J.) and Katherine McElroy (Brookline, Mass.) have combined for 31 saves and have let in two goals. The duo has split time in net this season, each logging 315 minutes of action. Bodmer has faced 27 shots and allowed zero goals. McElroy has faced 30 shots and allowed two goals.
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. Hughes has played 55 career games for the Friars and has totaled 49 points on 18 goals and 13 assists. She currently ranks ninth on the Friars' all-time scoring list.
THAEA MOURATIDIS NAMED BIG EAST OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK… Mouratidis, who was named BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week, led Providence with three assists and one goal through two games. She assisted on the game winning goal against Brown and registered a career-high four points on two assists and one goal against Temple.
KAYLA BRIGGS NAMED BIG EAST FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK FOR THE SECOND TIME… Briggs, who was named BIG EAST Freshman of the Week, scored the game winning goal against Brown. This is the second time in three weeks she has earned the league's Freshman of the Week accolades.
ABBEY FINN NAMED TO TOP DRAWER SOCCER'S TEAM OF THE WEEK… Finn, who was named to Top Drawer Soccer's Team of the Week September 5 helped lead the Friars defense to two shut-out victories. The Friars defense has not surrendered a goal to their opponents through the first five games. Finn was also named to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll this same week.
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 SETON HALL… The Friars hold a 12-9 advantage over the Pirates. Providence has won nine out of the past 11 meetings against Seton Hall. Last season, the Friars came out on top with a 1-0 win over the Pirates in South Orange, N.J.
SCOUTING THE PIRATES… Seton Hall enters Thursday's game with a 4-3-1 overall record. The Pirates concluded the non-conference portion of their schedule with a 4-0 win over Le Moyne on September 10.
The Pirates have outscored opponents 14-11 this season. Junior Natalie Tavana leads the BIG EAST and Seton Hall in goals with seven. Forward Sophie Liston leads the Pirates with four assists. Goalkeeper Morgan Fedosiewich has started all eight games for Seton Hall allowing 11 goals so far this season.
UP NEXT… The Friars travel to Indianapolis, Ind. Next Thursday, September 28 to face Butler University. Kick-off is set for 7:00 p.m.
For more information follow @PC_Womenssoccer on Twitter and Instagram.
-GO FRIARS!-
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