Providence Men’s Soccer Defeats DePaul, 4-0, at Home

PROVIDENCE, R.I.- Providence College men's soccer earned it's first BIG EAST win of the season on Sept. 29 on Chapey Field after defeating DePaul, 4-0. Brendan McSorley (Randolph, N.J), Rodrigo Vaza (Torres Vedras, Portugal), and Pearse O'Brien (West Hartford, Conn.) scored the goals for the Friars.

RECORDS
Providence(3-4-2, 1-1-1 BIG EAST)
DePaul(1-6-2, 0-3 BIG EAST)

SCORE
Providence 4 | DePaul 0

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

GAME FLOW & NOTES
-Vaza opened the scoring for the Friars early in the first half with a header. O'Brien and Gevork Diarbian (Cranston, R.I.) were awarded the assists.
-Diarbian earned his second assist of the game following a pass to McSorley who found the back of the net.
-Afonso Serrano made his NCAA collegiate debut late in the first half.
-McSorley scored his second goal of the game late in the second half from a header off Messer's corner kick. It was McSorley's team-leading sixth goal of the season.
-O'Brien found his second goal late the game following a long-pass from Jason Pereira (Bloomfield, N.J.)
-Lukas Burns (Cinnaminson, N.J.) recorded his second shutout of the season.

HOW THEY SCORED
(1-0)-Providence – 12:04/1^st- O'Brien took a pass from Diarbian and crossed into Rodrigo Vaza who found the back of the net from a header inside the box.
(2-0)-Providence- 26:26/1^st- Diarbian found McSorley for a shot to the upper-left corner.
(3-0)-Providence-82:25/2^nd-Nathan Messer's corner kick was headed in by McSorley.
(4-0)-Pereira gave a long pass to O'Brien who's shot curled into the upper-right corner of the goal.

GOALKEEPERS
Providence- Lukas Burns- 1 save, 0 goals allowed
Depaul-Ghandi Cruz- 2 saves, 4 goals allowed

STAT COMPARISON
Providence
Shots: 14
Shots on Goal: 6
Corner Kicks: 4
Fouls: 18
Saves: 1

DePaul
Shots: 3
Shots on Goal: 1
Corner Kicks: 0
Fouls: 10
Saves: 2

WHAT'S NEXT
PC will host Siena College on Tuesday, Oct.3 at 7:00 p.m. on Chapey Field at Anderson Stadium.

-GO FRIARS!-

Providence Men’s Soccer Defeats DePaul, 4-0, at Home

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Team Stats

Brendan McSorley

Pearse O'Brien

Rodrigo Vaza

Gevork Diarbian

Players Mentioned

Lukas Burns

Gevork Diarbian

Brendan McSorley

Nathan Messer

Pearse O'Brien

Jason Pereira

Afonso Serrano

Rodrigo Vaza

Players Mentioned

Lukas Burns

Gevork Diarbian

Brendan McSorley

Nathan Messer

Pearse O'Brien

Jason Pereira

Afonso Serrano

Rodrigo Vaza

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