KINGSTON, R.I.- The Providence College men's soccer team pulled out a last-minute, 2-1 win over the University of Rhode Island on Monday, September 4 in Kingston, R.I.
Brendan McSorley (Randolph, N.J.) and
Cole Dewhurst (Lancaster, Mass.) scored for the Friars.
SCORE
Providence 2 | URI 1
RECORDS
Providence (2-2)
URI (1-1-2)
VENUE
URI Soccer Complex | Kingston, R.I.
GAME FLOW & NOTES
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Lukas Burns (Cinnaminson, N.J.) made a clutch save in 25
th minute, shutting down Íñigo Etxegarai's break-away shot.
- McSorley took a shot to the low left corner off a deflection, saved by Edu Rodriguez in the 35
th minute.
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Gevork Diarbian (Cranston, R.I.) and McSorley took all the shots for the Friars in the first half, each recording two.
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Sam Montalto (Stonington, Conn.),
Owen VanMarter (Hilton Head Island, S.C.), and Sam Biven (Atlanta, Ga.), all made their season debut.
- Dewhurst scored his first goal of the season in the 63
rd minute, breaking the Rams' six-game shutout streak.
-Mathias Taylor scored the equalizer for URI with a diving header in the 80
th minute.
-Providence sealed the game after
Pearse O'Brien's corner was headed in by
Brendan McSorley with just 1:06 left in the game. It was O'Brien's second assist this week.
HOW THEY SCORED
(1-0)-Providence- 62:11/2
nd- Dewhurst found the back of the net as his shot hit the crossbar and bounced in.
(1-1)-URI-79:39/2
nd-Mathias Taylor's header was hit right outside the reach of Burns.
(2-1)-Providence-88:54/2
nd- McSorley headed the ball to the top right corner for his second goal of the season.
GOALKEEPERS
Providence-
Lukas Burns: Saves 3 | Goals Allowed 1
URI- Edu Rodriguez: Saves 1 | Goals Allowed 2
STAT COMPARISON
Providence
Shots: 10
Shots on Goal: 3
Corner Kicks: 7
Fouls: 14
Saves: 3
URI
Shots: 8
Shots on Goal: 4
Corner Kicks: 2
Fouls: 12
Saves: 1
WHAT'S NEXT
Providence will host the UMass Minutemen on Saturday, Sep. 9 at 7:00 PM on Chapey Field at Anderson Stadium.
-GO FRIARS!-