Providence College Athletics

Friday, September 8
Providence, R.I.
4:00 PM

Providence College

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New Hampshire

Florencia Talarico dribbles by a defender during a field hockey game vs. LIU on Sept. 3.

Field Hockey Welcomes UNH And Brown To Lennon Family Field For A Pair Of Non-Conference Matches

9/7/2023 2:26:00 PM | Field Hockey

Friars kick off the weekend on Friday, Sept. 8 at 4:00 p.m. against UNH.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The Providence College field hockey team welcomes a pair of non-conference opponents to Lennon Family Field this weekend as the team continues its six-game homestand. The Friars will open the weekend with New Hampshire on Friday, Sept. 8 at 4:00 p.m. On Sunday, Sept. 10, Providence will host cross-city rival Brown at 1:00 p.m. 
 
FOLLOW ALONG:
Providence College vs. University of New Hampshire • September 8 | 4:00 p.m.
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Providence College vs. Brown University • September 10 | 1:00 p.m.
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SCOUTING PROVIDENCE COLLEGE (2-2): 
• Providence enters the weekend with a 2-2 overall record, including a 2-0 mark at Lennon Family Field.
• After opening the season with a pair of losses on the road to No. 17 Boston College (3-0) and Maine (2-0), Providence returned home to defeat Bryant (1-0) and Long Island University (1-0).
Celia Preveza and Lisa McNamara have scored the Friars' lone goals this season. Both goals were unassisted game winners.
Asia Porter has played all 240 minutes in the cage this season and has recorded a 1.25 goals against average and a 0.828 save percentage. Each of her victories this season have been shutouts.
• On Tuesday, Sept. 5, McNamara and Porter were named to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll for their performances last weekend against Bryant and LIU.
• Senior Eleonore de Keyser was named to the Preseason All-BIG EAST Team. De Keyser missed her first two seasons with an injury and returned in 2022 to start all 17 games as a central defender.
Ally DeCoste returns for her senior season after leading the team in scoring a year ago with 15 points on five goals and five assists. She scored 12 of her 15 points during BIG EAST Conference play (4g/4a).
• Porter played all 17 games in goal last season and registered a 2.59 goals against average and a 0.697 save percentage. She recorded two shut-out victories against Georgetown and Holy Cross.
• Providence finished the 2022 season with a 5-12 overall record and played nine of its 17 games on the road (2-7).
• This season, Providence will play 12 home games. The match-up against Bryant on Sept. 1 kicks off a six-game homestand and Providence will play 10 of its next 11 games at Lennon Family Field, overall.
• Providence was picked to finish fifth in the BIG EAST Preseason Coaches' Poll.
• McNamara has returned for a fifth season as a graduate student, taking advantage of the extra year of eligibility granted to student-athletes because of the Covid-19 pandemic. She has played 59 games during her career, including 38 appearances in the starting line-up. McNamara has recorded 23 career points on five goals and 13 assists. She is 4-5 during her career in penalty-stroke opportunities.
• The Friars have added eight newcomers to the roster for the 2023 season.
• In May, the program announced its 2023 team captains: Emily Antunes, Marley Mailloux, Eleonore de Keyser and Lisa McNamara.
 
SCOUTING UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE (3-1):
• New Hampshire enters the weekend with a 3-1 overall record. The Wildcats' only loss this season came against Ohio State on Sept. 1. UNH has earned victories over Quinnipiac (4-3, OT), Michigan State (4-0) and Ball State (4-1).
• Tasmin Cookman leads the offense with nine points on four goals and one assist, while Nicole Poulakis checks in with eight points on three goals and two assists.
• Tamera Cookman and Kathelijne are tied for third in scoring with five points each, as both players have recorded two goals and one assist.
• Jemma Woods has played 237 minutes in goal for UNH and owns a 1.93 goals against average and a 0.733 save percentage. She collected six saves against Michigan State to record her first shutout victory of the season. 
• UNH and Providence last met on Sept. 2, 2022 in Durham, N.H. The Wildcats posted a 3-1 victory, which snapped a three-game winless streak to the Friars.
 
SCOUTING BROWN UNIVERSITY (2-0):
• Brown enters the weekend with a 2-0 record and will face Northeastern on Friday, Sept. 8 before facing Providence College on Sunday afternoon.
• The Bears opened the season with victories over Long Island University (3-0) and Holy Cross (2-1, OT).
• Lindsey Ross leads Brown in scoring with three points on one goal and one assist.
• Lucy Adams, Imogen Govan, Zoe Lawrence and Lexi Pellegrino have each recorded one goal for Brown.
• Kylee Del Monte has played all 122 minutes in the cage for the Bears and owns a 0.49 goals against average and a 0.800 save percentage.
• In their most recent game against Holy Cross, the Bears tied the game (1-1) with 1:06 left in regulation to force overtime. Govan was credited with the game winning goal as she converted a penalty stroke opportunity just 2:04 into overtime. Overall, Brown held a 37-9 advantage in shot attempts vs. Holy Cross and a 15-8 edge in offensive corners.
 
WHAT'S NEXT:
• The Friars complete their six-game homestand next weekend with a pair of games against Quinnipiac and Stonehill. Providence and Quinnipiac open BIG EAST Conference action on Friday, Sept. 15 at 3:00 p.m. Stonehill comes to town on Sunday, Sept. 17 for a 1:00 p.m. start. Both matches will be streamed live on FloSports.
 
 
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