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Providence College Athletics
Saturday, October 19
Providence, R.I.
12:00 PM
Providence College
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St. John's
Photo by: Brian Foley for Foley-Photograph
Men’s Soccer Readies For Home Game Against St. John’s
10/16/2024 8:43:00 AM | Men's Soccer
The Friars will play the Johnnies at home on Saturday, Oct. 19 at 12:00 p.m.
VS ST. JOHN'S
LIVE STATS | WATCH
PROVIDENCE, R.I.- The Providence College men's soccer team (7-4-2, 2-1-1 BIG EAST) is set to take on BIG EAST foe, St. John's (5-5-3, 3-1-0 BIG EAST) on Saturday, Oct. 19 on Chapey Field at Anderson Stadium in Providence, R.I. The game is slated for 12:00 p.m. and will stream on the BIG EAST Digital Network.
SERIES HISTORY
Last meeting with St. John's: 2023- Providence 0, St. John's 0 (Queens, N.Y.)
All-Time Series: The Red Storm leads, 20-11-5
The Friars last defeated the Red Storm at home in 2019 with a 2-0 victory.
SCOUTING THE FRIARS
Providence enters the week with a 7-4-2 overall record including a 2-1-1 mark in BIG EAST Play. The Friars are coming off a 1-0 win at Marquette in a weather-shortened match on Oct. 12.
Junior Bruno Rosa (Cascais, Portugal), leads Providence in points (12), goals (four) and assists (four). Graduate Pepe Lora (Madrid, Spain) is second on the squad with six points on three goals.
Goalkeeper Lukas Burns (Cinnaminson, N.J.) has appeared in all 13 games for the Friars. He currently boasts a 0.731 save percentage and a 1.09 goals against average. Burns recorded his fourth shutout of the season when he made a game-high five save in the win at Marquette. Burns was deemed the 2024 BIG EAST Preseason Goalkeeper of the Year earlier this season.
Fourteen of the 15 Friar goals this season have come from transfer students. Transfers Pepe Lora (Madrid, Spain), Rosa, Harry Scarborough (Wigan, England), Aidan Davock (Medway, Mass.), Rodrigo Vaza (Torres Vedras, Portugal), and Kevin Castañeda (Providence, R.I.) have all recorded goals this season.
The Friars are currently receiving two votes in the United Soccer Coaches Top-25 Poll. They previously held the No. 18 ranking on September 24 and the No.21 ranking on October 1.
2024 HONORS & AWARDS
Lukas Burns
• Preseason Goalkeeper of the Year
• Preseason All-BIG EAST Team
• BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll (9/23/24)
Diego Batista
• United Soccer Coaches NCAA Division I Men's Players to Watch List - Midfielders
• Preseason All-BIG EAST Team
Pepe Lora
• BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll (8/26/24)
Kevin Castañeda
• BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll (9/9/24)
Rodrigo Vaza
• BIG East Defensive Player of the Week (9/23/24)
Bruno Rosa
• BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll (9/30/24)
SCOUTING THE RED STORM
St. John's enters this week with a 5-5-3 overall record, a 3-1-0 mark in BIG EAST action and a 1-2-2 road record. The Red Storm is currently ranked first in the BIG EAST East Division.
The Red Storm is coming off a BIG EAST win over DePaul, 4-1, in Queens, N.Y. on Oct. 12.
Junior Miguel Diaz and redshirt-freshman Tyler Morck lead the SJU offense with 11 and nine points, respectively. Morck was named BIG EAST Freshman of the Week on Oct.14 after he recorded three points on the game-winning goal and an assist in the team's win over DePaul.
Junior Alec McLachlan has been the sole goalkeeper for the Johnnies, playing all 1,170 minutes. He holds a 1.23 goals-against average, having allowed 16 goals across 13 games. McLachlan currently boasts a total of 31 saves for a save percentage of .660.
UP NEXT…
The Friars will head to Storrs, Conn. to take on the UConn Huskies (7-2-4, 2-1-1 BIG EAST) in a mid-week matchup on Wednesday, Oct. 23. The game will kick-off at 7:00 p.m. and stream on FloSports.
The Huskies hold a 24-8-2 all-time advantage over the Friars. The last meeting between the two teams was last season when Providence defeated UConn, 3-1, in Providence, R.I.
-GO FRIARS!-
LIVE STATS | WATCH
PROVIDENCE, R.I.- The Providence College men's soccer team (7-4-2, 2-1-1 BIG EAST) is set to take on BIG EAST foe, St. John's (5-5-3, 3-1-0 BIG EAST) on Saturday, Oct. 19 on Chapey Field at Anderson Stadium in Providence, R.I. The game is slated for 12:00 p.m. and will stream on the BIG EAST Digital Network.
SERIES HISTORY
Last meeting with St. John's: 2023- Providence 0, St. John's 0 (Queens, N.Y.)
All-Time Series: The Red Storm leads, 20-11-5
The Friars last defeated the Red Storm at home in 2019 with a 2-0 victory.
SCOUTING THE FRIARS
Providence enters the week with a 7-4-2 overall record including a 2-1-1 mark in BIG EAST Play. The Friars are coming off a 1-0 win at Marquette in a weather-shortened match on Oct. 12.
Junior Bruno Rosa (Cascais, Portugal), leads Providence in points (12), goals (four) and assists (four). Graduate Pepe Lora (Madrid, Spain) is second on the squad with six points on three goals.
Goalkeeper Lukas Burns (Cinnaminson, N.J.) has appeared in all 13 games for the Friars. He currently boasts a 0.731 save percentage and a 1.09 goals against average. Burns recorded his fourth shutout of the season when he made a game-high five save in the win at Marquette. Burns was deemed the 2024 BIG EAST Preseason Goalkeeper of the Year earlier this season.
Fourteen of the 15 Friar goals this season have come from transfer students. Transfers Pepe Lora (Madrid, Spain), Rosa, Harry Scarborough (Wigan, England), Aidan Davock (Medway, Mass.), Rodrigo Vaza (Torres Vedras, Portugal), and Kevin Castañeda (Providence, R.I.) have all recorded goals this season.
The Friars are currently receiving two votes in the United Soccer Coaches Top-25 Poll. They previously held the No. 18 ranking on September 24 and the No.21 ranking on October 1.
2024 HONORS & AWARDS
Lukas Burns
• Preseason Goalkeeper of the Year
• Preseason All-BIG EAST Team
• BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll (9/23/24)
Diego Batista
• United Soccer Coaches NCAA Division I Men's Players to Watch List - Midfielders
• Preseason All-BIG EAST Team
Pepe Lora
• BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll (8/26/24)
Kevin Castañeda
• BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll (9/9/24)
Rodrigo Vaza
• BIG East Defensive Player of the Week (9/23/24)
Bruno Rosa
• BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll (9/30/24)
SCOUTING THE RED STORM
St. John's enters this week with a 5-5-3 overall record, a 3-1-0 mark in BIG EAST action and a 1-2-2 road record. The Red Storm is currently ranked first in the BIG EAST East Division.
The Red Storm is coming off a BIG EAST win over DePaul, 4-1, in Queens, N.Y. on Oct. 12.
Junior Miguel Diaz and redshirt-freshman Tyler Morck lead the SJU offense with 11 and nine points, respectively. Morck was named BIG EAST Freshman of the Week on Oct.14 after he recorded three points on the game-winning goal and an assist in the team's win over DePaul.
Junior Alec McLachlan has been the sole goalkeeper for the Johnnies, playing all 1,170 minutes. He holds a 1.23 goals-against average, having allowed 16 goals across 13 games. McLachlan currently boasts a total of 31 saves for a save percentage of .660.
UP NEXT…
The Friars will head to Storrs, Conn. to take on the UConn Huskies (7-2-4, 2-1-1 BIG EAST) in a mid-week matchup on Wednesday, Oct. 23. The game will kick-off at 7:00 p.m. and stream on FloSports.
The Huskies hold a 24-8-2 all-time advantage over the Friars. The last meeting between the two teams was last season when Providence defeated UConn, 3-1, in Providence, R.I.
-GO FRIARS!-
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