Completed Event: Men's Soccer at Rutgers on August 21, 2025 , Loss , 0, to, 1
Men's Soccer
at Rutgers
Final
0
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1
Providence College Athletics
Thursday, November 14
Boyds, Md.
5:00 PM
Providence College
12-4-3, 5-1-2
2
vs
1
St. John's
9-6-5, 5-1-2
1
2
3
F
St. John's (NY)
1
0
0
1
Providence
1
0
1
2
No. 2 Men's Soccer Secures Overtime Win Against No. 3 St. John’s, 2-1, To Advance To BIG EAST Championship Game For 7th Time
11/14/2024 9:03:00 PM | Men's Soccer
Israel Neto scored the golden goal in the first minute of overtime play.
BOYDS, Md.- The No.25 Providence College men's soccer team claimed a thrilling 2-1 overtime victory over No. 3-seed St. John's (9-6-5, 5-1-2 BIG EAST) in a BIG EAST Semifinal match on Thursday, Nov. 14 at the Maryland SoccerPlex in Boyds, Md. The Friars, who entered the BIG EAST Tournament as the No. 2-Seed improved to a 12-4-3 overall record. Sophomore Pearse O'Brien (West Hartford, Conn.) scored his first goal of the season to get the Friars on the board. Graduate student Israel Neto (Salvador, Brazil) secured the game-winner in the first minute of overtime to send Providence to its seventh appearance in the BIG EAST Championship match. The Friars have posted a 1-5 mark all-time in BIG EAST Championship games, capturing the league title in 2014.
RECORDS
No.25 Providence (12-4-3, 5-1-2 BIG EAST)
St. John's (9-6-5, 5-1-2 BIG EAST)
SCORE
Providence 2 | St. John's 1
VENUE
Maryland SoccerPlex | Boyds, Md.
GAME FLOW & NOTES
• The Red Storm scored an early goal in the first minute of play (1:30).
• In the 20th minute (20:28), O'Brien leveled the score (1-1) with a shot from the top of the box that sailed past the goalkeeper and found the bottom right corner of the net.
• The score stayed even at 1-1 entering half.
• The two teams fought through the second half, with the Friars recording four shots. However, neither team was able to find the back of the net for the rest of regulation.
• In the first minute of overtime play (91:23), Brandon Marshall (Wake Forest, N.C.) sent a high-cross into the box that deflected off the head of Sam Montalto (Stonington, Conn.) and landed at the feet of Neto who scored with a volley kick.
• Lukas Burns (Cinnaminson, N.J.) registered a season-high seven saves.
• Providence is now 12-20-6 all-time against St. John's.
• The Friars secured their third postseason win over the Red Storm. PC is now 2-2 all-time in BIG EAST Semifinal play against the Johnnies and 3-3 in BIG EAST Championship action.
• The Friars will be making their seventh BIG EAST Championship game appearance in program history. The Friars last appearance came during the 2021 season.
• The Friars are now 3-1 all-time as the No. 2-seed in BIG EAST Championship play.
• The Friars now hold a 7-10 all-time series record in BIG EAST Semifinals action.
GOALKEEPERS
Providence- Lukas Burns – 7 saves, 1 goal allowed
St. John's–Alec McLachlan– 3 saves, 2 goals allowed
STAT COMPARISON
Providence
Shots: 10
Shots on Goal: 5
Corner Kicks: 6
Fouls: 8
Saves: 7
St. John's
Shots: 14
Shots on Goal: 8
Corner Kicks: 4
Fouls: 9
Saves: 3
UP NEXT
No. 2 Providence will advance to the BIG EAST Championship match, to face the winner of the No. 1-Seed Akron versus No. 4-seed Georgetown.
The Championship game will be played at the Maryland SoccerPlex in Boyds, Md. on Sunday, Nov. 17. The match is scheduled to kick-off at 12:00 p.m. on FS2.
The seeds and matchups for the 2024 NCAA College Cup will be announced on Monday, November 18. Fans can tune in to the live stream at 1:00 pm ET on NCAA.com.
-GO FRIARS!-
Team Stats
SJU
PC
Goals
1
2
Shots
14
10
Shots on Goal
8
5
Saves
3
7
Corners
4
6
Fouls
9
8
Scoring Plays
Jackson Gould (2)
Assisted By: Tyler Morck , Justin Kopay
GOAL by SJU Gould, Jackson Assist by Morck, Tyler and Kopay, Justin.
01:30
Pearse O'Brien (1)
Assisted By: Diego Batista
GOAL by PC O'Brien, Pearse Assist by Batista, Diego.
20:58
Israel Dos Santos Neto (4)
Assisted By: Sam Montalto , Brandon Marshall
GOAL by PC Dos Santos Neto, Israel Assist by Montalto, Sam and Marshall, Brandon.
91:23
Game Leaders
Players
Shots
2
SOG
2
Goals
1
Assists
0
Shots
1
SOG
1
Goals
1
Assists
0
Shots
0
SOG
0
Goals
0
Assists
1
Shots
0
SOG
0
Goals
0
Assists
1
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