Completed Event: Men's Soccer at Rutgers on August 21, 2025 , Loss , 0, to, 1
Men's Soccer
at Rutgers
Final
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Providence College Athletics
Saturday, November 9
Providence, R.I.
7:00 PM
Providence College
11-4-3, 5-1-2
2
vs
0
Connecticut
8-4-6, 3-2-3
1
2
F
UConn
0
0
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Providence
0
2
2
No. 2 Seed And 25th-Ranked Men's Soccer Defeats No. 7-Seed Connecticut, 2-0, To Advance To The BIG EAST Semifinals
11/9/2024 10:26:00 PM | Men's Soccer
Israel Neto scored what proved to be the game-winning goal.
PROVIDENCE, R.I.- The 25th-ranked Providence College men's soccer team defeated the No. 7-seed Connecticut Huskies (8-3-6, 3-2-3 BIG EAST), 2-0, in a BIG EAST Quarterfinal match on Chapey Field at Anderson Stadium on Saturday, Nov. 9 in Providence, R.I. The Friars, who entered the tournament as the No. 2 seed, improved to 11-4-3 overall. Graduate Student Israel Neto scored his second goal versus UConn this season to deliver a win for the Friars With the victory, Providence will advance to the BIG EAST Semifinal for the second-consecutive season. The No. 2-seed Friars will face the No. 3 Seed St. John's (7-5-5, 5-1-2 BIG EAST) on Thursday, Nov. 14 at the Maryland SoccerPlex in Boyds, Md.
RECORDS
No. 25 Providence (11-4-3, 5-1-2 BIG EAST)
Connecticut (8-3-6, 3-6-3 BIG EAST)
SCORE
Providence 2 | Connecticut 0
VENUE
Chapey Field at Anderson Stadium | Providence, R.I.
GAME FLOW & NOTES
• Isreal Neto (Salvador, Brazil) and Pearse O'Brien (West Hartford, Conn.) both took charge of the Friars attack in the first half, creating two clear goal-scoring opportunities that were both denied by the UConn goalkeeper.
• Neto scored for the Friars to take the lead in the 53rd minute (52:59 minute). Neto delivered a strike on the left side of the box and beat the keeper on the near post to give the Friars a 1-0 lead. It marked his second goal against UConn this season.
• In the 79th minute (79:40) Lukas Burns (Cinnaminson, N.J.) made a diving save to hold the Friars' lead.
• UConn's Jack Loura committed a handball inside the box, leading to a Providence penalty kick. Bruno Rosa (Cascais, Portugal) took the penalty kick and beat the keeper with 19 minutes remaining (80:58 minute).
• Burns made a key save with under four minutes left to play (85:48) to keep the Huskies scoreless.
• Burns recorded his seventh clean sheet of the season for the Friars.
• The Friars secured their first-ever postseason win over the Huskies, bringing their all-time record in BIG EAST Championship play against them to 1-1.
• This will be the second-consecutive year that the Friars have qualified for the BIG EAST Semifinals and will make their 17th all-time appearance.
• The Friars are now 2-1 all-time as the No. 2-seed in BIG EAST Championship play.
• The Friars now hold a perfect 6-0 record in BIG EAST Quarterfinal games on Chapey Field and are 9-3 all-time in BIG EAST Championship home games.
GOALKEEPERS
Providence- Lukas Burns – 5 saves, 0 goals allowed
Connecticut–Max Kerkvliet– 5 saves, 2 goal allowed
STAT COMPARISON
Providence
Shots: 19
Shots on Goal: 7
Corner Kicks: 9
Fouls: 14
Saves: 5
Connecticut
Shots: 13
Shots on Goal: 5
Corner Kicks: 3
Fouls: 11
Saves: 5
UP NEXT
No. 25 Providence will advance to the BIG EAST Championship Semifinals, to face No. 3-seed St. John's.
The Semifinal will be played at the Maryland SoccerPlex in Boyds, Md. on Thursday, Nov. 14. The match is scheduled to kick-off at 5:00 p.m. and will stream live on the BIG EAST Digital Network.
This will mark the second-consecutive year that the Friars have qualified for the BIG EAST Semifinals.
The Red Storm lead the all-time series against the Friars with a record of 20-11-6. The teams last met during the regular season on October 19, which ended in a 1-1 draw in Providence, R.I.
The upcoming Semifinal match between the No. 25 Friars and the Johnnies will mark their third meeting in the semis. The Johnnies hold a 2-1 advantage over the Friars in BIG EAST Semifinal matchups. Their last Semifinals clash was in 2019, when the Friars defeated No. 14 St. John's, 2-1, in Queens, N.Y.
-GO FRIARS!-
Team Stats
UCONN
PROV
Goals
0
2
Shots
13
19
Shots on Goal
5
7
Saves
5
5
Corners
3
9
Fouls
11
14
Scoring Plays
Israel Dos Santos Neto (3)
GOAL by PROV Dos Santos Neto, Israel.
52:59
Bruno Rosa (4)
PROV Bruno Rosa PENALTY KICK GOAL.
80:58
Game Leaders
Players
Shots
4
SOG
2
Goals
1
Assists
0
fwd
Shots
3
SOG
3
Goals
1
Assists
0
Shots
3
SOG
0
Goals
0
Assists
0
Shots
3
SOG
0
Goals
0
Assists
0
Players Mentioned
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