Providence College Athletics

Saturday, February 17
Cambridge, Mass.
3:30 PM

Providence College

1-2, 0-0

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Harvard University

1-0, 0-0

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Chris Cusolito controlling the ball down Chapey Field in Anderson Stadium in 2024 home game

Men’s Lacrosse Drops Game To Harvard On The Road

2/17/2024 6:25:00 PM | Men's Lacrosse

Richie Joseph paced the Friar effort with two goals.

CAMBRIDGE, MASS. –The Providence College men's lacrosse team was defeated by Harvard, 23-7, on Saturday, Feb. 17 in Cambridge, Mass. Providence dropped to 1-2 on the season, while the Crimson opened the season, 1-0.

1st Quarter: 

- Four different Friars scored in the first quarter.
- Harvard got on the board first, but Providence's Ryan Bell converted on an unassisted goal to tie the game at 1-1.
- The teams traded goals, once again, with the Crimson striking first. The Friars' Jack Horrigan tied it back up with an assist from Gregg Dennison.
- Harvard scored back-to-back goals to claim a 4-2 advantage.
- Chris Cusolito and Richie Joseph scored back-to-back goals to tie the game (4-4).
- Harvard closed the quarter with two unanswered goals to take a 6-4 lead at the break.
 
2nd Quarter: 
- The Crimson scored outscored the Friars 5-0 to extend their lead to 11-4 at the end of the half.
- Harvard outshot Providence, 20-12 in the first half and went 10 for 13 at the faceoff X.
 
 
3rd Quarter: 

- Harvard outscored Providence, 6-1, in the third quarter.
- Harvard scored three goals in the first five minutes, extending their scoring run to 10-0.
- Joseph scored his second goal of the game off a feed from Rhett Chambers to end the Friars' scoring drought.
- The Crimson closed out the quarter with three unanswered goals to extend their lead to 17-5
 
4th Quarter 
- The Crimson scored back-to-back goals to start the final quarter
- Leo Sequenzia and Patrick McAleavey scored back-to-back goals for the Friars. It marked the first goal of Sequenzia's career, and the first goal of the season for McAleavey.
- Harvard closed the game on a 4-0 scoring run to win 23-7
 
Notes: 
- Bell's two points moved him into 15th place on the Friars all-time scoring list (118). He owns 39 goals and 79 assists in his career.
- Six different Friars scored in the game, including Joseph (two), Bell (one), Horrigan (one), Cusolito (one), Sequenzia (one) and McAleavey (one).
- Harvard outshot Providence 43-29
 
What's Next: 
- The Friars host Brown on Saturday, Feb. 24 at 12:00 p.m. in an Ocean State Cup battle.
 

- GO FRIARS! -
 
 
 
 

Team Stats

PC
HARV
Shots
29
43
Turnovers
20
13
Caused Turnovers
6
11
Faceoffs Won
10
21
Extra-Man Opps
4
1
Ground Balls
26
43

Game Leaders

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Pen
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CT
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