Providence College Athletics

Saturday, March 30
Providence, R.I.
12:00 PM

Providence College

4-6

10
vs
15

Georgetown University

7-2

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Georgetown
2
9
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15
Providence
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Ryan Bell cradling ball around defender in 2024 game versus Georgetown

Men’s Lacrosse Defeated By No. 8 Georgetown In BIG EAST Play

3/30/2024 2:20:00 PM | Men's Lacrosse

Richie Joseph and Michael Chabra each scored four goals for the Friars.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The Providence College men's lacrosse team was defeated by No. 8 Georgetown, 15-10, on Saturday, March 30 in Providence, R.I. The Friars dropped to 4-6 overall and 0-1 in the BIG EAST, while the Hoyas improved to 7-2 overall and 1-0 in the BIG EAST. Richie Joseph (Longmeadow, Mass.) and Michael Chabra (Reading, Mass.) each scored four goals for the Friars. 
  
1st Quarter: 

- The Friars got off to a 4-2 lead heading into the second quarter.
- The two teams exchanged a pair of goals to start the game making it 2-2. Richie Joseph (Longmeadow, Mass.) and Michael Chabra (Reading, Mass) were responsible for the Friars' goals. 
- Providence closed out the first quarter with two unanswered goals by Chabra and Owen Finetto (Haworth, N.J.).
- James Corasaniti (New York, N.Y.) made three saves in the first quarter.
 
  
2nd Quarter: 

- Georgetown used a 9-0 run to take the lead an 11-5 heading into halftime. 
- Chabra scored his third goal of the game 35 seconds into the quarter to give Providence the 5-2 lead. 
- The Hoyas went on an 9-0 run to close the quarter. 
- Georgetown went 9-11 at the X in the second quarter.
 
3rd Quarter: 

- The two teams exchanged a pair of goals to start the second half. Joseph recorded his second goal of the game, while Chabra recorded his fourth goal of the game. 
- No goals were scored the final 5:38 of the third quarter.
- Providence led in shots (11-7), shots on goal (7-4) and faceoffs won (3-2) in the third.
 
4th Quarter    
- The Hoyas scored the first goal of the quarter, before Joseph responded with back-to-back goals. 
- Parker Kennedy (Port Coquitlam, BC.) scored his third goal of the season to cut the score to 14-10. 
- The Hoyas scored the final goal of the game to win, 15-10. 
 
Notes:    
- Chabra had a team-high four goals. This marked his second hattrick of the season.
- Joseph recorded four goals, which marked his fifth hattrick of the season. He remains the only players on the Friars' roster to have scored a goal in the team's first 10 games. 
- Finetto recorded his first career goal. 
- Ryan Bell (Smithtown, N.Y.) recorded one assist. It marked his 101st career assist. He is two assists away from taking sole possession of the programs all-time assists record.
 
What's Next: The Friars travel to Villanova, Pa. on Saturday, April 6 to face Villanova. Faceoff is set for 12:00 p.m.

- GO FRIARS! - 
 

Team Stats

GU
PC
Shots
38
26
Turnovers
13
16
Caused Turnovers
8
6
Faceoffs Won
18
11
Extra-Man Opps
1
2
Ground Balls
34
25

Game Leaders

G
4
A
0
FO
-
Pen
-
GB
2
CT
0
G
4
A
0
FO
-
Pen
-
GB
1
CT
0
G
1
A
0
FO
-
Pen
-
GB
0
CT
0
G
1
A
0
FO
-
Pen
-
GB
0
CT
0

Players Mentioned

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