Completed Event: Men's Lacrosse at RV/#19 Fairfield on March 1, 2025 , Loss , 7, to, 15
Men's Lacrosse
at RV/#19 Fairfield
Final
7
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15
Providence College Athletics
Saturday, April 20
Providence, R.I.
12:00 PM
Providence College
6-7
4
vs
7
University of Denver
10-2
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4
F
Denver
0
3
2
2
7
Providence
1
0
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1
4
Men’s Lacrosse Defeated By No. 6 Denver In BIG EAST Play, 7-4
4/20/2024 2:17:00 PM | Men's Lacrosse
Richie Joseph had a team-high two goals.
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The Providence College men's lacrosse team was defeated by No. 6 Denver, 7-4, in BIG EAST action in Providence, R.I. on April 20. The Friars dropped to 6-7 overall and 2-2 in the BIG EAST, while Denver improved to 10-2 overall and 4-0 in the BIG EAST. Richie Joseph (Longmeadow, Mass.) paced the Friars' offense with two goals.
1st Quarter:
- Providence held a 1-0 lead at the conclusion of the first quarter.
- The game was scoreless through the opening 12 minutes before Richie Joseph found the back of the net to give the Friars a 1-0 lead.
- Denver led in shots (8-6) and faceoffs won (2-0) in the first quarter.
2nd Quarter:
- The Pioneers outscored the Friars, 3-0, in the second quarter to take a 3-1 lead in the game.
- Denver scored back-to-back goals in the first six minutes of the second quarter to take the 2-1 lead.
- The Pioneers extended their run to 3-0 and take the two-goal lead with 3:35 remaining in the second quarter.
- The remainder of the quarter was scoreless.
- Denver outshot Providence, 13-5 in the second quarter.
3rd Quarter:
- The teams exchanged goals during the third quarter as Denver claimed a 5-3 lead heading into the final 15 minutes.
- Michael Chabra (Reading, Mass.) opened the third quarter with his first goal of the game before the Pioneers answered with a goal of their own.
- Chris Cusoltio (Melrose, Mass.) scored his first goal of the game with 40-seconds remaining in the quarter. Denver answered with two seconds left in the quarter, to make it a 5-3 game.
- The Friars held an 8-7 advantage in shots during the third frame.
4th Quarter
- The Pioneers outscored the Friars, 2-1, in the fourth quarter.
- Joseph scored his second goal of the game with 10:05 remaining in the fourth quarter to cut the deficit to one (5-4).
- Denver closed the game with two unanswered goals to earn the 7-4 win.
Notes:
- Joseph led the Frairs' offense with two points on two goals.
- James Corasaniti (New York, N.Y.) made nine saves in goal.
- Denver led in shots (38-28), shots on goal (16-14), groundballs (32-25) and faceoffs won (11-3)
- Ryan Bell has recorded 39 assists this season, which is three shy of the single season record set by Kyle Ojakian in 2002. Ojakian set the single-season mark with 42 assists. His 56 points is seven points shy of the single-season record for points, which also was set by Ojakian (63).
- The Friars can clinch a BIG EAST Championship berth with a win over St. John's on Friday, April 26.
What's Next: The Friars will travel to Queens, N.Y. for their final regular season game on Friday, April 26 to face St. John's. Faceoff is set for 7:00 p.m.
- GO FRIARS! -
1st Quarter:
- Providence held a 1-0 lead at the conclusion of the first quarter.
- The game was scoreless through the opening 12 minutes before Richie Joseph found the back of the net to give the Friars a 1-0 lead.
- Denver led in shots (8-6) and faceoffs won (2-0) in the first quarter.
2nd Quarter:
- The Pioneers outscored the Friars, 3-0, in the second quarter to take a 3-1 lead in the game.
- Denver scored back-to-back goals in the first six minutes of the second quarter to take the 2-1 lead.
- The Pioneers extended their run to 3-0 and take the two-goal lead with 3:35 remaining in the second quarter.
- The remainder of the quarter was scoreless.
- Denver outshot Providence, 13-5 in the second quarter.
3rd Quarter:
- The teams exchanged goals during the third quarter as Denver claimed a 5-3 lead heading into the final 15 minutes.
- Michael Chabra (Reading, Mass.) opened the third quarter with his first goal of the game before the Pioneers answered with a goal of their own.
- Chris Cusoltio (Melrose, Mass.) scored his first goal of the game with 40-seconds remaining in the quarter. Denver answered with two seconds left in the quarter, to make it a 5-3 game.
- The Friars held an 8-7 advantage in shots during the third frame.
4th Quarter
- The Pioneers outscored the Friars, 2-1, in the fourth quarter.
- Joseph scored his second goal of the game with 10:05 remaining in the fourth quarter to cut the deficit to one (5-4).
- Denver closed the game with two unanswered goals to earn the 7-4 win.
Notes:
- Joseph led the Frairs' offense with two points on two goals.
- James Corasaniti (New York, N.Y.) made nine saves in goal.
- Denver led in shots (38-28), shots on goal (16-14), groundballs (32-25) and faceoffs won (11-3)
- Ryan Bell has recorded 39 assists this season, which is three shy of the single season record set by Kyle Ojakian in 2002. Ojakian set the single-season mark with 42 assists. His 56 points is seven points shy of the single-season record for points, which also was set by Ojakian (63).
- The Friars can clinch a BIG EAST Championship berth with a win over St. John's on Friday, April 26.
What's Next: The Friars will travel to Queens, N.Y. for their final regular season game on Friday, April 26 to face St. John's. Faceoff is set for 7:00 p.m.
- GO FRIARS! -
Team Stats
DENVER
PC
Shots
38
28
Turnovers
21
17
Caused Turnovers
10
9
Faceoffs Won
11
3
Extra-Man Opps
0
0
Ground Balls
32
25
Game Leaders
Players
G
2
A
0
FO
-
Pen
-
GB
4
CT
0
G
1
A
0
FO
-
Pen
-
GB
0
CT
0
G
1
A
0
FO
-
Pen
-
GB
1
CT
0
G
0
A
0
FO
-
Pen
-
GB
0
CT
0
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