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Men’s Lacrosse Defeats St. John’s, 16-13, To Earn The No. 3 Seed In The BIG EAST Championship
4/26/2024 9:55:00 PM | Men's Lacrosse
The Friars are set to play No. 2 seed Georgetown in the BIG EAST Semifinals on May 2.
QUEENS, N.Y. – The Providence College men's lacrosse team defeated St. John's, 16-13, in the regular-season finale on Friday, April 26, to earn the No. 3 seed in the upcoming BIG EAST Championship. Richie Joseph (Longmeadow, Mass.) paced the Friars' offense with a career-high eight points on three goals and a career-best five assists. The Friars will face the No. 2 seed Georgetown on Thursday, May 2 at 8:30 p.m. in Villanova, Pa. in the BIG EAST Semifinals.
1st Quarter:
- The game was tied at 3-3 after the first quarter.
- The two teams exchanged goals to start the frame. Luke Jaber (Milton, Mass.) scored the first goal for the Friars.
- Ryan Bell (Smithtown, N.Y.) and Albert Pannicia (East Norwich, N.Y.) were responsible for the final two goals of the quarter.
- Providence held a 3-2 lead before St. John's tied the game with 27-seconds left on the clock.
- The Red Storm led in shots (11-8), shots on goal (8-6), groundballs (9-7) and faceoffs won (4-3) in the opening 15 minutes.
2nd Quarter:
- Providence outscored St. John's, 4-3, in the second quarter to take the 7-6 lead at halftime.
- Jack Horrigan (Lutherville, Md.) scored back-to-back goals to start the second quarter to give the Friars a two-goal lead (5-3).
- Joseph scored his first goal of the game off a feed from Bell to extend the Friars run to 3-0, giving Providence a 6-3 edge.
- St. John's went on a 3-1 run to end the quarter and get the game within a goal (7-6). Joseph scored the lone goal for the Friars in the closing stretch.
- James Corasaniti (New York, N.Y.) had six saves at halftime.
3rd Quarter:
- The Friars used a 5-1 run to take a 12-7 lead with 1:24 left in the quarter.
- Horrigan, Joseph and Patrick McAleavey (Trumbull, Conn.) registered three-straight goals for the Friars.
- St. John's got on the board at the 8:14 mark to make it a 10-7 game, but Horrigan and Michael Chabra (Reading, Mass.) scored back-to-back for a 12-7 Providence advantage.
- The Red Storm scored with 55-seconds remaining to get within four (12-8) heading into the fourth quarter.
4th Quarter
- Bell scored three goals in the fourth quarter to help Providence win, 16-13.
- The Red Storm scored 31 seconds into the fourth quarter before Bell answered with back-to-back goals.
- St. John's outscored Providence 5-4 in the fourth quarter, but only got as close as three.
Notes:
- Bell recorded seven points on four goals and three assists. His three assists gives him a total of 42 for the year, tying Kyle Ojakian's mark set in 2002.
- Bell also tied the single-season points record (63) with his seven points vs. St. John's. Ojakian also set that single-season record in 2002.
- Joseph had a team-high eight points on three goals and five assists. It marked his career-high in assists and points.
- Horrigan recorded four goals, which marked his fourth hattrick of the season.
- Corasaniti finished the night with nine saves.
- Providence went 14-32 at the face-off X.
What's Next: The Friars will travel to Villanova, Pa. to face No. 2 seed Georgetown in the Semifinals of the BIG EAST Championship. The game will be played on Thursday, May 2 at 8:30 p.m. The match-up will be televised live on CBS Sports Network.
1st Quarter:
- The game was tied at 3-3 after the first quarter.
- The two teams exchanged goals to start the frame. Luke Jaber (Milton, Mass.) scored the first goal for the Friars.
- Ryan Bell (Smithtown, N.Y.) and Albert Pannicia (East Norwich, N.Y.) were responsible for the final two goals of the quarter.
- Providence held a 3-2 lead before St. John's tied the game with 27-seconds left on the clock.
- The Red Storm led in shots (11-8), shots on goal (8-6), groundballs (9-7) and faceoffs won (4-3) in the opening 15 minutes.
2nd Quarter:
- Providence outscored St. John's, 4-3, in the second quarter to take the 7-6 lead at halftime.
- Jack Horrigan (Lutherville, Md.) scored back-to-back goals to start the second quarter to give the Friars a two-goal lead (5-3).
- Joseph scored his first goal of the game off a feed from Bell to extend the Friars run to 3-0, giving Providence a 6-3 edge.
- St. John's went on a 3-1 run to end the quarter and get the game within a goal (7-6). Joseph scored the lone goal for the Friars in the closing stretch.
- James Corasaniti (New York, N.Y.) had six saves at halftime.
3rd Quarter:
- The Friars used a 5-1 run to take a 12-7 lead with 1:24 left in the quarter.
- Horrigan, Joseph and Patrick McAleavey (Trumbull, Conn.) registered three-straight goals for the Friars.
- St. John's got on the board at the 8:14 mark to make it a 10-7 game, but Horrigan and Michael Chabra (Reading, Mass.) scored back-to-back for a 12-7 Providence advantage.
- The Red Storm scored with 55-seconds remaining to get within four (12-8) heading into the fourth quarter.
4th Quarter
- Bell scored three goals in the fourth quarter to help Providence win, 16-13.
- The Red Storm scored 31 seconds into the fourth quarter before Bell answered with back-to-back goals.
- St. John's outscored Providence 5-4 in the fourth quarter, but only got as close as three.
Notes:
- Bell recorded seven points on four goals and three assists. His three assists gives him a total of 42 for the year, tying Kyle Ojakian's mark set in 2002.
- Bell also tied the single-season points record (63) with his seven points vs. St. John's. Ojakian also set that single-season record in 2002.
- Joseph had a team-high eight points on three goals and five assists. It marked his career-high in assists and points.
- Horrigan recorded four goals, which marked his fourth hattrick of the season.
- Corasaniti finished the night with nine saves.
- Providence went 14-32 at the face-off X.
What's Next: The Friars will travel to Villanova, Pa. to face No. 2 seed Georgetown in the Semifinals of the BIG EAST Championship. The game will be played on Thursday, May 2 at 8:30 p.m. The match-up will be televised live on CBS Sports Network.
Team Stats
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Shots
39
39
Turnovers
14
18
Caused Turnovers
7
4
Faceoffs Won
14
18
Extra-Man Opps
3
3
Ground Balls
33
31
Game Leaders
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5
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2
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1
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2
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0
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2
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