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Providence College Athletics
Thursday, September 12
Providence, R.I.
7:00 PM
Providence College
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Women’s Soccer Set to Visit Brown
9/11/2024 12:15:00 PM | Women's Soccer
The Friars will travel to Brown University on Thursday, Sept. 12 at 7:00 p.m.
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The Providence College women's soccer team is set to face Brown University on Sunday, Sept. 12 at 7:00 p.m. on Stevenson-Pincince Field.
STREAMING VS. BROWN
SCOUTING THE FRIARS... The Friars enter the week with a 3-2-1 record. Providence has early season wins over Rhode Island, 1-0 and Holy Cross, 2-1. The Friars went 1-0-0 last week with a 3-2 win against Northeastern on Sunday.
Graduate student Kacey Lawrence (Monroe, Conn.) leads the Friars' offense with nine points through the first six games. Lawrence owns a team-best three goals and three assists.
Freshman Kristin Middaugh (Lancaster, N.Y.) has scored two goals for the Friars this season.
Freshman Stephanie Schoeley (Thedford, Ontario), sophomore Marryn Gruhn (Northport, N.Y.) and junior Alanna Coffie (Warwick, R.I.) have each scored one goal for the Friars.
Goalkeepers Emma Bodmer (Monroe Township, N.J.) and Ellie Thallman (Northville, Mich.) have shared time in net this season. Bodmer has started six games for the Friars logging 315 minutes. This season she has maintained a 0.733 save percentage on 11 saves and four goals allowed. Thallman has appeared in five games logging 225 minutes for the Friars.
TWO MEMBERS OF THE FRIARS QUALIFY FOR THE 2024 FIFA UNDER-20 WORLD CUP… Junior Ella McBride (Peterborough, Canada) and Sophomore Kayla Briggs (Toronto, Canada) have qualified for the U-20 FIFA World Cup 2024 and will represent Canada's National Team. Canada is 1-1-1 in group B. They tied France 3-3, defeated Fiji 9-0 and fell to Brazil 2-0. In their match against Fiji, McBride recorded one goal and two assists. Briggs scored two goals and recorded one assist in the match. Canada moves on to the round of 16 in the elimination round where they will face Spain on Sept. 11.
KAYLA BRIGGS NAMED TO PRESEASON ALL-BIG EAST TEAM... Kayla Briggs received preseason recognition as a member of the Preseason ALL-BIG EAST Team. The BIG EAST released its 2024 Preseason Coaches' Poll and preseason honors Tuesday (Aug. 13).
BIG EAST PRESEASON COACHES POLL... Providence women's soccer was picked to finish fifth in the 2024 BIG EAST Preseason Coaches' Poll with 66 points. Providence finished last season with a 4-1-5 record in conference play. The Friars finished fourth in the BIG EAST Last season and reached the BIG EAST Tournament Semi-Final. The Friars are coming off their second NCAA Tournament appearance in the last three years.
TOP RETURNERS...
The Friars return three All-BIG EAST players this season. Kayla Briggs (Toronto, Canada) was named to the ALL-BIG EAST Second Team after her strong rookie campaign. She finished fourth on the team in points with, nine on two goals and five assists. Briggs was named BIG EAST Freshman of the Week Aug. 21 and BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week Oct. 16. Returners Emma Bodmer (Monroe Township, N.J.) and Gillian Kenney (Hanover, Mass.) were named to the ALL-BIG EAST third team last season. Bodmer helped the Friars to eight clean sheets and lead the BIG EAST in save percentage (.905), only allowing four goals. Kenney's finished second the team with 13 points on five goals and one assist.
NEWCOMERS… Providence welcomes nine student-athletes to the program this season including two graduate transfers, two junior transfers and six freshmen. The graduate transfers include Kacey Lawerence (Monroe, Conn.) and Ellie Thallman (Northville, Mich.). The Junior transfers include Brooke Haarala (Framingham, Mass.) and Olivia Allen (Holland Landing, Ontario).
The incoming freshman class includes Kelly Stepnowski (Glastonbury, Conn.), Amaya Coffie (Warwick, R.I.), Stephanie Schoeley (Thedford, Ontario), Caitlyn Gratton (Hamilton, Ontario), Lily Gibbs (Dedham, Mass.) and Kirstin Middaugh (Lancaster, N.Y.).
SERIES HISTORY AGAINST BROWN... The Friars hold a 12-22-0 all-time record against the Bears. In their last meeting, the Friars won 1-0 in Providence, R.I. in 2023.
SCOUTING THE BEARS... Brown enters Thursday's contest with a 1-1-3 record. This past weekend, the Bears were tied in their match versus Minnesota, 1-1. Brown was picked second in the Ivy League Coaches Poll receiving four first-place votes.
Senior Kira Maguire and junior Naya Cardoza lead the Bears in points, both tallying three points on one goal and one assist. Sophomore Joy Okonye was named to TopDrawSoccer.com's Preseason top 100 list. Goalkeeper Bella Schopp has a save percentage of 0.818 this season with 18 saves and four goals allowed. The Bears have outscored their opponents 5-4 this season.
UP NEXT... The Friars will visit Columbia on Friday, Sept. 20 at 6:00 p.m. in Rocco B. Commisso Soccer Stadium in New York, N.Y.
For more information on the Providence College women's soccer team, follow @PC_WomensSoccer on X and Instagram.
-GO FRIARS!-
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