Lacrosse Game Notes vs. Holy Cross

Game Information vs Holy Cross | February 1 | Providence, R.I. | 12:00 PM

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PROVIDENCE OPENS THE 2025 SEASON AT HOME… The Providence College men's lacrosse team welcomes Holy Cross to Chapey Field at Anderson Stadium for a non-conference match up on Saturday, Feb. 1 at 12:00 p.m. to kick off the 2025 season.

LIVE STATS AND STREAM… The game will be broadcast live on FloCollege (formerly known as FloSports). Links to the broadcast, in addition to live stats, can be found on Friars.com by navigating to the men's lacrosse schedule.

SERIES BREAKDOWN… Since 1980, the Friars and Crusaders have met 35 times. Providence leads the all-time series, 18-17. Providence has earned victories in each of the last nine meetings between the two teams.

MOST RECENT MEETING... The teams last met during the 2024 campaign. Providence defeated Holy Cross, 12-6, in Worcester, Mass. Ryan Bell paced the Friars' offense with seven points on five goals and two assists.

RYAN BELL MAKES PROGRAM HISTORY: Senior Ryan Bell ranks fourth all-time in scoring at Providence College with 170 career points (51 goals and 119 assists). Bell also is the program's all-time assists leader (119), having passed Matt Pymm '99, who closed his career with 102 assists. Bell also set the single-season assist record (45) and single-season point record (66) during the Friars' final game of the season in 2024. Kyle Ojakian previously set both records with 42 assists and 63 points in 2002.

RYAN BELL NAMED USA LACROSSE PRESEASON ALL-AMERICA HONORABLE MENTION... Senior Ryan Bell was recognized by the USA Lacrosse Association as a 2025 Division I Preseason All-America Third Team selection. Bell, as a junior, led the Friars in scoring last year with 66 points on 21 goals and a team-best 45 assists. He finished the regular season ranked third among NCAA Division I players in assists per game, averaging 3.00. He was named BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Year, All-BIG EAST First Team, NEILA All-New England Second Team, USA Lacrosse Magazine Honorable Mention All-American and USILA Honorable Mention All-American.

TWO FRIARS EARN PRESEASON ALL-BIG EAST HONORS… Attackers Ryan Bell and Richie Joseph have been named to the 2025 Preseason All-BIG EAST Team. Bell also was named Preseason Offensive Player of the Year. Bell and Joseph were two of eight unanimous selections. Last season, Bell was named BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Year and earned First-Team All-BIG EAST honors, while Joseph was named to the Second Team.

RYAN BELL NAMED BIG EAST OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR... Ryan Bell is the first player in program history to earn BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Year and fifth Friar to earn a major BIG EAST post-season award overall, joining 2017 BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Year Jarrod Neumann and three players who earned BIG EAST Goalkeeper of the Year (Peter Badgley – 2015, Tate Boyce – 2017, 2019 and James Corasaniti – 2023).

MEET THE STAFF... Providence enters its third season under Head Coach Bobby Benson. In his first two season with the program, he helped the Friars claim a spot in the BIG EAST Tournament. Prior to Providence, Benson spent the two seasons at Maryland as the offensive coordinator during the Terps' run to the NCAA title in 2022. Maryland registered a 33-1 record during Benson's tenure, earned two Big Ten Championships and made back-to-back appearances in the NCAA Championship game. Casey Brodersen, who spent 12 seasons as the Associate Head Coach at Bryant, was hired by Bobby Benson to serve as Associate Head Coach at Providence in 2023. He helped the Bulldogs to six NEC titles and five NCAA Tournament appearances. Carroll Kennedy joined the Friars as an Assistant Coach in 2023. Kennedy worked alongside Benson at Maryland during the 2022 season and was previously named USILA Assistant Coach of the Year while at Limestone University in 2015. Shawn Ewert joined the staff for the 2024 season as an Assistant Coach. Before joining the Providence staff, Ewert spent the previous two seasons at Florida Southern, where he served as assistant coach and offensive coordinator. During his tenure, he helped guide Florida Southern to a 25-11 record.

KEY RETURNERS… The Friars are bringing back their top-three point scorers from last season. Ryan Bell returns for his senior season after finishing first on the team in assists (45). Bell was named BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Year, All-BIG EAST First Team, NEILA All-New England Second Team, USA Lacrosse Magazine Honorable Mention All-American and USILA Honorable Mention All-American. Junior, Richie Joseph will look to build off his success from 2024 after finishing the season ranked first on the team in goals (41) and second in points (53). He was recognized as an All-BIG EAST Second Team Selection and BIG EAST All-Tournament Team. Jack Horrigan will return for his senior year after finishing his 2024 season fourth on the team in scoring with 32 points on 26 goals and six assists.

Senior Gregg Dennison will anchor the Providence defense. Dennison started all 15 games for the Friars last season and recorded 10 caused turnovers and 35 ground balls.

WELCOME TO FRIARTOWN… The Friars welcomed 18 freshmen to the men's lacrosse program in the fall of 2024. Newcomers include Randolph Campbell (Richmond, Va.), Stone Evans (Hartford, Conn.), Ben Dale (Wheaton, Ill.), Sam Brazell (DeWitt, N.Y.), Jack Cooper (Southampton, N.Y.), Chris Matia (Alexandria, Va.), Jay Wilkerson (Baltimore, Md.), Patrick Mullin (Rockville Centre, N.Y.), Max Maurillo (Westport, Conn.), Jack Nicolette (Waxhaw, N.C.), Chris Jaskiewicz (Winter Park, Fla.), Sean Walsh (Hull, Mass.), Cam Sterritt (Brampton, Ontario), Matt Hayes (East Greenwich, R.I.), Ned Marshall (St. Louis, Mo.), Andy Scott (Pittsburgh, Pa.), Jack Bourget (Edina, Minn.) and Luke Fliss (Pittsford, N.Y.).

Additionally, one transfer joined the Friars roster in the fall of 2024. Dan Donahue (Weston, Mass.), is a graduate transfer from Union College.

FRIARS PICKED TO FINISH FOURTH IN BIG EAST POLL... Providence was picked to finish fourth in the 2025 BIG EAST Preseason Coaches' Poll (15 points). Georgetown was picked to win the league, having collected five first-place votes and 25 points overall. Denver (20 points) was second and Villanova (16 points) was selected third. Rounding out the conference standings was Marquette (seven points) in fifth and St. John's (seven points) in sixth.

SCOUTING HOLY CROSS… The Crusaders closed out the 2024 season with a 2-11 overall record and an 0-8 mark in the Patriot League. Holy Cross averaged 8.31 goals and 33.8 shots per game. Holy Cross was picked to finish ninth in the Patriot League Preseason Coaches' Poll receiving 17 votes.

CRUSADERS TO WATCH… Junior attack/midfield Will Messineo returns for the Crusaders after finishing third in scoring last season with 18 points on 13 goals and five assists.

Holy Cross' long stick midfield/defender Michael Rincon returns for his junior season after starting in all 16 games for the Crusaders in 2024. He recorded 37 ground balls for the Crusaders.

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Players Mentioned

Ryan Bell

Jack Bourget

Sam Brazell

Randolph Campbell

Jack Cooper

James Corasaniti

Ben Dale

Gregg Dennison

Dan Donahue

Stone Evans

Luke Fliss

Matt Hayes

Jack Horrigan

Chris Jaskiewicz

Richie Joseph

Ned Marshall

Chris Matia

Max Maurillo

Patrick Mullin

Jack Nicolette

Andy Scott

Cam Sterritt

Sean Walsh

Jay Wilkerson

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Upcoming Event: Men's Lacrosse at Marquette on March 28, 2026 at 12:30 p.m.

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Upcoming Event: Men's Lacrosse versus Denver on April 18, 2026 at 12:00 p.m.

Upcoming Event: Men's Lacrosse at St. John's on April 24, 2026 at 7:30 p.m.

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