Providence College Athletics

Wednesday, October 15
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7:00 PM

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Georgetown

Ella McBride and Courtnee Pickles celebrate goal with team versus Creighton on Chapey Field at Anderson Stadium

Women’s Soccer Set Visit No. 13 Georgetown

10/14/2025 2:29:00 PM | Women's Soccer

The Friars will travel to face No. 13 on Wednesday, Oct. 15 at 7:00 p.m.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The Providence College women's soccer team is set to visit the No. 13 ranked Georgetown University Hoyas (10-2-2, 6-0-0 BIG EAST) on Wednesday, Oct. 15. The match will kick off at 7:00 p.m. Washington, D.C. and will be available for streaming on ESPN+.

SCOUTING THE FRIARS... The Providence College women's soccer team recently finished in a draw with Creighton, 3-3, and moved to 4-4-3 overall with a 1-2-2 mark in BIG EAST play. This season, the Friars have earned victories over Army (1-0), Northeastern (2-1), Sacred Heart (1-0) and Seton Hall (2-0). Providence holds a 3-2-2 mark at home and are 1-2-1 on the road. Providence's home match versus Rutgers University, originally scheduled for Friday, Sept. 6, was postponed due to inclement weather and has not been rescheduled.

Senior Ella McBride (Peterborough, Ont.) and freshman Courtnee Pickles (Methuen, Mass.) lead the Friars offense with a team-high five points on two goals and an assist each. Redshirt-freshmen Amaya Coffie (Warwick, R.I.) and Lily Gibbs (Dedham, Mass.) are also tied for first on the team in goals, each having scored two. Eight players have scored goals for the Friars this season and seven have recorded assists. Graduate student goalkeeper Ellie Thallman (Northville, Mich.) has anchored Friars in net, playing every minute (990:00) across the team's 11 games. Thallman has registered a .667 save percentage on 32 saves and has recorded three shutout wins. Stephanie Schoeley (Thedford, Ont.) and McBride have led the Friars' defense, logging 985 and 958 minutes, respectively.

AWARDS… Six Friars have earned BIG EAST Awards this season.
Gibbs was named BIG EAST Freshman of the Week on Aug. 18 after she scored the game winning goal in the 72nd minute in Friars' win over Army (1-0). It also marked her first-career goal at Providence. Gibbs was recently recognized on the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll on Oct. 6. Gibbs scored her second goal of the season in the 46th minute in the Friars win over Seton Hall (2-1).
Isabella Kloock-Jensen (Aabenraa, Denmark) was named to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll on Sept. 3. She scored the game-winning goal in the 60th minute of the Friars win over Sacred Heart (1-0). It also marked her first-career goal at Providence.
McBride was named the BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week on Aug. 25 following the Friars win over Northeastern (2-1). The senior anchored the Friars' defense, logging 90 minutes of action and helped limit Northeastern to only two shots on goal. McBride was also named to the Preseason ALL-BIG EAST Team on Aug. 12.
Courtnee Pickles (Methuen, Mass.) was named to the Big East Weekly Honor Roll on Aug. 25 after she was credited with the game-winning goal in the 67th minute in the Friars win at Northeastern (2-1). It also marked her first-career goal with the Friars.
Schoeley was named BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week on Sept. 8 following the Friars win over Sacred heart (1-0). The sophomore led the Friar defense, logging 90 minutes of action and helped limit Sacred Heart to only one shot. Schoeley was recently recognized on the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll on Oct. 6. She was credited with the game-winning goal in the 15th minute of the Friars win over Seton Hall (2-0).
Thallman was named the BIG EAST Goalkeeper of the Week on Aug. 18 following the Friars win over Army (1-0). The graduate student recorded a clean sheet performance in the teams win.

SERIES HISTORY AGAINST GEORGETOWN... The Friars hold a 3-17-6 all-time record against the Hoyas. In the last meeting between the two teams, Providence was defeated by Georgetown, 1-0, on Oct. 13, 2024 in Providence, R.I. The last time the Friars defeated the Hoyas was on October 15, 2017 in Providence, R.I. when the Friars took a 1-0 victory.

SCOUTING THE HOYAS... Georgetown enters Wednesday's match ranked No. 13 nationally with a 10-2-2 record and a perfect 6-0-0 mark in BIG EAST play. The Hoyas hold a 5-1-1 record at home this season. Georgetown's noteworthy home results include wins over No. 10 South Carolina (1-0) Connecticut  (2-0) with the team's lone home loss versus Saint Mary's (2-0).
 
Graduate student Maja Lardner leads Georgetown's offense in scoring with 20 points on a team-high nine goals and two assists. Lardner currently ranks third in the BIG EAST in both points and goals. Senior Natalie Means ranks second on the team and fourth in the BIG EAST in points with 18 on six goals and six assists. Senior Henley Tippins is tied for second on the team in goals with six. Senior Shay Montgomery has registered a team high eight assists, a mark that ranks second in the BIG EAST. Senior goalkeeper Cara Martin has anchored Georgetown in net this season starting in every game. She has posted a .769 save percentage with seven total shutouts. Martin leads the BIG EAST in goals against average letting in .65 goals per game.

UP NEXT... The Friars will host No. 20 Xavier (10-2-2, 5-0-1 BIG EAST) on Saturday, Oct. 18, in Providence, R.I. The game will kick off at 7:00 p.m. on Chapey Field at Anderson Stadium. Providence holds a 5-6-2 all-time record against the Musketeers. In the last meeting between the two teams, Providence defeated Xavier, 2-1, on Oct. 20, 2024 in Cincinnati, Ohio.
 
For more information on the Providence College women's soccer team, follow @PC_WomensSoccer on X and Instagram.


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