Providence College Athletics

Saturday, August 15
Providence, R.I.
6:30 PM

Providence College

vs

Rhode Island

WSOC Group Photo vs UMass Lowell 8-12-26

Women's Soccer Set To Host Rhode Island on Senior Night

8/13/2026 2:30:00 PM | Women's Soccer

The Friars will host Rhode Island in a Senior Night matchup on Saturday, Aug. 15 at 6:30 p.m.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The Providence College women's soccer team is set to host the Rhode Island Rams (1-0-0) Saturday, Aug. 15 for the program's Senior Night. The match will kick off at 6:30 p.m. on Chapey Field at Anderson Stadium in Providence, R.I. and will be available for streaming on ESPN+. The Senior Night celebrations will be held before kickoff.
 
STREAMING VS. RHODE ISLAND… Link here
 
FRIARS TIE WITH UMASS LOWELL IN SEASON OPENER… The Friars head into their Senior Night game coming off a 1-1 tie against UMass Lowell, on Aug. 12 in Providence R.I. With the tie, the Friars start the 2026 season at 0-0-1. Jocy Koffi (Abidjian, Ivory Coast) scored the game-tying goal in the 87th minute to secure the draw. It was the freshman's first collegiate goal. Providence outshot the River Hawks, 34-1. 
 
MOURATIDIS AND PICKLES NAMED TO PRESEASON ALL-BIG EAST TEAM… Thaea Mouratidis and Courtnee Pickles were named to the Preseason All-BIG EAST Team. The BIG EAST released its 2026 Preseason Coaches' Poll and preseason honors on Aug. 3. The last time that two Friars were named to the Preseason All-BIG EAST Team in the same season was 2019. 
 
BIG EAST PRESEASON COACHES POLL… Providence women's soccer was picked to finish sixth in the 2026 BIG EAST Preseason Coaches' Poll, earning 60 points. Providence finished last season with a 3-4-3 in conference play.
 
SCOUTING THE RAMS… Rhode Island enters Saturday's match with a 1-0-0 record following a win against Maine on Wednesday. The Rams were picked to finish third in the Atlantic 10 in the 2026 Preseason Poll. Forward Lauren MacDonald and goalkeeper Dani Eden were both named to the Preseason All-Conference Team. MacDonald last season led the Rams with 25 points and 10 goals, and currently ranks 13th all-time in program history with 47 career points. Eden set a program record with 11 shutouts and recorded five saves in the shutout win on Wednesday.
 
SERIES HISTORY AGAINST RHODE ISLAND… The Friars hold a 20-9-4 record against the Rams. In their last meeting, the Friars were defeated in a 2-0 loss at Rhode Island last season. 
 
RETURNERS… The Friars return 18 players from last years roster, including multiple All-BIG EAST Team members.

Graduate student midfielder Thaea Mouratidis (Toronto, Ont.) returns to play her fourth season with the Friars. She was named to this year's Preseason All-BIG EAST Team. Throughout her career she has recorded 13 points on two goals and nine assists. Last season, Mouratidis led the team with five assists and notched one goal. She was the lone Friar to be named to the All-BIG EAST Second Team at the end of the season. 

Junior defender Stephanie Schoeley (Thedford, Ont.) enters her third season with the Friars. In her career she has started in all 34 games, totaling eight points on four goals. Last season, Schoeley scored three goals with a team-high 1,427 minutes played. She was one of two players to be named to the All-BIG EAST Third Team. This past summer, Schoeley was invited to participate in the U20 World Cup Training Camp with Team Canada. 

Sophomore forward Courtnee Pickles (Methuen, Mass.) returns for her second season with the Friars. She was named to this year's Preseason All-BIG EAST Team. In her freshman season, Pickles played in all 16 games for the Friars and tied second on the team in points with seven on three goals and one assist. She tallied 1,140 minutes and earned All-BIG EAST Third Team honors.

Sophomore midfielder Emma Gregorski (South Glastonbury, Conn.) enters her second season with Providence. In her freshman campaign, Gregorski totaled 1,204 minutes played and tallied two assists.
 
NEWCOMERS… Providence welcomes nine student-athletes to the program this season, featuring two transfers and seven freshmen. The transfers include graduate student Caitlin Daley (Norwich, Conn.) from New Haven and Carolyn Hinkle (Millersville, Pa.) from Buffalo.

In her three seasons at New Haven, Daley started 49 games in goal and holds a .784 career save percentage. She led the NCAA Division I in total saves with 146 last season, and ranked second in saves per game with 9.13 in 2025. Hinkle played at Buffalo for two seasons, where she appeared in 39 games while starting 16. She totaled eight career points on two goals and four assists. As a freshman in 2024, she was named to the MAC All-Freshman team.

The incoming freshmen class includes Kaitlyn Brady (Covington, La.), Georgia Christos (Madison, N.J.), Kenzie Ellis (Norwich, Conn.), Makenna Foley (Plymouth, Mass.), Jocy Koffi (Abidjan, Ivory Coast), Maria Ravotti (Bradfordwoods, Pa.) and Signe Tingager (Alleroed, Denmark).
 
UP NEXT… The Friars will host the Monmouth Hawks on Thursday, August 20 at 4:00 p.m. Providence holds a 3-6-1 all-time record against the Hawks. In the last meeting between the two teams, Providence was defeated by Monmouth, 2-0, on Sept. 11, 2022 in Providence, R.I.

For more information on the Providence College women's soccer team, follow @PC_WomensSoccer on X and Instagram.
 
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