Providence College Athletics

Saturday, October 5
Blacksburg, Va.
1:00 PM

Providence College

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Virginia Tech

Men's Soccer Defeats Virginia Tech, 1-0

10/5/2002 12:00:00 AM | Men's Soccer

Oct. 5, 2002

Box Score

BLACKSBURG, Va. -- Providence College defeated Virginia Tech, 1-0, in BIG EAST men's soccer action on Saturday, October 5 in Blacksburg, Va.

For the Friars, it marked their first win ever against the Hokies and the first time they have won a BIG EAST game on the road since 1999.

PC freshman Eoin Lynch (Yarmouth, Maine) scored the only goal of the game when he kicked in a centering pass from 35 yards out at the 10:15 mark.

Friar sophomore goalkeeper Jeff Newman (Northboro, Mass.) made four stops in his second shutout of the season.

With the win, Providence improved to 3-7 overall and 2-3 in BIG EAST action, while Virginia Tech fell to 5-5-1 overall and 2-3-1 in league play.

Providence College returns to action on Wednesday, October 9 against Connecticut at 7:00 p.m. in Storrs, Conn.

at Blacksburg, Va.

Providence (3-7-0)  1   0   --  1Virginia Tech (5-5-1)   0   0   --  0

SCORING: PC, Eoin Lynch (Carlos Suero) 10:15.

SAVES: PC, Jeff Newman 4 (90:00): VT, Chase Harrison 1 (90:00)

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