Men's Soccer Defeats Pittsburgh, 2-1

Oct. 24, 2010

Box Score | Photo Gallery By D. Robinson

Senior Matt Marcin (Wilmington, Del.) scored with 5:02 remaining in the second half to propel the Providence men's soccer team to a 2-1 victory over Pittsburgh Sunday afternoon in a BIG EAST Conference match played at Glay Field. With the win, Providence improved to 7-5-2 overall and 2-4-1 in the BIG EAST, while Pitt is now 6-7-2 overall and 1-4-2 in the league. The Friars now hold the sixth and final BIG EAST playoff spot with two games remaining.

With the game tied at 1-1 and 5:02 remaining in the second half, Marcin scored his team-leading fourth goal of the season to give the Friars the lead for good. Sophomore Wilder Arboleda (Pawtucket, R.I.) played the ball to Marcin at the top right side of the 18-yard box. Marcin then rifled a low shot that glanced off the left post and into the net.

Pittsburgh had just scored the equalizer prior to Marcin's goal. Ryan Brode's corner kick to the far post found Andy Kalas, whose shot from six yards out went into the right corner of the net at 81:56. It marked Kalas' first goal of the season.

Providence took the early 1-0 lead in the 15th minute when senior Andrew Sousa (Fall River, Mass.) scored his first goal of the season. Junior Giuseppe Guerriero (Essex, Mass.) played a one-touch pass with the outside of his right foot to Sousa who put a few touches on the ball before curling a shot into the lower right corner of the net.

The Friars finished the match with an 18-9 advantage in shots. PC's Jhojan Obando (Kissimmee, Fla.) had with four saves, while Pitt's Hami Kara stopped three shots.

The Friars are back in action on Wednesday, October 27 at 7:00 p.m. when they play at Seton Hall.

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Players Mentioned

Wilder Arboleda

Giuseppe Guerriero

Matt Marcin

Jhojan Obando

Andrew Sousa

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