Providence College Athletics

Saturday, October 11
Providence, R.I.
7:00 PM

Providence College

6-2-1, 1-0-0BE

2
vs
1

Villanova

6-5-1, 1-2-0BE

1
2
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Villanova
1
0
1
Providence
1
1
2
Fabio Machado scored the game-winning goal in the Friars win over Villanova

Men's Soccer Defeats Villanova, 2-1

10/11/2014 12:00:00 AM | Men's Soccer

Oct. 11, 2014

Box Score

PROVIDENCE, R.I. -
The Providence College men's soccer team defeated Villanova, 2-1, at the Ray Treacy Track and Field Complex on Saturday, Oct. 11 for their first BIG EAST win of the season. Senior Fabio Machado (Santa Catarina, Brazil) scored the game-winning goal for the Friars.
The Friars jumped out to an early, 1-0 lead after a cross from Fabio Machado. The ball was shot into the bottom right of the net, just outside the six-yard box, by sophomore Mac Steeves (Needham, Mass.) at 6:34. The goal marked Steeves' fifth goal of the season.
The wildcats responded with a Colton Bryant goal in the 40th minute. Bryant headed the ball into the net off a free kick from Max Kroschwitz. At the end of the first half, the game was tied 1-1.
In the 88th minute of the game, senior Markus Naglestad sent a cross inside the six-yard box which was then fired into the back of the net by Machado for the game-winning goal. The goal marked Machado's third goal of the season.
After 90 minutes of play, Providence held the advantage in shots (22-12) and corner kicks (5-2).
With the win, the Friars advance to a 6-2-1 (1-0-1 BIG EAST) record, while the Wildcats drop to 6-5-1 (1-2-0 BIG EAST).
The Friars will return to action for a 3:00 p.m. game on Wednesday, Oct. 15 when they take on the Hoyas in Washington, D.C.
-Go Friars-​

Next Event

Georgetown
W, 2-0

Oct 15 (Wed)

10:00 AM

Team Stats

VU
PC
Goals
1
2
Shots
12
22
Shots on Goal
4
9
Saves
7
3
Corners
2
5
Fouls
8
15
Scoring Plays
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STEEVES, Mac (5)

Assisted By: MACHADO, Fabio

cross from 9, shot outside 6-yard box in

6:34

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BRYANT, Colton (1)

Assisted By: KROSCHWITZ, Max

off a free kick, into bottom left

39:30

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MACHADO, Fabio (3)

Assisted By: NAGLESTAD, Markus

cross from 10, shot fired into net from

87:59

Game Leaders

Shots
4
SOG
2
Goals
1
Assists
1
Shots
2
SOG
1
Goals
1
Assists
0
Shots
3
SOG
2
Goals
0
Assists
1
Shots
5
SOG
3
Goals
0
Assists
0

Players Mentioned

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