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Men's Soccer To Play Creighton In BIG EAST Semifinal
11/13/2014 12:00:00 AM | Men's Soccer
Nov. 13, 2014
BIG EAST Semifinal Game Notes
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -
The No. 12/23 Providence College men's soccer team will play No. 3/5 Creighton in the BIG EAST Semifinals at 6:00 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 14 at PPL Park in Chester, Pa. The Friars entered the BIG EAST Tournament as the No. 4 seed, while the Blue Jays earned a First Round bye as the No. 1 seed.
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Series History vs. Creighton
First Meeting : at Creighton 3, PC 0 (2011)
Last Meeting : at Creighton 3, PC 0 (Nov. 7, 2014)
All-Time Series : Tied 2-2-0
Scouting the Blue Jays
First-seeded Creighton enters Friday's BIG EAST Semifinal after earning a First Round bye for the BIG EAST Tournament. The Blue Jays defeated the Friars, 3-0, on Nov. 7 to secure the BIG EAST regular season title and the No. 1 seed. Creighton currently has a 14-2-2 overall record (7-1-1 BIG EAST) and is ranked 3rd/5th (Soccer America/NSCAA).
The Blue Jays' Fabian Herbers and Timo Pitter were named BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Year and BIG EAST Midfielder of the Year, respectively on Nov. 11. Herbers leads Creighton in points (25) and goals (9), while Pitter is tied for first with Herbers in assists (7).
Connor Sparrow has seen time in net in all but five minutes of Creighton's 18 games. Sparrow has registered 47 saves and nine shutouts this season.
Providence and Creighton in BIG EAST Tournament Play
Friday's game will mark the second meeting in the BIG EAST Tournament between the Friars and the Blue Jays. Providence has a 1-0 record against Creighton in the BIG EAST Tournament. In 2013, the Friars defeated the Blue Jays, 2-1, in the quarterfinals.
Providence's BIG EAST Tournament Picture
Like the 2013 season, Providence entered the BIG EAST Tournament as the No. 4 seed. A 2-1 win against the Villanova Wildcats on Tuesday, Nov. 11 sends Providence to PPL Park in Chester, Pa. for a semifinal game against first-seeded Creighton (Nov. 14). A win against Creighton will send Providence to the BIG EAST Tournament Championship game to face the winner of the Georgetown/Xavier semifinal game.
Providence's BIG EAST Tournament History
Out of the last 12 seasons, Providence has clinched a berth in the BIG EAST Tournament 10 times. Last season, the Friars made a run to the BIG EAST Championship game, falling to Marquette 3-2. It was Providence's third appearance in the BIG EAST Tournament Championship game. The other championship appearances include 2010 when the Friars played to a 2-2 tie versus Louisville (the game was decided in PK's with Louisville beating Providence 3-2) and 1984 when the Friars fell to Connecticut, 1-0.
All-time, Providence has made 14 BIG EAST Tournament appearances since 1983. The Friars are 12-11-5 all-time in BIG EAST Tournament play.
Providence in the BIG EAST Semifinals
Providence has now reached the BIG EAST Semifinal round nine times in the history of its conference tournament appearances. In the last eight games, the Friars have posted a 2-5-1 record. Providence's two semifinal wins came against Cincinnati in 2010 (2-1) and against Villanova in 1984 (2-0). In 2013, the Friars played to a 0-0 tie, advancing past Georgetown, 3-1, in penalty kicks.
BIG EAST Playoff Picture
The top-six teams at the end of regular season play earned BIG EAST Tournament playoff bids. The top-two teams, No. 1 Creighton and No. 2 Xavier, earned byes to the semifinals. Georgetown, as the third-seeded team, defeated Marquette, 2-1, in the first of two First Round games on Tuesday, Nov. 11 to advance to the semifinals. Georgetown will face Xavier on Friday, Nov. 14 for an 8:30 p.m. game, while Providence will play Creighton at 6:00 p.m. The winner of each semifinal game will compete for the BIG EAST Championship title at 5:00 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 16.
In The Polls
The Providence College men's soccer team has been sitting in the national polls for the past four weeks now. As of Nov. 11, the Friars are currently ranked 12th/23th (Soccer America/NSCAA). On Nov. 4, the team was ranked 14th/19th (Soccer America/NSCAA). The Friars jumped into the polls for the first time this season on Oct. 21 with a No. 10/23 (Soccer America/NSCAA) ranking. Following its No. 10/23 ranking, Providence moved up in the polls. On Oct. 28, the Friars were ranked 8th/11th (Soccer America/NSCAA), marking the first time since Nov. 16 2010 that the team had been ranked among the top-20 teams in the nation (19th/20th).
Gressel Heating Up
Sophomore Julian Gressel is heating up at the right time of the season. Gressel has recorded four goals and two assists over the last seven games.
This Time Last Year
On Nov. 12, 2013 Providence defeated Creighton, 2-1, in a home BIG EAST Quarterfinal match to advance to the BIG EAST semifinals. In the semifinals, the Friars played to a 0-0 tie against Georgetown. After two 10 minute overtime periods, Providence won 5-4 in penalty kicks, advancing to its third BIG EAST final in program history.
NCAA's On The Horizon
The Friars are on the verge of qualifying for the NCAA Tournament for the second straight year and eighth time in program history. Providence's seven NCAA Tournament appearances include the 1983, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2011 and 2013 seasons. Last year, the Friars advanced to the second round of the Tournament after advancing past Penn, 3-1 in penalty kicks. The NCAA Tournament selection show will be live on NCAA.com on Monday, Nov. 17, at 1:00 p.m.
Providence vs. Ranked Opponents
The Friars are 1-1-1 against ranked opponents this season (all of which happen to be road games), including a 2-0 win at then No. 3 Georgetown (Oct. 15), a 1-1 tie at then 15th-ranked Marquette (Oct. 22) and a 3-0 loss at No. 6 Creighton on Nov. 7.
Midseason Unbeaten Streak
Prior to Nov. 2, the Friars were on a nine-game unbeaten streak (7-0-2). Providence then suffered a 2-0 loss in Indianapolis, Ind. against Butler on Nov. 2, snapping the unbeaten streak. Since the Providence men's soccer program began in 1968, there have only been five unbeaten streaks of 10 or more games; 1970 (10 game unbeaten streak), 1972 (10 game unbeaten streak), 1983 (12 game unbeaten streak), 1984 (12 game unbeaten streak) and 2010 (10 game unbeaten streak).
Friar Scoring Offense
The Providence scoring offense is currently ranked first in the conference and 21st in the nation. Four players (Mac Steeves, Markus Naglestad, Fabio Machado and Julian Gressel) have combined for a total 25 goals and 14 assists for 64 points. Steeves and Naglestad are tied for first as the leading goal scorers with eight, while Machado leads the Friars in assists with seven.
The Mac Attack
Mac Steeves has scored a goal in eight of the 17 games played thus far. Dating back to last season, Steeves has scored 11 goals in the last 24 games. Over the last two seasons, Providence also has a 10-1-0 record when Steeves scores a goal.
Broome Posts 12th Career Shutout
After the 3-0 shutout on the road against Seton Hall on Oct. 25, Friar goalkeeper Keasel Broome recorded his fifth shutout of the season. The game also marked his 12th career shutout in a total of 53 games. His four other shutouts this season came in a 2-0 win versus Bryant (8/29), a 2-0 win versus Holy Cross (9/5), a 0-0 tie versus Xavier (10/4) and a 2-0 win at then third-ranked Georgetown (10/15).
Overtime With Craig Stewart
Over the last three years, under head coach Craig Stewart, the Friars have headed into overtime a total of 17 times combining for an overtime record of 5-3-9. Two of those overtime games occurred in conference and NCAA Tournament play.
Naglestad Sets NCAA Record
Red-shirt senior Markus Naglestad helped secure a victory over in-state rival Rhode Island on Aug. 30 after he scored four of the five Friar goals. Three of the four goals came within two minutes of each other (75:11, 76:07 and 77:11), breaking the NCAA Division I men's soccer record for the fastest three consecutive goals by the same player. The record was set on Oct. 20, 1985 by John Stone of SIU Edwardsville after he scored three goals within 2:15 of each other. For his efforts, Naglestad was named BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week (Sept. 1).
2014 Providence College Award Winners
Julian Gressel
- College Sport Madness BIG EAST 2014 Preseason All-Conference First Team (8/5)
- Preseason All-BIG EAST Team (8/19)
- BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week (10/27)
Phil Towler
- College Sports Madness BIG EAST 2014 Preseason All-Conference Second Team (8/5)
- BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll (10/27)
- All-BIG EAST Second Team (11/11)
Markus Naglestad
- BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week (9/1)
- College Sports Madness BIG EAST Men's Soccer Player of the Week (10/21)
Jeff Kilday
- BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll (9/8)
- BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll (10/6)
Daniel Neustädter
- BIG EAST Rookie of the Week (9/15)
- All-BIG EAST Rookie Team (11/11)
Keasel Broome
- BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll (10/13)
- BIG EAST Goalkeeper of the Week (10/27)
Fabio Machado
- BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll (10/13)
- All-BIG EAST Second Team (11/11)
Mac Steeves
- BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll (10/20)
- Top Drawer Soccer National Team of the Week (10/21)
- Corvias ECAC Men's Soccer Tri-Offensive Player of the Week (10/21)
- All-BIG EAST Second Team (11/11)
Dominik Machado
- BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll (11/3)
- All-BIG EAST Second Team (11/11)
Brandon Adler
- All-BIG EAST Second Team (11/11)
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