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Providence College Athletics
Tuesday, August 29
Providence, R.I.
4:00 PM
Providence College
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Northwestern
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Northwestern
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Providence
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Field Hockey Falls To 14th-Ranked Northwestern, 4-0
8/29/2017 12:00:00 AM | Field Hockey
Aug. 29, 2017
PROVIDENCE, R.I. - The Providence College field hockey team fell to 14th-ranked Northwestern, 4-0, on Aug. 29 at Lennon Family Field in Providence, R.I. It marked the Friars' second game against a nationally-ranked opponent to start the 2017 season, as the squad moves to 1-1 on the year. Northwestern improved to 2-1 with the victory.
SCORE
Providence - 0 | #14 Northwestern - 4
RECORDS
Providence - 1-1 | #14 Northwestern - 2-1
VENUE
Lennon Family Field - Providence, R.I.
GAME FLOW & NOTES
- The Wildcats held a 16-6 advantage in shots during the match, including an 11-3 edge in shots on goal.
- Providence goalkeeper Megan Guilbert (Morganville, N.J.) collected seven saves in the match, including six stops in the second half.
- The Friars' defense held strong versus the Wildcats' penalty corner unit, allowing just one goal in 12 penalty corner opportunities. The Wildcats held a 12-6 advantage in penalty corners for the match. Nine of Northwestern's penalty corners came in the second half and the Wildcats were held scoreless during those second-half opportunities.
HOW THEY SCORED
4:41 - 1-0 (NU): Puck Pentenga (Kirsten Mansfield/Sophia Miller) - Direct shot off a penalty corner
11:16 - 2-0 (NU): Mackenzie Keegan (Sophia Miller) - cross from the left side; tip-in at goal mouth
37:56 - 3-0 (NU): Kirsten Mansfield (unassisted) - converted during a scrum in front of the cage
52:01 - 4-0 (NU): Pascale Massey (Saar de Breij) - fast break down the right sideline; cross to front of cage and Massey redirected ball into the net
PC GAME HIGHS
Points: --
Goals: --
Assists: --
Shots: 6 players with 1
NU GAME HIGHS
Points: Kirsten Mansfield (3)
Goals: 4 players with 1
Assists: Sophia Miller (2)
Shots: 6 players with 1
LOOKING AHEAD
Providence will face a pair of intra-state rivals this weekend beginning with Brown University on Saturday, Sept. 2. The game will be played at Lennon Family Field in Providence, R.I., and is scheduled to begin at 12:00 p.m. On Sunday, Sept. 3, the Friars will face Bryant University in a neutral-site match, held at Brown University. That game is scheduled to begin at 1:00 p.m.
- GO FRIARS -
Team Stats
NWESTERN
PC
Goals
4
0
Shots
16
6
Shots on Goal
11
3
Saves
3
7
Corners
12
6
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
0
0
Scoring Plays
Pentenga, Puck
Assisted By: Mansfield, Kirsten , Miller, Sophia
GOAL by NWESTERN Pentenga, Puck (FIRST GOAL), Assist by Mansfield, Kirsten and Miller, Sophia.
4:41
Keegan, Mackenzie
Assisted By: Miller, Sophia
cross from left side; tip-in
11:16
Mansfield, Kirsten
off scrum in front of cage
37:56
Massey, Pascale
Assisted By: de Breij, Saar
fast break down right; cross & redirect
52:01
Game Leaders
Shots
1
SOG
0
Goals
0
Assists
0
Shots
1
SOG
1
Goals
0
Assists
0
Shots
1
SOG
0
Goals
0
Assists
0
Shots
1
SOG
0
Goals
0
Assists
0
Players Mentioned
Goalkeeper
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