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Providence College Athletics
Friday, October 31
Providence, R.I.
2:00 PM
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Field Hockey To Host Temple In BIG EAST Action
10/30/2025 11:00:00 AM | Field Hockey
Friars and Owls will play on Friday, Oct. 31 at Lennon Family Field at 2:00 p.m.
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The Providence College field hockey team will host BIG EAST foe Temple on Friday, Oct. 31 at 2:00 p.m. The game will be played at Lennon Family Field in Providence, R.I. and will be streamed on Friars Live.
WATCH LIVE:
Providence vs. Temple: Friars Live
LIVE STATS:
Providence vs. Temple: SideArm Stats
SERIES NOTES VS. TEMPLE:
First meeting: 1990 (Temple 4, Providence 1)
Last meeting: 2024 (Temple 1, Providence 0)
Last Providence victory: 2023 (Providence 2, Temple 0)
All-time series: Temple leads the all-time series, 8-7
**The two teams have played annually since 2013 (13 games) and Providence holds a 7-6 record vs. the Owls during that span. Six of the 13 matches were decided in overtime, including three matches that went to a shootout. Providence is 4-2 in those matches.
SCOUTING PROVIDENCE (8-8, 1-5 BIG EAST):
• Providence enters the weekend with an 8-8 record, including a 1-5 mark in BIG EAST play.
• A trio of juniors have reached double-digits in the scoring column this season. Bo Martina and Lily Procaccianti are tied for the team lead with 19 points each.
• Procaccianti has scored a team-best nine goals to go along with one assist. She has scored in three of the Friars' last four games, including each of the last two.
• Martina has recorded eight goals and three assists.
• Procaccianti ranks second in the BIG EAST in goals, while Martina ranks fourth.
• Carly van Benten ranks third on the team scoring with 18 points on five goals and a team-best eight assists. She ranks fourth in the BIG EAST in assists per game (0.50).
• Procaccianti (1.19), Martina (1.19) and Van Benten (1.13) each rank inside the top-10 of the conference in points per game. The trio sits in seventh, eighth and ninth, respectively.
• Freshman Ari Ftorek is enjoying a solid rookie campaign and enters the weekend with nine points on four goals and one assist.
• Freshman goalkeeper Ava Porter has started 15 games and has logged 911 minutes in the cage. She owns a 1.58 goals against average and a 0.753 save percentage. The rookie has posted two shut-out victories on the season.
• Porter ranks second in the BIG EAST in saves per game (4.87).
• Nine different players have scored at least one goal this season through 16 games, including seven multi-goal scorers.
• A handful of players have recorded their first career points this season, including Piper Cline, Johanna Mahner, Martu Torre Festa, Ari Ftorek and Lilia Payne.
• Bo Martina and Macie Pennisi were named to the Preseason All-BIG EAST Team in August. Martina was a unanimous selection, having come off a 2024 campaign in which she earned All-BIG EAST First Team and NFHCA First-Team All-Northeast Region honors.
• Providence ranks second in the BIG EAST in penalty corners per game (6.94), while their incoming opponent [Temple] ranks first (7.29).
2025 HONORS & AWARDS:
Bo Martina
Preseason All-BIG EAST (unanimous selection)
NFHCA Division I Watchlist
BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll (Sept. 16, Oct. 14)
Macie Pennisi
Preseason All-BIG EAST
NFHCA Division I Watchlist
Ava Porter
BIG EAST Freshman of the Week (Sept. 2)
BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll (Sept. 9, Sept. 30)
Lily Procaccianti
BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week (Sept. 30)
BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll (Sept. 9)
Florencia Talarico
NFHCA Division I Watchlist
Carly van Benten
BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll (Oct. 7)
SCOUTING TEMPLE (11-6, 2-4 BIG EAST):
• Temple enters the weekend with an 11-6 overall record, including a 2-4 mark in the BIG EAST Conference.
• Four of the Owl's six losses were decided by one goal.
• The Owls are coming off a 2-1 victory over No. 14 Yale on Oct. 26.
• Peyton Rieger leads Temple in scoring with 25 points on nine goals and seven assists.
• Four other Owls have cracked double digits in the scoring column, including Lucia Magro (16 points), Mathea Lassalle (14 points), Mara Lenting (14 points) and Kathryn Gauvin (12 points).
• Alex Lepore has played 865 minutes in the cage for Temple and owns a 10-5 record. She has recorded a 1.46 goals against average and a 0.704 save percentage.
- GO FRIARS! -
WATCH LIVE:
Providence vs. Temple: Friars Live
LIVE STATS:
Providence vs. Temple: SideArm Stats
SERIES NOTES VS. TEMPLE:
First meeting: 1990 (Temple 4, Providence 1)
Last meeting: 2024 (Temple 1, Providence 0)
Last Providence victory: 2023 (Providence 2, Temple 0)
All-time series: Temple leads the all-time series, 8-7
**The two teams have played annually since 2013 (13 games) and Providence holds a 7-6 record vs. the Owls during that span. Six of the 13 matches were decided in overtime, including three matches that went to a shootout. Providence is 4-2 in those matches.
SCOUTING PROVIDENCE (8-8, 1-5 BIG EAST):
• Providence enters the weekend with an 8-8 record, including a 1-5 mark in BIG EAST play.
• A trio of juniors have reached double-digits in the scoring column this season. Bo Martina and Lily Procaccianti are tied for the team lead with 19 points each.
• Procaccianti has scored a team-best nine goals to go along with one assist. She has scored in three of the Friars' last four games, including each of the last two.
• Martina has recorded eight goals and three assists.
• Procaccianti ranks second in the BIG EAST in goals, while Martina ranks fourth.
• Carly van Benten ranks third on the team scoring with 18 points on five goals and a team-best eight assists. She ranks fourth in the BIG EAST in assists per game (0.50).
• Procaccianti (1.19), Martina (1.19) and Van Benten (1.13) each rank inside the top-10 of the conference in points per game. The trio sits in seventh, eighth and ninth, respectively.
• Freshman Ari Ftorek is enjoying a solid rookie campaign and enters the weekend with nine points on four goals and one assist.
• Freshman goalkeeper Ava Porter has started 15 games and has logged 911 minutes in the cage. She owns a 1.58 goals against average and a 0.753 save percentage. The rookie has posted two shut-out victories on the season.
• Porter ranks second in the BIG EAST in saves per game (4.87).
• Nine different players have scored at least one goal this season through 16 games, including seven multi-goal scorers.
• A handful of players have recorded their first career points this season, including Piper Cline, Johanna Mahner, Martu Torre Festa, Ari Ftorek and Lilia Payne.
• Bo Martina and Macie Pennisi were named to the Preseason All-BIG EAST Team in August. Martina was a unanimous selection, having come off a 2024 campaign in which she earned All-BIG EAST First Team and NFHCA First-Team All-Northeast Region honors.
• Providence ranks second in the BIG EAST in penalty corners per game (6.94), while their incoming opponent [Temple] ranks first (7.29).
2025 HONORS & AWARDS:
Bo Martina
Preseason All-BIG EAST (unanimous selection)
NFHCA Division I Watchlist
BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll (Sept. 16, Oct. 14)
Macie Pennisi
Preseason All-BIG EAST
NFHCA Division I Watchlist
Ava Porter
BIG EAST Freshman of the Week (Sept. 2)
BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll (Sept. 9, Sept. 30)
Lily Procaccianti
BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week (Sept. 30)
BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll (Sept. 9)
Florencia Talarico
NFHCA Division I Watchlist
Carly van Benten
BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll (Oct. 7)
SCOUTING TEMPLE (11-6, 2-4 BIG EAST):
• Temple enters the weekend with an 11-6 overall record, including a 2-4 mark in the BIG EAST Conference.
• Four of the Owl's six losses were decided by one goal.
• The Owls are coming off a 2-1 victory over No. 14 Yale on Oct. 26.
• Peyton Rieger leads Temple in scoring with 25 points on nine goals and seven assists.
• Four other Owls have cracked double digits in the scoring column, including Lucia Magro (16 points), Mathea Lassalle (14 points), Mara Lenting (14 points) and Kathryn Gauvin (12 points).
• Alex Lepore has played 865 minutes in the cage for Temple and owns a 10-5 record. She has recorded a 1.46 goals against average and a 0.704 save percentage.
- GO FRIARS! -
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