Providence College Athletics

Tuesday, February 25
North Andover, Mass.
4:00 PM

Providence College

4-2, 0-0

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Merrimack

0-5, 0-0

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Jack Horrigan with the ball on attack.

Men’s Lacrosse Defeats Merrimack, 18-7

2/25/2025 6:58:00 PM | Men's Lacrosse

Box Score

Jack Horrigan led the Friars' offense with four goals.


PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The Providence College men's lacrosse team defeated Merrimack, 18-7, on Tuesday, Feb. 25 in North Andover, Mass. The Friars improved to 3-2 on the season. Ryan Bell (Smithtown, N.Y.) and Jack Horrigan (Lutherville, Md.) paced the Friars' offense. Bell recorded six points on two goals and four assists, followed by Horrigan with five points on four goals and one assist.
 
1st Quarter:
• Providence scored six-straight goals to start the first quarter. Richie Joseph (Longmeadow, Mass.) contributed two goals in the quarter. 
• Horrigan also added two goals in the Friars' scoring run. Bell and Jay Wilkerson (Baltimore, Md.) added one goal each.
• Merrimack was able to find the back of the net with 19 seconds left in the first quarter to make it 6-1.
• The Friars outshot the Warriors 15-5 in the opening 15.

2nd Quarter:
• Rhett Chambers (Larchmont, N.Y.) opened the second quarter with a goal at 13:45, extending the Friars' lead to 7-1. He was followed by Horrigan, who netted his third goal of the day at 4:50.
• Merrimack responded with a goal at 4:03.
• Wilkerson and Chris Matia (Alexandria, Va.) then scored back-to-back goals for the Friars, pushing their lead to 10-2.
• Merrimack answered with a goal with just eight seconds left in the half, cutting Providence's lead to seven (10-3).
• Dan Donahue (Weston, Mass.) recorded five saves in the first half.
• Providence outshot Merrimack 29-13 in the opening half.
• Quinn McConnaughey (Cohasset, Mass.) went 9-for-14 at the faceoff 'X' in the first half.
 
3rd Quarter:
• Chambers opened the second half with a goal assisted by Bell at 14:00, extending the Friars' lead to 11-3.
• Merrimack answered with a goal at the 12:45 mark, bringing the score to 11-4.
• The Friars then went on a 4-0 run, with goals from Joseph, Bell, Chris Jaskiewicz (Parkland, Fla.) and Horrigan to make it a 16-4 game.
• Merrimack closed the third quarter with back-to-back goals (16-6).
 
4th Quarter
• Providence scored back-to-back goals to open an 18-6 advantage.
• Ben Dale (Wheaton, Ill.) and Luke Schmitt (Garden City, N.Y.) scored their first career goals at 7:25 and 7:04, respectively, for the Friars.
• Merrimack responded with a goal at the 2:57 mark to make the final score 18-7.
• The Friars outshot Merrimack, 48-17. 
 
Notes:
• Horrigan recorded five points on four goals and one assist. His four goals moved him into a tie for 13th on the all-time in career goals at Providence, with a total of 85.
• Bell recorded six points on two goal and four assists. The Friars' all-time leading scorer owns 196 career points, continuing to build a  cushion in the top spot.
• Bell also is the program's all-time assist leader (141 assists).
• Joseph recorded four points on three goals and one assist. Joseph's three goals moved him to19th on the all-time career goals list, with 70. 
• Six Friars recorded a multi-goal game vs. Merrimack.
• Matia, Jaskiewicz and Schmitt recorded their first career goals as a Friars.
• Donahue recoded six saves and a .600 save percentage.
• McConnaughey went 13-20 at the faceoff 'X'.
 
What's Next: The Friars will travel to No. 18/RV Fairfield on Saturday, March 1. Faceoff is set for 12:00 p.m.

- GO FRIARS! -
 

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L, 7-15

Mar 1 (Sat)

12:00 PM
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Team Stats

PC
MERRIMAC
Shots
48
27
Turnovers
10
18
Caused Turnovers
11
5
Faceoffs Won
15
12
Extra-Man Opps
4
0
Ground Balls
30
21

Game Leaders

18

Jack Horrigan

G
4
A
1
FO
-
Pen
-
GB
1
CT
0
9

Richie Joseph

G
3
A
1
FO
-
Pen
-
GB
0
CT
0
5

Rhett Chambers

G
2
A
0
FO
-
Pen
-
GB
0
CT
0
15

Ryan Bell

G
2
A
4
FO
-
Pen
-
GB
1
CT
0

Players Mentioned

15

Ryan Bell

Midfield/ Attack
/ Men's Lacrosse
5

Rhett Chambers

Attack
/ Men's Lacrosse
12

Ben Dale

Attack
/ Men's Lacrosse
3

Dan Donahue

Goalie
/ Men's Lacrosse
18

Jack Horrigan

Attack
/ Men's Lacrosse
37

Chris Jaskiewicz

Midfield
/ Men's Lacrosse
9

Richie Joseph

Attack
/ Men's Lacrosse
19

Chris Matia

Attack
/ Men's Lacrosse
8

Quinn McConnaughey

FO / Midfield
/ Men's Lacrosse
35

Luke Schmitt

Midfield
/ Men's Lacrosse
25

Jay Wilkerson

Attack
/ Men's Lacrosse

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