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Providence College Athletics
Thursday, August 21
Piscataway, N.J.
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Men’s Soccer Kicks Off The 2025 Season At Rutgers University
8/20/2025 11:02:00 AM | Men's Soccer
The Friars will travel to Rutgers for their season opener on Thursday, Aug. 21 at 6:30 p.m.
PISCATAWAY, N.J. – The Providence College men's soccer team is set to travel to Rutgers University on Thursday, August 21 to begin its 2025 campaign. The game is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. on Yurcak Field in Piscataway, N.J.
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Scouting the Friars
Providence concluded the 2024 campaign with a 13-6-3 record including a 5-1-2 mark in BIG EAST play. The team finished second in the BIG EAST to qualify for its 23rd BIG EAST Tournament. The Friars defeated UConn, 2-0, in the first-round matchup and ended up defeating St. John's, 2-1 (OT), in the semifinal to advance to the program's seventh BIG EAST Championship game. The Friars earned an at-large bid to their 12th NCAA Tournament in program history. They beat Bucknell in the First Round on Chapey Field at Anderson Stadium, ultimately falling 2-0 to Clemson in the Second Round.
Returners
The Friars return 15 players from last year's roster, including three multi-goal scorers.
Two returners earned All-BIG EAST honors last season for the Friars. Senior forward Bruno Rosa (Cascais, Portugal) earned All-BIG EAST Second Team. Senior midfielder Diego Batista (Barcelos, Portugal) was named to the All-BIG EAST Third Team. Both Bruno and Batista were named to the 2025 Preseason All-BIG EAST Team on Aug. 19.
Junior midfielder Pearse O'Brien (West Hartford, Conn.) enters his third season with the Friars. Throughout his career in Providence, he has solidified himself as a strong offensive threat, recording four goals and 11 assists. He was named to the BIG EAST All-Tournament Team in 2024.
Sophomore defender Vasco Teixeira (Arrentela, Portugal) returns for his second season with Friars after a strong freshman campaign. He started all 22 games for the Friars and recorded three assists. He earned BIG EAST Freshman of the Week honors on Oct. 28, 2024.
Graduate forward Pepe Lora (Madrid, Spain) enters his second season with the Friars. He appeared in 10 games last season, scoring three goals, including two game-winners. He earned a BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll selection on Aug. 26, 2024.
Junior defender Brandon Marshall (Wake Forest, N.C.) returns for his third season with the Friars. Marshall has appeared in 32 games, logging 2,324 minutes for the Friars.
Newcomers
The Friars welcome six freshman and six transfers to the 2025 roster.
In his three collegiate seasons between Maryland and Loyola, senior Caden Stafford (Cincinnatus, N.Y.) has appeared in 35 games. He has recorded eight goals and four assists and earned All-Patriot League Team (2024) and All-BIG Ten Freshman Team (2022) honors.
Graduate defender Charlie Dickerson (Norwich, England) joins the Friars after two seasons at Bradley University. He started in all 33 matches and played a team-high 2,869 minutes, while anchoring the back line. He recorded three goals and two assists and earned MVC All-Conference Second Team honors (2024).
Senior Ian Abbey (Elmer, N.J.) played three seasons at Rutgers (53 games), before joining the Friars. He recorded nine goals and seven assists. He was named to the Big Ten All-Freshman Team in 2022.
Senior midfielder Cameron Yriondo (Sammamish, Wash.) joins the Friars from Virginia after appearing in nine games for the Cavaliers in 2024. Before Virginia, he played at Seattle Pacific, where he earned First-Team All-GNAC honors in 2023.
Other transfers include senior goalkeeper Colin Gallagher (Safety Harbor, Fla.) from Virginia and graduate student Fernando Garcia Gil (Spain).
The incoming freshman class includes Giuseppe Ciampa (Westwood, Mass.), Michael Vella (Westwood, Mass.), Angelo Ventrella (Toronto, Canada), Jeremy Munoz (Rahway N.J.), Mayowa Ajayi (Westbury N.J.) and Connor Winters (Medford, N.J.).
BIG EAST PRESEASON COACHES POLL… The Providence College men's soccer team was picked to finish second in the BIG EAST East division in 2025 earning 56 points. The Friars finished last season with a 5-1-2 mark in conference play and shared the East Division regular-season title with St. John's.
Scouting Rutgers
SERIES HISTORY AGAINST RUTGERS… The Friars hold a 2-10-1 record against the Scarlet Knights. The teams last met on Sept. 6, 2024, as the Friars claimed a 1-0 victory on Chapey Field at Anderson Stadium.
The Scarlet Knights finished last season with a 6-9-2 overall record, including a 3-6-1 mark in Big Ten play. Rutgers finished in a tie for eighth place in the Big Ten standings in 2024. Rutgers was picked to finish eighth in the Big Ten Preseason Poll for 2025.
Three Scarlet Knights were selected to the 2025 Big Ten Men's Soccer Players to Watch List… senior goalkeeper Ciaran Dalton, junior midfielder Joschi Schelb, and junior defender Nick Collins.
For more updates on the Providence men's soccer program, follow the team on Twitter @PCFriarsMSoccer.
-Go Friars!-
Streaming VS. RUTGERS… Click Here
Scouting the Friars
Providence concluded the 2024 campaign with a 13-6-3 record including a 5-1-2 mark in BIG EAST play. The team finished second in the BIG EAST to qualify for its 23rd BIG EAST Tournament. The Friars defeated UConn, 2-0, in the first-round matchup and ended up defeating St. John's, 2-1 (OT), in the semifinal to advance to the program's seventh BIG EAST Championship game. The Friars earned an at-large bid to their 12th NCAA Tournament in program history. They beat Bucknell in the First Round on Chapey Field at Anderson Stadium, ultimately falling 2-0 to Clemson in the Second Round.
Returners
The Friars return 15 players from last year's roster, including three multi-goal scorers.
Two returners earned All-BIG EAST honors last season for the Friars. Senior forward Bruno Rosa (Cascais, Portugal) earned All-BIG EAST Second Team. Senior midfielder Diego Batista (Barcelos, Portugal) was named to the All-BIG EAST Third Team. Both Bruno and Batista were named to the 2025 Preseason All-BIG EAST Team on Aug. 19.
Junior midfielder Pearse O'Brien (West Hartford, Conn.) enters his third season with the Friars. Throughout his career in Providence, he has solidified himself as a strong offensive threat, recording four goals and 11 assists. He was named to the BIG EAST All-Tournament Team in 2024.
Sophomore defender Vasco Teixeira (Arrentela, Portugal) returns for his second season with Friars after a strong freshman campaign. He started all 22 games for the Friars and recorded three assists. He earned BIG EAST Freshman of the Week honors on Oct. 28, 2024.
Graduate forward Pepe Lora (Madrid, Spain) enters his second season with the Friars. He appeared in 10 games last season, scoring three goals, including two game-winners. He earned a BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll selection on Aug. 26, 2024.
Junior defender Brandon Marshall (Wake Forest, N.C.) returns for his third season with the Friars. Marshall has appeared in 32 games, logging 2,324 minutes for the Friars.
Newcomers
The Friars welcome six freshman and six transfers to the 2025 roster.
In his three collegiate seasons between Maryland and Loyola, senior Caden Stafford (Cincinnatus, N.Y.) has appeared in 35 games. He has recorded eight goals and four assists and earned All-Patriot League Team (2024) and All-BIG Ten Freshman Team (2022) honors.
Graduate defender Charlie Dickerson (Norwich, England) joins the Friars after two seasons at Bradley University. He started in all 33 matches and played a team-high 2,869 minutes, while anchoring the back line. He recorded three goals and two assists and earned MVC All-Conference Second Team honors (2024).
Senior Ian Abbey (Elmer, N.J.) played three seasons at Rutgers (53 games), before joining the Friars. He recorded nine goals and seven assists. He was named to the Big Ten All-Freshman Team in 2022.
Senior midfielder Cameron Yriondo (Sammamish, Wash.) joins the Friars from Virginia after appearing in nine games for the Cavaliers in 2024. Before Virginia, he played at Seattle Pacific, where he earned First-Team All-GNAC honors in 2023.
Other transfers include senior goalkeeper Colin Gallagher (Safety Harbor, Fla.) from Virginia and graduate student Fernando Garcia Gil (Spain).
The incoming freshman class includes Giuseppe Ciampa (Westwood, Mass.), Michael Vella (Westwood, Mass.), Angelo Ventrella (Toronto, Canada), Jeremy Munoz (Rahway N.J.), Mayowa Ajayi (Westbury N.J.) and Connor Winters (Medford, N.J.).
BIG EAST PRESEASON COACHES POLL… The Providence College men's soccer team was picked to finish second in the BIG EAST East division in 2025 earning 56 points. The Friars finished last season with a 5-1-2 mark in conference play and shared the East Division regular-season title with St. John's.
Scouting Rutgers
SERIES HISTORY AGAINST RUTGERS… The Friars hold a 2-10-1 record against the Scarlet Knights. The teams last met on Sept. 6, 2024, as the Friars claimed a 1-0 victory on Chapey Field at Anderson Stadium.
The Scarlet Knights finished last season with a 6-9-2 overall record, including a 3-6-1 mark in Big Ten play. Rutgers finished in a tie for eighth place in the Big Ten standings in 2024. Rutgers was picked to finish eighth in the Big Ten Preseason Poll for 2025.
Three Scarlet Knights were selected to the 2025 Big Ten Men's Soccer Players to Watch List… senior goalkeeper Ciaran Dalton, junior midfielder Joschi Schelb, and junior defender Nick Collins.
For more updates on the Providence men's soccer program, follow the team on Twitter @PCFriarsMSoccer.
-Go Friars!-
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