Men’s Soccer Falls To Rutgers In Opener, 1-0

PISCATAWAY, N.J. – The Providence College men's soccer team was defeated by the Rutgers University Scarlet Knights, 1-0, in the 2025 season-opener on Thursday, Aug. 21 in Piscataway N.J. The Friars drop to 0-1-0 to begin the season.

RECORDS
Providence (0-1-0)
Rutgers (1-0-0)

SCORE
Providence 0 | Rutgers 1

VENUE
Yurcak Field | Piscataway, N.J.

GAME FLOW & NOTES

• The game began physical, with five yellow cards awarded in the first 45 minutes. Vasco Teixeira (Arrentela, Portugal), Diego Batista (Barcelos, Portugal), and Brandon Marshall (Wake Forest, N.C.) recorded cards for the Friars, while Erick Ruiz and Devon Stopek each received cards for Rutgers.
• The Scarlet Knights won the possession battle in the first half and recorded six shots, landing three on goal.
•.The first half saw no scoring and the teams went into the halftime scoreless.
• Rutgers opened up the scoring in the first 30 seconds of the second half (45:31) on a penalty kick scored by Dan Karsten (1-0).

• The Friars had a goal called back after an official review on a offsides call (74:31).

• Providence goalkeeper, Ryan Carney (Dunstable, Mass.), recorded a strong save on a promising Rutgers attack (78:34).

• Rutgers held a 15-5 advantage on shots and a 7-1 advantage on shots on net.

SCORING SUMMARY
(1-0) Rutgers 45:31 / Dan Karsten scored a penalty kick for Rutgers.

GOALKEEPERS
Providence – Ryan Carney – 6 saves, 1 goal allowed
Rutgers – Ciaran Dalton – 1 save, 0 goals allowed

STAT COMPARISON
Providence
Shots: 5
Shots on Goal: 1
Corner Kicks: 2
Fouls: 14
Saves: 6

Rutgers
Shots: 15
Shots on Goal: 7
Corner Kicks: 7
Fouls: 18
Saves: 1

UP NEXT
The Friars will host the University of New Haven in Providence on Monday Aug. 25 at 7:00 p.m. on Chapey Field at Anderson Stadium. This will be the first meeting between the Friars and the Chargers as New Haven recently moved to Division I athletics and became a member of the Northeast Conference this year.

For more updates on the Providence men's soccer program, follow the team on Twitter @PCFriarsMSoccer.

-GO FRIARS!-

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Diego Batista

Ryan Carney

Brandon Marshall

Vasco Teixeira

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