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Friday, October 23
Providence, R.I.
2:00 PM
Providence College
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10/22/2026 3:57:00 PM | Field Hockey
The Friars will host Villanova in BIG EAST action on Friday, Oct. 23 at 2:00 p.m.; Providence concludes the weekend with a Senior Day match-up against Fairfield on Sunday, Oct. 25 at 12:00 p.m.
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The Providence College field hockey team will host Villanova and Fairfield in its final regular-season home games of the 2026 campaign. The Friars will face the Wildcats in BIG EAST play on Friday, Oct. 23 at 2:00 p.m. The squad will conclude the weekend with non-conference foe Fairfield on Sunday, Oct. 25 at 12:00 p.m. Prior to the Friars' match against Fairfield, the program will honor its senior class.
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SERIES NOTES:
Providence vs. Villanova • Friday, Oct. 23 @ 2:00 p.m.
First meeting: 1984 (Providence 2, Villanova 2 - OT)
Last meeting: 2025 (Villanova 4, Providence 2)
Last Providence victory: 2022 (Providence 5, Villanova 2)
All-time series: Providence leads series, 11-3
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Providence vs. Fairfield • Sunday, Oct. 25 @ 12:00 p.m.
First meeting: 1984 (Providence 2, Fairfield 0)
Last meeting: 2019 (Fairfield 2, Providence 1)
Last Providence victory: 2018 (Providence 2, Fairfield 1)
All-time series: Providence leads series, 26-15-2
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SCOUTING PROVIDENCE COLLEGE (9-5, 2-2 BIG EAST):
• Providence College enters the weekend with a 9-5 record, including a 2-2 mark in BIG EAST play.
• Fourteen different players have scored at least one goal through 14 games, including eight players who have scored multiple goals.
• Senior Preseason All-BIG EAST selection Carly van Benten leads the Friars in points (18) and goals (nine). Each of her offensive totals mark single-season career-highs.
• Five of Van Benten's eight goals have been game winners, which leads the BIG EAST Conference.
• Senior Lily Procaccianti ranks second on the team in scoring with 16 points on seven goals and two assists.
• Van Benten ranks sixth in the BIG EAST in goals, while Procaccianti checks in at 12th. The duo also ranks in the top 15 in points per game (Van Benten, 9th and Procaccianti, 15th).
• Junior Johanna Mahner ranks third on the team in scoring with nine points on one goal and team-best seven assists. Her seven assists are tied for fourth in the BIG EAST.
• Preseason All-BIG EAST selection Bo Martina, sophomore Saar Koper and junior Martu Torre Festa each have eight points this season. Martina and Koper have recorded three goals and two assists each, while Torre Festa has tallied two goals and four assists.
• Sophomore Ava Porter has played 708 minutes in goal for Providence and has posted a 7-4 record with four shut-out victories. She has registered a 1.27 goals against average and a 0.712 save percentage.
• Porter is tied for first in goals against average in conference play (0.96), tied for first in shutouts (two).
• Graduate student Pauline Gineste has played 150 minutes in the cage and owns a 2-0 record with one shutout. She has compiled a 0.80 goals against average and a 0.714 save percentage. Â
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SCOUTING VILLANOVA (8-6, 2-2 BIG EAST):
• Villanova enters the weekend with an 8-6 overall record, including a 2-2 mark in the BIG EAST.
• The Wildcats are in a three-way tie for third in the BIG EAST standings with Providence (2-2) and Old Dominion (2-2). Villanova previously fell to Old Dominion (4-3, OT) on Oct. 9, while the Friars claimed a 2-0 victory against the Monarchs.
• The Wildcats have lost three of their last four games, with each loss coming on the road. The lone victory during the stretch was a 4-1 win over Hofstra on Oct. 11.
• Villanova has a potent offense, with three players having eclipsed 20 points on the season.
• Ava Borkowski leads the offense with 24 points on 11 goals and two assists. Gemma Lysaght checks in with 23 points on eight goals and seven assists, while Colleen Finnan has recorded 20 points on eight goals and four assists.
• Four other players on the roster have cracked double-digits in the scoring column, including Maeve Boston and Molly Zimmerman, who have who have paced the Wildcats in assists with 12 and 10, respectively. Both rank in the top 10 in NCAA Division I in assists.
• The Wildcats have scored 48 goals as a team. Twenty-six of those 48 goals came during a three-game stretch against La Salle (W, 7-0), New Haven (W, 10-0) and Queens (W, 9-0).
• Goalkeeper Maddi Sears has played 759 minutes in the cage this season. She has recorded a 1.58 goals against average and leads the BIG EAST in save percentage (0.768).
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SCOUTING FAIRFIELD (9-5, 4-1 CAA):
• Fairfield enters the weekend with a 9-5 overall record, including a 4-1 mark in the CAA.
• Fairfield has won six of its last seven games, including five-straight wins heading into the weekend.
• The Stags will travel to No. 20 Monmouth for a CAA match-up before traveling to Providence on Sunday.
• Kylie Corcoran leads the offense with 24 points on 10 goals and four assists. Five of her 10 goals have come from the stroke-mark, where she has converted 5-5 attempts.
• Five other players have recorded double-digits in the points column, including a trio of players who have registered five-or-more goals. Rylee LaLoup owns 18 points on eight goals and two assists. Kaelyn Fogelson has tallied 13 points on five goals and three assists, while Camille Perlov has recorded 11 points on five goals and one assist.
• Paige Jackson has played 501 minutes in the cage, including every minute of each of the last five games. She owns a 084 goals against average and a 0.667 save percentage.
• Georgia McDade has played 330 minutes in goal, but has not seen any action since Sept. 25 in a 4-2 win over Towson. She has compiled a 1.82 goals against average and a 0.706 save percentage.
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WHAT'S NEXT:
• The Friars head to Philadelphia, Pa. to face BIG EAST foe Temple in the regular-season finale on Friday, Oct. 30 at 12:00 p.m. The match will be streamed on ESPN+.
2026 HONORS & AWARDS:
Piper Cline
BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll (Sept. 15)
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Johanna Mahner
BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week (Sept. 8)
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Bo Martina
BIG EAST Preseason Midfielder of the Year
Preseason All-BIG EAST Team
NFHCA Division I Watchlist
BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll (Sept. 22)
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Lily Procaccianti
BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week (Sept. 8)
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Carly van Benten
Preseason All-BIG EAST Team
NFHCA Division I Watchlist
BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll (Sept. 29, Oct. 6)
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SERIES NOTES:
Providence vs. Villanova • Friday, Oct. 23 @ 2:00 p.m.
First meeting: 1984 (Providence 2, Villanova 2 - OT)
Last meeting: 2025 (Villanova 4, Providence 2)
Last Providence victory: 2022 (Providence 5, Villanova 2)
All-time series: Providence leads series, 11-3
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Providence vs. Fairfield • Sunday, Oct. 25 @ 12:00 p.m.
First meeting: 1984 (Providence 2, Fairfield 0)
Last meeting: 2019 (Fairfield 2, Providence 1)
Last Providence victory: 2018 (Providence 2, Fairfield 1)
All-time series: Providence leads series, 26-15-2
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SCOUTING PROVIDENCE COLLEGE (9-5, 2-2 BIG EAST):
• Providence College enters the weekend with a 9-5 record, including a 2-2 mark in BIG EAST play.
• Fourteen different players have scored at least one goal through 14 games, including eight players who have scored multiple goals.
• Senior Preseason All-BIG EAST selection Carly van Benten leads the Friars in points (18) and goals (nine). Each of her offensive totals mark single-season career-highs.
• Five of Van Benten's eight goals have been game winners, which leads the BIG EAST Conference.
• Senior Lily Procaccianti ranks second on the team in scoring with 16 points on seven goals and two assists.
• Van Benten ranks sixth in the BIG EAST in goals, while Procaccianti checks in at 12th. The duo also ranks in the top 15 in points per game (Van Benten, 9th and Procaccianti, 15th).
• Junior Johanna Mahner ranks third on the team in scoring with nine points on one goal and team-best seven assists. Her seven assists are tied for fourth in the BIG EAST.
• Preseason All-BIG EAST selection Bo Martina, sophomore Saar Koper and junior Martu Torre Festa each have eight points this season. Martina and Koper have recorded three goals and two assists each, while Torre Festa has tallied two goals and four assists.
• Sophomore Ava Porter has played 708 minutes in goal for Providence and has posted a 7-4 record with four shut-out victories. She has registered a 1.27 goals against average and a 0.712 save percentage.
• Porter is tied for first in goals against average in conference play (0.96), tied for first in shutouts (two).
• Graduate student Pauline Gineste has played 150 minutes in the cage and owns a 2-0 record with one shutout. She has compiled a 0.80 goals against average and a 0.714 save percentage. Â
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SCOUTING VILLANOVA (8-6, 2-2 BIG EAST):
• Villanova enters the weekend with an 8-6 overall record, including a 2-2 mark in the BIG EAST.
• The Wildcats are in a three-way tie for third in the BIG EAST standings with Providence (2-2) and Old Dominion (2-2). Villanova previously fell to Old Dominion (4-3, OT) on Oct. 9, while the Friars claimed a 2-0 victory against the Monarchs.
• The Wildcats have lost three of their last four games, with each loss coming on the road. The lone victory during the stretch was a 4-1 win over Hofstra on Oct. 11.
• Villanova has a potent offense, with three players having eclipsed 20 points on the season.
• Ava Borkowski leads the offense with 24 points on 11 goals and two assists. Gemma Lysaght checks in with 23 points on eight goals and seven assists, while Colleen Finnan has recorded 20 points on eight goals and four assists.
• Four other players on the roster have cracked double-digits in the scoring column, including Maeve Boston and Molly Zimmerman, who have who have paced the Wildcats in assists with 12 and 10, respectively. Both rank in the top 10 in NCAA Division I in assists.
• The Wildcats have scored 48 goals as a team. Twenty-six of those 48 goals came during a three-game stretch against La Salle (W, 7-0), New Haven (W, 10-0) and Queens (W, 9-0).
• Goalkeeper Maddi Sears has played 759 minutes in the cage this season. She has recorded a 1.58 goals against average and leads the BIG EAST in save percentage (0.768).
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SCOUTING FAIRFIELD (9-5, 4-1 CAA):
• Fairfield enters the weekend with a 9-5 overall record, including a 4-1 mark in the CAA.
• Fairfield has won six of its last seven games, including five-straight wins heading into the weekend.
• The Stags will travel to No. 20 Monmouth for a CAA match-up before traveling to Providence on Sunday.
• Kylie Corcoran leads the offense with 24 points on 10 goals and four assists. Five of her 10 goals have come from the stroke-mark, where she has converted 5-5 attempts.
• Five other players have recorded double-digits in the points column, including a trio of players who have registered five-or-more goals. Rylee LaLoup owns 18 points on eight goals and two assists. Kaelyn Fogelson has tallied 13 points on five goals and three assists, while Camille Perlov has recorded 11 points on five goals and one assist.
• Paige Jackson has played 501 minutes in the cage, including every minute of each of the last five games. She owns a 084 goals against average and a 0.667 save percentage.
• Georgia McDade has played 330 minutes in goal, but has not seen any action since Sept. 25 in a 4-2 win over Towson. She has compiled a 1.82 goals against average and a 0.706 save percentage.
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WHAT'S NEXT:
• The Friars head to Philadelphia, Pa. to face BIG EAST foe Temple in the regular-season finale on Friday, Oct. 30 at 12:00 p.m. The match will be streamed on ESPN+.
2026 HONORS & AWARDS:
Piper Cline
BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll (Sept. 15)
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Johanna Mahner
BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week (Sept. 8)
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Bo Martina
BIG EAST Preseason Midfielder of the Year
Preseason All-BIG EAST Team
NFHCA Division I Watchlist
BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll (Sept. 22)
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Lily Procaccianti
BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week (Sept. 8)
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Carly van Benten
Preseason All-BIG EAST Team
NFHCA Division I Watchlist
BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll (Sept. 29, Oct. 6)
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