Men’s Soccer Defeats St. John’s On Senior Night, 3-2

Team	1	2	Final F
St. John's (NY)	1	1	2
Providence	2	1	3

St. John's (NY)

Providence

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The Providence College men's soccer team defeated St. John's, 3-2, on Friday (Nov. 6) at Chapey Field at Anderson Stadium in Providence, R.I. David Casado (Alicante, Spain) scored two goals late in the first half and Alvaro Maneiro (Madrid, Spain) added the eventual game-winner in the second half. Providence finished the season with a 6-7-3 overall record and a 1-5-2 mark in BIG EAST play.

RECORDS
Providence (6-7-3, 1-5-2 BIG EAST)
St. John's (6-9-2, 2-4-2 BIG EAST)

SCORE
Providence 3 | St. John's 2

VENUE
Chapey Field at Anderson Stadium | Providence, R.I.

GAME FLOW & NOTES

Prior to kickoff, the Friars recognized student manager Benjamin Almeida and student-athletes Valentin Kneis (West Chester, Pa.), Brandon Marshall (Wake Forest, N.C.), Brian Garrepy (Warwick, R.I.) and Caleb Williams (Attleboro, Mass.) as part of Senior Night.
St. John's took a 1-0 lead in the 19th minute on an unassisted goal by Zander Romero.
David Casado tied the match in the 41st minute, finishing a rebound after Olumayowa Ajayi's shot was saved.
Less than three minutes later, Casado scored again off assists from Alvaro Maneiro and Karim Eljamal (Tewksbury, Mass.) to give Providence a 2-1 lead heading into halftime.
In the 54th minute, Maneiro extended the Friars' lead to 3-1 with an unassisted goal, his seventh of the season.
Erik Kringstad brought the Red Storm within one in the 81st minute.
Valentin Kneis made three saves in the final two minutes to preserve the victory.
Kneis recorded a season-high eight saves and earned his first victory as a Friar.

GOAL SUMMARY
St. John's – 18:10: Zander Romero (unassisted)
Providence – 40:11: David Casado (unassisted)
Providence – 42:48: David Casado (Alvaro Maneiro, Karim Eljamal)
Providence – 53:41: Alvaro Maneiro (unassisted)
St. John's – 80:55: Erik Kringstad (unassisted)

GOALKEEPERS
Providence – Valentin Kneis – 8 saves, 2 goals allowed
St. John's – Nico Bezama – 6 saves, 3 goals allowed

STAT COMPARISON
Providence
Goals: 3
Assists: 2
Shots: 18
Shots on Goal: 9
Corners: 5
Offsides: 3
Fouls: 15
Saves: 8
Yellow Cards: 3
St. John's
Goals: 2
Assists: 0
Shots: 20
Shots on Goal: 10
Corners: 2
Offsides: 3
Fouls: 6
Saves: 6
Yellow Cards: 3
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-GO FRIARS!-

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