Piscataway, N.J. – The Providence College women's soccer team will be back on the road versus the Rutgers Scarlet Knights (0-1-2) on Sunday, Aug. 30 in Piscataway, N.J. The match will kick off at 7:00 p.m. and will be available for streaming on B1G+.
STREAMING VS. RUTGERS… LINK HERE
SCOUTING THE FRIARS… The Providence College women's soccer team recently defeated Stonehill, 2-1, in a weekday match on Thursday, Aug. 27 in Providence, R.I. The Friars improve to a 2-0-3 overall record. The last time the Friars started off undefeated through five matches was during the 2023 season. Freshmen
Jocy Koffi (Abidjan, Ivory Coast) and
Signe Tingager (Alleroed, Denmark) each scored in the Friars' victory. Five out of the last seven Friar goals were scored by freshmen.
BIG EAST WEEKLY HONORS…
- Monday, Aug. 17 - Stephanie Schoeley (Thedford, Ont.) was named the BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week. The junior anchored the Friars' defense, logging 180 minutes of action across two games and helped limit UMass Lowell to only one shot on goal in the match.
- Monday, Aug. 17 - Jocy Koffi was named the BIG EAST Rookie of the Week, after scoring her first and second career goals across the two matches and recorded 169 minutes on the field.
MOURATIDIS AND PICKLES NAMED TO PRESEASON ALL-BIG EAST TEAM… Thaea Mouratidis and
Courtnee Pickles were named to the Preseason All-BIG EAST Team. The BIG EAST released its 2026 Preseason Coaches' Poll and preseason honors on Aug. 3. The last time that two Friars were named to the Preseason All-BIG EAST Team in the same season was 2019.
BIG EAST PRESEASON COACHES POLL… Providence women's soccer was picked to finish sixth in the 2026 BIG EAST Preseason Coaches' Poll, earning 60 points. Providence finished last season with a 3-4-3 record in conference play.
SCOUTING THE SCARLET KNIGHTS… Rutgers comes into Sunday's match with a 0-1-2 record following a 0-0- tie on the road against Fairfield on Sunday, Aug. 23. The Scarlet Knights were picked to finish 15th in the Big Ten for their 2026 Preseason Poll. Three Scarlet Knights were named to the conference's Players to Watch list; Gabriela Gill, Olivia Bodmer, and Ashley Baran.
SERIES HISTORY AGAINST RUTGERS… The Friars hold a 2-18-1 all-time record against the Scarlet Knights. In their last meeting, Rutgers earned a 1-0 win in 2023.
RETURNERS… The Friars return 18 players from last year's roster, including multiple All-BIG EAST Team members.
Graduate student midfielder
Thaea Mouratidis (Toronto, Ont.) returns to play her fourth season with the Friars. She was named to this year's Preseason All-BIG EAST Team. Throughout her career she has recorded 13 points on two goals and nine assists. Last season, Mouratidis led the team with five assists and notched one goal. She was the lone Friar to be named to the All-BIG EAST Second Team at the end of the season.
Sophomore forward
Courtnee Pickles (Methuen, Mass.) returns for her second season with the Friars. She was named to this year's Preseason All-BIG EAST Team. In her freshman season, Pickles played in all 16 games for the Friars and tied second on the team in points with seven on three goals and one assist. She tallied 1,140 minutes and earned All-BIG EAST Third Team honors.
Sophomore midfielder
Emma Gregorski (South Glastonbury, Conn.) enters her second season with Providence. In her freshman campaign, Gregorski totaled 1,204 minutes played and tallied two assists.
NEWCOMERS… Providence welcomes nine new student-athletes to the program this season, featuring two transfers and seven freshmen. The transfers include graduate student
Caitlin Daley (Norwich, Conn.) from New Haven and
Carolyn Hinkle (Millersville, Pa.) from Buffalo.
In her three seasons at New Haven, Daley started 49 games in goal and holds a .784 career save percentage. She led the NCAA Division I in total saves with 146 last season and ranked second in saves per game with 9.13 in 2025. Hinkle played at Buffalo for two seasons, where she appeared in 39 games while starting 16. She totaled eight career points on two goals and four assists. As a freshman in 2024, she was named to the MAC All-Freshman team.
The incoming freshmen class includes
Kaitlyn Brady (Covington, La.),
Georgia Christos (Madison, N.J.),
Kenzie Ellis (Norwich, Conn.),
Makenna Foley (Plymouth, Mass.),
Jocy Koffi (Abidjan, Ivory Coast),
Maria Ravotti (Bradfordwoods, Pa.) and
Signe Tingager (Alleroed, Denmark).
UP NEXT… The Friars will stay on the road, going back to Boston, Mass., to face off against Boston University (1-3-0) on Sunday, Sept. 6. The match will start at 1:00 p.m. and be streamed on ESPN+. The Friars are 2-6-0 all-time against the Terriers, after losing 2-1 on the road during the 2022 season.
-GO FRIARS!-