{"id":269137,"date":"2025-11-08T03:26:08","date_gmt":"2025-11-08T03:26:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/269137\/"},"modified":"2025-11-08T03:26:08","modified_gmt":"2025-11-08T03:26:08","slug":"mens-soccer-secures-big-east-tournament-berth-with-2-2-draw-vs-no-11-georgetown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/269137\/","title":{"rendered":"Men’s Soccer Secures BIG EAST Tournament Berth With 2-2 Draw Vs. No. 11 Georgetown"},"content":{"rendered":"

PROVIDENCE, R.I. –\u00a0The Providence College men’s soccer team earned a crucial 2-2 draw against No. 11 Georgetown on Friday, Nov. 7 on Chapey Field at Anderson Stadium. With the result, the Friars improved to 6-6-3 (4-2-2 BIG EAST), securing their spot in the 2025 BIG EAST Tournament \u2014 the program’s 25th\u00a0all-time appearance. Georgetown moved to 10-3-4 (6-0-2 BIG EAST). The Friars will match up again with the Hoyas in the semifinal round on Thursday, Nov. 13 at Maryland SoccerPlex in Boyds, Md.
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\nRECORDS
\nProvidence (6-6-3, 4-2-2 BIG EAST)
\nGeorgetown (10-3-4, 6-0-2 BIG EAST)
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\nVENUE
\nChapey Field at Anderson Stadium \u2013 Providence, R.I
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\nGAME FLOWS & NOTES
\n\u2022 Georgetown opened up the scoring on a counter opportunity in the 25th minute when Mitchell Baker scored on a centering pass from Mateo Ponce Ocampo (24:12).
\n\u2022 Georgetown extended its lead when Zach Zengue finished on a rebound opportunity on an initial shot from David Urrutia to make it 2-0 (33:31).
\n\u2022 Providence responded less than a minute later when Angelo Ventrella<\/a> (Toronto, Canada) slid a shot passed Tenzing Manske for his fourth goal of his freshman campaign to cut the deficit in half, 2-1 (33:57).
\n\u2022 Providence outshout Georgetown, 10-5, in the first half and held the advantage in possession, 56%-44%.
\n\u2022 Providence continued its steady pressure well into the second half, creating several promising opportunities that tested the Georgetown defense.
\n\u2022 In the 76th\u00a0minute Angelo Ventrella<\/a> struck again for his second goal of the night to tie the game at 2. The goal came on a centering corner kick\u00a0 from Pearse O’Brien<\/a> (West Hartford, Conn.). The goal marked Ventrella’s first multi-goal-game of his career, and the assist marked O’Brien’s sixth of the year.
\n\u2022 \u00a0 The Friars continued their pressure until the final whistle, controlling 57% of possession and outshooting Georgetown 16-6, including a 6-3 advantage in shots on goal.
\n\u2022 Ryan Carney<\/a> (Dunstable, Mass.) made one save in goal for the Friars.
\n\u2022 \u00a0Providence’s back line of Charlie Dickerson<\/a> (Norwich, England), Brandon Marshall<\/a> (Massachusetts), Vasco Teixeira<\/a> (Arrentela, Portugal), and Mitchel Varley<\/a> (Portsmouth, N.H.) helped shut down Georgetown in the second half, limiting them to one shot after halftime.
\n\u2022 Four of Angelo Ventrella’s<\/a> five goals this season have come in BIG EAST play.
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\nSCORING
\n0-1 Georgetown \u2013 (24:12) Mitchel Baker, assisted by Mateo Ponce Ocampo
\n0-2 Georgetown \u2013 (33:31) Zach Zengue, assisted by David Urrutia
\n1-2 Providence \u2013 (33:57) Angelo Ventrella<\/a>, assisted by Ian Abbey<\/a>
\n2-2 Providence \u2013 (75:42) Angelo Ventrella<\/a>, assisted by Pearse O’Brien<\/a>
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\nGOALKEEPERS
\nProvidence \u2013 Ryan Carney<\/a> \u2013 1 save, 2 goals allowed
\nGeorgetown \u2013 Tenzing Manske \u2013 4 saves, 2 goals allowed
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\nSTAT COMPARISON
\nProvidence
\nShots 16
\nShots on Goal 6
\nCorner Kicks 6
\nFouls 8
\nSaves 1
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\nGeorgetown
\nShots 6
\nShots on Goal 3
\nCorner Kicks 2
\nFouls 7
\n\u00a0Saves 4
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\nBIG EAST TOURNAMENT
\nWith the draw, Providence clinched a berth in the 2025 BIG EAST Tournament. The Friars’ 4-2-2 conference record locks in their spot among the league’s top four teams, ensuring their 25th all-time BIG EAST Tournament appearance. The Friars with play No. 1 Georgetown, and No. 2 Akron will play No. 3 UConn in the two semifinal matchups.
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\nUP NEXT\u2026
\nThe Friars will play Georgetown again in the semifinal round of the BIG EAST Tournament on Thursday, Nov. 13 at Maryland SoccerPlex in Boyds, Md.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"PROVIDENCE, R.I. –\u00a0The Providence College men’s soccer team earned a crucial 2-2 draw against No. 11 Georgetown on…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":269138,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[440],"tags":[49,48,561,82],"class_list":{"0":"post-269137","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-soccer","8":"tag-ca","9":"tag-canada","10":"tag-soccer","11":"tag-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/269137","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=269137"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/269137\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/269138"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=269137"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=269137"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=269137"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}