Xavier University Athletics
Saturday, September 29
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Men's Soccer Suffers Second Straight Road Setback at Providence
09.29.18 | Men's Soccer
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – No. 22/18 Xavier men's soccer suffered a second straight road loss on Saturday afternoon, dropping a 2-0 match to Providence at Chapey Field at Anderson Stadium.
Overall, the loss moved XU to 3-2-4 (1-1-1 BIG EAST) on the season with two straight losses following a seven match unbeaten streak to start the season.
Providence picked up its second ranked win of the season and improved to 5-4-1 (2-1 BIG EAST) with the win.
• Xavier returns home on Tuesday night, hosting Santa Clara in a 7 p.m. match at XU Soccer Complex. Stay tuned to GoXavier.com and follow @XavierMSOC on Twitter for the latest updates.
68' | Providence 1-0 | Jaoa Serrano connected from 20 yards on the right side, scoring a free kick goal to put the Friars up.
89' | Providence 2-0 | Danny Griffin finished a Friar counter from the left side of the box on a difficult angle to give PC an insurance goal.
• Providence took control of the all-time series, 4-3-1, with all of the matchups coming since XU joined the league.
• Xavier was held scoreless for the fourth time in nine matches.
• The two sides were even in shot attempts at 10-10, but Providence held a 5-3 edge in shots on goal.
• Xavier held a 9-6 advantage in corner kicks.
• Zachary Miller made three saves in goal.
• Samson Sergi took a match-high five shots.
Overall, the loss moved XU to 3-2-4 (1-1-1 BIG EAST) on the season with two straight losses following a seven match unbeaten streak to start the season.
Providence picked up its second ranked win of the season and improved to 5-4-1 (2-1 BIG EAST) with the win.
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NEXT UP |
• Xavier returns home on Tuesday night, hosting Santa Clara in a 7 p.m. match at XU Soccer Complex. Stay tuned to GoXavier.com and follow @XavierMSOC on Twitter for the latest updates.
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HOW THEY SCORED |
68' | Providence 1-0 | Jaoa Serrano connected from 20 yards on the right side, scoring a free kick goal to put the Friars up.
89' | Providence 2-0 | Danny Griffin finished a Friar counter from the left side of the box on a difficult angle to give PC an insurance goal.
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NOTABLE |
• Providence took control of the all-time series, 4-3-1, with all of the matchups coming since XU joined the league.
• Xavier was held scoreless for the fourth time in nine matches.
• The two sides were even in shot attempts at 10-10, but Providence held a 5-3 edge in shots on goal.
• Xavier held a 9-6 advantage in corner kicks.
• Zachary Miller made three saves in goal.
• Samson Sergi took a match-high five shots.
Team Stats
XU
PC
Goals
0
2
Shots
10
10
Shots on Goal
3
5
Saves
3
3
Corners
9
6
Fouls
12
13
Scoring Plays
SERRANO, Joao (1)
free kick from just outside the box
67:21
GRIFFIN, Danny (1)
Assisted By: SANTOS, Gil
Counter attack goal in transition
88:14
Game Leaders
Players
Shots
5
SOG
1
Goals
0
Assists
0
Shots
1
SOG
0
Goals
0
Assists
0
Shots
1
SOG
1
Goals
0
Assists
0
Players Mentioned
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