Women’s Soccer Battles Providence in 2-0 Setback

Thursday, September 6

Providence, RI

7:00 PM

Brown University

1-4-0, 0-0-0Ivy

Providence

4-2-0, 0-0-0BE

BROWN

Providence

Women’s Soccer Battles Providence in 2-0 Setback

9/6/2018 9:40:00 PM | Women's Soccer

Box Score

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Senior goalkeeper Christine Etzel made eight saves as Brown University women's soccer battled crosstown rival Providence College in a 2-0 setback on Thursday night at Chapey Field at Anderson Stadium.

The Bears (1-4-0) remained within one goal through most of the contest after the Friars (4-2-0) scored in the 30^th minute before the hosts added a late tally in the 87^th minute.

Brown stayed within one play of equalizing for the majority of the match prior to Providence taking its late 2-0 lead. The Bears' defense has allowed just five goals in five games played with its previous three setbacks coming via 1-0 score lines.

Etzel (Madison, Conn.) increased her all-time save total to 240 career saves. She turned aside five shots in the first half, making a pair of extended saves. She parried a ball over the crossbar in the 18^th minute and dove to her right to stop an attempt in the 30^th minute.

Freshman Maesyn G'Bye (Ladera Ranch, Calif.) helped generate Brown's first half chances, playing a dangerous free kick into the box in the 14^th minute and sending long throws into the penalty area in the 35^th and 41^st minutes. G'Bye continued the pressure in the second half, executing three long throws in the period's opening moments before driving in a corner kick in the 54^th minute.

Etzel (1-4-0) kept Brown within one goal through much of the second half, covering a low shot in the 65^th minute and stopping a header in the 78^th minute among three saves in the stanza.

The Bears pressed forward in the game's final 20 minutes with freshman Sara Bermudez (South San Francisco, Calif.) driving a shot on target in the 71^st minute, senior Jennifer Caruso (Brockton, Mass.) putting a left-footed shot on goal in the 74^th minute, and freshman Rebecca Rosen (Port Washington, N.Y/) heading a shot on frame in the 85^th minute.

Providence scored in the 30^th minute as Amber Birchwell finished a loose ball on the edge of the six-yard box after an initial drive from the Friars was blocked. Hailee Duserick picked up an assist on the play.

With Brown pushing numbers forward, the Friars took a 2-0 lead in the 87^th minute on a goal from Hannah McNulty. Etzel came out of the penalty area to stop an initial charge before McNulty ran onto a loose ball and lofted a shot into the goal from 30 yards.

The Bears evened play in the second half, trailing the Friars slightly in shots (8-6), shots on goal (4-3), and corner kicks (3-2). For the match, Providence led in shots (21-6), shots on goal (10-3), and corners (10-2).

Providence net-minder Shelby Hogan tallied three saves in the win (4-2-0).

The game went into a lightning delay at halftime that added 23 minutes to the contest's intermission.

Next, Brown begins a four-game home stand when it hosts Holy Cross on Sunday at 1:00 p.m. (ESPN+).

Video of all Brown women's soccer home contests and all Ivy League games, home and away, will be broadcast live on ESPN+.

Tickets for all Brown women's soccer games can be purchased online, by calling the Brown Athletics Ticket Office at (401) 863-2773, or by walking up to the box office located in the Pizzitola Sports Center, open Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.