Men's Lacrosse Cruises to 22-10 Win at Providence College

Saturday, March 5

Providence, R.I.

1 p.m.

Brown University

4-1

Providence

2-3

Brown

Providence

Photo by: Chip DeLorenzo

Men's Lacrosse Cruises to 22-10 Win at Providence College

3/5/2022 3:57:00 PM | Men's Lacrosse

Box Score

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The Brown Bears (4-1, 0-0 Ivy League) turned an 8-8 game into a 22-10 win Saturday afternoon against the Providence College Friars (2-3, 0-0 Big East), scoring 14 straight goals in 26 minutes of gameplay en route to the blowout win.

The Bears hand the Friars their second loss in the Ocean State Cup battle. Brown and Bryant will square off for the hardware on April 27 at Stevenson-Pincince Field.

"Today was a great team win," said head coach Mike Daly. "I'm really proud of our team and their effort today. The stretch of games we played was a great testament to our senior leadership – they kept our team improving and I'm happy for the team."

The Friars jumped to an early lead with four straight goals to open the first quarter and held a 5-1 lead halfway through the frame. From there, Ryan Aughavin scored consecutive goals and Devon McLane added another to cut PC's lead to one heading into the second quarter.

The Bears continued the scoring run in the second as Brian Antonelli (2), Griffin King, and Reed Moshyedi found the back to turn a 5-4 deficit into an 8-5 lead with 9:41 to play in the first half.

After three Friar goals to tie the game at 8-8, Aughavin recorded his first hat trick of the season with his third of the game with 1:38 to play and George Grell scored his second of the game with 10 seconds remaining for a 10-8 Brown lead at the half.

Brown dominated the third quarter, scoring six times while holding Providence scoreless to take a 16-8 lead into the final quarter. Connor Theriault (12 saves) was only called upon to make two saves in the third quarter.

Matt Murakami (3 saves) replaced Providence goalie Michael Harris (4 saves) to start the fourth quarter.

The Bears added another six goals to start the fourth quarter for a 22-8 lead with 5:45 remaining. Cameron Fiore relieved Theriault in net following Brown's 14th consecutive goal.

PC added a pair of late goals to stop the Bruno scoring run and push the final score to 22-10.

GAME NOTES

Aughavin posted a season-high four goals and six points in the win for his ninth career hat trick. The four goals matched a career-high and the six points set a new career-best for the Glen Head, New York native.
Theriault finished with 12 saves, marking the fourth time in five games the sophomore has recorded a dozen saves in a game. The Bears are 4-0 in those four games.
Matthew Gunty and Porter Hollen both recorded his first career goal in the victory.
Brown finished the afternoon with an eye-popping .759 shot percentage as the Friar goalies combined for seven saves. Providence finished with a .455 shot percentage.
The Bears finished the afternoon with a 29-22 edge in shots on goal, an 18-16 edge in faceoffs won, and a 36-35 edge in ground balls. Both teams finished with 13 turnovers.
Brown was 24-for-26 on clears while Providence finished the afternoon 17-for-19.
Fourteen Bears found the scoresheet, led by Aughavin's four goals and six points.
Brown's 22 goals and 30 points marked season-highs. The 10 goals allowed marked a season-low for the Bears.

Brown returns to Stevenson-Pincince Field to host the Stony Brook SeaWolves (4-1, 0-0 AE) on Saturday (Mar. 12) in the final tune-up before Ivy League play begins. Saturday's game is scheduled to begin at 1 p.m. and will stream on ESPN+. Click here to purchase tickets.

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