After coming off a solid performance at Boston University,
Brown Men’s Soccer in true form immediately set its eyes on the upcoming Friday
night match at home against Providence College. Providence College came into
the match just on the outside of the top 25 with wins already against Bryant
and University of Rhode Island. However, they knew the real match for Rhode
Island was yet to come. Brown and Providence College have had no love lost over
the years of a fierce in-state rivalry and Friday night was no exception. Both
teams came out ready to play and the game was predictably chippy from the start.
Providence opened the score line in the first half with a free kick outside the
box. The Providence midfielder sent the ball through a crowd of jerseys off the
back post and in. After a halftime speech and a small breather, Brown came out
swinging in the second half. Jack Gorab answered the call early with a powerful
free kick from almost the same exact spot from which Providence had scored the
half earlier.
Feeling the momentum, Brown then took the lead midway through the
half off of a back post header by Nate Pomeroy.
Seeing their chances slip away,
the press was on from Providence. Brown’s defense weathered strongly against
this push, but were ultimately beaten by a quick turn and hard placed shot by
the Providence forward with ten minutes left. Brown again took to the
offensive, but wasn’t able to snag a goal before the end of regulation. As is
always the possibility, it was going to take extra time to decide the winner of
this clash of titans. Brown looked the fitter side as overtime
started, immediately keeping a majority of the early possession, but our time
on the field was short lived after Providence caught a lucky break resulting in
a PC forward all alone dribbling into the box and poking home the winning goal.
The result stung and on that night the better team may
not have come out on top. However, Brown Men’s Soccer is resilient as it always
has been and the next day there was no business of feeling sorry for ourselves.
The next morning the only thought on our minds was our next opponent, Lehigh.
Providence may have won Rhode Island this year, but we’re after a prize a
little bit bigger. As the saying goes, they won the battle, but we can still win
the war.
- Mitch Kupstas - Senior Goalkeeper
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