{"id":29284,"date":"2014-11-16T21:58:54","date_gmt":"2014-11-17T02:58:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nesoccertoday.com\/?p=29284"},"modified":"2014-11-16T21:58:54","modified_gmt":"2014-11-17T02:58:54","slug":"ncaa-friars-claim-big-east-title","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/nesoccertoday.com\/?p=29284","title":{"rendered":"NCAA: Friars Claim Big East Title"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_29286\" style=\"width: 465px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nesoccertoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/PC-01.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-29286\" data-attachment-id=\"29286\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/nesoccertoday.com\/?attachment_id=29286\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nesoccertoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/PC-01.png?fit=455%2C305\" data-orig-size=\"455,305\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"PC&#8211;01\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo credit: Providence College&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nesoccertoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/PC-01.png?fit=300%2C201\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nesoccertoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/PC-01.png?fit=455%2C305\" class=\"size-full wp-image-29286\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nesoccertoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/PC-01.png?resize=455%2C305\" alt=\"Photo credit: Providence College\" width=\"455\" height=\"305\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nesoccertoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/PC-01.png?w=455 455w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nesoccertoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/PC-01.png?resize=300%2C201 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 455px) 100vw, 455px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-29286\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo credit: Providence College<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Daniel Neustadter&#8217;s 81st minute game-winner allowed Providence College to claim the BIG EAST Championship in Sunday&#8217;s 2-1 win over Xavier at PPL Park in Chester, Pa.<\/p>\n<p>Neustadter put Providence in position when he ran to the near post and put Rob Bialy&#8217;s pass through at the near post. Markus Naglestad scored the Friars&#8217; first goal in the 26th minute, while Xavier&#8217;s Alex Risdale opened the scoring in the 23rd minute.<\/p>\n<p>The BIG EAST title gave Providence an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. The tournament field will be announced on Monday.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\"><p>Friars are hoisting the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BIGEASTmsoc?src=hash\">#BIGEASTmsoc<\/a> trophy after defeating the Musketeers 2-1 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PVDMensSOCCER\">@PVDMensSOCCER<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/HJFJzCip5m\">pic.twitter.com\/HJFJzCip5m<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 BIG EAST Champs (@BIGEASTchamps) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BIGEASTchamps\/status\/534138870527713280\">November 17, 2014<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Providence&#8217;s push for the BIG EAST crown took an early hit due to a defensive miscue. Midway through the first half, a ball that the backline failed to clear fell to Risdale, who put it past keeper Keasel Broome to put the X-Men in front early.<\/p>\n<p>But Xavier&#8217;s advantage was short-lived. Three minutes after Risdale&#8217;s opener, Julian Gressel sent a corner kick that was initially knocked out of harm&#8217;s way. But Gressel followed it up, and sent it back in box, where Naglestad knocked it through to level it in the 26th minute.<\/p>\n<p>The X-Men nearly reclaimed their lead right before the break. Owen Steinwall fired a point blank shot in the box, but Broome was there to make a diving save to deny him.<\/p>\n<p>With the championship in the balance, the Friars tightened up their defense, and in the waning minutes, the offense did its part, as well. Neustadter exploited a vulnerable Xavier defense in the 81st minute when he made a near post run and sank Bialy&#8217;s ball into the back of the net.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Daniel Neustadter&#8217;s 81st minute game-winner allowed Providence College to claim the BIG EAST Championship in Sunday&#8217;s 2-1 win over Xavier at PPL Park in Chester, Pa. Neustadter put Providence in position when he ran to the near post and put Rob Bialy&#8217;s pass through at the near post. 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