Sept. 23, 2000

Evanston, Ill.-- The Providence College Field Hockey team defeated St. Louis University, 2-0, at Northwestern University on Saturday, September 23.

Freshman Casey Geary (Norwood, Mass.) got the Friars on the board first, netting a shot at the 5:29 mark in the first half. Senior co-captain Julie Tanguay (Bow, N.H.) closed out the offensive effort with her own goal with 7:57 remaining in the game.

Senior Heather Tattersall (Bethlehem, N.H.) made three saves for the Friars in her second shutout of the season, while Tanguay also recorded a defensive save for PC. Erin Linehan recorded 12 saves between the pipes for the Billikens. The Friars outshot the Billikens, 17-3.

Providence improved to 2-7 overall, while St. Louis fell to 2-7 overall.

Providence returns to action on Sunday, September 24, when they take on Northwestern University. Game time is scheduled for 1:00 p.m.

Providence 2, St. Louis 0

	                       1st	2nd	Final
St. Louis University (2-7)	0	 0	  0
Providence College (2-7)	1	 1	  2

Scoring Summary:
	5:29	1st 	Casey Geary (Providence)
	7:57	2nd	Julie Tanguay (Providence)

Shots: Providence 17, St. Louis 3
Goalie Saves:  St. Louis--Erin Linehan 12, Providence--Heather Tattersall 3
Defensive Saves: Providence--Julie Tanguay 1
Penalty Corners: Providence 6, St. Louis 4