Sept. 18, 2002

St. John's University Red Storm (3-0-3/0-0-0) - The Red Storm come to Glay Field on Friday, September 20 without a loss in their first six games. In the most recent NSCAA/adidas Division I Northeast rankings, St. John's placed eighth, its highest ranking since 1994. The Red Storm are led by a pair of forwards, sophomore Denisse Vallejo (Frankfort, N.Y.) and freshman Kaitlin Schmidt (Centereach, N.Y.), who lead the team in points with 13 and 17, respectively. Schmidt was named BIG EAST Rookie of the Week last week for the second straight week. She became the first St. John's women's soccer player ever to earn BIG EAST weekly honors more than once in a season. In goal for the Red Storm is senior Tina Fogg (Warwick, R.I.). She has a goals against average of 1.19 and a save percentage of .789. Head Coach Ian Stone leads the Red Storm who have a 10-5-0 all-time record versus the Friars. This is the first BIG EAST Northeast Division game for St. John's.

Providence College Friars (3-1-2/0-0-0) - The Friars return home on September 20 after a 3-0 win at Marist College on September 15. This is the BIG EAST Northeast Division opener for Providence. PC is currently on a five-game unbeaten streak. During the streak, the Friars have outscored their opponents 10-5. In Providence's last win, against Marist, sophomore midfielder BriAnne Bruni (Bristol, Conn.) scored two of the Friars' three goals. All seven of her points this season have come in the past two games. Along with the two goals against Marist, she recorded an assist on PC's only goal in a 1-0 win against Maine on September 13. Another Friar on a roll is PC goalie Caroline Haines (Stillwater, Minn.). The junior has recorded two shutouts in a row and has made 10 saves in those two games. Her 5.00 saves per game average ranks tied for third among BIG EAST goalies. Head Coach Tracy Kerr is in her third year at Providence and is looking to improve on her 1-2-0 record against St. John's.