PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The Providence College men's lacrosse team defeated the Vermont Catamounts 12-10 on March 12 at Chapey Field at Anderson Stadium in Providence, R.I. FIRST QUARTER: • Four different players found the back of the net for the Friars in the opening quarter. • Ryan Bell started off the scoring for Providence on the man-up at 12:54. Drew Edwards, Evan McGreen and Jack Horrigan all followed with goals of their own to jump out to a 4-0 lead. • Vermont got on the board with a goal at 5:49 before Edwards tallied his second goal of the day to put the Friars up, 5-1, heading into the second quarter. SECOND QUARTER: • The Friar defense dominated the second as they kept the Catamounts off the board for the entirety of the quarter. • Chris Cusolito, Matt Grillo, and Michael Chabra all notched goals in the quarter two, all unassisted to send the Friars into the half with an 8-1 lead. • Grillo's goal came from a turnover at center field from Vermont's goaltender, allowing him to capitalize on an empty-net at 6:24. THIRD QUARTER: • The Catamounts came out hot in the second half, scoring five consecutive goals, 8-6, before Grillo added one more for the Friars, 9-6. • Vermont closed the quarter out with two more goals to edge in on the Friars lead, 9-8, heading into the final frame. FOURTH QUARTER: • Providence jumped to a 11-8 lead with goals from McGreen and Chabra to start the fourth. • Vermont responded with two more goals to further edge in on the Friars lead, 11-10. • Cusolito scored his second of the game on an empty net with just 23 seconds remaining in regulation to give the Friars some insurance, 12-10. GAME NOTES: • Five Friars scored two goals and three tallied three points (Cusolito, Chabra, McGreen). • Michael Harris earned his fourth win in net for Providence. • Michael O'Grady recorded a team-high five ground balls. • The Friars improve to 3-4 on the season with the win. Goalkeeping: PC – Michael Harris (W)– 7 saves, 10 goals against, .412 save percentage UVM – Ryan Cornell (L) - 10 saves, 12 goals against, .455 save percentage Face-offs: PC- 8-24 UVM- 16-24 Extra-Man Opportunities: PC- 1/3 UVM- 0/2 Groundballs: PC- 24 UVM- 27 Caused Turnovers: PC- 9 UVM- 7 What's Next: Providence returns to action on March 19 with a road game against Fairfield University in Fairfield, Conn. Game time is set for 1:00 p.m.