NEW YORK – Heading into Thursday, the final day of the men’s soccer regular season, four teams had punched their tickets to the BIG EAST Men’s Soccer Championship, presented by Jeep. The only guarantee was that Providence had secured a bye in the first round.
Providence won their eighth consecutive match, 1-0 at St. John’s, to win the first BIG EAST men’s soccer regular season title in program history. The Friars (12-5-0, 7-2-0), nationally ranked No. 25 in the NSCAA poll, also locked up the No. 1 seed in the championship and will host the winner of the No.