by Andrew Vines ’29 on February 12, 2026
Sports Shorts
Men’s Basketball
The men’s basketball team hosted two Big East opponents this week: Butler University and DePaul University. On Wednesday night, Feb. 4, the Friars hosted Butler in a close game. Butler’s Finley Bizjack sent the game to overtime with two missed free throws. Nilavan Daniels ’28 hit a big three that helped push the game to double overtime, where the Friars ultimately pulled away to win 97–87. Jaylin Sellers ’26G led the way with 36 points. Jason Edwards ’26G made his return Saturday, Feb. 7, against DePaul and led all scorers with 25 points. The Friars controlled this game from start to finish, winning 90–72. The next home game is a 1:00 p.m. tip-off on Saturday, Feb. 14 against St. John’s University.
Men’s Ice Hockey
The men’s ice hockey team extended its winning streak to nine in a row this week. The weekend started off at the University of New Hampshire on Friday, Feb. 6. The Friars went down one goal early, but responded with six unanswered goals. Will Elger ’28 led the way with two goals. Hudson Malinoski ’27, Aleksi Kivioja ’28, Tanner Adams ’27, and Logan Sawyer ’28 all scored one. The Friars returned to a home crowd Saturday night, Feb. 7, to take on the University of Vermont. The Friars once again won 6–1. Kivioja led the way with two goals, and Malinoski, Donovan McCoy ’29, John Mustard ’28, and Clint Levens ’27 all had one. The Friars are atop the Hockey East Conference by eight points. Northeastern University comes to town on Friday, Feb. 13, and Saturday, Feb. 14.
Women’s Basketball
The Friars played three games in the last week. They ended January with a 62–57 home loss to St. John’s University on Jan. 31. On Wednesday, Feb. 4, they traveled to Marquette University, where they suffered a 78–61 loss. On Sunday, Feb. 8, the Xavier University Musketeers came to Alumni Hall. After the first quarter, the score was 17–11, and the Friars didn’t look back from there. The Friars played a great game, outrebounding Xavier 42–28. Sabou Gueye ’G26 led the way with a career high of 29 points, going 13/23 from the field. She didn’t just control the game on the offensive side of the ball—defensively, she had five steals, leading the way to a Friar victory.
Men’s Lacrosse
Friday, Feb. 6, the men’s lacrosse team hosted in-state rival Bryant University on Chapey Field. At the end of the first quarter, the Friars were trailing 3–2, but by halftime the tides had turned, and the Friars were up 7–6. The Friars would ultimately advance to 2–0 with a 16–11 victory over the Bulldogs. Rhett Chambers ’27 and Richie Joseph ’26 both had four goals. Sam Brezell ’28 and Matt Lazzaro ’27 each had a hat trick. Chris Matia ’28 and Chris Jaskiewski ’28 rounded out the scoring, each adding a goal in the Friars win. The Friars next home game is Saturday, Feb. 21, against Brown University after an away game on Saturday, Feb.14, at Harvard University.