Big Teams Hope to Correct the Course After Big East Tournament By Luke Sweeney ’24 Sports Staff The 2020-2021 NCAA basketball season has been one to remember, for all the wrong reasons. Having to adapt to the many new rules and regulations in place because of the COVID-19 pandemic, teams of every conference had a […]
Providence College Investigates: College Basketball Ayo Dosunmu By Margaret Maloney ’23 Sports Staff The Illinois Fighting Illini Men’s Basketball Team abruptly appeared on everyone’s radar during the 2020-2021 Men’s Division I basketball season. This is largely because of one player who has emerged from his shell in his third year as a force to be […]
Week of 3/11-3/17 By Ben Bilotti ’23 Sports Staff Women’s Volleyball The Providence College Women’s Volleyball Team played a two-game series against the University of Connecticut Women’s Volleyball Team on March 12 and March 13. PC won both games three sets to one and improved their record to 5-1. In game one, Emma Nelson ’23 […]
Coach Kelly, Friars Always Competing By Scott Jarosz ’21 Sports Staff The 2020-2021 season has been one to remember for head coach Matt Kelly and the Providence College Women’s Ice Hockey Team. After the team’s 2019-2020 campaign came to a close with a loss to the University of New Hampshire in the Hockey East Quarterfinals, […]
Friars Return to Field After Shortened Season By Leo Hainline ’22 Sports Staff Few programs in Friartown have experienced a turnaround these past few years like the Providence College Softball Team. Coach Jill Karwoski took over in 2018 and led the Friars to their best record since 2005 in her first season as head coach. […]
NHL Heads West For Outdoor Games By Ryan Carius ’21 Sports Staff On Feb. 20, the NHL returned to its roots: hockey on an outdoor stage. That stage was Lake Tahoe, the United States’ largest alpine lake, in close proximity to the Sierra Nevada mountain range. The event was a two-day matchup featuring two top […]
Providence College Investigates: College Basketball Creighton University Will End Villanova’s Reign By Jack Belanger ’21 Sports Co-Editor After three straight Big East titles, Villanova University will likely be the favorites once again to be conference champions. If any team is going to end the Wildcats’ reign, it is going to be coach Greg McDermott’s Creighton […]
Week of 2/25-3/3 By Joseph Quirk ’23 Sports Staff Men’s Soccer: The Providence College Men’s Soccer Team opened Big East play on Feb. 27 at the University of Connecticut. The Friars beat the Huskies 2-0. Paulo Lima ’22 opened the scoring in the 13th minute, converting a penalty kick. In the 61st minute, the Friars […]
An Interview with Coach Ivan Thomas By Cameron Smith ’21 Sports Co-Editor This article is part of The Cowl’s Listening Tour, a series that aims to amplify the voices of BIPOC members of our community and bring awareness to social justice initiatives on campus. On May 25, 2020, just before 8 a.m., a white woman […]
Volleyball and Field Hockey Among Fall Sports Starting Back Up By Joseph Quirk ’22 Sports Staff The COVID-19 pandemic has affected millions of people worldwide and has made competing in sporting events especially difficult. At Providence College, fall sports managed to complete a full season in 2019 prior to the onset of the pandemic. However, […]