Category: Sports – Friar Sports

Men’s Soccer Starts Season Strong

Friars Knock off URI in Second-Half Blowout By Leo Hainline ’22 Sports Staff The Providence College Men’s Soccer Team opened their season with a 4-0 victory, protecting their home turf against their in-state rivals, the University of Rhode Island. The Friars and the Rams were both scoreless in the first half, but a second-half offensive […]


Weekly Award Roundup: Four Friars Honored

Awards Announced on February 15 By Scott Jarosz ’21 Sports Staff Despite drastic changes as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, Providence College athletics are now in full swing. Teams that would normally play in the fall are now playing in the spring, adding to the teams that usually play their games in the current […]


Men’s Lacrosse: Road to Redemption

Coach Gabrielli, Friars Finally Return Liam Tormey ’22 Sports Assistant Editor In 2020, the Providence College Men’s Lacrosse Team started the season 5-1. Wins against Boston University, the College of the Holy Cross, and a 13-12 victory in the Ocean State Cup over Brown University seemingly marked the start of a fantastic season. But then, […]


Watson Joins Legendary Company

Providence Big Man Named to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Watch List By Scott Jarosz ’21 Sports Staff Nate Watson ’21 played his first official game with the Providence College Men’s Basketball Team on Nov. 10, 2017. On this day, PC squared off with Houston Baptist University at Alumni Hall. Despite being a freshman at the time, Watson […]


Men’s, Women’s Soccer Eager to Begin Season

Top Goal Scorers Return For Another Run By Jack Belanger ’21 Sports Co-Editor After an extended offseason, the Providence College Men’s Soccer Team will finally open their season this Saturday at home versus in-state rival University of Rhode Island. Due to the postponement of fall sports, the last time the Friars played was over a […]


Men’s Basketball at Mid-Season

Friars Navigate Through Ups and Downs by Leo Hainline ’22 Sports Staff The Providence College Men’s Basketball Team simply refuses to produce a dull moment this year. Recent games against Marquette University and Georgetown University have been representative of an entire season full of closely fought battles that go down to the wire. The Friars […]


Women’s Hockey: Simply Terrific

Friars Break into National Rankings By Liam Tormey ’22 Sports Assistant Editor The Providence College Women’s Hockey Team held a record of 5-0-1 when the fall semester ended in mid-December. At the start of the new semester, the Friars are ranked 10th in the country with a 9-4-1 record.  Due to COVID-19 concerns, the Friars […]


Women’s Basketball Winter Roundup

PC Eager to Start Back Up After Long Hiatus By Scott Jarosz ’21 Sports Staff The Providence College Women’s Basketball Team started its unique and challenging 2020-2021 season on the right foot. Despite falling to a talented Quinnipiac University team on the road in their season opener by a score of 71-65, PC bounced back […]


Men’s Hockey Finds Their Stride

Team Sweeps Weekend Series with UNH By Thomas Zinzarella ’21 Sports Staff After picking up a pair of ties last weekend against the No. 8 University of Massachusetts-Amherst, the Providence College Men’s Hockey Team matched up against the University of New Hampshire in a home-and-home series. Coming into the game, the Friars had moved up […]


Editor’s Corner: Race in Sports

By Cam Smith ’21 Sports Coeditor Below is an all too brief synopsis of just one talking point from Providence College Athletics’ “Race in Sports” panel, a feature in its 2020 Diversity and Inclusion Campaign in partnership with the NCAA. The Cowl encourages you to visit the PC Athletics YouTube channel to view the full […]

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