Category: Friar Sports

Swim Team Raises Money for Swim Across America

By Meaghan Cahill ’20 Sports Co-Editor Before the start of the 2019-2020 season, the Providence College Men’s and Women’s Swimming and Diving Teams joined colleges all over the northeast to raise money for cancer research at Women and Infants Hospital of Rhode Island as a part of the 10th Annual Swim Across America (SAA) event. […]

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Men’s Soccer Picks Up First Road Victory

Friars Look to Get Back on Track at Home vs. Sacred Heart By Cam Smith ’21 Sports Assistant Editor The Providence College Men’s Soccer Team went on the road for the first time last Friday night, traveling to the State University of New York at Albany for a tilt against a gritty Great Danes squad. […]

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Men’s Club Rugby Opens Season

The Black Pack Ready for a Dominant Season By Scott Jarosz ’21 Sports Staff The Providence College Men’s Rugby Team started its season off on the right foot against the College of the Holy Cross on Friday, September 6. PC was firing on all cylinders in the 37-22 defeat of the talented Crusaders. The team […]

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Cross Country Teams Ready For New Seasons

By Meaghan Cahill ’20 Sports Co-Editor The time has come for the Providence College Men’s Cross Country Team to show that they are just as strong of a team as their female counterparts have been the last couple of years.  “They’re going to have a  very good year this year I think,” Providence College Women’s […]

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Field Hockey on an Early Season Roll

Friars Upset #24 University of Maine By Eileen Flynn ’20 Sports Staff As the field hockey season is finally underway, it is common to focus on the seniors of the team. Will they be able to step out of their underclassmen shoes and fill the leadership positions?  Not only are they the players the rest […]

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Women’s Volleyball Travel for First Tournament of the Season

Alderson Leads Offense for Friars By Jack Belanger ’21 Sports Co-Editor In their first tournament of the season, the Providence College Women’s Volleyball Team had a tough past weekend in Morehead, Kentucky. Playing in the 2019 Morehead State Eagle Challenge, the Friars went 1-2 in three games, picking up their lone win over Presbyterian College, […]

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Men’s and Women’s Soccer Preview

Soccer Teams Look to Break through to Finals By Jack Belanger ’21 Sports Co-Editor Last fall, the Providence College Men’s and Women’s Soccer Teams both made it to their respective Big East Tournaments. The men cruised in as the third seed while the women snuck in as the sixth seed. Unfortunately, both teams lost in […]

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Former Friars Ready to Go Pro

Six Players Sign Entry-Level Contracts By Cam Smith ’21 Sports Assistant Editor The success of the Providence College hockey programs continued over the offseason as six former Friars signed professional hockey deals. Four of these came from former men’s squad members, as Josh Wilkins, Brandon Duhaime, Kasper Björkqvist, and Jacob Bryson who secured entry-level deals […]

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New Faces Show Promise for Volleyball Team

By Scott Jarosz ’21 Sports Staff After finishing the 2018 season with an overall record of 8-21 and a 2-16 record in Big East Conference play, the Providence College Women’s Volleyball Team will be looking to make improvements leading up to the 2019 season.  The team’s 2018 campaign ended on a particularly sour note when […]

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Team USA Takes Bronze at the Pan Am Games

First Time Since 1975 Friars Earn Medal at the Event By Sullivan Burgess ’20 Sports Staff This past August, the Big East all-star team defeated the Dominican Republic 92-83 in the Pan American games in Lima, Peru while representing USA Basketball. This win secured a bronze medal for the summer games, the third straight Pan […]

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