Hockey and Basketball Players Sign Pro-Contracts By Meaghan Cahill ’20 Sports Co-Editor There will be noticeable absences on the rosters of both the men’s basketball and hockey teams next year. Asides from the six graduating seniors on the hockey team and two seniors on the basketball team, hockey players Josh Wilkins ’20, Brandon Duhaime ’20, […]
Breakout Season Gives Friars Postseason Hopes By Eileen Flynn ’20 Sports Staff As we take a look back on this year, it is hard not to talk about the Providence College Softball Team. The season started off with a doubleheader in the Sunshine State, the Friars faced University of Massachusetts-Lowell and Georgia Institute of Technology […]
Friars Earn Three-Seed for Big East By Gavin Woods ’22 Sports Staff Thanks to a 9-8 overtime win over Villanova University last Saturday at Chapey Field, the Providence College Men’s Lacrosse Team is heading to the Big East tournament. Following two tough losses to University of Denver and Brown University, respectively, the Friars bounced back […]
By Cam Smith ’21 Sports Staff The Providence College Men’s and Women’s Track and Field Teams produced some magnificent results last week while participating in two meets. On Thursday, the teams traveled to the University of Pennsylvania to take part in the 125th running of the Penn Relays. The Relays are touted as the world’s […]
By Scott Jarosz ’21 Sports Staff To say that the Providence College club golf team has had a successful year would be an understatement. The team plays tournaments in both the fall and spring, and has consistently performed well as a group year-round. The team asserted its presence right off the bat in the very […]
Year in Review of Sports By Jack Belanger ’21 Sports Co-Editor As the year comes to a close (though not for all spring sport athletes), I wanted to look back on the year for Providence College sports. This year, the sports section of The Cowl covered big moments and special people that deserved recognition from […]
High School Experience Paying Dividends in Freshman Year “Take every day to become better as a whole.” That was one of the main goals that Providence College Women’s Basketball Head Coach Jim Crowley preached to his players throughout the 2018-2019 season. This season for the Providence College Women’s Basketball Team has been one filled with […]
Kathleen Garvey ’20 Raises Money For Boston Children’s Hospital By Sullivan Burgess ’20 Sports Staff In just a few days, the city of Boston will host its annual marathon, commemorating the state holiday Patriots’ Day. 2019 will mark the 123rd marathon. There will be an estimated 30,000 runners participating, both amateurs and professionals. The marathon […]
Fifth Time Coach Leaman Has Been a Finalist for Coach of the Year By Cam Smith ’21 Sports Staff Providence College Men’s Hockey Coach Nate Leaman was one of 10 coaches to be nominated for the Spencer Penrose Award, given to the top coach in NCAA Division I ice hockey. Nominees consisted of coaches selected […]
Ernie D Becomes the Third Friar Inducted Into Hall of Fame By Jack Belanger ’21 Sports Co-Editor Last week, the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame announced its Class of 2019 who will be inducted into the elite group on Nov. 24 in Kansas City, Missouri. Among the inductees this year will be former Providence […]