Category: Friar Sports

Adapt or Lose: PC Softball Returns

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. […]

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End of February Sports Sports

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 […]

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Listening Tour: Coaches For Action

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 […]

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Fall Sports: Back in Action

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, […]

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Season Finally Arrives for Swim and Dive

Men and Women Swim First Races of the Year By Jack Belanger ’21 Sports Co-Editor One week after their opening race of the season was canceled, the Providence College Swimming and Diving Teams each had their first meet of the 2021 season. The men’s team fell to Bryant University, 169-119, and the women’s team lost […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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, […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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