Category: Friar Sports

Basketball Loses Heartbreaker to Nova

By Joseph Quirk ’23 Sports Staff The noise was deafening. Screams and shouts coming from every corner of the sold out Dunkin’ Donuts Center, ready to watch the Providence College Friars take on rival Villanova University Wildcats. That same energy would remain for the entire game, which resulted in a close, yet devastating loss for […]

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Abstreiter ’21RS Earns Hockey East Honors

Goalie Sets Career-High in Saves By Eileen Flynn ’20 Sports Staff Born and raised in Freising, Germany, Sandra Abstreiter ’21RS is starting to get comfortable in her new home between the pipes for the Providence College Women’s Hockey Team. As a redshirt sophomore, Abstreiter was recently recognized as the Hockey East Defensive Player of the […]

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Sports Shorts Weeks of Jan. 18-Jan. 26

By Meaghan Cahill ’20 and Jack Belanger ’21 Sports Co-Editors Women’s Basketball: On Jan. 26, the Providence College Women’s Basketball Team snapped an eight-game losing streak and earned their first Big East win of the year, beating Xavier University 60-48. The Friars only scored 15 points in the first half before finding their groove after […]

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A Decade of PC Athletics

A Look Back at a Monumental Ten Years  By Thomas Zinzarella ’21 Sports Staff This decade has shown one of the largest growths among every sport at Providence College. There are so many moments to choose from but here are some of the greatest from this past decade: Men’s Basketball Capture 2014 Big East Championship Ed […]

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Earthquake Shakes Swim Team

Major Quake Rocks Puerto Rico During Team’s Winter Training Trip By Jack Belanger ’21 Sports Co-Editor On Jan. 2, the Providence College Men’s and Women’s Swimming Teams made their annual trip down to Ponce, Puerto Rico for their winter training trip. While the team was looking forward to spending time together and enjoying the warm […]

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Men’s Hockey Cruises Over Break

By Eileen Flynn ’20 Sports Staff While most of us spent Christmas break catching up on sleep and spending time with family and friends, the Providence College Men’s Hockey Team had quite a busy month. The Friars participated in two different tournaments, the 2019 Catamount Cup and the 2020 Fortress Invitational.  Just a few days […]

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What You Missed: Men’s Basketball

Friars Get Back on Track With Four Game Win-Streak By Liam Tormey ’22 Sports Staff As the first semester of the 2019-2020 school year came to an end on Dec. 14, the Providence College Men’s Basketball Team was sitting at a 5-5 record, a record that the team did not expect to be at. However, […]

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Sports Shorts Over Winter Break

By Meaghan Cahill ’20 Sports Co-Editor Women’s Ice Hockey: This past weekend, the Providence College Women’s Ice Hockey Team split a home-and-home series against the eighth ranked Boston University Terriers. Captain Avery Fransoo ’20 kicked off the scoring for the Friars with a wrist shot in the final five minutes of the first period for […]

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Cross Country Teams Finish Strong

By Marc DeMartis ’21 Sports Staff The Providence College Men’s and Women’s Cross Country Teams both ended their fall seasons strong, each team  winning the ECAC/IC4A Championship in the Bronx, NY recently. For the men, five finished in the top 12, with Ryan Gallagher ’21 leading the way with his third place finish. On the […]

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Cross Country Teams Finish Strong

By Marc DeMartis ’21 Sports Staff The Providence College Men’s and Women’s Cross Country Teams both ended their fall seasons strong, each team  winning the ECAC/IC4A Championship in the Bronx, NY recently. For the men, five finished in the top 12, with Ryan Gallagher ’21 leading the way with his third place finish. On the […]

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