Lacrosse Begins Season With Win Over BU by Liam Tormey ’22 Sports Staff As the spring semester gets underway, so too does the season for the Providence College Men’s Lacrosse Team. The Friars are very excited for the upcoming season, to say the least. Last season saw the Friars post a 7-9 record, with an […]
Newly Founded Team Boasts Bright Future by Eileen Flynn ’20 Sports Staff Playing sports is sometimes taken for granted when growing up. We may resent the early morning hockey game, or the two-hour drive to an away basketball game. Yet, of course, it was always worth it in the end, even if the results of […]
Davis Bunz ’21 Nominated for Humanitarian Award By Thomas Zinzarella ’21 Sports Staff The term “summer” means something different for every college student. Some spend their days lounging at the beach, others go on vacation with their family, while some obtain an internship and work in their prospective field or work the summer job they […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]