By Eileen Flynn ’20 Sports Staff Providence College has been known for its Division I sports teams for the past several decades. Many students make their decisions to attend PC because they want to be a fan in the crowd cheering on the men’s basketball team or chanting “yes!” in the middle of the student […]
By Jack Belanger ’21 Sports Staff The debate about whether college athletes should be compensated has recently reached a new peak that could shift the sports landscape in the near future. The state assembly and senate of California just passed SB 206, also known as the Fair Pay to Play Act, which would allow college […]
Captain Tiago Mendoca ’20RS Nets Game-Winner at Home By Scott Jarosz ’21 Sports Staff The Providence College Men’s Soccer Team hosted the Pioneers of Sacred Heart University this past Saturday at Anderson Stadium. The Pioneers entered Saturday’s contest with a record of 1-3 and were coming off their first win of the season, a 2-1 […]
Friars Go 2-1; Lose to Brown in Final Game By Sullivan Burgess ’20 Sports Staff From Friday, September 13, to Sunday, September 15, Providence College hosted its 15th Annual Friar Volleyball Classic. This year the College hosted Fairleigh Dickinson University, Coppin State University, and Rhode Island’s own Brown University. Last season PC won the tournament, […]
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. […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]