Soccer Teams Look to Break through to Finals By Jack Belanger ’21 Sports Co-Editor Last fall, the Providence College Men’s and Women’s Soccer Teams both made it to their respective Big East Tournaments. The men cruised in as the third seed while the women snuck in as the sixth seed. Unfortunately, both teams lost in […]
Six Players Sign Entry-Level Contracts By Cam Smith ’21 Sports Assistant Editor The success of the Providence College hockey programs continued over the offseason as six former Friars signed professional hockey deals. Four of these came from former men’s squad members, as Josh Wilkins, Brandon Duhaime, Kasper Björkqvist, and Jacob Bryson who secured entry-level deals […]
By Scott Jarosz ’21 Sports Staff After finishing the 2018 season with an overall record of 8-21 and a 2-16 record in Big East Conference play, the Providence College Women’s Volleyball Team will be looking to make improvements leading up to the 2019 season. The team’s 2018 campaign ended on a particularly sour note when […]
First Time Since 1975 Friars Earn Medal at the Event By Sullivan Burgess ’20 Sports Staff This past August, the Big East all-star team defeated the Dominican Republic 92-83 in the Pan American games in Lima, Peru while representing USA Basketball. This win secured a bronze medal for the summer games, the third straight Pan […]
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 […]