Friars Finish Season with Winning Record; Secure Spot in WNIT By Thomas Zinzarella ’21 After an impressive regular season, the Providence College Women’s Basketball Team headed to Wintrust Arena in Chicago, Illinois to test their fate in the Big East Tournament. The official seeding was not set until the final weekend of Big East play. […]
Matt Kelly’s First Season as Head Coach Ends in Semifinals By Sam Scanlon ’19 Sports Staff As the final buzzer sounded and the Northeastern University Huskies flooded the ice in celebration, the Providence College Women’s Ice Hockey Team’s incredibly successful season came to a disheartening end in the Women’s Hockey East Semifinals. The #3 Huskies […]
Friars Advance Beyond the Quarterfinals for the First Time Since 2013 By Meaghan Cahill ’20 Sports Co-Editor Last weekend, the Providence College Women’s Hockey Team hosted the Merrimack College Warriors in a best two-out-of-three games series at Schneider Arena for the Women’s Hockey East Quarterfinals. On Friday, March 1 the Friars skated to a 2-0 […]
Friars Prepare for Tournament with Senior Game By Thomas Zinzarella ’21 Sports Staff The Providence College Women’s Basketball Team ended the Big East regular season the way that they began it—with a pair of home matchups against two of the best teams in the Big East, #24 DePaul University and #13 Marquette University. Last Friday […]
By Christian Rada ’22 Sports Staff This past week, the Big East Conference announced the All-Big East Conference squad; which is comprised of competitors who finished in the top three of any individual or relay event in the championships. Fifty-nine women and 61 men complete the list. A total of 31 student-athletes—17 women, 18 men—earned […]
Ice Hockey Set to Face Merrimack in Quarterfinals By Eileen Flynn ’20 Sports Staff The Providence College Women’s Ice Hockey Team wrapped up their regular season on Feb. 23 when they defeated the #8 Boston University Terriers on the road. The team finished with an impressive 22-10-2 overall record and as the no. 4 seed […]
Twelve Friar Alumni Inducted into Hall of Fame By Jack Belanger ’21 Sports Co-Editor On Friday, February 22, friends, family, teammates, and coaches gathered at the Biltmore Hotel to celebrate the 2019 Providence College Athletic Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony. There were 12 inductees this year, 11 in attendance, that included athletes from several sports […]
Friars Heating Up In Time for Playoffs By Sam Scanlon ’19 Sports Staff A sold out Schneider Arena welcomed the second ranked University of Massachusetts Minutemen last Saturday night, a game that has surely been marked on the calendar in the Friars’ locker room since their last meeting on Nov. 10. Chances were traded back […]
Men’s and Women’s Teams Break Many School Records By Sullivan Burgess ’20 Sports Staff Last weekend, the Providence College Men’s and Women’s Swimming and Diving Teams competed in the 2019 Big East Swimming and Diving Championships held in East Meadow, New York. The four-day event provided the Friars with the opportunity to set over 12 […]
By Cam Smith ’21 Sports Staff The Providence College Women’s Tennis Team came into last week looking for their first victory of the spring season. Unfortunately, they will have to wait a little longer for a win. The University of Rhode Island stopped by the Centre Court Tennis Club on Wednesday, February 20 to face […]