Category: Friar Sports

Track and Field Head to Big East

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 […]

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Club Golf Competes at National Tournament

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 […]

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Editor’s Corner

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 […]

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Mary Baskerville Reflects on Freshman Year

High School Experience Paying Dividends in Freshman Year “Take every day to become better as a whole.” That was one of the main goals that Providence College Women’s Basketball Head Coach Jim Crowley preached to his players throughout the 2018-2019 season. This season for the Providence College Women’s Basketball Team has been one filled with […]

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PC Student to Run in Boston Marathon

Kathleen Garvey ’20 Raises Money For Boston Children’s Hospital By Sullivan Burgess ’20 Sports Staff In just a few days, the city of Boston will host its annual marathon, commemorating the state holiday Patriots’ Day. 2019 will mark the 123rd marathon. There will be an estimated 30,000 runners participating, both amateurs and professionals. The marathon […]

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Hockey Coach Nate Leaman Nominated for Award

Fifth Time Coach Leaman Has Been a Finalist for Coach of the Year By Cam Smith ’21 Sports Staff Providence College Men’s Hockey Coach Nate Leaman was one of 10 coaches to be nominated for the Spencer Penrose Award, given to the top coach in NCAA Division I ice hockey. Nominees consisted of coaches selected […]

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Former Friar Named to Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame

Ernie D Becomes the Third Friar Inducted Into Hall of Fame By Jack Belanger ’21 Sports Co-Editor Last week, the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame announced its Class of 2019 who will be inducted into the elite group on Nov. 24 in Kansas City, Missouri. Among the inductees this year will be former Providence […]

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Sports Business Organization’s First Semester Shows Promise

By Christian Rada ’22 Sports Staff At the start of this semester, the Sports Business Organization Club was formed for students interested in entering the sports industry. The club has already brought in five key sports leaders as guests to talk to students about their stories and how they entered the industry. When asking Graham […]

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Softball Player Sets New School Record for All-Time Hits

Emma Lee ’19 solidified her name in Providence College history this past weekend in an away series against Big East rivals Villanova University. The right fielder for the PC Softball Team broke the program’s all-time hit record with her 215th career hit. During the first of two games that would take place on April 6, […]

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Men’s Hockey Still Dancing

Team Heads to the Frozen Four for the Fifth Time in Program History By Scott Jarosz ’21 Sports Staff The Providence College Men’s Hockey Team entered the NCAA Hockey Tournament as the fourth and lowest seed in the East Regional. The Friars were quite fortunate to be selected into the East Regional, which was hosted […]

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