By Thomas Zinzarella ’21 Sports Staff The weather this weekend was well below freezing in the Providence area, but the Providence College Women’s Basketball Team continued their scorching hot streak, winning four of their last five Big East games. The Friars improved their Big East conference record to 4-4 with a thrilling triple overtime victory […]
Friars Unable to Build Off of Win in Game Against Boston College By Cam Smith ’21 Sports Staff The Providence College Men’s Hockey Team was looking for a win this past week after two straight losses. In their meeting against Brown University, the Friars did just that. The annual matchup against the Brown Bears, known […]
By Scott Jarosz ’21 Sports Staff After what was an outstanding career as a midfielder on the Providence College Men’s Soccer Team, Julian Gressel ’16 has quickly become one of the top rising stars in Major League Soccer. Born in Neustadt an der Aisch, Germany, Gressel came to the United States in 2013 to join […]
With a little luck (and help) the Friars can still go dancing By Jack Belanger ’21 Sports Co-Editor It has been a tale of two seasons for the Providence College Men’s Basketball Team. After a successful nonconference schedule in which the team got its 10 wins that they usually strive for and only had one […]
PC Freshman Appears in All 7 Games for Team USA By Thomas Zinzarela ’21 Sports Staff For many college freshmen, winter break is about going on vacation or binge watching a new show on Netflix. However, for Jay O’Brien ’22, his winter break consisted of representing the United States and traveling to Canada to compete […]
Nogic Breaks 3-Point Record; Team Sweeps Friar Classic By Jack Belanger ’21 Sports Co-Editor This basketball season has been one full of turnarounds and milestones for the Providence College Women’s Basketball Team. Only 18 games into their season the Friars have already matched their overall win total from last season at 10. The team is […]
By Cam Smith ’21 Sports Staff The Providence College Men’s Hockey Team received some reinforcements prior to their 2018-19 winter break. Added to the roster was the dynamic twin brother duo of Matt Koopman ’22 and Kyle Koopman ’22, who joined the team in time for the second half of the regular season hockey schedule. […]
Team Will Consist of Players From Big East By Sullivan Burgess ’20 Sports Staff It has been quite an exciting few weeks for Providence College Men’s Basketball Head Coach Ed Cooley. Not only has he been gifted with one of the highest honors in the state of Rhode Island, but also has been given an […]
Is Lack of Research the Culprit Behind Female Athlete Concussions? By Meaghan Cahill ’20 Sports Co-Editor On October 1, 2018, Jessica “Jessie” Spontak ’20, publicly announced her decision to retire from volleyball. Her reason for walking away from the sport that brought her to Providence College? Too many concussions. Concussions have been a hot topic […]
Soccer Teams and Field Hockey Each Send Five Players By Cam Smith ’21 Sports Staff The fall sports season has come to a close, meaning that the time to honor athletic accomplishments is now upon us. All six Providence College Division I teams, who finished their seasons by the end of November, saw players receive […]