Category: Friar Sports

Women’s Soccer Begins Big East Play

By Cam Smith ’21 Sports Staff Simply put, the Providence College Women’s Soccer Team is a force to be reckoned with. The Friars’ record of 7-4-1 gives them a position in the top five in the Big East standings, just behind Georgetown University, Butler University, Villanova University, and DePaul University. The Friars’ success is due […]

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Friar Family Mourns the Loss of Hockey Alum Mark Adams

By Jack Belanger ’21 Sports Co-Editor Mark Adams ’15, former Providence College hockey player, passed away unexpectedly on September 17, 2018, at the age of 27. Adams played four seasons with the Friars from 2010-2015, winning the Division I National Championship in 2015. Before coming to PC, Adams was drafted by the Buffalo Sabres in […]

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Skating Her Way to Success

Maureen Murphy ’21 Invited to National Team Evaluation Camp By Meaghan Cahill ’20 Sports Co-Editor Providence College’s standout women’s hockey player, Maureen Murphy ’21, was one of the select few hockey players throughout the country to be invited to participate in the 2018 U.S. Women’s National Team Evaluation Camp. “It was a lot of fun, […]

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Young Roster Not Deterring the Tennis Team

By Cam Smith ’21 Sports Staff The Providence College Women’s Tennis Team will kick off their regular season on Wednesday, September 26, on the hallowed grounds of the PC Tennis Courts. The Friars are scheduled to take on Fairfield University in a match that is sure to provide some thrills. The two teams battled it […]

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PC Swimming and Diving Makes Waves to Fight Cancer

Team Raises $30,101 for Cancer Research By Liza Sisk ’19 Sports Staff This past weekend, the Providence College Men’s and Women’s Swim Teams left the comfort of their home pool, the Taylor Natatorium, and braced the cold ocean current in the waters of Narragansett, Rhode Island. Their venture into the open water was motivated by […]

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Volleyball Sweeps Annual Friar Classic

Team Looks to Continue Making Improvements Early on in the Season By Sullivan Burgess ’20 Sports Staff It has been an exciting few weeks for the Providence College Women’s Volleyball team as they continue to extend their 6-4 record. The Friars are coming off of a series of two tournaments in the last two weeks, […]

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Cross Country Off to a Great Start

By Meaghan Cahill ’20 Sports Co-Editor On your mark, get set, go! The 2018 cross country season has officially begun for the Providence College men’s and women’s teams. On Sept. 1, both teams traveled to Durham, New Hampshire to compete in the University of New Hampshire dual meet, which included both men’s and women’s teams […]

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Upperclassmen Look to Continue Last Season’s Success

By Jack Belanger ’21 Sports Co-Editor In terms of consistency, it would be hard to find a team more solid than the Providence College Field Hockey Team. In the past 12 seasons, the team has qualified for the Big East tournament eight times. Only four out of eight teams qualify for the tournament. Last season, […]

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New Faces in Friartown

PC Welcomes Coaches for Women’s Hockey and Softball By Meaghan Cahill ’20 Sports Co-Editor “We are excited to welcome Matt Kelly as head coach of our women’s ice hockey program,” Providence College Athletic Director Bob Driscoll announced on June 18. Kelly, the sixth coach in the history of the program, was hired after the abrupt […]

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PC Soccer Teams are Hopeful Contenders

By Jack Belanger ’21 Sports Co-Editor Last Fall, the Providence College Men’s and Women’s Soccer Teams looked to build off their 2016 seasons in pursuit of Big East Championship wins. Unfortunately, after finishing first in the Big East in 2016 and a run to the Elite Eight, PC’s men’s soccer team fell to fifth place […]

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