Category: Sports – Friar Sports

Hogan ’20 Leads Friars During Playoff Push

By Sullivan Burgess ’20 Sports Staff With only two Big East games left in the schedule, the Providence College Women’s Soccer Team is beginning their playoff push as they sit one game away from the sixth seed, which would allow them to enter the Big East Tournament later in this fall.  Part of this playoff […]

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PC Men’s Soccer Celebrates 50 Years

Team Gets Big Win Over Xavier By Sullivan Burgess ’20 Sports Staff This weekend at Providence College, the students and athletes had more to celebrate besides the opening of the new Ruane Friar Development Center. The College, along with many alumni and students were able to cheer on the PC Men’s Soccer Team as they […]

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Wheeler Wins Battle in Beantown

By Liza Sisk ’19 Sports Staff Abbey Wheeler ’20 is sprinting into a successful third year, leading the Providence College Track and Cross Country teams to glory. Wheeler, a native of Elmira, New York, was recruited by the Friars her senior year of high school and has been an asset to the team ever since. […]

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Editor’s Corner

New Basketball Facility Will Pay Off By Jack Belanger ’21 Sports Co-Editor This past weekend marked a historic moment for Providence College Athletics with the official dedication of PC’s new basketball training facility, the Ruane Friar Development Center. This $30 million facility broke ground last school year and was completed in time for the team […]

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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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