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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
By Meaghan Cahill ’20 Sports Co-Editor Coming off their first winning season since 2007, which included a five match win improvement in Big East play, Providence College’s Volleyball Team is looking to improve those numbers this year. Returning player Addison Root ’20 will be looked at as a key player for the upcoming season. The […]
By Sam Scanlon ’19 Sports Staff The Providence College community lost a great one this year. Drew Brown ’16, a former Friar hockey player and National Champion, lost his courageous battle with cancer on November 11, 2017, at the age of 25. The Friars hosted the University of Massachusetts Amherst Minutemen for a weekend series […]
PC Runner Caps Off College Career as a Champion By Meaghan Cahill ’20 Sports Co-Editor Catarina Rocha ’17GS may not be the most well-known athlete on Providence College’s campus, but that does not diminish the outstanding performances she gave this year for the Providence College Women’s Cross Country Team. Her individual achievements as a runner […]
Basketball Team Falls Just Short of Third Championship By Jack Belanger ’21 Sports Co-Editor The Providence College Men’s Basketball Team had an overall successful regular season this year, going 21-14 overall and 10-8 during Big East play. While there were disappointing losses to DePaul University and to the University of Massachusetts-Amherst who would go on […]
Basketball Season Highlighted by Upset Win Over ‘Nova By Thomas Zinzarella ’21 Sports Staff After seeing the Providence College Men’s Basketball Team come off an unexpected loss against DePaul University during the latter part of the week, the Friar faithful made sure to come out in force and rally behind their home team as they […]
By Sullivan Burgess ’20 Sports Staff The best Providence College sports moment of the year was earlier in the basketball season, when the announcement of the Providence College Men’s Basketball Team signing two ESPN Top 100 High School players: Massachusetts native A.J. Reeves and Rhode Island native David Duke. With many of the starters of […]