Category: Friar Sports

Lacrosse Gears Up for Spring Season

by Eileen Flynn ’20 Sports Staff The Providence College Men’s Lacrosse Team has been waiting for a chance to play another game since the gut-wrenching Big East Championship game last May. The Friars upset Big East rival Villanova University in the semi-final game, winning their first ever Big East Tournament win and advancing on to […]

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Men’s Hockey Goes 5-1 and Brings Home Mayor Cup

Foley, Hawkey, and Pinho Help Team Find Success By Sam Scanlon ’19 Sports Staff What a winter break it was for the Providence College Men’s Ice Hockey Team. After being shutout on home ice by Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT), the Friars went undefeated with a record of 5-0-1 over winter break and brought home […]

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Lady Friars Split Weekend Against BU

By Eileen Flynn ’20 Sports Staff   The Providence College Women’s Hockey Team has continued to skate hard and has situated themselves nationally in the number eight ranking. This past week the Lady Friars displayed the determination and grit this year’s team embodies in their showdown against a Hockey East rival Boston University. The two […]

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Friars Reignite Their Fire

By Chris McCormack ’18 Sports Staff   Providence College Men’s Basketball Team turned their season around when they needed it most. After a rough start to Big East play with a near 20-point loss to Creighton University on the road and a tough overtime loss to Marquette University at home, the Friars came into what […]

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Editor’s Corner

PC, like College Basketball, is Unpredictable this Year By Jack Belanger ’21 Sports Co-Editor    One thing that has become clear this year in college basketball is that there is no team that is the clear-cut favorite to win the NCAA tournament come March. No team was able to make it to January undefeated. While […]

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Men’s Basketball Shows Mid-Season Promise

by Sullivan Burgess ’20 Sports Staff   We have come to that special time of the year, the Christmas lights turn on, the weather becomes colder, and most importantly Providence College Men’s Basketball Big East Conference play begins.   While their first conference game against St. John’s University in Queens does not commence until Dec. […]

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Hockey Mid-Season Review

by Jeremy Perrigo ’18 Sports Staff   The Providence College Men’s Ice Hockey Team has played 16 games thus far in the 2017-18 season, posting an overall record of 9-6-1. The Friars are 6-4-1 against conference opponents, good for third place in the Hockey East behind only Boston College (9-2-0) and Northeastern University (7-3-0).   […]

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Friars Fall in Ocean State Tip-Off Tournament

by Eileen Flynn ’20 Sports Staff   Providence College welcomed the top four women’s basketball teams of Rhode Island to Mullaney Gym Saturday, December 2. The second annual Ocean State Tip-Off Tournament allows for Brown University, Bryant University, the University of Rhode Island, and Providence College to compete in a special kind of rivalry.   […]

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Basketball Team Wins 2K Classic

By Max Anderson ’18 Sports Staff On Friday, November 17, the Providence College Men’s Basketball Team was able to add another piece of hardware to the trophy cabinet by winning the 2K Classic Tournament, held annually at Madison Square Garden. The tournament kicked off with a preliminary regional round matchup on Nov. 10, which saw […]

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Friars Go to Ireland

By Sam Scanlon ’19 Sports Staff Last week, the Providence College Men’s Ice Hockey Team took a journey across the pond to participate in the 2017 Friendship Four Tournament in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Over the course of their weeklong trip, the Friars toured Dublin, Ireland, as well as Belfast Northern Ireland, including Northern Ireland’s Parliament […]

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