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Sports | Nov.11, 2010
Dope Sheet
25 Has a Nice Ring to It. It was announced on Tuesday that the Men’s Soccer Team is now ranked 25th in the nation. The Friars are riding a seven-game unbeaten streak and are heading into the semi-finals of the Big East Tournament. Matt Marcin ’11 and Company are taking care of business.
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Sports | Nov.11, 2010
Beaudry’s Shotout Nabs Win for PC
A perfect comeback and a beautiful shutout are the two home games the Friars played last weekend. The Men’s Hockey Team tied the University of Vermont 3-3 Saturday night in a Hockey East game and won 2-0 over Merrimack on Friday night for Providence’s first shutout since 2007. The Friars improved to 3-4-2 overall and 3-2-2 in league play.
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Sports | Nov.04, 2010
The Dope Sheet
The Big East Might Be Getting Bigger. The Providence Journal reports that the Big East is looking to add two more football schools to its ranks in the interest of keeping the Big East alive. Villanova’s football team is contemplating a move up to the Big East, and the member schools support such a move. The league might look outside of the East to fill the final spot, perhaps to Texas Christian, Central Florida, Memphis, Houston, or Temple. It is possible that the final spot might be offered as a football-only invitation.
Of course, the easiest way to resolve the problem would be for one school in the conference—which shall remain nameless—to reinstate its football program of happy memory. See the Nov. 16, 1935 issue of The Cowl for details.
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Sports | Nov.04, 2010
Providence Ends Season with Romp over Georgetown
This past weekend, the Field Hockey Team (5-13, 1-5 Big East) downed their Big East foes, the Georgetown Hoyas, 4-1, in Washington D.C. The Hoyas (6-13, 1-5 Big East) took the lead early on from a goal off of a penalty corner within the first six minutes of the competition. It did not take long for the Providence team to respond and make a comeback.
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Sports | Nov.04, 2010
The Sports Boss with Chris Torello
Does everyone know where Schneider Arena is on campus? I only raise the question because for each of the Women’s Hockey home games, there has been minimal student support. Maybe it’s the fact that women’s college hockey does not receive significant national attention. Perhaps it’s because some of the team’s games fall on Sunday, which is a day devoted to homework, hangovers, and football. Personally, I think it has to do with the fact that women’s hockey just isn’t given the proper respect on the Providence College campus.
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Sports | Nov.04, 2010
Carey’s Win Leads Harriers at Big East
The Big East Championship proved to be a successful meet for both the Men’s and Women’s Cross Country Teams this past weekend. Lee Carey ’12 won his first individual Big East Championship title with a first place finish out of a field of 188 competitors. The Men’s Cross Country Team took a third place finish out of the 14 teams that competed. The Lady Friars also raced well, finishing fourth out of a field of 16 teams.
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Sports | Nov.04, 2010
Distance Swimmers Shine in Loss to Stags
Every wolf pack has its leader. For the Men’s Swimming and Diving Team’s meet this past weekend against Fairfield, the leader of the pack was Eric Burtchell ’13. Burtchell found himself at the head of the pack on three separate occasions.
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Sports | Nov.04, 2010
Women’s Hockey Tops Yale 3-1
The Women’s Hockey Team extended its unbeaten streak to three games on Tuesday night with a non-conference win over Yale. The Friars proved to be superior to the Bulldogs in every facet of the game, winning by a final score of 3-1.
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Sports | Nov.04, 2010
NCAA: A Mere Five Unbeaten Teams Remain
Only five teams remain with unblemished records after 10 weeks of action, three of which are non-BCS schools—Oregon, Auburn, TCU, Boise State, and Utah. And after Saturday, only four teams will remain undefeated as TCU and Utah face off against one another in Salt Lake City. Last year four teams—Alabama, Texas, Boise State, and TCU—were able to accomplish the rare feat of finishing the regular season without any losses. This season has been a lot different than previous seasons as highly ranked teams have fallen to not as touted opponents and upsets have seemed to occur much more often than in years past.
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