Category: Sports

Watson Joins Legendary Company

Providence Big Man Named to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Watch List By Scott Jarosz ’21 Sports Staff Nate Watson ’21 played his first official game with the Providence College Men’s Basketball Team on Nov. 10, 2017. On this day, PC squared off with Houston Baptist University at Alumni Hall. Despite being a freshman at the time, Watson […]

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Men’s, Women’s Soccer Eager to Begin Season

Top Goal Scorers Return For Another Run By Jack Belanger ’21 Sports Co-Editor After an extended offseason, the Providence College Men’s Soccer Team will finally open their season this Saturday at home versus in-state rival University of Rhode Island. Due to the postponement of fall sports, the last time the Friars played was over a […]

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PCI: Picking the NBA All-Star Game Starters

The Eastern Conference By Cam Smith ’21 Sports Co-Editor While the status of the actual NBA All-Star Game hangs in the balance due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the selection process must still go on. Five starters are chosen from each conference: two guards and three frontcourt players. From the East, the guards should be Bradley […]

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Sport Shorts

Week of 2/4-2/10 By Leo Hainline ’22 Sports Staff Men’s Basketball: The Friars suffered a third straight loss on Feb. 6, losing at home to St. John’s University, 92-81. The Red Storm’s dynamic duo of freshman point guard Posh Alexander and sophomore forward Julian Champagnie was simply too much for the Friars to handle. St. […]

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Men’s Basketball at Mid-Season

Friars Navigate Through Ups and Downs by Leo Hainline ’22 Sports Staff The Providence College Men’s Basketball Team simply refuses to produce a dull moment this year. Recent games against Marquette University and Georgetown University have been representative of an entire season full of closely fought battles that go down to the wire. The Friars […]

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Women’s Hockey: Simply Terrific

Friars Break into National Rankings By Liam Tormey ’22 Sports Assistant Editor The Providence College Women’s Hockey Team held a record of 5-0-1 when the fall semester ended in mid-December. At the start of the new semester, the Friars are ranked 10th in the country with a 9-4-1 record.  Due to COVID-19 concerns, the Friars […]

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Women’s Basketball Winter Roundup

PC Eager to Start Back Up After Long Hiatus By Scott Jarosz ’21 Sports Staff The Providence College Women’s Basketball Team started its unique and challenging 2020-2021 season on the right foot. Despite falling to a talented Quinnipiac University team on the road in their season opener by a score of 71-65, PC bounced back […]

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Men’s Hockey Finds Their Stride

Team Sweeps Weekend Series with UNH By Thomas Zinzarella ’21 Sports Staff After picking up a pair of ties last weekend against the No. 8 University of Massachusetts-Amherst, the Providence College Men’s Hockey Team matched up against the University of New Hampshire in a home-and-home series. Coming into the game, the Friars had moved up […]

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Brady vs. Mahomes: The Past Takes on the Future

by Ryan Carius ’21 Sports Staff The first NFL season during the COVID-19 pandemic will come to a close on Feb. 7 in Tampa Bay. The main story headed into the matchup is the two quarterbacks under center as Super Bowl LV will feature arguably the two most renowned quarterbacks competing in the league. This […]

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PCI: Who Will Win Super Bowl LV?

Providence College Investigates Kansas City Chiefs By Joseph Quirk ’23 Sports Staff Simply put, who will win this season’s Super Bowl should not even be a question. As much as one has to respect Tom Brady and what he has been able to accomplish, this is Patrick Mahomes’s time. Indeed, Brady will be reaching a […]

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