Category: Sports

Sport Shorts Jan.31- Feb. 6

Sport Shorts for Jan. 31-Feb. 6 by Joseph Quirk ’23 Sports Staff Men’s Basketball: The men’s basketball team had a big week on the hardwood this week. They played one game, Saturday, February 1, and started the month off with an away win at Butler University. Butler was ranked 16th in the nation, and the […]

The Cowl Editor

Women’s Club Hockey on the Right Track

Newly Founded Team Boasts Bright Future by Eileen Flynn ’20 Sports Staff Playing sports is sometimes taken for granted when growing up. We may resent the early morning hockey game, or the two-hour drive to an away basketball game. Yet, of course, it was always worth it in the end, even if the results of […]

The Cowl Editor

More Than Just an Athlete

Davis Bunz ’21 Nominated for Humanitarian Award By Thomas Zinzarella ’21 Sports Staff The term “summer” means something different for every college student. Some spend their days lounging at the beach, others go on vacation with their family, while some obtain an internship and work in their prospective field or work the summer job they […]

Meaghan P Cahill

In Memorium: Kobe Bryant

Laker Great Leaves Behind an Unparalleled Legacy By Cam Smith ’21 Sports Assistant Editor I was eleven years old as I sat on the couch, eyes glued to the TV on June 16, 2010. The Los Angeles Lakers were in the midst of a dramatic Game Seven against my beloved Boston Celtics, a game that […]

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Basketball Loses Heartbreaker to Nova

By Joseph Quirk ’23 Sports Staff The noise was deafening. Screams and shouts coming from every corner of the sold out Dunkin’ Donuts Center, ready to watch the Providence College Friars take on rival Villanova University Wildcats. That same energy would remain for the entire game, which resulted in a close, yet devastating loss for […]

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Abstreiter ’21RS Earns Hockey East Honors

Goalie Sets Career-High in Saves By Eileen Flynn ’20 Sports Staff Born and raised in Freising, Germany, Sandra Abstreiter ’21RS is starting to get comfortable in her new home between the pipes for the Providence College Women’s Hockey Team. As a redshirt sophomore, Abstreiter was recently recognized as the Hockey East Defensive Player of the […]

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Sports Shorts Weeks of Jan. 18-Jan. 26

By Meaghan Cahill ’20 and Jack Belanger ’21 Sports Co-Editors Women’s Basketball: On Jan. 26, the Providence College Women’s Basketball Team snapped an eight-game losing streak and earned their first Big East win of the year, beating Xavier University 60-48. The Friars only scored 15 points in the first half before finding their groove after […]

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Young QBs Face-off in Super Bowl

Mahomes and Garoppolo Clash in Biggest Game of The Year By Sullivan Burgess ’20 Sports Staff On Sunday, February 2, Jimmy Garoppolo and the San Francisco 49ers will face Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LIV in Miami, FL. This is a matchup that analysists predicted on paper, however did not […]

Meaghan P Cahill

PCI: Who Will Win Super Bowl LIV?

Kansas City Chiefs The Kansas City Chiefs against the San Francisco 49ers: a matchup of two of the most consistent teams this season. The team that will be coming out victorious on Sunday will be the Kansas City Chiefs. It has been 50 years since the Chiefs have made it to the Super Bowl. This […]

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A Decade of PC Athletics

A Look Back at a Monumental Ten Years  By Thomas Zinzarella ’21 Sports Staff This decade has shown one of the largest growths among every sport at Providence College. There are so many moments to choose from but here are some of the greatest from this past decade: Men’s Basketball Capture 2014 Big East Championship Ed […]

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