Category: Sports

Simpkin ’94 Reflects on Career

By Liam Tormey ’22 Sports Staff Last Thursday, the Sports Business Organization at Providence College got the chance to speak with former NBA and PC  men’s basketball player, Dickey Simpkins ’94. Simpkins spoke with the group over Skype and discussed his journey from his early childhood to where he is today. Simpkins, who grew up […]

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Women’s Basketball Coach Hits Career Milestone

Coach Jim Crowley Lands 300th Career Win By Marc DeMartis ’21 Sports Staff Coach Jim Crowley of the Providence College Women’s Basketball Team earned his 300th career win last Saturday over the University of Massachusetts-Amherst Minutemen. He has been coaching for more than 20 years. Coach Crowley’s career started back at his alma mater, Keuka […]

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Men’s Soccer Headed to NCAA Tournament

By Jack Belanger ’21 Sports Co-Editor After coming from behind in the Big East Tournament Semifinals to beat St. John’s University 2-1, the Providence College Men’s Soccer Team was set to face off against the No. 3 team in the country, the Georgetown University Hoyas, for the Big East Title on Nov. 17 in Washington […]

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Men’s Basketball Rebounds at the Dunk

After Tough Loss to Northwestern, Friars Win Two at Home By Sullivan Burgess ’20 Sports Staff Following a 63-72 loss to non-conference team Northwestern University, the Providence College Men’s Basketball Team looked to bounce back as they faced off on Nov. 16 against the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference’s Saint Peter’s University, following their own loss […]

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Club Golf Competes at National Level

By Scott Jarosz ’21 Sports Staff The Providence College club golf team recently journeyed southwest to WinStar World Casino & Resort in the small town of Thackerville, OK to take part in the National Collegiate Club Golf Association Fall 2019 National Championship. According to the NCCGA website, this marked the first time the tournament was […]

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Club Golf Competes at National Level

By Scott Jarosz ’21 Sports Staff The Providence College club golf team recently journeyed southwest to WinStar World Casino & Resort in the small town of Thackerville, OK to take part in the National Collegiate Club Golf Association Fall 2019 National Championship. According to the NCCGA website, this marked the first time the tournament was […]

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Sports Shorts Week of Nov. 8-Nov. 21

By Joseph Quirk ’23 Sports Staff Men’s Basketball: The Providence College Men’s Basketball Team had an up-and-down week. On Wednesday, November 13, the Friars fell to the Northwestern University Wildcats 63-72. PC struggled in all aspects of the game in the loss, but were particularly bad on offense where, at times, it appeared they could […]

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PCI: Who Will Win the Men’s NCAA Soccer National Championship

The University of Virginia The University of Virginia Cavaliers this year alone have won NCAA Championships in men’s basketball and men’s lacrosse. To end 2019, they will also take home more championship hardware in men’s soccer. The Cavaliers ended the regular season ranked No. 2 in the country, and defeated the No. 1 team in […]

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Kim Miale ’01 Returns to Friartown

Superstar Sports Agent Talks to Students About Her Career By Joseph Quirk ’23 Sports Staff This past Thursday, November 7, Providence College Alumna Kim Miale ’01 returned to campus to talk to students and faculty in the Center at Moore Hall. Miale is not only one of the most successful women in the sports business, […]

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Men’s Soccer Advances to Championship Game

Team Will Take on Top-Seeded Georgetown University By Liam Tormey ’22 Sports Staff Since making it to the quarterfinals of the NCAA Division I Men’s Soccer Tournament in 2016, the Friars have not been back. This season, the Friars are looking to get right back into it—and now they have a very good chance to […]

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