Category: Sports

March Sport Shorts

Week of 3/11-3/17 By Ben Bilotti ’23 Sports Staff Women’s Volleyball The Providence College Women’s Volleyball Team played a two-game series against the University of Connecticut Women’s Volleyball Team on March 12 and March 13. PC won both games three sets to one and improved their record to 5-1. In game one, Emma Nelson ’23 […]


Above and Beyond: Friars Make Playoff Run

Coach Kelly, Friars Always Competing By Scott Jarosz ’21 Sports Staff The 2020-2021 season has been one to remember for head coach Matt Kelly and the Providence College Women’s Ice Hockey Team. After the team’s 2019-2020 campaign came to a close with a loss to the University of New Hampshire in the Hockey East Quarterfinals, […]


Adapt or Lose: PC Softball Returns

Friars Return to Field After Shortened Season By Leo Hainline ’22 Sports Staff Few programs in Friartown have experienced a turnaround these past few years like the Providence College Softball Team. Coach Jill Karwoski took over in 2018 and led the Friars to their best record since 2005 in her first season as head coach. […]


Lake Tahoe: Hockey in the Great Outdoors

NHL Heads West For Outdoor Games By Ryan Carius ’21 Sports Staff On Feb. 20, the NHL returned to its roots: hockey on an outdoor stage. That stage was Lake Tahoe, the United States’ largest alpine lake, in close proximity to the Sierra Nevada mountain range. The event was a two-day matchup featuring two top […]


PCI: Who Will Win the Big East Men’s Tournament?

Providence College Investigates: College Basketball Creighton University Will End Villanova’s Reign By Jack Belanger ’21 Sports Co-Editor After three straight Big East titles, Villanova University will likely be the favorites once again to be conference champions. If any team is going to end the Wildcats’ reign, it is going to be coach Greg McDermott’s Creighton […]


End of February Sports Sports

Week of 2/25-3/3 By Joseph Quirk ’23 Sports Staff Men’s Soccer: The Providence College Men’s Soccer Team opened Big East play on Feb. 27 at the University of Connecticut. The Friars beat the Huskies 2-0. Paulo Lima ’22 opened the scoring in the 13th minute, converting a penalty kick. In the 61st minute, the Friars […]


Listening Tour: Coaches For Action

An Interview with Coach Ivan Thomas By Cameron Smith ’21 Sports Co-Editor This article is part of The Cowl’s Listening Tour, a series that aims to amplify the voices of BIPOC members of our community and bring awareness to social justice initiatives on campus. On May 25, 2020, just before 8 a.m., a white woman […]


Fall Sports: Back in Action

Volleyball and Field Hockey Among Fall Sports Starting Back Up By Joseph Quirk ’22 Sports Staff The COVID-19 pandemic has affected millions of people worldwide and has made competing in sporting events especially difficult. At Providence College, fall sports managed to complete a full season in 2019 prior to the onset of the pandemic. However, […]


Season Finally Arrives for Swim and Dive

Men and Women Swim First Races of the Year By Jack Belanger ’21 Sports Co-Editor One week after their opening race of the season was canceled, the Providence College Swimming and Diving Teams each had their first meet of the 2021 season. The men’s team fell to Bryant University, 169-119, and the women’s team lost […]


Men’s Soccer Starts Season Strong

Friars Knock off URI in Second-Half Blowout By Leo Hainline ’22 Sports Staff The Providence College Men’s Soccer Team opened their season with a 4-0 victory, protecting their home turf against their in-state rivals, the University of Rhode Island. The Friars and the Rams were both scoreless in the first half, but a second-half offensive […]