Two Friars Nominated for Prestigious Award by Meaghan Cahill Sports Co-Editor In the final stretch of their sophomore season, Providence College Men’s Hockey Team players Jack Dugan ’22 and Tyce Thompson ’22 were announced as nominees for the prestigious Hobey Baker Award, which is given to the top player in college hockey. They were joined […]
Bryant’s 81 Points vs. Toronto Raptors & Free-Throws Post-Achilles Tear by Leo Hainline ’22 Sports Staff In a 2006 mid-season game that nowadays some star players would consider taking off, the Los Angeles Lakers went up against Chris Bosh and the Toronto Raptors in the Staples Center. The first quarter was nothing special and Toronto […]
Changes to Lineup Could Shift Team’s Momentum by Jack Belanger ’21 Sports Co-Editor Before his team’s upset win over Butler University on Feb. 1, Providence College Men’s Basketball head coach Ed Cooley told his players that it was going to be an “old-school Big East game.” “I said, ‘We don’t need to play pretty. We […]
Lacrosse Begins Season With Win Over BU by Liam Tormey ’22 Sports Staff As the spring semester gets underway, so too does the season for the Providence College Men’s Lacrosse Team. The Friars are very excited for the upcoming season, to say the least. Last season saw the Friars post a 7-9 record, with an […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]