Breakout Season Gives Friars Postseason Hopes By Eileen Flynn ’20 Sports Staff As we take a look back on this year, it is hard not to talk about the Providence College Softball Team. The season started off with a doubleheader in the Sunshine State, the Friars faced University of Massachusetts-Lowell and Georgia Institute of Technology […]
Friars Earn Three-Seed for Big East By Gavin Woods ’22 Sports Staff Thanks to a 9-8 overtime win over Villanova University last Saturday at Chapey Field, the Providence College Men’s Lacrosse Team is heading to the Big East tournament. Following two tough losses to University of Denver and Brown University, respectively, the Friars bounced back […]
By Cam Smith ’21 Sports Staff The Providence College Men’s and Women’s Track and Field Teams produced some magnificent results last week while participating in two meets. On Thursday, the teams traveled to the University of Pennsylvania to take part in the 125th running of the Penn Relays. The Relays are touted as the world’s […]
By Scott Jarosz ’21 Sports Staff To say that the Providence College club golf team has had a successful year would be an understatement. The team plays tournaments in both the fall and spring, and has consistently performed well as a group year-round. The team asserted its presence right off the bat in the very […]
Year in Review of Sports By Jack Belanger ’21 Sports Co-Editor As the year comes to a close (though not for all spring sport athletes), I wanted to look back on the year for Providence College sports. This year, the sports section of The Cowl covered big moments and special people that deserved recognition from […]
Men’s Soccer Upsets #8 Southern Methodist By Thomas Zinzarella ’21 Sports Staff One of the best moments in Providence College Athletics this year came before many students stepped foot onto campus. In their first game of the season, the Providence College Men’s Soccer Team went on the road and knocked off the 8th-ranked Southern Methodist […]
Men’s Hockey Frozen Four Run By Sullivan Burgess ’20 Sports Staff On March 31 at the Dunkin’ Donuts Center in Providence, the Providence College Men’s Ice Hockey Team defeated Cornell University 4-0, punching their ticket into the NCAA’s Men’s Ice Hockey Frozen Four Tournament. This would be the team’s second time in the Frozen Four […]
High School Experience Paying Dividends in Freshman Year “Take every day to become better as a whole.” That was one of the main goals that Providence College Women’s Basketball Head Coach Jim Crowley preached to his players throughout the 2018-2019 season. This season for the Providence College Women’s Basketball Team has been one filled with […]
Kathleen Garvey ’20 Raises Money For Boston Children’s Hospital By Sullivan Burgess ’20 Sports Staff In just a few days, the city of Boston will host its annual marathon, commemorating the state holiday Patriots’ Day. 2019 will mark the 123rd marathon. There will be an estimated 30,000 runners participating, both amateurs and professionals. The marathon […]
Fifth Time Coach Leaman Has Been a Finalist for Coach of the Year By Cam Smith ’21 Sports Staff Providence College Men’s Hockey Coach Nate Leaman was one of 10 coaches to be nominated for the Spencer Penrose Award, given to the top coach in NCAA Division I ice hockey. Nominees consisted of coaches selected […]