By Thomas Zinzarella ’21 Sports Staff This past weekend, the Providence College Women’s Basketball Team returned home, where they had a two game homestand against the Seton Hall University Pirates and the St. John’s University Red Storm. The Friars had previously played both of these teams on the road earlier in the year, falling to […]
Friars Go Into “Do or Die” Mode as They Get Ready for Playoffs By Sullivan Burgess ’20 Sports Staff The last week has been difficult and disappointing for the Providence College Men’s Basketball Team, but nevertheless an improvement from what the season has provided, helping fans and students keep a positive mindset moving forward as […]
Pro Ambitions Hockey Developers By Cam Smith ’21 Sports Staff Jeff Serowik’s ’90 professional hockey career came to an abrupt conclusion 10 years after he graduated from Providence College. It was then that Serowik suffered his career-ending concussion during a breakout season in the National Hockey League (NHL). He had tallied six assists in 26 […]
What People Can Learn From Patrice Bergeron’s Career By Meaghan Cahill ’20 Sports Co-Editor Over the past week, the entire hockey community has been celebrating Patrice Bergeron as he reached yet another milestone in his career—playing in 1,000 games. Former players, coaches, family members, and fans have expressed their gratitude for all that Bergeron has […]
The University of Connecticut By Scott Jarosz ’21 Sports Staff As of late, there have been talks regarding the Big East conference adding a new team. The league was founded with basketball as its main asset, but eventually became a league with football powerhouses such as the University of Pittsburgh and Syracuse University. In 2012, […]
Boston College By Gavin Woods ’22 Sports Staff The Big East conference has produced nail-biting matchups between rival schools along the east coast since 1979. It is hard to imagine the conference with any other teams, as the current teams have long been associated with one another. However, if the Big East were to add […]
Defenseman Raises Money to Fight Against Cancer by Sam Scanlon ’19 Every eye in Schneider Arena is fixated on the home bench, as one by one the Friars enter the spotlight and take the ice, anchored by defenseman Vincent Desharnais ’19. Standing at 6’6”, Desharnais plays the role of intimidator and aggressor on the ice, […]
Coach Treacy Discusses Special 2013 Cross Country Season by Eileen Flynn ’20 For the past 33 years, Providence College has been lucky enough to have one of the best cross country and track coaches in the nation. Ray Treacy ’82 came back to coach in 1984, just two years after he graduated. The running program […]
Former NHL Player Dowd, Boxer Kelley, and Runner Brown Share Their Stories by Gavin Woods ’22 Providence College hosted a former NHL player and Stanley Cup winner, a former track and swimming star, and a four-time national championship winning middleweight boxer at the #SameHere Sit-Down event on Feb. 4. One common thread between these three […]
PC Honors Former Hockey Player by Meaghan Cahill ’20 The Providence College Men’s Hockey Team hosted more than the University of Vermont men’s hockey team this past weekend at Schneider Arena. In attendance at the game was none other than former Friar and Boston Bruins player Noel Acciari ’15 and family and friends of Drew […]