By Karlene Cudak ’19 Guest Staff Writer Within the last week, the Providence College Men’s Basketball Team has taken on Wichita State University and the College of the Holy Cross. Beginning last Friday, November 9, the team fell to the Wichita State Shockers in the Veterans Classic with a score of 80-83. The Veterans Classic […]
Remembering Rick Pitino at PC By Jack Belanger ’21 Sports Co-Editor In the early 1980s, the Providence College men’s basketball program found itself in a much different state than what fans have witnessed this decade. Legendary head coach Dave Gavitt left his position at PC to help form the Big East Conference while becoming the […]
By Liza Sisk ’19 Sports Staff USA Gymnastics has been at the center of significant controversy this year. Last winter, more than 100 female athletes joined together to testify against Lawrence Nassar, the longtime national team doctor. The group of women was led by Olympians Aly Raisman, Simone Biles, Gabby Douglas, and McKayla Maroney. The […]
If PC Were to Bring Back a Varsity Sport, They Should Bring Back Baseball By Sam Scanlon ’19 Sports Staff Spring 1999 marked the last time that a baseball player donned the Friars uniform and played on Hendricken Field. Providence College was once home to a successful and beloved baseball program. It has been dearly […]
If PC Were to Bring Back a Varsity Sport, They Should Bring Back Golf By Thomas Zinzarella ’21 Sports Staff There are a lot of sports that Providence College could add, but the first one that comes to mind is a men’s and women’s golf team. Providence had a men’s golf team that was eliminated […]
A.J. Reeves ’22 Scores 29 in Record-Setting Debut By Sullivan Burgess ’20 Sports Staff On Tuesday, November 6, the Providence College Men’s Basketball Team begin their journey for the NCAA Division I National Championship as they took on the Siena College Saints at the Dunkin’ Donuts Center in a 77-67 victory. After winning both exhibition […]
By Meaghan Cahill ’20 Sports Co-Editor When the final buzzer went off on Nov. 3, the Providence College’s Women’s Ice Hockey Team had more than just a 4-2 win to celebrate; they had defeated the no. 5 nationally-ranked Boston College team for the first time since their 2016-17 season. The team’s win last Saturday was […]
By Scott Jarosz ’21 Sports Staff The Providence College Men’s and Women’s Cross Country Teams recently traveled to Carmel, Indiana to compete in the 2018 Big East Championships. The event took place on Friday, October 26 and consisted of a women’s 6K race followed by a men’s 8K race. The Friars went up against strong […]
By Cam Smith ’21 Sports Staff The wind was whipping as the Providence College Men’s Soccer Team took on St. John’s University in the quarterfinals of the Big East tournament last Saturday November 3 on Chapey Field. Fans braved the unrelenting gusts to watch the Friars defeat the Red Storm by a score of 1-0. […]
Liberty Flames Too Much for Friars to Handle By Sam Scanlon ’19 Sports Staff This past weekend, the Providence College Field Hockey season came to an end in Lynchburg, Virginia as the Friars fell to Liberty University 0-4 in the Big East Semi-Finals. This marked the second straight 0-4 loss to Liberty, as the first […]