Category: Sports

Hockey Mid-Season Review

by Jeremy Perrigo ’18 Sports Staff   The Providence College Men’s Ice Hockey Team has played 16 games thus far in the 2017-18 season, posting an overall record of 9-6-1. The Friars are 6-4-1 against conference opponents, good for third place in the Hockey East behind only Boston College (9-2-0) and Northeastern University (7-3-0).   […]

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Friars Fall in Ocean State Tip-Off Tournament

by Eileen Flynn ’20 Sports Staff   Providence College welcomed the top four women’s basketball teams of Rhode Island to Mullaney Gym Saturday, December 2. The second annual Ocean State Tip-Off Tournament allows for Brown University, Bryant University, the University of Rhode Island, and Providence College to compete in a special kind of rivalry.   […]

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PCI: College Athletes Should be Expected to Stay More Than One Year

by Max Anderson ’18 Sports Staff    I believe that athletes, when faced with the decision to enroll at a college or university, or turn pro, should be given a choice: either enter professional sports right out of high school, or complete a minimum of two years at college. I believe this rule change makes […]

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PCI: College Athletes Should Not be Expected to Stay More Than One Year

by Meaghan Cahill ’20 Sports Co-Editor Athletes leaving their respective colleges to go pro before graduating is not a rare occurrence in college sports today. Players such as Boston University’s Jack Eichel and Charlie McAvoy and Providence College’s own Noel Acciari and Ben Bentil, have all left their respective teams to pursue a professional career […]

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Basketball Team Wins 2K Classic

By Max Anderson ’18 Sports Staff On Friday, November 17, the Providence College Men’s Basketball Team was able to add another piece of hardware to the trophy cabinet by winning the 2K Classic Tournament, held annually at Madison Square Garden. The tournament kicked off with a preliminary regional round matchup on Nov. 10, which saw […]

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Friars Go to Ireland

By Sam Scanlon ’19 Sports Staff Last week, the Providence College Men’s Ice Hockey Team took a journey across the pond to participate in the 2017 Friendship Four Tournament in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Over the course of their weeklong trip, the Friars toured Dublin, Ireland, as well as Belfast Northern Ireland, including Northern Ireland’s Parliament […]

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Coach Ray Treacy Wins His Own Award

By Eileen Flynn ’20 Sports Staff Ray Treacy is a respected and well-known name around Providence College’s campus and in the Cross Country and Track and Field communities. The school was recently reminded of the coach’s talents because Treacy was awarded the Northeast Region Women’s Coach of the Year award for the second consecutive year. […]

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Friars in the Pros

As Providence College athletics are Divison I, the Friars have seen many of their athletes go on to play professionally in their respective sports. Three writers gave updates on Friars who play on professional soccer, hockey, and basketball teams. Basketball By Jack Belanger ’21 Sports Co-Editor With their recent success in the Big East, Providence […]

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PCI: College Athletes Should be Paid

By Chris McCormack ’18 Sports Staff The NCAA has a severe money problem. In 2016, the collegiate sports organization posted a revenue of $995.9 million. Meanwhile, the athletes, who are to thank for this revenue, do not see a dime of this. Many argue that they get paid with a free tuition, which should be […]

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PCI: College Athletes Should Not be Paid

By Ethan Ticehurst ’18 Sports Staff College athletes should not get paid. There is no acceptable reason why athletes should be paid. The payment for their services is the education that they receive at their institution. The main argument for paying college athletes is that the NCAA is making a lot of money off the […]

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