Category: Sports

Men’s Hockey: Hopeful for Tournament Bid

by Ethan Ticehurst ’18 Fans of Providence hockey have been treated to some very successful seasons in recent years. Upperclassmen will always remember where they were the night the national championship was won two years ago. Last year, the team spent a large part of the year ranked as one of the best hockey programs […]

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The Unsung Heroes of Sports

by Liza Sisk ’19 Imagine attending a Providence College basketball game where every fan is sitting in their seat for the entirety of the game, and the Dunkin’ Donuts Center is absolutely silent. This depressing scene could be reality if it was not for the unsung heroes of Providence College athletics: the Cheerleading Team. The […]

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Men’s Lacrosse Continues to Improve

by Jake Scearbo ’17 While everyone was gallivanting around the Caribbean and beyond last week, the Providence College Men’s Lacrosse Team was on campus in the midst of their season. On Saturday, March 4, the Friars took on Sacred Heart University at Chapey Field in their first of two games over the break.   In […]

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PCI: Who’s the Friars MVP?

by Meaghan Cahill ’20 With Providence College being the home to so many excellent athletes, picking an MVP is quite the challenge. However, with that being said, Erik Foley ’19 had a standout season this year as a forward for the Men’s Ice Hockey Team. Coming off his freshman year, where he harbored a total […]

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Women’s Basketball Improves Under Crowley

by Eileen Flynn ’20 With a score of 73-60 left on the scoreboard as the final buzzer echoed in the gym, the Providence College Women’s Basketball Team was forced to end their season. The Lady Friars faced the Seton Hall Pirates for the third time this year, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on March 4,  for the […]

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Athlete of the Week: Cassidy Carels ’17

by Lauren Altmeyer ’17 Cassidy Carels ’17 has been an asset to the Providence College Women’s Ice Hockey Team ever since she arrived in 2013. Captaining the team this year, the Bruxelles, Manitoba, Canada native lead the Friars to 17 wins, the most wins since the 2010-2011 season. Carels also collected a career-high 37 points, […]

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Lacrosse Bests Vermont in Close Contest

by Jake Scearbo ’17 The Providence College Men’s Lacrosse Team secured a huge victory over University of Vermont with an 8-6 win on their home field.  Brendan Kearns ’19 and Nick Hatzipetrakos ’19 both recorded hat tricks and paced the Friars offensively in their win. The defense was stout, only allowing six goals to a […]

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Athlete of the Week: Kyron Cartwright

by Jeff Williams ’17 After a tough overtime loss to Seton Hall on Feb. 8, the Providence College Men’s Basketball Team had lost four of their last five games and were 4-9 after a great 10-2 start to the season. At 14-11 overall and 4-8 in the Big East, the future looked bleak for the […]

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Friars Track Competes for Big East Championship

by Eileen Flynn ’20 In Staten Island, New York, the Friars laced up their sneakers in the midst of other Big East rivals: Marquette, St. John’s, Villanova, Georgetown, Butler, and DePaul. The Providence College Men’s and Women’s Track Teams participated in the two-day Big East Championship on Feb. 24-25. The Friars have shown promise in […]

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Hockey Program Bids Farewell to Seniors

By Sam Scanlon ’19 As both the Providence College Men’s and Women’s Ice Hockey teams wrapped up their regular season play, we said goodbye to the five women and six men graduating who have donned the black and white for the past four years. Arianna Buxman ’17, Ariana Reid ’17, Kendra Goodrich ’17, Lauren Klein […]

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