by Pippa Jones ‘28 on January 29, 2026
Sports Shorts
Men’s Basketball
On Saturday, Jan. 24, the men’s basketball team fell short to their Big East rival Georgetown University, 81–78. This game was a major upset as the Friars maintained a strong lead for the majority of the game. Recently, Stefan Vaaks ’29 was named Big East Freshman of the Week and Jamier Jones ’28 was named to the Big East Honor Roll. With a conference record of 2–7 and an overall record of 9–11, the top scorers this season are Vaaks, Jaylin Sellers ’26G, Ryan Mela ’28, and Oswin Erhunmwunse ’28. The team fell to UConn on Jan.27, losing 87–81.
Women’s Ice Hockey
On Friday, Jan. 23 and Saturday, Jan. 24, the Providence College women’s ice hockey team faced the College of the Holy Cross for a double-header matchup where the Friars lost both games. Their record for the season is 7–17–2, with their top scorers being Reichen Kirchmair ’26 and Jessie Pellerin ’28, both with nine goals. On Friday, Jan. 30, the Friars will play the University of Vermont away. Three former PC women’s ice hockey players were just selected to play in the 2026 Winter Olympics for their respective national teams: Sandra Abstreiter ’23 will play for Germany, Noemi Neubauerová ’23 for Czechia, and Sara Hjalmarsson ’23 for Sweden. Abstreiter will make her first Olympic appearance for Germany, while this will be Neubauerová’s second appearance for Czechia and Hjalmarsson’s third Olympic appearance for Sweden.
Men’s Lacrosse
Leading up to the Providence College’s men’s lacrosse spring season, the Big East released awards naming attack player Richie Joseph ’26 as the Pre-Season Offensive Player of the Year and both Joseph and attack player Rhett Chambers ’27 to the preseason All-Big East team. On Saturday, Jan. 31, the team plays the Holy Cross Crusaders away in Worcester. The first home game is on Saturday, Feb. 7 at Chapey Field against the Bryant University Bulldogs. Last season’s top scorers were Jack Horrigan ’26 with 43 goals, followed by Joseph with 37 goals.
Women’s Basketball
On Tuesday, Jan. 27, Providence College’s women’s basketball team faced their rival Villanova, losing 83–68. Earlier in the season, the Friars fell short to Villanova in a 85–55 loss. In that game, Payton Dunbar ’28 recorded 13 points for the Friars. The team’s top scorers are Dunbar, Sabou Gueye ’26G, and Teneisia Brown ’26G. Gueye was named to the Big East weekly Honor Roll for the fifth time on Jan. 19. In the conference, the team has 958 points and is ranked No. 8 in the Big East with an overall record of 10–11. The team averages 59.2 points per game.