Posts Tagged ‘Providence’
Friars Hope to Show They Grew During Brutal Stretch
By: Phil Kasiecki in: Columns
24 Feb 2010Four games against teams ranked in the top 10 are in the books for Providence. It would be a challenging stretch for anyone, but for the young Friars it was a bigger challenge. The Friars lost all four, three by double digits.
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Tough Stretch Could Influence Providence’s Present and Future
By: Phil Kasiecki in: Columns
10 Feb 2010The Big East is certainly a strong conference this season, but the stretch Providence began on Tuesday still stands out nonetheless. It’s the first of four games against teams ranked in the top ten nationally, with two on the road. For the young Friars, it could make a difference in their careers, not just this season.
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Quick Hitters – January 29, 2010
By: Phil Kasiecki in: Columns
29 Jan 2010Some quick hitters as we reach the end of the week on Boston College being relevant again, Clemson not showing its best effort, a comeback win by Gonzaga and more.
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How Will Providence Bounce Back From This?
By: Phil Kasiecki in: Columns
24 Jan 2010Providence has had to face adversity over the course of this season on several occasions. But the young Friars haven’t faced anything like their loss to South Florida on Saturday night, so the next time out, they will have a brand new test.
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Quick Hitters – January 13, 2010
By: Phil Kasiecki in: Columns
13 Jan 2010A few quick hitters as we reach the middle of the week on Dartmouth, Providence’s bounce-back win over Rutgers and Boston University continuing to ride their big three.
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Providence’s Inside Work Key In Toppling Cincinnati
By: Phil Kasiecki in: Columns| Your Phil of Hoops
23
Jan
2009
Lost in the story that caught everyone’s attention on Saturday night and even Monday night in Providence is a great development on the court. While the big story is part and parcel of what’s going on, in the long run it’s not as important.
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Big East Notebook – Cardinals and Golden Eagles Streaking
By: Nick Dettmann in: Conference Notes
19
Jan
2009
The Cardinals have won five straight, including knocking off No. 1 Pittsburgh. They have now won their past three games in the regular season against ranked opponents – Pittsburgh, Notre Dame and Villanova. In addition, Louisville has won three straight against the No. 1 team in the country. The previous two were over Florida on Dec. 13, 2003 and Kentucky on Dec. 27, 2003.
Marquette’s Experience made all the Difference Against Providence
By: Phil Kasiecki in: Columns
19
Jan
2009
There’s always a lot said about how much it helps when a team has winning experience, especially if that team goes up against one that lacks such experience. While it doesn’t always manifest itself in such a matchup, when it does it’s almost undeniably clear.
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On Thursday evening over the Prudential Center the Seton Hall men battled but came up short in search of their first Big East win of the season. Providence gradually wore down the Pirates, fouling out three players in the process, to earn a hard fought road win.
The Golden Eagles picked up a huge road victory against North Carolina State using tough defense and protecting the basketball. Despite being outshot (51 to 48 percent) and out-rebounded (29-25), Marquette committed just 10 turnovers, compared to NC State’s 18, to help pick up the victory.
An oft-uttered cliché early in a season is that “it’s not how you start, it’s how you finish.” True though it might be, you can’t neglect how you start, because it can have an impact on how you finish. A bad start can have you exerting a lot of energy to try to rebound from it, then leave you out of gas to try and finish it. A good start can give you a boost and help you play better later on.
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Big East Notebook – Friars’ Geoff McDermott is Still a Quarterback
By: Zach Smart in: Conference Notes
20
Dec
2008
During his high school days, Geoff McDermott was known as rifle-toting Geoff McDermott. Then a quick-strike 6-foot-6 quarterback, McDermott helped lead perennial power New Rochelle to back-to-back state championships. After committing to Providence, where there’s no football team, he kissed all gridiron dreams goodbye. Today, McDermott is still whipping passes.
In Saturday’s 81-76 win by Boston College over Providence, neither team gave a tremendous account of itself. But the team that had the more concerning play was, without doubt, the team on the losing end of the score. Providence’s flaws were all right there on display as a reason why they lost the game, and this hasn’t been an isolated case.
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18
Dec
2008
Saturday’s game at The Heights between Providence and host Boston College has a few notable items to it. It’s a matchup of regional rivals and of former conference foes, as the two used to play each other in the Big East all the time. The schools are less than 50 miles apart and are continuing the rivalry despite Boston College’s jump to the ACC back in 2005. It’s also a homecoming of sorts for Providence head coach Keno Davis.
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Big East Notebook – Blue Demons and Cardinals Streaking in Opposite Directions
By: Nick Dettmann in: Conference Notes
18
Dec
2008
The intracity rivalry between Cincinnati and Xavier had everything one could ask for, including five technical fouls. But in the end, it was Xavier coming away with the victory.
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6
Dec
2008
This was what a rivalry game is supposed to be. It looked like, felt like, and was a rivalry game all the way through. You could feel it right away, with the sold-out crowd’s energy in the Dunkin’ Donuts Center even before the game started. That included the visiting team’s own student section and cheerleaders.
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It’s easy to see the 111-87 final score and think Providence had a good night against Sacred Heart. That’s certainly true, as the Friars shot nearly 54 percent from the field, including a 13-30 showing from behind the arc, and forced 22 turnovers. But as is usually the case at this time of the year, the end result doesn’t tell the whole story. There were potentially two bigger bright spots on this evening: Marshon Brooks and Sharaud Curry.
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