Where: Dunkin’ Donuts Center – Providence, RI
When: 1:00PM
How: CBS Sports Network (John Sadak & Steve Lappas)/WEEI 103.7 FM and Friars.com (John Rooke and Joe Hassett)/FriarTV
Continue reading Game Notes & Preview: Providence (8-3) vs. UMass (6-4) 12/20/14
The Friars will play two games at Mohegan Sun as part of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Tip-Off. The first game is November 22nd at 2:30pm against Florida State and the second game will be November 23rd at 2:30pm against Notre Dame.
Tickets are now on sale to the general public as of 10am this morning. You can go to Ticketmaster.com or the Mohegan Sun Arena box office. Each ticket gives you access to both games on each day as UMass will play at noon on both days and will play Florida State and Notre Dame as well.
Prior to the games at Mohegan Sun, Providence will take on Binghamton and Navy at the Dunkin’Donuts Center as part of this tournament. The Binghamton game is on 11/17 and the Navy game is on 11/20. For a full look at the 2014-15 non-conference schedule, click here.
On Sunday night, the Providence Journal’s Kevin McNamara reported that Ed Cooley is “putting the finishing touches on a schedule “that may be too hard” and features home games against Rhode Island and Massachusetts, a trip to preseason No. 1-ranked Kentucky, a return to the Barclays Center in Brooklyn for a game against Miami, and games against Florida State and Notre Dame in the Hall of Fame Tip-off at Mohegan Sun casino.”
This morning Jon Rothstein tweeted that the Miami game will be part of a doubleheader with Manhattan vs. Fordham and will be played on 12/22/14. This confirms a previous report from John Rooke who hinted at this last week.
Let’s take a look at what we know so far:
Home Games
Continue reading Providence Non-Conference Schedule Update
Check out Cox Sports’ preview of tonight’s hockey game. PC won last night on Senior Night at Schneider Arena, 4-3. The two teams will play tonight at UMass. Puck drops at 7pm.
To see how the Friars fare tonight, follow this link http://www.umassathletics.com/allaccess/?media=408249.
To catch the entire action from last night’s PC-UMass matchup, go to http://info.coxsportsonline.com/streaming-hockey or for a recap/highlights, click here or here.
Last night’s results were 5-2 with Vermont, BC, Vandy, Maine and Maryland winning and UMass and LaSalle losing. PC’s RPI is now at 43 (was 42). UMass losing likely knocks them out of the top 25.
Only 1 opportunity tonight for PC to make some RPI moves (aside from taking care of their own business against Marquette).
Per Jerry Palm’s “Palm Reader”:
Here’s how PC can boost their RPI today:
Marist needs to beat Monmouth
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