Completed Event: Women's Basketball versus Southern New Hampshire University on October 29, 2026 , Win , 101, to, 49
Women's Basketball
vs Southern New Hampshire University
Final
101
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49
Tuesday, November 3
Providence, R.I.
7:00 PM
Providence College
vs
Stonehill College
11/2/2026 11:37:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Friars will host Skyhawks in their 2026-27 season opener on Tuesday, Nov. 2 at 7:00 p.m.
FRIARS HOST STONEHILL IN 2026-27 SEASON OPENER... The Providence College women's basketball team will host Stonehill College in its 2026-27 season opener on Tuesday, Nov. 3 at Alumni Hall in Providence, R.I. Tipoff is slated for 7:00 p.m. and the game will be broadcast on ESPN+.
SCOUTING STONEHILL... Stonehill was picked to finish third in the NEC Preseason Poll, which was released on Oct. 26. The Skyhawks were picked to finish third in the NEC Preseason Poll and picked up two first-place votes. FDU was picked to win the league and claimed six first-place votes, followed by Mercyhurst in second place (one first-place vote). Last season, Stonehill finished the year with a 12-18 record, including an 8-10 mark in the NEC.
PLAYERS TO WATCH... Brooke Paquette earned Preseason All-NEC recognition for the second-straight season. She's coming off a 2025-26 campaign in which she earned All-NEC First Team accolades and finished second in the conference in scoring (14.9 ppg). She also averaged 4.2 rebounds, 2.9 assists and 1.4 steals per game. Julia Webster and Ella Pelletier also return to the court for Stonehill this season. Webster averaged 10.7 points and 5.8 boards per game and shot 50-percent from the floor (137-277). Pelletier averaged 10.2 points and 6.1 boards per game. Reese Roggenburk, who played just eight games in 2025-26 before missing the remainder of the season with an injury, averaged 9.3 points and a team-best 7.5 rebounds.
FRIARS DEFEAT SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE IN EXHIBITION TUNE-UP... The Friars defeated NCAA Division II Southern New Hampshire University, 101-49, in an exhibition game on Oct. 29 at Alumni Hall. Payton Dunbar paced five Friars in double-figures with 28 points on 11-14 shooting, including 3-5 from beyond the arc. Of the remaining four double-digit scorers, three are new to the Friars' roster via the transfer portal, including Taylor Barner (14 points), J'Adore Young (12 points) and Daviane Mindoudi (10 points). Sophomore returner Princess Moody rounded out the double digit scorers with 12 points. Mindoudi dished a team-best five assists, while Moody and Young each recorded four assists. Moody added three steals. As a team, Providence shot 59-percent from the field (41-69), including 47-percent from three point territory (9-19). Providence converted 10-12 attempts from the free throw line (.833).
BIG EAST PRESEASON POLL... The Friars were picked to finish seventh in the BIG EAST Preseason Coaches' Poll, released at the league's annual media day on Oct. 1 in New York City. Providence finished seventh in the standings during each of the last two seasons.
FRIARS COMING OFF 15 WIN SEASON IN 2025-26... Providence College finished last year's campaign with a 15-18 overall record, including a 7-13 mark in BIG EAST play. The Friars' 15 wins overall and seven victories in BIG EAST play are the most since 2018-19. That year, Providence finished the year 19-16 overall and 8-10 in BIG EAST play.
ORLAGH GORMLEY NAMED PRESEASON ALL-BIG EAST HONORABLE MENTION... Junior guard Orlagh Gormley was named Preseason All-BIG EAST Honorable Mention on Oct. 1 at the league's annual media day in New York City. Gormley was one of 15 players in the conference to earn preseason recognition. Last season, Gormley played 32 games with 31 appearances in the starting line-up. She averaged 8.7 points, 4.3 rebounds and a team-best 3.9 assists and 2.5 steals per game. She became the sixth Friar in the last 25 years to record 100+ assists in a single season (126). Additionally, her 79 steals marked the most by a Friar since the 2012-13 campaign and ranks seventh in program history for a single season. In two BIG EAST Tournament games to close the 2025-26 campaign, Gormley averaged 16.0 points, 4.5 assists and 3.5 steals per game. She shot 58-percent from the floor (11-19), including 67-percent from three-point territory (6-9).
BUILDING BLOCKS... Under the direction of Head Coach Erin Batth, the Friars have recorded 6+ wins in BIG EAST play during each of her three seasons. Prior to her arrival in 2023-24, Providence claimed six-or-more wins in league play just five times since 2001-02.
HOME-SWEET-HOME... Six of the Friars' first six games will be played on their home court at Alumni Hall in Providence, R.I. Last season, the Friars recorded 11 of their 15 victories at home in Alumni Hall, including five of their seven BIG EAST wins. When playing away from home, the Friars posted a 4-10 record [2-9 in true road games; 2-1 at a neutral site].
FOUR-GAME WIN STREAK... During the late stages of the 2025-26 regular-season, Providence recorded a four-game win streak in BIG EAST Conference play. Providence posted wins over Xavier (66-50), Butler (73-64), Georgetown (59-54) and DePaul (66-60). The last time Providence won four-consecutive BIG EAST regular-season games dates back to the 1995-96 campaign.
100+ ASSISTS IN A SINGLE SEASON... Orlagh Gormley has dished 126 assists last season (3.9 apg). She is just the sixth Friar in the last 25 years to record 100+ assists in a single season and the six players have combined to do it eight times. In the last 10 years, only Janai Crooms '23 has achieved the feat.
100+ Assists In Last 25 Seasons:
126 - Orlagh Gormley (2025-26)
111 - Janai Crooms (2022-23)
102 - Janai Crooms (2021-22)
135 - Sarah Beal (2013-14)
135 - Symone Roberts (2012-13)
101 - Lola Wells (2010-11)
117 - Kendria Holmes (2007-08)
103 - Kendria Holmes (2006-07)
ON THE DEFENSIVE... Orlagh Gormley collected 79 steals last season, marking the most thefts by a Friar since 2012-13. That year, Symone Roberts recorded 98 steals. Additionally, Gormley's 79 steals are the seventh-most during a single season program history.
All-Time Single-Season Steals Leaders / Providence College
101 - Tracy Lis (1991-92)
98 - Symone Roberts (2012-13)
96 - Helen Jessie-Mency (1990-91)
87 - Lynn Sheedy (1978-79)
86 - Lynn Sheedy (1979-80)
85 - Tracy Lis (1990-91)
79 - Orlagh Gormley (2025-26)
78 - Kathy Finn (1981-82)
75 - Joanie Powers (1985-86)
73 - Britt King (1985-86)
BEYOND THE ARC... Three-point specialist Payton Dunbar hit a team-best 51 three-pointers last season (51-148, .345). Her 51 threes are tied for 18th in program history for a single season. Additionally, she is one of only 11 players to hit 50-or-more threes in a season. Those 11 players combined to achieve the feat 19 times. The single-season record for threes at Providence was set by Jovana Nogic in 2018-19, with 93.
ROSTER NOTES... In an era of college athletics where retention is uncommon, the Friars feature nine returners from a season ago. The nine returners have been joined by four transfers and two true freshmen. Sophi Hall is the lone senior on the roster.
TRANSFER PORTAL ADDITIONS... Providence added four players to the roster from the transfer portal and include redshirt junior guard Kyla Silver (UNCW), redshirt junior forward J'Adore Young (Ole Miss), sophomore guard Taylor Barner (East Carolina) and junior guard Daviane Mindoudi (Florida).
FRESHMEN DUO MADE THE JOURNEY TO FRIARTOWN TOGETHER... Providence College's lone freshmen Voldie Basana and Marlene Mbilima both are natives of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. They both grew up in the capital city of Kinshasa. Both spent their high school careers at Athens Christian School in Athens, Ga. before committing to the Friars.
WHAT'S NEXT... The Friars will officially open the 2026-27 season on Tuesday, Nov. 3 against Stonehill College at 7:00 p.m. The game will be played at Alumni Hall in Providence, R.I. and will be streamed on ESPN+.
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