Big East Sports

Marquette women's basketball rallied from a 12-0 hole but lost 87-79 to No. 17 Minnesota on Saturday at the Al McGuire Center in Milwaukee.

Providence fell 67-58 to Nebraska on Saturday at Mohegan Sun Arena, shooting 31 percent from the field and committing 18 turnovers.

Providence forced 23 turnovers and outscored Maine 42-10 in the paint in an 83-56 win, the first for Friars coach Bryan Hodgson.

Providence opens its men's basketball season Monday night against Maine at Amica Mutual Pavilion, the first game for new coach Bryan Hodgson.

Marquette men's basketball opens its 110th season Monday at Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee against Mercyhurst, a first-ever meeting between the teams.

Providence College men's hockey lost 5-1 at Quinnipiac in Hamden on Saturday as Andon Cerbone scored three goals for the Bobcats.

Providence College volleyball beat UConn 3-1 on Sunday at Alumni Hall, scoring the last four points of the fourth set to close out the Big East match.

Seton Hall scored late to beat Georgetown 1-0 in women’s soccer Saturday at Shaw Field in Washington after an outage halted play for over an hour.

Providence College beat Georgia Tech 101-73 at Amica Mutual Pavilion in its last exhibition, with five Friars scoring in double figures.

Providence College scored five goals in the first period to beat UMass Lowell 5-2 at Schneider Arena, finishing a sweep and a 5-0 start.

A federal judge has yet to rule on whether Friars Joe Pinion and Derek Simpson get a fifth season under NCAA rules.

Mikey Eyssimont scored three times as the Providence Bruins beat Hershey 6-1 a night after losing there.

Providence beat Pittsburgh 87-64 in an exhibition Saturday, the first home win for coach Bryan Hodgson.