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Mark Divver: Underdog role is nothing new for Providence College

Assistant Sports Editor
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PROVIDENCE – They are rested, ready and relishing their role as underdogs.

Providence College is in a good place as they prepare to face Harvard in the opener of the NCAA Tournament East Regional on Friday afternoon.

And why wouldn't they be? Playing a couple of miles from campus at the Dunkin' Donuts Center, a venue that is fast becoming their home away from home in the postseason, the Friars are determined to prove the doubters wrong.

"I think everyone in our room would say the same thing: We love being the underdog,'' sophomore goalie Hayden Hawkey said.