Ed Cooley remains unbeaten in season openers after Friday night’s blowout win for the Providence Friars. The Friars, who hosted the Houston Baptist Huskies in venerable Alumni Hall, took it to their opponents from the Southland Conference, winning 84-55.
Cooley is now 7-0 in openers, and the Friars still haven’t lost an opener since falling 70-66 to the Northeastern Huskies on November 15, 2008.
The win sets Providence up for a pivotal Gavitt Games matchup next time they take the floor. This coming Monday, they’ll welcome the 15th-ranked Minnesota Golden Gophers to Friartown.