January 11, 2025; Washington, District of Columbia, USA; Georgetown Hoya’s head coach Ed Cooley responds to a call during the second half against Connecticut Huskies at Capital One Arena. Mandatory Credit: Daniel Kucin Jr.-Imagn Images Getting away with a win would give some extra value for Providence when it meets Georgetown on Saturday afternoon.
There are some difficult feelings between Fries (9-10, 3-5 Big East) and Hoya coach Ed Cooley, who stood at the helm in Providence 2011-23 before moving to Georgetown for last season.
When Cooley was back in town last year, Buo came from all directions at Amica Mutual Pavilion, where Fries-Fans got to see an 84-76 victory after standing outside the arena hours before the tip.
Making sure Cooley feels uncomfortable on Saturday will be the last of Providence coach Kim English’s concern. He will be more concerned about getting Fries back on the right track for two straight road losses, with the latest on January 17-a 75-73 decision against Villanova.
Bensley Joseph led Providence with 20 points and seven returns while Corey Floyd Jr. Chipped in 18 points, but Jabri Abdur-Rahim missed a potential match jumper at the Summer for Fries.
“We can get better if we continue to look and learn, start with me,” English said. “How can I coach these guys better and put them in better situations to play for their strengths more, to perform more, to share a purpose?”
Georgetown (13-6, 4-4) did better against Wildcats and beat them 64-63 on Monday. Hoyas finished the match on a 9-0-run, with Micah Peavy who polished by a 24-point performance with a clear sign with a second left.
The victory clinched a four -match loss suite for Georgetown, and Cooley looks forward to seeing how Hoyas reacts to morality.
“We have gone through some ups and downs and these are the difficulties in Big East, right?” said Cooley. “I am really proud of our men’s resilience. (Monday) was a resilient gain, (Monday) was a cultural gain, (Monday) was a program win.”
Peavy (13.9 points per match) is Georgetown’s second leading goal scorer behind Thomas Sorber (14.2).
Jayden Pierre has an average of 12.6 points to lead Providence, who received 17.0 a match from Bryce Hopkins before the big man went down with a knee injury after playing three games this season.
— Field Level Media
