PROVIDENCE – As the Providence Friars gathered for practice Thursday a few hours after a bitter overtime loss to Marquette, the collective mood was one Ed Cooley appreciated.
Instead of hanging their heads, the players seemed more upset, peeved even. With the challenge of fifth ranked Xavier two days away there was no time to sulk. The painful loss couldn’t fester.
“It was difficult but we knew as a team that we had to move on,” said senior Jalen Lindsey. “We knew we were playing a really good Xavier team so we had to prepare well to get this win.