Epoch Lacrosse is a U.S. design and technology company committed to exclusively creating the highest-performing lacrosse equipment made and manufactured in the U.S. Through its innovation lab in Minneapolis, Epoch Lacrosse incorporates high-tech practices into its production including 3D printing and utilizing carbon fiber. In addition to Epoch Lacrosse's use of technology, the design of their shafts is leading the lacrosse industry and are growing in popularity among players – including the Dragonfly Elite, a light-weight lacrosse shaft that is produced for players at the highest level.
The Providence Friars, which they are named after the Dominican Catholic order that runs the school, are the athletic teams representing Providence College.. They are the only collegiate team to use the name. They compete as a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I level , primarily competing in the Big East Conference for all sports since the 1979-80 season. Men's sports include basketball, cross country, ice hockey, lacrosse, soccer, swimming & diving and track & field; while women's sports include basketball, cross country, field hockey, ice hockey, soccer, softball, swimming & diving, tennis, track & field and volleyball. The men's and women's ice hockey teams compete in Hockey East, while the women's volleyball team competes in the America East Conference.