It's the first time Cooley has beaten his former team, and it comes as the former Friars coach is grieving the loss of his mother.

Ed Cooley finally got the chance to defeat his past program. Two seasons after the Georgetown University men’s basketball team head coach departed from 12 seasons as head coach at Providence College,

The Hoyas coach, still mourning the loss of his mother, gets a lift from his team with a 21-point rout of the Friars, fueled by Micah Peavy’s career-high 30 points.