Women’s Soccer clinch playoffs, Volleyball picks up first win — this week in sports 10/26

Football:

FINAL (10/21): UAlbany 35-10 URI

URI took on conference rival University of Albany in New York’s capital region on Saturday. For more on the matchup, visit Zack Petrick’s recap (page 10, rhodycigar.com).

Men’s Soccer:

FINAL (10/21): URI 0 – 0 Loyola Chicago

The Rams took on Atlantic 10 rival Loyola Chicago on Saturday and drew with the visitors 0-0. For more on the matchup, visit Nathan Robillard’s recap (rhodycigar.com).

Women’s Soccer:

FINAL (10/19): URI 1 – 0 Richmond

FINAL (10/22): Dayton 1 – 0 URI

URI took down the Richmond Spiders Saturday in Virginia by a score of 1-0 in a victory which helped them clinch a playoff spot. The Rams then returned to take on the Dayton Flyers. The teams were deadlocked at 0-0 until the 85th minute when Dayton’s Laney Huber slotted one past Rhody’s keeper to give the visitors a 1-0 win.

Volleyball:

FINAL (10/20): Duquesne 3 – 1 URI

FINAL (10/21): URI 3 – 0 Duquesne

FINAL (10/25): Fordham 3 – 1 URI

The Rams traveled to Pittsburgh to take on theDuquesne Dukes in a weekend series. The Rams fell in four sets on day one before getting the 3-0 sweep over the hosts on the second day. The sweep marked Rhode Island’s first conference victory of the season. The Rams’ record moved to 4-19 overall and 1-10 in conference following the series. The Rams then returned home to take on Fordham in a Rams vs Rams matchup. For more on the matches, visit Trevor Sheehan’s recap (page 12, rhodycigar.com).

Men’s Golf:

Nassau Intercollegiate – 2nd of 10

The Rhode Island Men’s golf team traveled to Nassau County, New York to participate in the Nassau Intercollegiate. The team placed in second out of 10 teams while on Long Island. For more on the tournament visit David Okula’s recap (page 12, rhodycigar.com).