Football, basketball record home wins, fall sports conclude – This week in sports 11/16

Football:

FINAL (11/21): URI 31-24 North Carolina A&T

The University of Rhode Island took on conference rival North Carolina A&T on Saturday, in the team’s final home game of 2023. For more on the back and forth matchup, visit Matt Dimech’s recap (page 10, rhodycigar.com).

Men’s Basketball:

FINAL (11/9): URI 91 – 80 Fairfield

FINAL (11/14): URI 69 – 53 Wagner

The Rams’ season rolled on this week with two games at the Ryan Center on Thursday and Saturday. The Rams leave the week with a 3-0 record before the Hall of Fame Mohegan Sun Tip-Off this weekend. For more on the matchups, visit Zack Petrick’s recap (page 12, rhodycigar.com).

Women’s Basketball:

FINAL (11/9): URI 78 – 38 UMass Lowell

FINAL (11/14): Maine 59 – 48 URI

The Rams defeated UMass Lowell on Friday at home before traveling north to Orono, Maine to take on the Black Bears. Rhody fell to the Black Bears in their first loss of the young season. For more on the matchups, visit Aidan Garvey’s recap (page 12, rhodycigar.com).

Volleyball:

FINAL (11/10): Loyola Chicago 3 – 0 URI

FINAL (10/11): Loyola Chicago 3 – 0 URI

The Rams traveled to Chicago to take on the Ramblers in the final series of the season. The Rams fell in three sets on both days to end their 2023 campaign. The team ends their season with a 4-26 record and 1-17 within the Atlantic 10. For more on the matches, visit David Okula’s recap (rhodycigar.com).

Women’s Swim and Dive:

FINAL (11/11): UConn 162 – URI 133

The Rhode Island swim and dive team hosted the UConn Huskies over the weekend. The team fell to the visitors, but first-year Julianna Tyler set a URI program record for the butterfly. Tyler’s time of 2:01.47 was five seconds faster than the rest of the field. For more on the tournament, visit Sam Chozick’s recap (rhodycigar.com).

Men’s Cross Country:

NCAA Regional Championships (11/10) – 20th of 37

The Rams traveled to the Bronx, New York to compete in the NCAA regional championships over the weekend. Rhody placed 20th of 37 in the competition to wrap up their 2023 season. For more on the championship, visit Justin Theriault’s recap (rhodycigar.com).