With six teams sitting inside the national top-25 rankings, others receiving votes and upsets over Football Bowl Subdivision opponents scattered throughout, the Coastal Athletic Association has proved itself as one of the best Football Championship Subdivision conferences in the country. Every week, the staff at The Good Five Cent Cigar will rank the 16 teams…
Football FINAL (9/21): URI 28-21 Long Island University The University of Rhode Island football team headed south to Bethpage Federal Credit Union Stadium in Old Westbury, New York to face Long Island University on Saturday. The Rams rallied back from a seven-point deficit at halftime with a 21-point fourth quarter to secure a 28-21 victory,…
Growing up in Belfast, Ireland in a middle-class family, Gareth Elliott learned how to play soccer at a young age, and went on to play at the University of Rhode Island before making his name in the professional world. After playing professionally in the Irish Premier League, the experienced head coach now leads the URI…
Over the weekend, the University of Rhode Island volleyball team traveled to Villanova University to compete in the Wildcat Challenge. The Rams defeated Marist College 3-1 to open the tournament on Friday night. However, Villanova would take down URI the next day in three straight sets to earn a victory and win the tournament. First-year…
As young talent shined, the University of Rhode Island men’s golf team outlasted the rest of the 16-team field at the Ryan T. Lee Memorial Collegiate over the weekend to win their first team title in nearly two years. URI traveled to Shuttle Meadow Country Club in Kensington, Connecticut for their first official tournament of…
The University of Rhode Island women’s cross country team endured persistent rain and ankle-deep mud this weekend at the UMass Dartmouth Invitational. Despite all of the outside factors, the team finished third out of 45 teams and all seven varsity runners placed in the top 50, out of 345 participants. The top placer was fourth-year…
On Saturday the University of Rhode Island men’s cross country team competed in their second meet of the season, placing fourth in the 8-kilometer run at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. URI was one of 44 schools who competed. In the crowded field, the Rams managed to separate themselves from the pack and place fourth…
The University of Rhode Island women’s soccer team opened Atlantic 10 conference play on Thursday evening, defeating La Salle University 1-0 at the URI Soccer Complex. Rhody’s postseason hopes were ended by the Explorers last fall in the A-10 tournament quarterfinals, losing 2-0 in Philadelphia. Second-year forward Lauren MacDonald had that on her mind throughout…
The University of Rhode Island men’s soccer team battled through a slow offensive start this past week to leave their two-game stretch with a record of 1-1. The Rams first fell to Virginia Commonwealth University 2-0 on Friday, before topping the University at Albany 2-1 on Tuesday. Rhode Island’s Atlantic 10 opener on the road…
The University of Rhode Island football team remained undefeated in Football Championship Subdivision play with a chaotic, back-and-forth 28-21 win on the road over Long Island University on Saturday. Coming in with momentum from their 21-9 win over Campbell University the week prior, URI got off to a dream start at Bethpage Federal Credit Union…