The University of Rhode Island women’s basketball team made a couple of statements this past week, winning both of their games by double digits. First, they defeated the University of Massachusetts at home, before going on the road to get a win over George Washington University. In a battle between the two teams who finished…
Men’s Basketball FINAL (1/27): George Mason 92 – 84 URI FINAL (1/31): URI 71 – 69 La Salle On Saturday, they traveled down to Fairfax, Virginia to take on George Mason University Where their defense struggled, allowing 92 points on the road. On Wednesday, La Salle University traveled to Kingston where the Rams won a…
Uncertain, unlikely, and undeterred is just one alliteration that could be used to describe the 2023-24 season for third-year guard David Green of the University of Rhode Island men’s basketball team. The transfer from Louisiana Tech University lived a life in limbo from his transfer announcement in the middle of the 2022-23 season until December…
The University of Rhode Island women’s track team continued their indoor season this past weekend competing in the Riverhawk Invitational and John Thomas Terrier Invitational in Boston, Massachusetts. On Saturday, first-year Madeline Till who placed 58th in 800 meter, second-year Lily Saul who placed 17th overall, third-year Erin Hurley who placed 70th in the 800…
The University of Rhode Island Women’s swim and dive team closed out their regular season with a win over Central Connecticut State University on Saturday. The Rams came into this meet having not defeated the Blue Devils since February of 2019. Rhody wrapped up their season with a record of 4-5 following the victory. Prior…
On Sunday, the University of Rhode Island’s women’s tennis team opened their season by taking on Siena College and securing a 6-1 victory. URI was victorious in all six singles matches: fifth-year Nadia Rajan, second-year Nikki Fernando and second-year Ava Grnja took care of their singles opponents with Rajan and Grnja winning 6-4 in both…
The University of Rhode Island men’s club hockey wrapped up their two-game series against the Drexel University Dragons Saturday afternoon with a 5-2 victory at Boss Ice Arena. The Rams had no problem breaking the puck out, resulting in multiple goals that started from their own defensive zone. Midway through the first period, first-year forward…
University of Rhode Island alumna Lilli Falconer Deering is making her mark on the women’s swimming and diving program as both an athlete and a coach. Deering attended URI from 2007-2011, graduating with a bachelor’s degree in marine biology and biological oceanography. Throughout her swimming career, she earned Atlantic 10 All-Conference Performer all four years….
The Atlantic-10: a conference filled to the brim with buzzer beater finishes, high intensity play and paradoxical upsets. Every Week, The Good Five Cent Cigar sports staff will vote on these teams to generate a power ranking of the conference’s basketball programs. Here are the women’s basketball rankings as of Jan. 29. 15th Place: St….
Conference play is now well underway in the 2023-24 Men’s College Basketball season and things are ramping up. As we head into the month of February, teams are seeking to put themselves in a spot to make a run in March. With the landscape of where each team stands becoming clearer, the Good Five Cent…