With five 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 (11/2): University of Rhode Island 37-28 Monmouth University URI took on Monmouth in a tight game on Saturday afternoon. The two teams went back and forth for the entirety of the game until fifth-year Malik Grant’s 16-yard run and second-year Marquis Buchanan’s touchdown gave URI the lead in the last few minutes of…
The University of Rhode Island women’s rowing team has won two Atlantic 10 championships over the past three years, and a member of both championship teams has been fourth-year Hailey Pardi. Pardi was named to the 2023 Atlantic 10 second team; she has been rowing in the Varsity 8+ boat since her first year at…
The University of Rhode Island women’s rowing team had three entries in the Women’s Open 8+ at the Princeton Chase on Sunday, placing 25th, 47th and 64th in a 65-boat field. Held at Carnegie Lake, the three-mile regatta hosted some of the top collegiate rowing programs. The field was highlighted by the host school, Princeton…
The University of Rhode Island women’s track and field team finished a weekend of debuts and personal bests as it traveled to Mechanicsville, Virginia to compete in the Atlantic 10 Championship. Highlighting URI’s success was fourth-year captain Sofia Piccone, who placed 25th and had her career-best 6,000-meter time, clocking in at 21:29.1. “I’m really happy…
On Saturday the University of Rhode Island men’s cross country team traveled to Mechanicsville, Virginia to compete in the Atlantic 10 Conference Championship where the Rams faced some unforeseen challenges. Led by second-year Garrett Hartline, the Rams placed ninth out of the 15 schools competing, scoring 253 points, this score tied the Rams’ second-best mark…
Beginning the final month of its season, the University of Rhode Island volleyball team was swept over the weekend by the number two seed in the Atlantic 10 standings, Virginia Commonwealth University. VCU, sitting only behind the University of Dayton, hosted URI in Richmond, Virginia, defeating Rhody 3-0 on Friday night and 3-1 on Saturday…
The University of Rhode Island men’s soccer team were eliminated from the Atlantic 10 Championship before falling to Davidson College 2-1 on Saturday at the URI soccer complex. In the first half, Davidson kept Rhode Island in its defensive third, as the Wildcats had 11 shots with four of them on goal. Fourth-year forward Denis…
Monday marked the first time since March 6 that college basketball was played at the Ryan Center, with new faces all over the hardwood in a 68-45 win for the University of Rhode Island women’s basketball team. Despite a close opening first quarter, a 23-point second quarter powered the Rams to a convincing win over…
The University of Rhode Island men’s basketball team opened up its season with a commanding 96-58 victory over Fairfield University on Monday. The Rams are coming off two seasons with a combined record of 21-42 and back-to-back first-round exits in the Atlantic 10 Tournament. With a starting lineup consisting of four players who weren’t with…