Football FINAL (10/18): University of Rhode Island 58-17 University at Albany Fourth-year A.J. Pena became Rhode Island’s all-time sacks leader, and fourth-year Devin Farrell threw four touchdown passes as No. 15/16 Rhode Island rolled past UAlbany 58-17 on Saturday. The Rams scored in every quarter, posting their highest point total since 1982. Third-year receiver Greg…
It was a quiet week in the Coastal Athletic Association. With four teams on a bye, only two teams have moved up in this week’s power rankings as we enter the home stretch of the season. Each week, The Good 5 Cent Cigar Sports Staff comes up with its cumulative ranking of CAA football teams….
A third-year Rhode Island native, Nick Martin has made an impact on both the University of Rhode Island cross country and track and field teams, most recently playing a vital role in bringing the New England Championship title back to URI. Growing up in East Greenwich, Martin did not think he’d end up at URI,…
The University of Rhode Island football team rushed for a total of 220 yards against the University of New Hampshire on Oct. 11 — over half of those yards came from fifth-year running back Brendon Barrow. Entering the game against New Hampshire, Barrow had 80 rushing yards in his entire collegiate career and zero touchdowns….
The University of Rhode Island men’s club hockey team swept fellow Eastern Collegiate Hockey Association opponent Lehigh University over the weekend as it stretched its winning streak to five games. On Friday, Rhody opened up the scoring early off of URI third-year forward Max Lockwood’s goal less than three minutes into the game. Four minutes…
Despite the 3,200-mile distance between the University of Rhode Island and Wales, the Wales National Team and the URI women’s lacrosse team shared the field at Meade Stadium on Tuesday. Meade Stadium was the fourth stop on the Wales National Team’s “Boston Tour.” Other schools that Wales has scrimmaged on the tour include Roger Williams…
The University of Rhode Island swim and dive team took a tight 156-143 defeat against Northeastern University on Saturday. Northeastern has finished in the top half of the Coastal Athletic Association in each of the last three seasons and beat the Rams by 45 points a year ago. That margin was slashed to just 13…
The University of Rhode Island men’s golf team pulled away from the rest of the field on the back nine of the final round at the Nassau Intercollegiate this week to win its third event of the fall season. Dealing with tough conditions and high winds in Glen Cove, New York, the Rams shot 31-over…
The University of Rhode Island women’s volleyball team went on the road to St. Louis, Missouri, to take on Saint Louis University in a weekend series, where the Rams went 0-2 to stay winless in Atlantic 10 Conference play. With URI having a tough schedule these past few weeks playing higher-ranked teams within the conference,…
The University of Rhode Island women’s soccer team split its two matches this past week with a 5-0 win against George Washington University on Thursday, Oct. 16, and a 4-1 loss to Saint Louis University on Sunday. The Rams made the trip to the nation’s capital on Thursday to take on George Washington as they…