The heat is ramping up on women’s college basketball in the Atlantic 10 Conference with the month of March approaching. Each week, The Good Five Cent Cigar sports staff ranks the 15 teams in the A-10. Here’s how the rankings turned out as of Feb. 17: 15th Place: St. Bonaventure University Bonnies (5-20, 1-13) (-)…
Just under three weekends from now, the Atlantic 10 Conference Tournament will be underway in Washington D.C. There is not much separation in the men’s basketball standings. However, there is still time for teams to control their destiny. It’s the push to get hot (or stay hot) at the right time before playoffs. Each week,…
The University of Rhode Island men’s hockey club team took on Indiana University of Pennsylvania this weekend in its final homestand. For the opening half of the first period on Friday, the defenses on both sides were going at it. Both teams were controlling the puck and struggling to find the net early on. Rhode…
The University of Rhode Island women’s track and field team traveled to Boston University to compete in the David Hemery Valentine Invitational on Saturday afternoon. At the non-scoring event, URI set both school records and personal bests. Among the 19 athletes who participated in the meet, third-year Odette van Wyk placed third in the 60-meter…
The University of Rhode Island men’s track and field team hit its stride as the team set nearly two dozen new personal records in preparation for the Indoor Atlantic 10 Championship. The Rams sent their best oval athletes to Boston on Friday for the Boston University Valentine Invitational. The oval at BU allows for the…
The University of Rhode Island women’s lacrosse team officially kicked off its inaugural season at home in a thrilling victory over Merrimack College on Monday and a commanding win against Central Connecticut State University on Wednesday. Merrimack started the game with a goal from second-year Lindsay Atkinson in the opening 45 seconds of the first…
The University of Rhode Island baseball team opened its season over the weekend with a series win and historic finale in Virginia against the College of William & Mary. Heading into the weekend, William & Mary hadn’t lost to URI since 2012, sweeping the Rams in 2017 and 2022. The weekend series began on Friday…
The University of Rhode Island women’s basketball team won two games at home against La Salle University and Saint Joseph’s University, moving to 10-5 in Atlantic 10 Conference play. On Saturday afternoon at the Ryan Center, the Rams celebrated senior day, Play4Kay and a 77-54 win over the Explorers. Fourth-year center Harsimran Kaur, fourth-year guard…
The University of Rhode Island men’s basketball team won back-to-back conference games for the first time this season with a wire-to-wire 86-71 victory over La Salle University on Saturday. The Rams took to the Ryan Center court coming off a comeback 68-64 win against St. Bonaventure University on Feb. 12, in which third-year guard Jamarques…
Alarm bells bounce as the sun and I wake, this is it. We share a gaze that neither of us can keep, this is it. Leaves asleep–staining the concrete with their orange hue float away as I run by, this is it. She laughs so loud–the autumn tabby shrills, lively listening to her joyful tones,…