Coming up on the final week of regular-season action in Atlantic 10 Conference men’s basketball, every game matters to decide postseason positioning. Each week, The Good Five Cent Cigar Sports Staff votes on the rankings of every team in the A-10. Here’s how the rankings turned out as of March 2: 14th Place: La Salle…
Men’s Basketball FINAL (2/26): St. Bonaventure University 94-76 URI FINAL (2/28): Saint Joseph’s University 61-55 URI FINAL (3/4): URI 64-52 Duquesne University Rhode Island dropped two games before bouncing back with a win over Duquesne University. With the win, URI secured a first-round bye in the Atlantic 10 tournament. The Rams will look to close…
The University of Rhode Island men’s club hockey team won its game in the quarterfinals against Lehigh University before coming up short, losing to Drexel University in the semifinals of the Eastern Collegiate Hockey Association. Going into the ECHA playoffs, Rhode Island entered as the number one seed. The Rams looked to show why as…
The University of Rhode Island men’s golf team returned to action on Monday for the first time since Feb. 10, traveling to Daytona Beach, Fla., for the Sam Ryder Invitational at the LPGA International Golf Club, hosted by Stetson University. “The downtime in between really meant nothing,” URI Golf Head Coach Gregg Burke said. “We…
The University of Rhode Island baseball team’s early-season struggles continued, as the Rams were swept by Kent State University in a three-game road series this past weekend to stay winless on the season. “We just didn’t get the big hit,” URI Head Coach Raphael Cerrato said. “Some guys started swinging the bat well. We had…
The University of Rhode Island women’s lacrosse team defeated Merrimack College 13-7 on Saturday. The Rams were coming off back-to-back losses to Stonehill College and Bryant University, but got a bounce-back victory over the Warriors. “We were focused on ourselves for Merrimack,” URI Head Coach Jenna Slowey said. “We had a rough start to the…
The University of Rhode Island women’s tennis team picked up two victories over the weekend against Le Moyne College and Siena University to improve to 6-3 on the season. The Rams started the weekend on Saturday by winning all three matches in doubles play to take a 1-0 lead over Le Moyne. Fourth-year Nikki Fernando…
The University of Rhode Island women’s track and field team competed in the Atlantic 10 Indoor Track and Field Championship on Friday and Saturday, placing second for the team’s best finish in a decade. Along with four event titles, URI had two meet records, one school record and numerous personal bests, making it one of…
The University of Rhode Island men’s track and field team competed in the Atlantic 10 Indoor Track and Field Championship on Friday and Saturday, where the Rams took home first place, making it the sixth-straight conference indoor championship for the team. URI had seven athletes take home the top spot on the podium in nine…
A prayer was answered on Saturday as the University of Rhode Island women’s basketball team secured its second regular-season Atlantic 10 Conference championship in four years. “The only thing I wanted was a championship for these girls,” Head Coach Tammi Reiss said. “You could take anything from me, anything. But I wanted them to feel…