With four 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…
In the heat of Atlantic 10 play, the University of Rhode Island women’s volleyball team pulled out two of three matches this week, beating Fordham University in a standalone match and splitting a weekend series with Duquesne University. Rhody was able to sweep Fordham on Oct. 9, their first 3-0 win since Oct. 21, 2023,…
Through the ups and downs of the 2024 season, a rebuilding University of Rhode Island women’s volleyball team has based their new “comeback kids” mantra on the leadership of the transfer from Mercer University, third-year setter Kiera McCarles. In a matchup with Duquesne University this week, a five-set match came down to a Rhode Island…
With four 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…
The University of Rhode Island men’s soccer team battled through a slow offensive start this past week to leave their two-game stretch with a record of 1-1. The Rams first fell to Virginia Commonwealth University 2-0 on Friday, before topping the University at Albany 2-1 on Tuesday. Rhode Island’s Atlantic 10 opener on the road…
With six 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…
The lights of Meade Stadium illuminated the Coastal Athletic Association season debut for the University of Rhode Island football team, where they defeated Campbell University 21-9 on Saturday night. Coming off of a crushing 48-0 loss to the University of Minnesota Golden Gophers on Sept. 7, the Rams entered the game with the mantra of…
A sold-out crowd, a night sky and a touchdown pass are three things not new to Meade Stadium. However, the man who caught the game-winning pass in week one is the latest addition to the University of Rhode Island football offense. Shawn Harris, a sixth-year transfer wide receiver, sprinted into the middle of the field…
For third-year third baseman Emily Power of the University of Rhode Island softball team, the 2024 season has been one of growth. Power batted in the low .200s and high .100s through the first two years of her career in Kingston, Rhode Island. However, in 2024, she has a batting average of . 284 ,…
Pushing for a spot in the Atlantic 10 Championships, the University of Rhode Island softball team exited their week with a positive record after separate stints against George Washington University and the University of Massachusetts. The Rams’ weekend stretch with the Revolutionaries proved fruitful, as Rhode Island took two of three games over GW. The…