The Super Bowl has passed, and it’s nearing time for March Madness to take center stage to the public once again. Each week, The Good Five Cent Cigar sports staff ranks the 15 teams in the Atlantic 10 Conference. Here is how the men’s rankings turned out as of Feb. 10: 15th Place: University of…
The University of Rhode Island men’s basketball team split games with George Mason University and St. Bonaventure University, putting itself at 5-7 in Atlantic 10 Conference play with six games remaining before the postseason. URI had its work cut out to try and take down the A-10’s first-place team on their court. A dry second…
Less than four weeks away from the coveted month of March in college basketball, it’ll be a fight ‘til the end for the women in the Atlantic 10 Conference. Every week, The Good Five Cent Cigar sports staff will vote on all 15 teams in the conference to see where they’re standing. For the first…
The University of Rhode Island women’s basketball team fell to the top-seeded Atlantic 10 Conference team, the University of Richmond, on Sunday afternoon, but responded with a win against Duquesne University on Wednesday evening. Traveling to Richmond, Virginia for a battle with the first-place Spiders, URI was unable to extend its three-game winning streak due…
Rhody Excellence and Rhody Sports Properties, operating under Name, Image and Likeness initiatives to benefit University of Rhode Island athletes, have partnered to help create two URI Athletics-branded beers that will be sold throughout the state of Rhode Island. Taking the steps to compete with larger schools throughout the country, the URI-themed drinks aim to…
Women’s Cross Country NCAA Regional Championship (11/15) – 23rd of 39 The Rams ran at the Hopkinton State Fairgrounds in Contoocook, New Hampshire on Friday morning. This was their first time competing at the event since 2022. Third-year Lily Saul was the top finisher for Rhody, taking 114th place in the race with a time…
Volleyball FINAL (11/8): University of Rhode Island 3-1 George Washington University FINAL (11/9): George Washington University 3-0 URI Rhody took down their Atlantic 10 Conference opponent in four sets at Keaney Gymnasium on Friday night. The team tallied a .212 hitting percentage throughout the night, with first-year middle blocker Hayvn Rolle leading the team with…
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…
Women’s Soccer FINAL (10/17): St. Bonaventure University 2-1 University of Rhode Island FINAL (10/20): URI 1-1 Saint Joseph’s University Second-year forward Lauren MacDonald found the back of the net in just the third minute of Thursday night’s game, capitalizing on a Bonnies error. The tying goal by the Bonnies came in the 17th minute. Despite…
The University of Rhode Island tennis team competed in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association Division I New England Regional Championships over the weekend in Cambridge, Massachusetts, with three athletes advancing to the round of 64 in singles play. The tournament, hosted at Harvard University, featured 118 competitors from 32 different schools. Rhody had four athletes competing:…