The University of Rhode Island men’s track and field team competed at both the Boston University Valentine Invitational and the URI Coaches Invitational this past weekend. The hosting Rams honored their seniors before their last meet at Mackal Field House on Saturday afternoon. This was the Rams’ second-to-last weekend of regular season competition before the…
University of Rhode Island alumna Lilli Falconer Deering is making her mark on the women’s swimming and diving program as both an athlete and a coach. Deering attended URI from 2007-2011, graduating with a bachelor’s degree in marine biology and biological oceanography. Throughout her swimming career, she earned Atlantic 10 All-Conference Performer all four years….
The University of Rhode Island women’s track team began their indoor season last weekend, splitting their group to compete at both the Alden Invitational and Suffolk Relays. Brown University hosted the Alden Invitational, where URI sent their throwers to compete. Two throwers placed in the top five in shot put and weight throw. Third-year Megan…
Former Atlantic 10 Sixth Woman of the Year at Dayton, fourth-year women’s basketball center Tenin Magassa is now taking advantage of her time with the University of Rhode Island. Magassa’s journey began in Morsang-Sur-Orge, France. She prioritized basketball from an early point in her life, dedicating herself to the game and putting in hard work….
The University of Rhode Island men’s club hockey team improved their overall record against the Delaware Blue Hens to 52-35-11 with a 5-2 win on Friday and a 5-1 win on Saturday. Boss Ice Arena reopened Nov. 6 following emergency repairs to the ice compressors, and this weekend’s action saw the team return to their…
Formed just last year by a group of students who loved the game of pickleball, the now fully-fledged University of Rhode Island club is competing against fellow New England teams and having fun doing so. The president of the club, second-year Ryan Estus, was the one to officially found it last year. What started off…
The University of Rhode Island Women’s swim and dive team swept Springfield College and Coast Guard on Saturday afternoon, improving their record to 3-0 on the season. In a strong effort to beat Springfield College 196-99 and Coast Guard 183-108, URI won 12 out of 14 scoring events. Third-year Maddie Tetreault, second-year Rylee Kelly and…
The University of Rhode Island tennis team competed at the Brown Classic this past weekend, falling in all four matches. URI’s first match, the only one to be played at their home courts, ended in a 4-3 loss against the University of Connecticut. Fifth-year Nadia Rajan, fourth-year Valentina Cvackova and second-year Nikki Fernando picked up…
The University of Rhode Island’s women’s volleyball team lost in a 3-0 sweep on Saturday night to Davidson College, but earned a set victory in their 3-1 defeat to that same opponent on Sunday afternoon. This puts the Rams at 0-7 in the A-10 conference and 3-16 overall. In their first matchup with the 12-5…
After seventeen months worth of planning to renovate the tennis courts at the University of Rhode Island, resurfacing is finally complete. While renovations were set to be finished in July of last year, delays due to the weather and limited amount of time to let the paint set prevented work from being completed for about…