A turbulent 2023 season ultimately ended in disappointment for the University of Rhode Island men’s soccer team on Saturday, who were eliminated from postseason contention for the second straight year in a scoreless draw with Loyola Chicago. Although the Rams still have one more match left to play in the 2023 season, two wins in…
After months of anticipation, the first steps in a multi-million dollar renovation project to the University of Rhode Island’s athletic facilities are finally underway. A new $1 million video board at Meade Stadium, which is set to replace the existing scoreboard behind the south endzone, is nearing completion and expected to be operational for URI’s…
A homecoming date with the University of Richmond Spiders ultimately ended in a first home loss for the #22 University of Rhode Island football team on Saturday in a 27-14 upset at Meade Stadium. The loss was Rhode Island’s first since a 35-9 score in their top-25 matchup at Villanova on Sept. 23 and only…
Led by a top-ten finish from second-year co-captain Hannah O’Connor, the University of Rhode Island women’s cross country team finished third at the annual New England Championships over the weekend – their best result since 2001. Traveling to Boston without two of their top three finishers from last weekend’s Paul Short Invitational, fourth-year Molly Sabia…
FOOTBALL FINAL(9/30): URI 49-26 Bryant The Rams got back to winning ways on Saturday, returning home on Family Weekend with a 49-26 win over in-state rival Bryant University at Meade Stadium. Despite going down early, a blocked punt and a fourth and one stop in the second quarter saw Rhode Island re-take the lead, one…
Playing on the newly-renovated University of Rhode Island Tennis Complex for the first time in over a year, the URI women’s tennis team hosted four other schools at the URI Fall Invite on Sunday. Sunday’s action saw Rhode Island pick up 11 wins from 16 total singles matches, with each of the seven competing team…
Fresh off of their first consecutive wins in 2023, the University of Rhode Island women’s volleyball team welcomed George Mason University to Keaney Gym to open Atlantic 10 conference play over the weekend. Despite a team-high 29 combined kills by former A-10 Rookie of the Week Madi Disu, who registered her third and fourth-straight matches…
Sporting green warm-up tops in celebration of Mental Health Awareness Night, the University of Rhode Island women’s soccer team welcomed Wake Forest to the URI Soccer Complex on Thursday. Despite an early second-half free kick that halved a two-goal deficit just minutes after the break, the Rams ultimately could not use their attacking momentum to…
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Villucci began coaching at URI in 1993. Photo Courtesy of: gorhody.com In 1975, before the introduction of Title IX, Cranston High School East did not have a girls tennis team. Determined to continue playing the sport she had grown to love from an early age, a young Val Villucci decided this would not stop her….