Celie Shield, a first-year member of the University of Rhode Island lacrosse team, has made herself feel at home both on and off the field. Shield, growing up in Richmond, Va., was recruited by URI head coach Jenna Slowey, who has close ties to Shield back when she was an assistant coach at the University…
The University of Rhode Island softball team lost two out of a three-game set over the weekend to George Washington University and won a midweek matchup on Tuesday against Stonehill College. In the first game of Saturday’s doubleheader, the Revolutionaries jumped out to a big lead in the fifth inning on a grand slam from…
The University of Rhode Island baseball team won two out of three games over the weekend against Saint Louis University and took a midweek win against the University of New Haven on Tuesday. In the series opener, the Billikens struck first on an RBI double by third-year Joey Canzoni, then scored another run on a…
Football FINAL (9/27): Western Michigan University 47-14 University of Rhode Island Rhode Island suffered its first loss of the season on Saturday, getting roughed up by its only Football Bowl Subdivision opponent, Western Michigan. Rhode Island held a 7-3 lead at the end of the first quarter thanks to a score from fourth-year running back…
The University of Rhode Island men’s cross country team faced off in its second meet of the season over the weekend, finishing in second place with 63 points in the 8,200-meter Central Connecticut State University Ted Owens Invitational. Along with Rhode Island, there were five other teams in the meet. Rhody was led by second-year…
The University of Rhode Island women’s rowing team competed this weekend at the Doc Hosea Invitational in Cherry Hill, New Jersey, where the Rams collected multiple top-five finishes. In Rhode Island’s first competition of the spring season, the team finished second in the heats of the First Varsity 8+ division, which was enough to advance…
The University of Rhode Island’s men’s club hockey team competed in the Eastern States Collegiate Hockey League Playoffs this weekend, beating the University of Pittsburgh before being knocked out by the University of Delaware. Early on in the first period of game one against Pitt, URI crashed the net, and first-year forward Cam Cyr put…
The University of Rhode Island men’s hockey club team took on Indiana University of Pennsylvania this weekend in its final homestand. For the opening half of the first period on Friday, the defenses on both sides were going at it. Both teams were controlling the puck and struggling to find the net early on. Rhode…
The University of Rhode Island men’s club hockey team took on the United States Naval Academy over the weekend, winning both games and sweeping the two-game set. Rhode Island and the Naval Academy went to battle for the fourth time this year, as the teams split a pair in the first matchup on Navy’s home…