For everything we do in life, there is always a “why” to it. Some things are easier to find that “why” than others. What makes us all unique is that we have different “whys” to the same questions. Senior superstar Nicole Petta, is no different. The dominant senior, along with classmates Eliza Anderson, Caitlyn Blake,…
Coming off the heels of what was arguably their most impressive weekend of the season, a series split with No. 9 Liberty University, the University of Rhode Island Men’s ice hockey team looked poised to head into the home stretch of divisional play riding a tidal wave of confidence. Instead, they split another series, except…
Greg Clark | Freshman Tyrese Martin fights through content for a lay-up. This year’s Rhode Island men’s basketball team was always going to be an unknown. Losing five seniors and a majority of your scoring production will hurt any program not among the blue bloods of college basketball. However, I am personally sick and tired…
Greg Clark | Guard Maia Moffitt drives to the hoop. “It’s just a matter of increasing their basketball IQ.” This was Rhode Island women’s basketball coach Daynia La-Force’s sentiments following a 12 point home loss to Dayton this past Sunday. It was a frustrating afternoon for the Rams, as they hung around with a Flyers…
Anna Meassick | URI’s Patrick Creamer pushes the puck down the ice in a game last semester. Dan Hurley, David Cox, Raphael Cerrato, Daynia La-Force, Gareth Elliott. These head coaches are all well known in and around the University of Rhode Island community. From those five coaches, if you add up their total games coached…
Greg Clark | Guard Tyrese Martin soars through are for a dunk. Many people predicted that the University of Rhode Island men’s basketball team would be a talented team that would be prone to some missteps given their youth. This last week proved those pre-season sentiments to be correct come midseason, as the Rams went…
Coming off their first winning season in nearly 20 years, Head Coach Jim Fleming and Rhody Football continued to boost the program as they added 11 new recruits on National Signing Day. With National Signing Day yesterday, Rhode Island welcomed nine high school seniors and two junior college transfers for the 2019 season. The class…
Both the University of Rhode Island women’s and men’s track and field teams competed at the New England Championship this past Friday and Saturday. The men’s track team finished in fourth place, with a combined 70 team points, while the women’s track team finished fifth, with a combined 57 team points. It was a two…
Photo by Autumn Walter | The Women’s Basketball team won in the Ocean State Tip-off Tournament. The University of Rhode Island Women’s basketball team was crowned champions of the Ocean State Tip-Off Tournament this past Sunday, an event they hadn’t won a game in for the past two years. The tournament was held at the…
In a recent turn of events, nine women will join the URI women’s rowing team next year. All of these women will be entering as freshmen. Eight of these women are rowers and one is a coxswain. Jessica Lizzi, associate head coach and recruiting coordinator, has helped Head Coach Shelagh Donohoe recruit many new faces….