The University of Rhode Island women’s track and field team competed in the Atlantic 10 Indoor Track and Field Championship on Friday and Saturday, placing second for the team’s best finish in a decade. Along with four event titles, URI had two meet records, one school record and numerous personal bests, making it one of…
The University of Rhode Island men’s track and field team competed in the Atlantic 10 Indoor Track and Field Championship on Friday and Saturday, where the Rams took home first place, making it the sixth-straight conference indoor championship for the team. URI had seven athletes take home the top spot on the podium in nine…
A prayer was answered on Saturday as the University of Rhode Island women’s basketball team secured its second regular-season Atlantic 10 Conference championship in four years. “The only thing I wanted was a championship for these girls,” Head Coach Tammi Reiss said. “You could take anything from me, anything. But I wanted them to feel…
The University of Rhode Island men’s basketball team tallied two more losses against St. Bonaventure University on Thursday and Saint Joseph’s University on Saturday before earning a win against Duquesne University on Wednesday. Due to travel restrictions with the snowstorm, the Rams were unable to play their scheduled game on Wednesday, instead facing off against…
The University of Rhode Island women’s lacrosse team took a trip up to Smithfield to play Bryant University on Saturday, falling 15-6 in a battle between two teams that currently call Beirne Stadium home. The Rams were able to score two times in the opening quarter and add another two goals in the second, going…
The University of Rhode Island women’s swim and dive team turned in its best finish at the Atlantic 10 Championship in a decade across the four-day meet, placing seventh overall. “No negatives really from the week,” Rhode Island Head Coach Lilli Falconer Deering said. “Overall, I was really, really proud of the team and how…
On Feb. 11, Rhode Island Women’s Basketball Head Coach Tammi Reiss made a public plea for student attendance; 10 days later, it was “the best student section we’ve ever had.” Following the team’s blowout of Virginia Commonwealth University by 43 points to extend their program-record winning streak to 16 games, Reiss was asked by Kevin…
Two of our top three teams in last week’s rankings were taken down in what was an entertaining week of Atlantic 10 Conference women’s basketball. Each week, the Good Five Cent Cigar Sports Staff votes on all 14 teams in the A-10. Here’s how every team fared as of Feb. 23: 14th Place: Virginia Commonwealth…
It seems as though the Atlantic 10 Conference doesn’t care what the weather outside is, as the madness of March has spread throughout the A-10 with less than five days left in February. Each week, the Good Five Cent Cigar Sports Staff votes on the rankings of teams in the A-10. Here’s how the rankings…
Women’s Basketball FINAL (2/18): URI 69-39 Fordham University FINAL (2/25): University of Richmond 72-46 URI The Rams fought through a slow start to take down Fordham on senior day at the Ryan Center on Saturday afternoon. Rhode Island went on an 11-0 run in the second quarter to take the lead from Fordham. First-year Aimée…