On October 9, University of Rhode Island men’s soccer sophomore midfielder and forward, Stavros Zarakostas, was awarded Atlantic 10 offensive player of the week for the third time during his Rhody career. Originally born in Greece, Zarakostas moved to Coventry, Rhode Island when he was in first grade. Starting off by playing recreationally for Coventry…
In 2006 the University of Rhode Island men’s soccer team had a very successful season, boasting 12 wins and bringing home the Atlantic 10 championship to Kingston for the fourth time within 10 years. So far this season, the men have acquired eight wins, and their last recorded loss was on Sept. 2, when they…
The University of Rhode Island men’s hockey team fell in two weekend games against the Stony Brook Seawolves, 6-3 and 4-2, moving the Rams to 4-3-1 on the season. Both the Seawolves and the Rams came into the game in the top 25 of the ACHA. The Rams were No. 21 and the Seawolves came…
The University of Rhode Island women’s hockey team opened the 2017-18 season this past Saturday with a 3-1 win over the University of New Hampshire. The Rams put the pressure on UNH from the start. After only 1:09 into the first period, sophomore Maddie Balutowski scored to give URI the lead. Balutowski scored again later…
The University of Rhode Island men’s hockey team split their series against Towson University this past weekend winning Friday night’s game 7-1 and dropping Saturday’s contest 4-2. The offense for the Rams were firing on all cylinders Friday night when junior Sandy Gray got a wrap around goal for URI to open the scoring…
For the second time this year, a freshman on the University of Rhode Island’s golf team has won Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Week. The first time it was Bobby Weise, this time it’s Chris Francoeur’s turn. Francoeur was named A-10 Rookie of the Week after an impressive performance at the Quechee Club Collegiate Challenge….
One of the more cliche sayings used nowadays to inspire someone to chase after their goal is to “not let your dreams just be dreams, make them realities.” Simply put, make opportunities arise through passion, and keep pressing forward. Forty-five years ago, an opportunity to coach the sport he loved knocked on Mick Westcott’s front…
The University of Rhode Island hosted both St. Louis and Dayton this past weekend. The Rams entered the match 8-8 on the year going 3-2 in Atlantic 10 play so far this season. St. Louis came into Friday night’s match with a 6-11 overall record and strong record in Atlantic 10 games at 3-1. The…
The University of Rhode Island men’s basketball head coach Dan Hurley and his staff have secured verbal commitments from four current high school seniors who will start their Rhode Island experience in the fall of 2018. Spoiler alert: this is the best recruiting class in the Hurley era. What happens at the end of the…
For URI men’s soccer junior Chae Brangman, transitions have never been an issue. He just wants to play soccer. Brangman, a native of St. Georges, Bermuda, has been all over New England in the past couple of years for the love of the sport. “The transition was pretty smooth, because this is what I want,”…