Sam Murray gets the week off from his “Weekly Round-Up” so the reigns have been given to Tyler Krusz to give you a quick look at the past week in URI athletics. Men’s Basketball The men’s basketball team defeated the Brown Bears out of Kingston with an 86-62 victory on Tuesday night behind Fatts Russell’s…
The University of Rhode Island’s men’s hockey team battled the United States Naval Academy last weekend in the last home series of the semester for the Rams. The action kicked off early Friday night as junior Sandy Gray would score just under four minutes into the game to give URI an early 1-0 lead. The…
By: Tyler Krusz and Nick Cardi Contributing Sports Reporters Defensive MVP: Jose Duncan On the defensive side of the ball, Jose Duncan takes home the Cigar Sports MVP honors for the 2017 University of Rhode Island football season. Named a captain at the beginning of the 2017 season, Duncan started all 11 games at…
By Stone Freeman, Caleb Bierman and Nicholas Boudreau Sports Editor and Contributing Sports Reporters From the editor… In this week’s edition of the Good Five Cent Cigar we will be naming our most valuable players to each University of Rhode Island fall sports team. The student athletes who were selected were chosen by contributing…
By Ian Weiner and Jack O’Marra Contributing Sports Reporters Men’s Soccer MVP: Nils Leifhelm Greatness and success are no stranger to Nils Leifhelm. The senior goalkeeper has been making an impact for the University of Rhode Island men’s soccer team since his freshman year in 2014, and did not fail to defend the net…
Jared Terrell is the Main Dish for URI Basketball Like a Thanksgiving turkey, Jared Terrell is the dish that ties the entire feast together, in this case being the centerpiece of URI’s offense. Scoring 43 points throughout the tourney, including matching his jersey number with 32 points against Seton Hall, Terrell hit the game-winning layup…
This Saturday the University of Rhode Island and Providence College basketball teams will square off for the 128th time in the history of both programs. Players, coaches and fans have come and gone over the past 25-plus years of Rhode Island’s premiere sports rivalry, but one thing has stayed the same: the radio voices of…
E.C. Matthews, the fifth-year senior guard on the URI men’s basketball team, will miss 4-6 weeks due to a fractured left wrist. Matthews sustained the injury on Monday night during the Rams road loss to the University of Nevada in Reno, Nevada. Late in the second half, Matthews had elevated toward the rim when he…
While the rest of us enjoyed a three-day weekend, University of Rhode Island women’s basketball opened up the season with their first two official games. The Rams won the season opener over UMass Lowell at the Ryan Center on Friday and lost Monday night when they hosted the Minnesota Golden Gophers. The Rams opened the…
The University of Rhode Island powerlifting team opened their season with an impressive start this Sunday at the USAPL Raw Collegiate Cup held at CrossFit Watch City in Waltham, Massachusetts. The Rams accumulated a host of accolades at the meet, totaling 16 medalists, including a clean sweep of the men’s 74 kilogram class, and…