The Atlantic 10 in recent memory has been a consistent multiple bid conference into the men’s basketball NCAA tournament, sending at least 3 teams every year since 2008. However, the conference has not always sent multiple teams. The A-10’s first year was in 1976-77. The conference sent only one team that year, tournament champion Duquesne….
Dan Hurley and several Rhode Island players make their way toward the Rhody Ruckus after the buzzer sounds, with the fans surrounding and cheering for them. Hurley gives a salute to the crowd, showing his appreciation for the 7,959 fans that had their voices booming across the arena the entire game, second most in Ryan…
University of Rhode Island fencer Caitlin Stanton finished in third in “The Big One” tournament at Smith College. Out of 56 participants Stanton was able to battle to third place in the senior women’s epee division, competing against fencers from schools all across the Northeast including MIT, UMASS, Boston College, Boston University and Dartmouth. Stanton…
There is a difference between a fanbase and a culture. A big difference. There is nothing like a college basketball environment. A packed house at a college basketball or football game is second to none. The sounds, sights and just overall atmosphere is uncomparable. A fanbase comes out to the games and cheers on the…
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…