Positives: The shooting performance of Four McGlynn versus Dayton was a huge development for Rhode Island. McGlynn was supposed to be the 3-point specialist and a scoring threat off the bench coming into the year, but with the injury to E.C. Matthews more has been asked of him and he has not delivered for…
The University of Rhode Island track and field teams both competed this past Friday, with the men’s team competing at the Fastrack National Invite in New York and the women’s team taking part in the David Hemery Valentine Invitational held at Boston University. For both teams this was an opportunity to get some extra…
University of Rhode Island women’s soccer player and Mapleville, Rhode Island, native, Taylor Ross, is the name behind a non-profit organization called Cleats Count, which she founded last winter to do her part to help underprivileged youths. Following the winter of her freshman season at URI, Ross, now a sophomore, came to the sad…
For the fourth time this season, the University of Rhode Island men’s basketball team (14-10, 6-5 A-10) has won back-to-back games. On Saturday, they defeated conference opponent La Salle University on the road, and on Tuesday night, they beat George Mason University in what was a three-point shooting frenzy at the Ryan Center. On Saturday…
The University of Rhode Island women’s swimming and diving team has decided to take an alternative approach to leadership this season, and it could pay dividends for development and the impending Atlantic 10 Championship. Instead of naming captains, head coach Mick Westkott decided to have a senior leadership team serve the role. The senior…
The University of Rhode Island men’s and women’s track and field teams hosted the Coaches’ Tribute Meet Saturday, at the Mackal Field House, where they booth excelled. On the men’s side, in particular it was an extremely impressive meet with the team destroying the competition, winning handily with a score of 225.5, while Brown University…
The University of Rhode Island women’s basketball team struggled to find their offensive rhythm Sunday afternoon was routed, 67-53, by the University of Dayton in a wire-to-wire victory for the Flyers. Both teams entered the game trying to drift away from middle of the conference and ascend up the Atlantic 10 standings after erratic starts…
The University of Rhode Island women’s ice hockey team swept the Pennsylvania State Ice Lions at the Bradford R. Boss Ice Arena by final scores of 7-4 and 6-4 on Saturday and Sunday, respectively. During Saturday’s game, the Rams dominated early and often, controlling the tempo from the puck drop. Senior forward Alisha DiFilippo netted…
Positives: The Rhode Island women’s swimming and diving team meet on senior day was a fantastic performance. In addition to beating Bryant 180-119, they also had winners in 12 of the 16 events that were scored. They will look to build on that momentum as they train for the Atlantic 10 championships that start Feb….
The University of Rhode Island Rams suffered a heartbreaking loss to the University of Massachusetts Minutemen, 61-56 in overtime, at the Mullins Center in Amherst last night. “We’ve had a lot of losses like this, particularly on the road, and in both of our huddles, there was a little bit of here we go…