For the last two seasons, University of Rhode Island junior goalkeeper Katie Nickles has been a staple of the women’s soccer team’s backline of defense. Nickles currently leads the Atlantic 10 with 47 saves in seven games played. “URI is my school, it is my home,†said Nickles. “I love this place and I’m glad…
Fifth-year redshirt senior and graduate student Mike Casey is one of 30 male NCAA Division I senior athletes named as a candidate for the Celebrating Loyalty and Achievement for Staying in School (CLASS) award. In order to be deemed eligible for the award, the student-athlete must be classified as an NCAA Division I senior and…
The University of Rhode Island’s football team suffered another beatdown on Saturday, falling 35-7 at the hands of the University of Albany. This was the first chance for the Rams to prove their progression, after losing 35-21 last season in one of the more closely contested games of the season. Unfortunately, this loss reflected the…
The University of Rhode Island men’s soccer team went 2-0 this week by defeating Quinnipiac University on Saturday night, 2-1, and the New Jersey Institute of Technology on Wednesday night, 2-0. On Saturday night, Quinnipiac scored first when Bobcats forward, Rashawn Dally netted a breakaway assist midway through the first half. “It was a pretty…
Senior golf captain Joe Leavitt and junior Billy Walthouse led the University of Rhode Island golf team to a comeback, finishing in first place this past weekend at the Ryan T. Lee Memorial tournament in Connecticut. “We did not play well on Saturday,†head coach Gregg Burke said. “I knew we were six or eight…