The University of Rhode Island’s men’s hockey team suffered two agonizing defeats at the hands of the Lebanon Valley Flying Dutchmen this weekend. Rhode Island was outscored 12-6 in both games and fell to 3-5 on the season. Friday night was a heartbreaker for the Rams, as they battled back from a two-goal deficit to…
The University of Rhode Island football team ended their streak of futility in front of their home crowd Saturday by blanking the University of Delaware, 20-0, to earn their first shutout in 99 games. Both teams boasted potent rushing attacks, but the Rams were able to exploit the apparent weaknesses of Delaware’s passing game,…
Women’s Volleyball The women’s volleyball team went 1-1 this week at home when they defeated La Salle University on Friday and fell to Duquesne University the following day. On Friday, the Rams beat the Explorers in three consecutive sets. Junior Audrey Castro recorded a match-high 16 kills. The Ram’s defense forced the Explorers into 22…
There was an aura of excitement and a sense of lofty expectations in the Ryan Center on Saturday morning. Fans of all ages were there to catch a first look of the University of Rhode Island men’s basketball team during an open practice where the mantra was et it right.†The NCAA Tournament hopefuls took…
The University of Rhode Island women’s soccer team (3-9-1) had their losing streak extended to eight games this week with a 2-0 loss at Saint Joseph’s University on Thursday, and a 3-2 heartbreaker against the University of Richmond on Sunday. Thursday’s match was scoreless until the second half when Saint Joseph’s Hannah Racis put…
Positives: URI football playing a complete game leading to their first win of the season against Delaware. The win was an overall team win. The Rams held Delaware to just 3-of-14 on third down conversions and did not allow a fourth down conversion on the Blue Hens’ two attempts. Great rebound for the defense off…
The University of Rhode Island women’s rugby team proved they are interested in more than just on-field performance when they reached out to the community this past week. The team of 38 girls and and head coach Karie Orendorff were asked to participate in a mini-clinic for the lab of some students in the…
Two student-athletes on the University of Rhode Island football team were arrested on Sunday about 2:50 a.m. at the Chi Phi fraternity house following an alleged fight between the fraternity and members of the football team. Freshmen Michael Lablanc, 20, from Charlestown, Massachusetts and Barret Lyons, 19, from Belmont, Massachusetts were both charged with disorderly…
The University of Rhode Island men’s club hockey team was swept by no. 1 Stony Brook University on the road this weekend, dropping them to 1-3 and digging themselves a hole early in the season. The Rams struggled to get in an offensive rhythm in both games. Their defense had to fend off the barrage…
The women’s soccer team lost twice this past week against Fordham University on Thursday and then the University of Saint Louis on Saturday. Thursday’s game against Fordham kicked off conference play. Junior goalkeeper Katie Nickles’s stood strong blocking the first four shots that she faced to keep the game tied until Fordham’s Jessica Widmann…