Manuela Vadis, more commonly known as Manny, has delivered for the University of Rhode Island women’s track team on and off of the field thanks to her unrelenting drive for excellence, and her tireless work ethic. Growing up, Vadis’s mother and sister were big influences in her life. Manuela’s mother, who is a social worker…
The University of Rhode Island men’s ice hockey team had two colossal wins this weekend, beating Pennsylvania State Berks by scores of 10-3 and 8-2 respectively. The first game was big for the Rams, with a high 10 goals in total. The Rams offense was spearheaded by Captain Robbie Buehrer and Assistant Captain Ray…
Coming off an Atlantic 10 Finals appearance a season ago, the University of Rhode Island baseball Rams are prepared for success in 2016. Picked to finish third in the conference coaches poll, Rhode Island will return a great many players to their current campaign, but perhaps most importantly their head coach Raphael Cerrato. Cerrato, who…
First-year head coach Bridget Hurlman looks to revive a program that finished 3-41 in the 2015 season, beginning this Friday when Rhode Island starts their season at the Lafayette Ford Lincoln of Fayetteville Showcase in Wilmington, North Carolina. Rhode Island is set to bring back a large majority of returnees, a total of seven…
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…