For the first time in the 2016 season Rhode Island has a series win under their belt, though not one of the usual kind. The Rams (4-8) lost their opener to Indiana State 8-2, but stormed back to defeat Campbell 7-6 and Davidson 13-4 in nonconference action this past weekend. Rhode Island’s winning ways…
The University of Rhode Island men’s basketball team (17-15) came into this season with expectations that were through the Ryan Center roof, but ended with injury woes and a second round Atlantic 10 Championship 67-62 loss to the University of Massachusetts Amherst. The worst-case scenario for any college team with serious NCAA tournament aspirations…
The 2015-16 season for the University of Rhode Island women’s ice hockey season concluded in the ACHA National Championships, with losses to eventual winner Miami University and Adrian College by final scores of 5-2 and 7-3, respectively, as well as a 5-2 win against their conference foes, the University of Massachusetts – Amherst. “I…
Thursday night saw the emotional rollercoaster for the Rhode Island men’s basketball team come to a crashing halt as the reality of a short bench, banged-up team and inconsistent play finally caught up with them for good, dropping their opening-round game against UMass 67-62. The game started off about as poorly as one could have…
The University of Rhode Island softball team (7-10) visited Lynchburg, Virginia, this past weekend to compete in the Liberty Softball Classic and went 2-3 in a slate of games against Sacred Heart University, Norfolk State University and Liberty University. Rhode Island won its first game 3-0 against Sacred Heart on the strength of its…
University of Rhode Island basketball fans can breathe a sigh of relief, as head coach Dan Hurley has taken his name out of consideration for the head coaching job at Rutgers University, according to multiple reports. Hurley, who has been the coach at URI since 2012, has revived the once-floundering Rams. Since he took over,…
Chase Livingston, the starting catcher on the University of Rhode Island’s baseball team, was named to the 2016 Johnny Bench Award Watch List last Tuesday. A total of 74 student-athletes were named for the award’s watch list, which is given to the nation’s top Division I collegiate catcher. This is the latest addition to Livingston’s…
Positives: The Rhode Island men’s baseball team winning two of three this past weekend was a solid turnaround after getting beaten down in their Friday game against Indiana State. The two games they won came against Davidson and at Campbell. The impressive feat, though, was that they doubled up their opponents with a 20-10 advantage….
For the second time in as many weekends, Rhode Island came within striking distance of a series victory, but just like the Rams trip to Maryland, a series win against Winthrop was not to be. Rhode Island (2-7) dropped their Friday and Sunday contests to Winthrop (7-5), while salvaging the middle game on the…
This past weekend saw the University of Rhode Island’s men’s and women’s track teams compete in the IC4A’s and the ECAC’s respectively, and was their last meet in the indoor season. These events gave the select athletes that competed a chance to focus on individual goals, rather than focusing on a team track meet….