The University of Rhode Island men’s basketball team won their tune-up game against Division II St. Thomas Aquinas College in a Friday night exhibition game. It went according to script as the Rams received plenty of offensive contribution in their 100-77 home win. They were tested a bit early on, before a second-half drubbing reminded…
The University of Rhode Island football team lost to Villanova University 24-3 at Meade Stadium on Saturday afternoon for URI’s annual Family Weekend. The Rams fell to 1-8 on the season and have a combined 2-19 record during head coach Jim Fleming’s tenure. “It’s an ugly loss,†Fleming said. “We didn’t play our best. We’ve…
The University of Rhode Island men’s hockey team lost twice to Towson University this past weekend after getting swept by the University of Delaware last weekend. Things appeared to be going the Rams’ way in Game 1.  Entering the second period, tied at zero, the Rams held a 10-2 advantage in shots. However, Towson…
Positives: The Rhode Island basketball team’s exhibition win over the St. Thomas Aquinas was simply a tune-up for the team, but Rhode Island showed a more potent offensive arsenal, with newcomers Four McGlynn and Christion Thompson each hitting a pair of threes. The outside shot was a major weakness for Rhody last season. However, as…
Rhode Island men’s soccer was defeated by George Mason University, 2-1, in Fairfax, Virginia, this past Saturday ending the Rams’ regular season with a record of 9-7-2. The loss placed the team in fourth place going into the Atlantic 10 Conference Championship. In the 33rd minute of the first half, junior forward Nick Ferguson headed…
The University of Rhode Island men’s soccer team defeated Duquesne University 2-1 in overtime for its final home game of the season this past Saturday at the Rhode Island Soccer Complex. Rhode Island finished the regular season 5-3-2 at home. On the night of Halloween, Rhode Island had a few tricks up their sleeve. Just…
The University of Rhode Island football team suffered a heart-wrenching defeat at the hands of the University of New Hampshire, falling 20-17 after squandering a three-possession advantage on Saturday. URI came into Durham – not an easy place to play in – and after taking the bye week to continue to groom and prep its…
The University of Rhode Island women’s soccer team played their final home game of the season on Sunday, falling 2-1 on senior night to Davidson College for their 14th straight loss. In the first half both teams played to a stalemate with Davidson failing to capitalize on its five corner kicks compared to just two…
The University of Rhode Island men’s and women’s cross country teams both finished in 12th place out of 14 teams in this past weekend’s Atlantic 10 Championships at Richmond University’s Green Pole Park in Mechanicsville, Virginia. In the women’s cross country events, the hometown Richmond Spiders won the overall title by a hair scoring 88,…
The University of Rhode Island volleyball team will leave its final homestand of the season battle-tested, after falling to first-place University of Dayton in five sets on Friday, and then besting second-place Saint Louis University in a hard-fought victory on senior night. The Rams were undeterred by the presence of a great Dayton team that…