Just two months before the beginning of the 2015 season, the University of Rhode Island women’s basketball team looks ready to build off their 17-win season last year. The Rams are focused on making improvements, competing at a high level and changing the reputation of URI women’s basketball. “We are very excited about this upcoming…
With a majority of the University of Rhode Island men’s basketball team returning and some key defections in the Atlantic 10, the Rams are poised for their first NCAA tournament appearance since 1999. Last season they finished with 23-10 record, falling just short of the NCAA tournament and ultimately accepting an invite to the NIT…
After two consecutive losses, the University of Rhode Island men’s soccer team responded by defeating Yale University 3-0 this past Saturday and drew a 1-1 tie against Boston College on Wednesday night. On Saturday, Rhode Island not only shut out Yale but the team ended the first half of the match with confidence. Senior Ryan…
1The University of Rhode Island volleyball team beat Virginia Commonwealth University and Davidson College last weekend to extend its winning streak to nine games. The Rams played VCU on Friday and won 3-1.  It didn’t come easy, though. Rhode Island took control early on by winning the first two sets of the match, 25-18 and…
The University of Rhode Island football team lost its fourth straight game to start the season, falling 27-17 to the University of Maine on Saturday. The game started well for the Rams. Near the end of the first quarter, junior quarterback Paul Mroz connected with freshman wide receiver Khayri Denny for a 33 yard pass….
It goes without saying that every athlete strives for excellence. They hone their skills so that they can one day reach the top in their respective sport. But they also acknowledge that there are things simply bigger than the game. Donning the colors of their country and representing them on an international stage would…
The University of Rhode Island men’s and women’s track and field teams have been preparing in the offseason to return to their conference dominance this season. The men’s team finished second in both the A-10 and New England Championships last season.  However, they lost some key athletes since then, including senior sprinters Jalen Young…
Last year, the University of Rhode Island men’s basketball team was two wins away from an Atlantic 10 Championship. But they suffered a disappointing loss against the University of Dayton, preventing them from making the NCAA tournament. The 2015-2016 schedule was released earlier this month, marking the start to a new season filled with high…
In the fall semester of 2014, a former University of Rhode Island student-athlete and graduate student Keith Labelle (2000-03) started a student organization to increase awareness of relationship violence. The organization, URi-STANDers, is part of the Office of Community, Equity & Diversity on campus. Students are trained and chosen to serve as interns under Labelle…
The University of Rhode Island women’s soccer team lost their third straight match on Sunday, falling 3-2 at home to Vermont. The Rams came out of the gate aggressive. In the seventh minute, senior Ari Stanton took a pass from redshirt sophomore Megan Tracewell on the right side of the field and netted her fourth…