Women’s Tennis FINAL (3/2): URI 5-2 Stony Brook FINAL (3/3): URI 6-1 Hofstra The University of Rhode Island women’s tennis team kept their win streak going over the weekend, picking up a 5-2 win over Stony Brook University on Saturday and a 6-1 win over Hofstra University on Sunday. They have now won six in…
With the University of Massachusetts leaving the Atlantic 10, the conference should look to two other northeastern universities to replace the Flagship. The University of Vermont Catamounts are a viable option that the Atlantic 10 should explore to replace UMass. UVM men’s basketball has won two straight America East titles, four of the last five…
Through a two-game road trip, the University of Rhode Island men’s basketball team dropped a pair of games to La Salle University, 84-61, and Virginia Commonwealth University, 88-67, this past week. Firstly, the squad battled with the La Salle Explorers in Philadelphia on Sunday afternoon. The Rams went down early and were never able to…
The University of Rhode Island women’s basketball team lost a pair of contests to the Saint Joseph’s University Hawks on Saturday and the Virginia Commonwealth University Rams on Wednesday. The Rams were seeking revenge against the Hawks after suffering a 51-48 loss in their only matchup earlier this season on Jan. 21, and hoped to…
The University of Rhode Island baseball team traveled down to Blacksburg, Virginia over the weekend to face Virginia Tech, ultimately getting outscored 39-7 and swept in three games. On Friday, the Rams jumped out to their lone lead of the series in the first inning after a run-scoring single from third-year infielder Anthony DePino. Virginia…
The University of Rhode Island softball team competed in the Owl Classic over the weekend at Florida Atlantic University, losing all five games played. In the Rams’ first time back at Boca Raton in 20 years, they faced off against FAU twice, first on Friday and then on Sunday. They then faced Boston College on…
The University of Rhode Island men’s track & field team has now won four straight Indoor Track & Field Atlantic 10 conference championships which is the longest streak in conference history. Over the weekend, URI men’s track & field won another A-10 title, their 10 th title in the last 14 years. They have now…
The University of Rhode Island women’s track and field team trekked south to the Virginia Beach Sports Center for the Atlantic 10 Indoor Track & Field Championship on Saturday afternoon. In the first Atlantic 10 championship hosted at a neutral location, Rhody finished in sixth place with 56 total team points ahead of the La…
Men’s basketball Final (2/25): La Salle 84-61 URI Final (2/28): VCU 88-67 URI Following a loss at home against the University of Richmond Spiders men’s basketball team last week, the University of Rhode Island men’s basketball team went on the road and played the La Salle University Explorers on Sunday. The Rams didn’t come home…
As we get ready to turn the calendar to March, teams around the world of college basketball know that it’s now or never with their sights on the fast-approaching conference tournaments and beyond. Every week, the Good Five Cent Cigar sports staff will get together to rank all 15 teams in the Atlantic 10 Conference….