Men’s cross country rounds out 2023 with highest NCAA Regional score in two decades

This past Friday, the University of Rhode Island cross country team competed in the National Collegiate Athletic Association Regional Championship, concluding their season with a 20th place finish. Going into Friday’s meet, the Rams were projected to place 20th of the 37 schools that competed, according to URI Distance Coach Brian Doyle. URI’s region is…

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CAA Power Rankings – Week 11

The 2023 College Football season is 11 weeks old, and the Coastal Athletic Conference has seen its fair share of nail-biters, blowouts and even upsets. The top teams are beginning to gear up for the playoffs and the bottom organizations are starting to look forward to 2024. The Good Five Cent Cigar sports staff will…

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Volleyball drops senior night matches; men’s, women’s basketball open season with wins – this week in sports 11/9

Volleyball: FINAL (11/3): Dayton 3-0 URI FINAL (11/4): Dayton 3-0 URI The Rams traveled home for a two-game weekend series against 18th ranked University of Dayton In both contests, Rhode Island lost 3-0, getting swept by the leading team in the Atlantic 10. Friday was senior night for the Rams, as Samantha Blahut, Maddie Norris…

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Magassa, Touré lead charge as women’s basketball dominate defending NEC Champions

In front of their freshly-unveiled Atlantic-10 co-championship banner on Tuesday, the University of Rhode Island women’s basketball team cruised to a 91-40 win over the Sacred Heart Pioneers in their season opener. The win marked the first time the Rams had exceeded the 90-point mark since the 2021-22 season. Led by fourth-years Tenin Magassa and…

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