Club field hockey faces national competition in Virginia Beach at NFHL Spring Tournament

The club field hockey team traveled to the United States Field Hockey National Training Center in Virginia Beach earlier this month. Photo Courtesy of: @uri_fieldhockey on Instagram The University of Rhode Island’s Club Field Hockey team is used to traveling long distances for games. The club has not played at home this season, but they…

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Men’s, women’s track and field dominate at Holy Cross Invitational

Fifth-year Tyler Rubush was URI’s top finisher in the 800 meters, finishing third overall in 1:54.62 minutes. Photo Courtesy of: gorhody.com This past Saturday, both of the University of Rhode Island track and field teams traveled to Worcester, Massachusetts and won the Holy Cross Invitational. On April 22, the women’s track and field team won…

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Tennis drops regular season finale vs. UMass ahead of A-10 Championships

First-year Nikki Fernando paired with first-year Priyanka Shanker for URI’s only win of the afternoon – a 6-4 doubles victory. Photo Courtesy of: gorhody.com This past Saturday The University of Rhode Island’s women’s tennis team fought to defend their home court in a regular season finale matchup vs. the University of Massachusetts.  Umass would go…

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Cigar Sports MVPs: Spring 2023 Edition

Men’s Basketball: Ishmael Leggett  Leggett’s third season wearing Keaney Blue also served as his most impactful one. The Rams’ leading scorer, Leggett’s 16.1 points per game ranked 7th in the entirety of the Atlantic 10.  Leggett’s three double-doubles went along with two 30-point performances, one of which came at the Cayman Island Classic in November,…

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From humble beginnings to the national stage — the story behind women’s club volleyball’s rapid growth

The Rams boarded the plane to Kansas City, Missouri to compete in their first-ever NCVF National Championships last week. PHOTO CREDIT: @uriwomensclubvb on Instagram From forming a loose team of six women in 2018 to competing in a national championship last week, the University of Rhode Island’s women’s club volleyball team has experienced rapid growth…

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This week in sports 4/20

Baseball improved their A-10 conference record to 6-3 after a dominant series sweep over St. Bonaventure. PHOTO CREDIT: Connor Zisk | Staff Photographer Baseball FINAL (4/14): URI 9-5 St. Bonaventure FINAL (4/15): URI 5-4 St. Bonaventure (10 inn.) FINAL (4/16): URI 8-1 St. Bonaventure FINAL (4/19): URI 6-12 UMass Lowell Baseball won their second Atlantic-10…

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Rhody track athlete wins the biggest race of career — and it’s not on the track

Kindopp was awarded the prestigious Goldwater Scholarship alongside two other URI students on April 10. The University of Rhode Island’s men’s track and field student athlete Aidan Kindopp was awarded the Goldwater Scholarship on April 10th. His work on Nanobiotechonology Engineering research in the Roxbury Lab at the University led him to this scholarship.   Kindopp…

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