This Week in Sports 2/9/2023

Women’s Basketball FINAL: URI 67-60 Davidson The Rams traveled to Davidson, North Carolina on Saturday to take on the Davidson Wildcats in their 11th conference game of the season. The Rams were down early, as the Wildcats jumped out to a 13-7 lead in the first quarter.  Something changed in the second quarter though, because…

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Women’s basketball transfer brings championship-winning experience in final year

URI’s women’s basketball player, Madison Hattix-Covington speaking with coach Tammi Reiss on the sidelines.  PHOTO CREDIT: Connor Zisk | Staff Photographer After a historic four year career at Virginia Commonwealth University, Madison Hattix-Covington has found a new home in Kingston.  As the 2020-21 Atlantic-10 Champion and the first VCU Ram to win the 2019-20 Atlantic-10…

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Men’s basketball road struggles continue despite spirited resilience in St. Louis

Leggett led the team with 20 points against St. Louis, half of which came from the free-throw line PHOTO CREDIT: gorhody.com It was another tough stretch for the University of Rhode Island men’s basketball team, who’s search for their first road win of the season will continue following losses at Saint Joseph’s and St. Louis…

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March Madness draws nearer: Atlantic 10 men’s basketball power rankings

Leggett had 20 points in Rhode Island’s tight loss at St. Louis PHOTO CREDIT: gorhody.com The Atlantic 10 is still wide open as conference play is halfway complete, with teams discovering their true identities after more rivalries, upsets and big time wins. The collaboration of student-run newspapers between The Hawk, The Duquesne Duke, Loyola Phoenix,…

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Rams’ dominance continues: Atlantic 10 women’s basketball power rankings

Reiss leads Rams to 11th straight win, leading the conference PHOTO CREDIT: gorhody.com As the conclusion of the 2022-23 Atlantic 10 women’s basketball season draws near, the battle for postseason seeding is only intensifying. As we enter the final three weeks of regular season action, our sports reporters at The Good Five Cent Cigar have…

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 Tennis opens spring season with a win

Tight doubles wins lead Rams to victory against Bucknell PHOTO CREDIT: gorhody.com The University of Rhode Island women’s tennis team kicked off their first match Sunday at the International Tennis Hall of Fame with a 4-2 win against Bucknell, setting the tone for their upcoming season.    During the previous weeks the team has been working…

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Rams compete in final tune-up before New England Championships

Individual results highlight successful weekend Another school record for URI men’s track and field fell this past weekend as the team continues with what has been a remarkable season so far.  With another strong showing this past weekend, the team looks and feels strong heading into the upcoming New England championships this Thursday and Friday. …

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