The University of Rhode Island baseball team opened conference play over the weekend with a series sweep against Virginia Commonwealth University before picking up a midweek win over Stonehill College on Wednesday. VCU placed first in the Atlantic 10 Conference preseason poll but struggled in its non-conference schedule and carried a 4-11 record into the…
The University of Rhode Island men’s basketball team was sent home in the opening round of the Atlantic 10 Conference Tournament for the third straight season on Wednesday with an 88-71 loss to Fordham University. Rhody entered the tournament in Washington D.C. as the No. 10 seed after going 7-11 in their conference slate, while…
Seniors on the University of Rhode Island men’s basketball team were honored, and tournament seeds were set on Saturday in Kingston, as Rhody took down Fordham University 86-67 in their final regular season game. Prior to the game, senior day ceremonies were held commemorating the Rhode Island careers of fifth-year Javonte Brown, fourth-year Quentin Diboundje,…
The No. 5 University of Rhode Island women’s basketball team saw its season come to a close on Friday in the Atlantic 10 Championship quarterfinals with a 53-50 overtime loss to No. 4 Saint Joseph’s University. Before the Rams’ defeat, revenge was on the menu in their 52-41 second-round win against No. 12 George Washington…
Men’s Basketball Final (3/1): University of Massachusetts 91-88 University of Rhode Island Final (3/5): Saint Joseph’s University 91-74 URI Rhody lost both games of a two-game road trip and are left with one game remaining on the schedule before the Atlantic 10 Tournament in Washington, D.C. next week. Fourth-year David Green’s 28 points and eight…
Postseason position was solidified for women’s basketball in the Atlantic 10 Conference, as the teams competed in the final week of the regular season. Every week, The Good Five Cent Cigar sports staff ranks the 15 teams in the conference. For the final time, here is how the rankings turned out as of March 3:…
It’s the final week of the regular season for men’s basketball in the Atlantic 10 Conference, but the fun has just begun. The A-10 Tournament tips off on Wednesday, and some teams can still gain crucial ground. For the last time this season, The Good Five Cent Cigar sports staff ranked the 15 teams in…
Less than a half hour from the University of Rhode Island, URI women’s lacrosse fourth-year midfielder Emma Hughes captained her lacrosse team at Chariho Regional High School in Richmond, where she set school records for assists in a game, season and career. This proximity to home is what motivated Hughes to transfer to URI in…
In the midst of a 0-0 10th inning tie against a nationally-ranked opponent with two outs, a full count and the winning run looming just 90 feet away, the only thing on the mind of University of Rhode Island fifth-year pitcher Trystan Levesque was executing his next, and final, pitch. “I can only focus on…
The University of Rhode Island’s men’s club hockey team competed in the Eastern States Collegiate Hockey League Playoffs this weekend, beating the University of Pittsburgh before being knocked out by the University of Delaware. Early on in the first period of game one against Pitt, URI crashed the net, and first-year forward Cam Cyr put…