Here are the Cigar’s picks for winter sports MVPs. PHOTO CREDIT: Greg Clark | Staff Photographer Men’s Basketball: Makhel Mitchell Though it was a balanced effort for the Rams this season and the award could have been given to a number of different contributors, it was sophomore Makhel Mitchell who stood tall for Rhody and…
Junior Domenic Picone put together a dominant performance, striking out a career-high 11 batters in Saturday’s win against nationally-ranked UConn. PHOTO CREDIT: gorhody.com The University of Rhode Island Baseball team turned a corner this week, sort of. They shocked the collegiate baseball world Saturday when they took down No. 18 UConn in Kingston on Saturday,…
The University of Rhode Island Women’s Club Lacrosse team put together one of their best performances all season, battling to the final quarter with rival UConn before falling 13-11 at Meade Stadium last Saturday. The loss moves the Rams to a 3-5 record on the season with only three games remaining. The Rams battled an…
The University of Rhode Island Men’s Lacrosse team’s hot start to the season came to an end after falling to Northeastern 19-10 Sunday afternoon. Head Coach Larry Madeira had few words to describe how the team did. “We pretty much got beaten in all four phases of the game,” Madeira said. “Catching, throwing, clearing, everything…
The golf team poses for a photo after winning the Carpetbagger Classic. PHOTO CREDIT: gorhody.com The University of Rhode Island Golf team picked up their second win of the season this past weekend at the Carpetbagger Classic, comfortably beating Robert Morris University by 13 strokes. Head coach Gregg Burke was very satisfied with how the…
The baseball team returned to the comforts of the Bill Beck Field this past week, but their struggles continued. PHOTO CREDIT: gorhody.com The University of Rhode Island Baseball team started their season with a month of strikeouts and groundouts, tallying a record of 0-13 to start the year. However, since returning home to Bill Beck…
Graduate javelin thrower Julia Campezato kicked off the outdoor season defending her UCF Invite title with a 45.58-meter throw. PHOTO CREDIT: gorhody.com While many ventured to the state of Florida for spring break this past week, 10 members of the University of Rhode Island Women’s Track and Field team visited the state for a different…
Team 3-8 in two-score games A trio of close games didn’t go in the Rams’ favor this past week. PHOTO CREDIT: gorhody.com The University of Rhode Island Softball team returned home this past week for a doubleheader against UMass and a game against rival Providence where they faced a number of close contests. Unfortunately, they…
The Rams’ historic season came to an unfortunate end after a cold shooting night in the first round of the WNIT. PHOTO CREDIT: Siobhan Richards | Contributing Photographer The first postseason win in University of Rhode Island women’s basketball program history will have to wait at least one more season. In the second-ever postseason appearance…